To investigate the effect of intedeukin-1β （IL-1β） on IA and IK currents in cultured murine trigeminal ganglion （TG） neurons, whole-cell patch clamp technique was used to record the IA and IK currents before and...To investigate the effect of intedeukin-1β （IL-1β） on IA and IK currents in cultured murine trigeminal ganglion （TG） neurons, whole-cell patch clamp technique was used to record the IA and IK currents before and after 20 ng/mL IL-1β perfusion. Our results showed that 20 ng/mL IL-1β inhibited IA currents （18.3±10.7）% （n=6, P〈0.05）. IL-1β at 20 ng/mL had no effect on G-V curve of IA but moved the H-infinity curve V0.5 from -36.6±6. 1 mV to-42.4±5.2 mV （n=5, P〈0.01）. However, 20 ng/mL IL-1β had effect on neither the amplitude nor the G-V curve of IK. IL-1β was found to selectively inhibit IA current in TG neurons and the effect may contribute to hyperalgesia under various inflammatory conditions.展开更多
Objective Catecholamines antagonize the clinical efficacy of pure class Ⅲ antiarrhythmic agents in vivo. The antiarrhythmic agent d, l sotalol has β adrenergic blocking properties and class Ⅲ activity. However, ...Objective Catecholamines antagonize the clinical efficacy of pure class Ⅲ antiarrhythmic agents in vivo. The antiarrhythmic agent d, l sotalol has β adrenergic blocking properties and class Ⅲ activity. However, its d isomer without β blockade has been shown to exert significant proarrhythmia. To determine the role of β adrenergic blocking properties of d, l sotalol on its antiarrhythmic effect, we compared the effects of d, l sotalol and d sotalol on delayed rectifier K + outward current in the presence of isoproterenol at different concentrations. Methods Time dependent delayed rectifier K + outward currents, I K (I Kr and I Ks ) and tail current (I K tail ) were measured in isolated guinea pig myocytes using the whole cell configuration of the patch clamp technique. Currents were measured in response to 300 ms depolarizing pulses from a holding potential of Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany (Yao XZ, Yannoulis NC, Kiehn J and Brachmann J) 40 mV in three experimental protocols [control, isoproterenol (10 9 -10 6 mol/L), and isoproterenol (10 9 -10 6 mol/L) plus either d, l sotalol (10 4 mol/L) or d sotalol (10 4 mol/L)]. I K tail currents were measured upon repolarization to 40 mV. Results Isoproterenol significantly inreased I K and I K tail in a concentration dependent manner. I K was significantly amplified in the presence of isoproterenol (10 9 -10 6 mol/L) plus d sotalol. At 10 8 mol/L isoproterenol, I K was increased by 92.3%±23.7% before and 54.3%±13.4% after d sotalol. In contrast, d, l sotalol strongly suppressed the effect of isoproterenol on I K, and compared to control, I K was decreased by 35.6%±8.1% at 10 8 mol/L isoproterenol. Conclusions The β adrenergic blocking property of d, l sotalol maintains delayed rectifier K + outward current block in the presence of isoproterenol in guinea pig myocytes. This may result in its supperior antiarrhythmic efficacy compared to d sotalol.展开更多
Objectives To evaluate the association between a KCNQ 1 mutation, R259H, and short QT syndrome （SQTS） and to explore the elec- trophysiological mechanisms underlying their association. Methods We performed genetic s...Objectives To evaluate the association between a KCNQ 1 mutation, R259H, and short QT syndrome （SQTS） and to explore the elec- trophysiological mechanisms underlying their association. Methods We performed genetic screening of SQTS genes in 25 probands and their family members （63 patients）. We used direct sequencing to screen the exons and intron-exon boundaries of candidate genes that en- code ion channels which contribute to the repolarization of the ventricular action potential, including KCNQI, KCNH2, KCNE1, KCNE2, KCNJ2, CACNAlc, CACNB2b and CACNA2D1. In one of the 25 SQTS probands screened, we discovered a KCNQ1 mutation, R259H. We cloned R259H and transiently expressed it in HEK-293 cells; then, currents were recorded using whole cell patch clamp techniques. Results R259H-KCNQ 1 showed significantly increased current density, which was approximately 3-fold larger than that of wild type （WT） after a depolarizing pulse at 1 s. The steady state voltage dependence of the