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SKA-31, a Novel Activator of SK(Ca) and IK(Ca) Channels, Increases Coronary Flow in Male and Female Rat Hearts

SKA-31, a Novel Activator of SK(Ca) and IK(Ca) Channels, Increases Coronary Flow in Male and Female Rat Hearts

Ramesh C Mishra, Darrell Belke, Heike Wulff, Andrew P Braun

Cardiovasc Res. 2013 Feb 1;97(2):339-48.

PMID: 23118129

Abstract:

Aims:
Endothelial SK(Ca) and IK(Ca) channels play an important role in the regulation of vascular function and systemic blood pressure. Based on our previous findings that small molecule activators of SK(Ca) and IK(Ca) channels (i.e. NS309 and SKA-31) can inhibit myogenic tone in isolated resistance arteries, we hypothesized that this class of compounds may induce effective vasodilation in an intact vascular bed, such as the coronary circulation.
Methods and results:
In a Langendorff-perfused, beating rat heart preparation, acute bolus administrations of SKA-31 (0.01-5 µg) dose-dependently increased total coronary flow (25-30%) in both male and female hearts; these responses were associated with modest, secondary increases in left ventricular (LV) systolic pressure and heart rate. SKA-31 evoked responses in coronary flow, LV pressure, and heart rate were qualitatively comparable to acute responses evoked by bradykinin (1 µg) and adenosine (10 µg). In the presence of apamin and TRAM-34, selective blockers of SK(Ca) and IK(Ca) channels, respectively, SKA-31 and bradykinin-induced responses were largely inhibited, whereas the adenosine-induced changes were blocked by ∼40%; TRAM-34 alone produced less inhibition. Sodium nitroprusside (SNP, 0.2 μg bolus dose) evoked changes in coronary flow, LV pressure, and heart rate were similar to those induced by SKA-31, but were unaffected by apamin + TRAM-34. The NOS inhibitor L-NNA reduced bradykinin- and adenosine-evoked changes, but did not affect responses to either SKA-31 or SNP.
Conclusion:
Our study demonstrates that SKA-31 can rapidly and reversibly induce dilation of the coronary circulation in intact functioning hearts under basal flow and contractility conditions.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP40172654	SKA-31		40172-65-4	Price

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