Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No 30370677).Acknowledgement We thank Dr Min LIU for her invaluable help in optimizing the data explanation.Author contribution Ai-qun MA and Hong-yan TIAN designed research; Li- hong FAN performed research; Hong-yan TIAN, Zhi HU, Yong-xiao CAO, and Jian-hua HUO contributed analytic reagents and tools; Hong-yan TIAN and Li-hong FAN analyzed data; Li-hong FAN and Hong-yan TIAN wrote the paper.
Aim: To determine whether ATP-sensitive potassium channels are altered in VSMC from arotas and mesenteric arteries of obese rat, and their association with obesity-triggered increase in blood pressure. Methods: Obes...