activation and inactivation did not show significant differences between the WT and R259H mutation （P 〉 0.05）, whereas the time constant of deactivation was markedly prolonged in the mutant compared with the WT in terms of the test potentials, which indicated that the deactivation of R259H was markedly slower than that of the WT. These results suggested that the R259H mutation can effectively increase the slowly activated delayed rectifier potassium current （Irs） in phase 3 of the cardiac action potential, which may be an infrequent cause of QT interval shortening. Conclusions R259H is a gain-of-function muta- tion of the KCNQ1 channel that is responsible for SQTS2. This is the first time that the R259H mutation was detected in Chinese people.展开更多
Objective To investigate therapeutic action of verapamil on QT prolongation induced by arsenic trioxide(As2O3)in guinea pig and to further explore its possible mechanism.Methods Different doses of As2O3 was infused in...Objective To investigate therapeutic action of verapamil on QT prolongation induced by arsenic trioxide(As2O3)in guinea pig and to further explore its possible mechanism.Methods Different doses of As2O3 was infused intravenously to observe the changes of QT interval on the electrocardiogram(ECG)at different times in guinea pig.Patch clamp technique and laser scanning confocal microscopy were utilized to study the action of As2O3 on action potential duration(APD),L-type calcium current(ICa-L),rapid delayed rectifier potassium current(IKr)and intracellular calcium concentration([Ca2+]i)of guinea pig myocytes.At the same time,verapamil was applied preliminarily to evaluate effects of verapamil on changes of the above index induced by AS2O3.Results Intravenous administration of As2O3 at the dose of 1.6mg/kg and 0.8mg/kg prolonged QT interval on ECG obviously in guinea pig hearts dose dependently and time de pendently.QTc(corrected QT interval)was progressively prolonged in the 2-hour period of intravenous infusion of 1.6mg/kg As2O3 from(328.5±30.9)ms of control to(388.4±31.3)ms at 2h following As2O3(P<0.01).When verapamil was pretreated for 5min,then 1.6mg/kg As2O3 was added,the results showed that QTc was shorter in verapamil-treatment group(357.3±21.4)ms than that in As2O3 group(388.4±31.3)ms(P<0.05)at 2h.Confocal experiments showed that in normal Tyrode solution,As2O3(1μmol/L and 10/μmol/L)had no obvious effects on resting[Ca2+]i(P>0.05)in guinea pig cardiomyoeytes,however,10μmol/L As2O3 could markedly enhance[Ca2+].increase induced by KCl 60mmol/L and the peak value increased from 903.4±369.4 to 1674.6±563.2(P<0.05).The action of elevating[Ca2+]i could be blocked by 10μmol/L verapamil incompletely.The patch-clamp studies indicated that As2O3 at concentration of 10μmol/L prolonged APD50 from(263.6±75.2)ms to(523.9±47.8)ms(P<0.01)and APD90 from(277.5±77.5)ms to(536.3±49.6)ms(P<0.01),and increased ICa-L from(-6.0±1.5)pA/pF to(-8.7±2.0)pA/pF(P<0.01)at 0mV and also reduced IKr from(6.7±1.8)pA/pF to(4.5±1.8)pA/pF(P<0.05).However,10μmol/L verapamil could modulate prolonging APD50 from(523.9±47.8)ms to(340.4±83.8)ms(P<0.01)and APD90 from(536.3±49.6)ms to(348.9±85.5)ms(P<0.01)and correct increasing ICa-L induced by 10μmol/L As2O3 from(-8.7±2.0)pA/pF to(-6.6±1.4)pA/pF(P<0.05)at 0mV.Conclusion As2O3 could induce prolongation of the QT interval on the ECG in guinea pig hearts and the ionic mechanism is associated with increasing ICa-L and inhibiting IKr/HERG.Verapamil may be useful in normalizing QT prolongation during As2O3 therapy by decreasing ICa-L and[Ca2+]i of ventricular myocytes in guinea pig.展开更多
Using the whole cell patch clamp technique, the effect of Cu^2＋on transient outward K^＋current （/to） and delayed rectifier K^＋ current （Idr） was studied in acutely isolated rat hippocampal neurons.Ito and Idr w...Using the whole cell patch clamp technique, the effect of Cu^2＋on transient outward K^＋current （/to） and delayed rectifier K^＋ current （Idr） was studied in acutely isolated rat hippocampal neurons.Ito and Idr were increased when the concentration of Cu^2＋ was lower than 2 × 10^-5 and 10^-5 tool/L, respectively, and increased ratio was decreased with increasing Cu^2＋concentration in the bath solutions. When the concentration continued to increase to 5× 10^-5 