目的:探讨高血压对小电导型钙激活钾通道(SKCa)在大鼠阴茎海绵体中表达的影响及意义。方法:选用同龄雄性自发性高血压大鼠(SHR)及同系正常血压大鼠(WKY)各8只,10%利多卡因麻醉后连续检测海绵体内压(ICP)及平均动脉压(MAP),并用5 V电刺激海绵体神经(CN)记录ICP/MAP值变化。运用Western blot和逆转录-聚合酶链式反应(RT-PCR)技术检测阴茎海绵体组织中SKCa蛋白和mRNA表达。结果:5 V电刺激后SHR组ICP/MAP值显著低于WKY组(0.31±0.04 vs0.76±0.06),SKCa蛋白和mRNA的表达在SHR组(0.18±0.01、0.39±0.01)较WKY组(0.49±0.02、0.81±0.08)明显降低,差异具有统计学意义(P〈0.05)。结论:高血压可以降低大鼠勃起功能,这可能与自发性高血压大鼠阴茎海绵体组织中SKCa表达下降密切相关。
Objective:To validate the effect of hypertension on small conductance calcium-activated potassium channels in cavernous tissue of spontaneously hypertensive rats. Methods: Male spontaneously hypertensive rats(SHR)(n = 8) and normotensive Wistar Kyoto rats(WKY)(n = 8) were selected. A series of electric stimulation were utilized to the corpus cavernosum nerves of rats, the changes of ICP / MAP were observed repeatedly, and the expressions of SKCa protein and mRNA were assessed by Western blotting and RT-PCR. Results: Compared with the WKY group, ICP / MAP and the expression of SKCa gene mRNA and protein were significantly lower in the SHR group(P 〈 0.05), and the expression of SKCa protein and mRNA was significantly lower in the SHR group in comparison with that of the WKY group(P 〈 0.05). Conclusion: Erectile dysfunction in hypertension is associated with the low expression of SKCa in the cavernous tissue of spontaneously hypertensive rats.