Abstract:Aim To study the diastolic effect and mechanism of farrerol on isolated pulmonary arteries of C57BL/6J mice. Methods After anesthesia, mouse lung tissue was quickly removed and placed into the 4 ℃ K-H buffer, pulmonary arteries were isolated under the microscope and cut into 2 mm long vascular rings for spare use. (1)The effect of farrerol on the resting tension of isolated mouse pulmonary arteries:in the resting state, the active mouse pulmonary artery rings were treated with different concentrations of farrerol (10-6,3×10-6,0-5,3×10-5 and 10-4 mol/L). (2)Farrerol relaxed mouse pulmonary artery experiment:pulmonary arteries were contracted using phenylephrine (PE, 1 μmol/L) or KCl (60 mmol/L), and when the contraction reached the platform, different concentrations of farrerol (10-6,3×10-6,0-5,3×10-5 and 10-4 mol/L) was added. (3) Farrerol inhibited pulmonary artery contraction experiment:under conditions with or without the addition of farrerol, pulmonary arteries were contracted using different concentrations of PE (10-9,3×10-9,0-8,3×10-8,0-7,3×10-7 and 10-6 mol/L) or KCl (0,0, 0,0, 80 and 120 mmol/L), and the pulmonary artery muscle tension was recorded. (4)Calcium free and recalcification experiments:under conditions with or without the addition of farrerol, the changes of isolated mouse pulmonary artery tension were measured in the state of calcium free or recalcification {2.5 mmol/L [Ca2+]ex}. (5)The relationship between farrerol induced relaxation of isolated mouse pulmonary arteries and potassium ion channels:firstly, 60 mmol/L KCl solution was used to contract the mouse pulmonary arteries until the platform. Then, 3 mmol/L aminopyridine (4-AP), 2 mmol/L tetraethylammonium (TEA), 30 μmol/L BaCl2, and 10 μmol/L glibenclamide (Gli) were added and treated for 15 min. Subsequently, the pulmonary arteries were relaxed using a concentration gradient of farrerol. Results Farrerol had no significant effect on the mouse pulmonary arteries in the resting state, but had a concentration-dependent relaxing effect on the mouse pulmonary arteries pre-contracted with PE and KCl. While the pretreatment of 3×10-5 mol/L farrerol could significantly reduce the maximum contraction of mouse pulmonary arteries induced by PE and KCl (P<0.01), as well as significantly reduce the contraction of mouse pulmonary arteries induced by KCl under calcium free or recalcification conditions (P<0.01). Addition of the voltage-dependent potassium ion channel blocker 4-AP significantly reduced the maximum diastolic rate of mouse pulmonary arteries induced by farrerol (P<0.01), while addition of the high conductivity calcium activated potassium ion channel blocker TEA, inward rectifying potassium ion channel blocker BaCl2, or ATP sensitive potassium ion channel blocker Gli had no significant effect on the vasodilation effect of farrerol (P>0.05). ConclusionFarrerol has a relaxing effect on isolated mouse pulmonary arteries, and its mechanism may be related to open voltage-dependent potassium ion channels.