Acute hypoxia occludes hTREK-1 modulation: re-evaluation of the potential role of tandem P domain K+ channels in central neuroprotection

Miller, P., Kemp, Paul J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2773-973X, Lewis, A., Chapman, C. G., Meadows, H. J, and Peers, C. 2003. Acute hypoxia occludes hTREK-1 modulation: re-evaluation of the potential role of tandem P domain K+ channels in central neuroprotection. The Journal of Physiology 548 (1) , pp. 31-37. 10.1113/jphysiol.2003.040048

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Abstract

The human tandem P domain K+ channel hTREK-1 (KCNK2) is distributed widely through the CNS. Here, whole-cell patch clamp recordings were employed to investigate the effects of hypoxia on hTREK-1 channels stably expressed in human embryonic kidney cells. Acute hypoxia caused a rapid and reversible inhibition of whole-cell K+ current amplitudes; this was PO2 dependent with a maximal inhibition achieved at 60 mmHg and below. In accordance with previous studies, hTREK-1 current amplitudes were enhanced by arachidonic acid. This effect was concentration dependent, with maximal enhancement observed at a concentration of 10 μm. Membrane deformation by the crenator trinitrophenol (to mimic cell swelling) or the cup former chlorpromazine (to mimic cell shrinkage) caused robust activation and inhibition of currents, respectively. However, current augmentation by either arachidonic acid or trinitrophenol was completely prevented during hypoxia; conversely, hypoxia blunted the inhibitory action of chlorpromazine. The abilities of arachidonic acid to augment currents and of hypoxia to completely abrogate this effect were also observed in cell-attached patches. Our data indicate that hypoxia interacts with hTREK-1, and occludes its modulation by arachidonic acid and membrane deformation. These findings also suggest that the potential neuroprotective role of TREK channels, which has recently been proposed, requires reconsideration since hTREK-1 activation is unlikely when ambient PO2 is below 60 mmHg – a situation which normally pertains in the CNS even during systemic normoxia.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Biosciences
Publisher:	The Physiological Society
ISSN:	0022-3751
Last Modified:	27 Oct 2022 08:47
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/63416

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