作者: Albert L. Gonzales , Scott Earley
DOI: 10.1111/MICC.12023
关键词: T-type calcium channel 、 Cardiac action potential 、 Graded potential 、 Biophysics 、 Biology 、 Internal medicine 、 Depolarization 、 Ion channel 、 Membrane potential 、 Endocrinology 、 Smooth muscle contraction 、 Voltage-dependent calcium channel
摘要: Arterial tone is dependent on the depolarizing and hyperpolarizing currents regulating membrane potential governing influx of Ca2+ needed for smooth muscle contraction. Several ion channels have been proposed to contribute depolarization, but underlying molecular mechanisms are not fully understood. In this review, we will discuss historical physiological significance Ca2+-activated cation channel, TRPM4, in cerebral artery cells. As a member recently described transient receptor super family channels, TRPM4 possesses biophysical properties upstream cellular signaling regulatory pathways that establish it as major player depolarization.