Quantitative expression of voltage-dependent calcium channels in prostate smooth muscle cells of rats with estradiol-induced chronic nonbacterial prostatitis
ZHANG Liang
LIANG Chao-zhao
ZHANG Xian-sheng
HAO Zong-yao
ZHOU Jun
FAN Song
LI Yu
Abstract：Objective:To construct a rat model of chronic nonbacterial prostatitis(CP)and investigate the difference in the quantitative expression of voltage-dependent calcium channels of prostate smooth muscle cells(PSMCs)between the models and controls.Methods:We established a CP rat model by estrogen induction,cultured and purified the PSMCs in vitro.and extracted total RNA by Trizol.Then we measured the mRNA expression of the α1 subunit in the calcium channel subtypes by reverse transcription and SYBR Green Ⅰ real time RT-PCR,and compared it with that of the controls.Results:The expressions of the L-,T-and P/Q-type calcium channels were found in both the CP and control groups,and that of the CaV1.2 L-type calcium channel was significantly increased in the former as compared with the latter(0.048±0.024 versus 0.031±0.015,t=2.846,P=0.007),but there were no statistically significant differences in the T-and P/Q-type calcium channeh between the two groups.Conclusion:The number of CaV1.2 L-type calcium channels of PSMCs and calcium influx were increased in CP patients,which may be involved in the mechanism of CP.
Keywords：prostatitismyocytesmooth musclecalcium channelpolymerase chain reaction
Publication Date：2010-04-02
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)