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Hydrogen sulfide-induced vasodilation mediated by endothelial TRPV4 channels.
American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology 2016 December 2
Hydrogen sulfide (H2 S) is a recently described gaseous vasodilator produced within the vasculature by the enzymes cystathionine γ-lyase and 3-mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase. Previous data demonstrate that endothelial cells (EC) are the source of endogenous H2 S production and are required for H2 S-induced dilation. However, the signal transduction pathway activated by H2 S within EC has not been elucidated. TRPV4 and large-conductance Ca2+ -activated K channels (BK channels) are expressed in EC. H2 S-induced dilation is inhibited by luminal administration of iberiotoxin and disruption of the endothelium. Calcium influx through TRPV4 may activate these endothelial BK channels (eBK). We hypothesized that H2 S-mediated vasodilation involves activation of TRPV4 within the endothelium. In pressurized, phenylephrine-constricted mesenteric arteries, H2 S elicited a dose-dependent vasodilation blocked by inhibition of TRPV4 channels (GSK2193874A, 300 nM). H2 S (1 μM) increased TRPV4-dependent (1.8-fold) localized calcium events in EC of pressurized arteries loaded with fluo-4 and Oregon Green. In pressurized EC tubes, H2 S (1 μM) and the TRPV4 activator, GSK101679A (30 nM), increased calcium events 1.8- and 1.5-fold, respectively. H2 S-induced an iberiotoxin-sensitive outward current measured using whole cell patch-clamp techniques in freshly dispersed EC. H2 S increased K+ currents from 10 to 30 pA/pF at +150 mV. Treatment with Na2 S increased the level of sulfhydration of TRPV4 channels in aortic ECs. These results demonstrate that H2 S-mediated vasodilation involves activation of TRPV4-dependent Ca2+ influx and BK channel activation within EC. Activation of TRPV4 channels appears to cause calcium events that result in the opening of eBK channels, endothelial hyperpolarization, and subsequent vasodilation.
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