Affiliation:
1. Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
2. Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
Abstract
We identified a regional dichotomy in murine lymphatic contractile function with regard to vessel location within the periphery or visceral cavity. All vessels isolated from peripheral regions [cervical, popliteal, inguinal, axillary, and internodal inguinal axillary (Ing-Ax)] developed robust contractions with maximal ejection fractions (EFs) of 50–80% in our ex vivo isobaric myograph experiments. Conversely, vessels isolated from the visceral cavity (mesenteric, thoracic duct, and iliac) demonstrated maximal EFs of ≤10%. Using pressure myography, sharp electrode membrane potential recordings, and Ca2+ imaging, we assessed the role of L-type Ca2+ channels in this contractile dichotomy. Ing-Ax membrane potential revealed a ~2-s action potential (AP) cycle (resting −35 mV, spike −5 mV, and plateau −11 mV) with a plateau phase that was significantly lengthened by the L-type Ca2+ channel agonist Bay K8644 (BayK; 100 nM). APs recorded from mesenteric vessels, however, displayed a slower upstroke and an elongated time over threshold. BayK (100 nM) increased the mesenteric AP upstroke velocity and plateau duration but also significantly hyperpolarized the vessel. Contractions of vessels from both regions were preceded by Ca2+ flashes, detected with a smooth muscle-specific endogenous Ca2+ reporter, that typically were coordinated over the length of the vessel. Similar to the membrane potential recordings, Ca2+ flashes in mesenteric vessels were weaker and had a slower rise time but were longer lasting than those in Ing-Ax vessels. BayK (100 nM) significantly increased the Ca2+ transient amplitude and duration in both vessels and decreased time to peak Ca2+ in mesenteric vessels. However, a higher concentration (1 μM) of BayK was required to produce even a modest increase in EF in visceral lymphatics, which remained at <20%. NEW & NOTEWORTHY Lymphatic collecting vessels isolated from murine peripheral tissues, but not from the visceral cavities, display robust contractile behavior similar to lymphatic vessels from other animal models and humans. These differences are partially explained by L-type Ca2+ channel activity as revealed by the first measurements of murine lymphatic action potentials and contraction-associated Ca2+ transients.
Funder
HHS | NIH | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHBLI)
Publisher
American Physiological Society
Subject
Physiology (medical),Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine,Physiology
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