Airway smooth muscle (ASM) metabolizes arachidonic acid (AA) through various enzymatic pathways, including cytochrome P-450 (CYP-450) omega-hydroxylase, which leads to the production of 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (20-HETE). The goal of this study was to delineate the mode of action of 20-HETE in human ASM cells. Isometric tension measurements demonstrated that 20-HETE induced a concentration-dependent relaxant effect in ASM on bronchi precontracted with either methacholine or AA. Relaxing effects of 20-HETE on resting tone were prevented by 10 nM iberiotoxin (IbTx), a BK(Ca) channel inhibitor. Microelectrode measurements showed that exogenous additions of 20-HETE (0.1-10 microM) hyperpolarized the membrane potential of human ASM cells. This concentration-dependent electrophysiological effect induced by the eicosanoid was prevented by 10 nM IbTx. Complementary experiments, using the planar lipid bilayer reconstitution technique, demonstrated that 20-HETE activated reconstituted BK(Ca) channels at low free Ca(2+) concentrations. Together, these results indicate that 20-HETE-dependent activation of BK(Ca) channels is responsible for the hyperpolarization and controlled relaxation of ASM in human distal bronchi.
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