Nelson Mark T, Bonev Adrian D
Department of Pharmacology, University of Vermont, Burlington 05405, USA.
J Clin Invest. 2004 Apr;113(7):955-7. doi: 10.1172/JCI21388.
Previous animal studies have demonstrated that the loss of the beta(1) subunit of the large-conductance Ca(2+)-activated K(+) (BK) channel leads to hypertension. A new study demonstrates that a gain in beta(1) subunit function is associated with protection against diastolic hypertension in humans, underscoring the importance of the beta(1) subunit and the BK channel in the regulation of vascular resistance.
先前的动物研究表明,大电导钙激活钾(BK)通道的β(1)亚基缺失会导致高血压。一项新的研究表明,β(1)亚基功能增强与人类舒张期高血压的预防有关,这突出了β(1)亚基和BK通道在调节血管阻力中的重要性。