Hypoxia and metabolic inhibitors alter the intracellular ATP:ADP ratio and membrane potential in human coronary artery smooth muscle cells

ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channels couple cellular metabolism to excitability, making them ideal candidate sensors for hypoxic vasodilation. However, it is still unknown whether cellular nucleotide levels are affected sufficiently to activate vascular KATP channels during hypoxia. To address th...

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Main Authors: Mingming Yang, Caroline Dart, Tomoko Kamishima, John M. Quayle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2020-11-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
ATP
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/10344.pdf