and 2 × 10^- 5 mol/L, the currents were hardly changed, while the concentration was more than 10^-4 and 5 × 10^-5 mol/L, the currents were inhibited remarkably. Cu^2＋ （10^-5 mol/L） did not affect the activation and inactivation process of Ito. The activation curve of Idr was shifted toward positive potential, but 10^-5 mol/L Cu^2＋did not affect slope factor. According to these results, it was considered that Cu^2＋at low concentration in the bath solution could promote Ito and Idr while at high concentration could inhibit them, and change of amplitude was different with different membrane voltage. Conclusion was drawn： Cu^2＋may be involved in the pathophysiologic mechanism of diseases with neuropathological components.展开更多
基金The project was supported by a grant from the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (No. 30271500)
文摘To investigate the effect of intedeukin-1β （IL-1β） on IA and IK currents in cultured murine trigeminal ganglion （TG） neurons, whole-cell patch clamp technique was used to record the IA and IK currents before and after 20 ng/mL IL-1β perfusion. Our results showed that 20 ng/mL IL-1β inhibited IA currents （18.3±10.7）% （n=6, P〈0.05）. IL-1β at 20 ng/mL had no effect on G-V curve of IA but moved the H-infinity curve V0.5 from -36.6±6. 1 mV to-42.4±5.2 mV （n=5, P〈0.01）. However, 20 ng/mL IL-1β had effect on neither the amplitude nor the G-V curve of IK. IL-1β was found to selectively inhibit IA current in TG neurons and the effect may contribute to hyperalgesia under various inflammatory conditions.
文摘Objective Catecholamines antagonize the clinical efficacy of pure class Ⅲ antiarrhythmic agents in vivo. The antiarrhythmic agent d, l sotalol has β adrenergic blocking properties and class Ⅲ activity. However, its d isomer without β blockade has been shown to exert significant proarrhythmia. To determine the role of β adrenergic blocking properties of d, l sotalol on its antiarrhythmic effect, we compared the effects of d, l sotalol and d sotalol on delayed rectifier K + outward current in the presence of isoproterenol at different concentrations. Methods Time dependent delayed rectifier K + outward currents, I K (I Kr and I Ks ) and tail current (I K tail ) were measured in isolated guinea pig myocytes using the whole cell configuration of the patch clamp technique. Currents were measured in response to 300 ms depolarizing pulses from a holding potential of Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany (Yao XZ, Yannoulis NC, Kiehn J and Brachmann J) 40 mV in three experimental protocols [control, isoproterenol (10 9 -10 6 mol/L), and isoproterenol (10 9 -10 6 mol/L) plus either d, l sotalol (10 4 mol/L) or d sotalol (10 4 mol/L)]. I K tail currents were measured upon repolarization to 40 mV. Results Isoproterenol significantly inreased I K and I K tail in a concentration dependent manner. I K was significantly amplified in the presence of isoproterenol (10 9 -10 6 mol/L) plus d sotalol. At 10 8 mol/L isoproterenol, I K was increased by 92.3%±23.7% before and 54.3%±13.4% after d sotalol. In contrast, d, l sotalol strongly suppressed the effect of isoproterenol on I K, and compared to control, I K was decreased by 35.6%±8.1% at 10 8 mol/L isoproterenol. Conclusions The β adrenergic blocking property of d, l sotalol maintains delayed rectifier K + outward current block in the presence of isoproterenol in guinea pig myocytes. This may result in its supperior antiarrhythmic efficacy compared to d sotalol.
基金grants obtained from the National Natural Science Foundation of China （No.： 81170177, 81030002） and science and Technology De- partment of Gansu Province Project （145RJZ104）.
文摘Objectives To evaluate the association between a KCNQ 1 mutation, R259H, and short QT syndrome （SQTS） and to explore the elec- trophysiological mechanisms underlying their association. Methods We performed genetic screening of SQTS genes in 25 probands and their family members （63 patients）. We used direct sequencing to screen the exons and intron-exon boundaries of candidate genes that en- code ion channels which contribute to the repolarization of the ventricular action potential, including KCNQI, KCNH2, KCNE1, KCNE2, KCNJ2, CACNAlc, CACNB2b and CACNA2D1. In one of the 25 SQTS probands screened, we discovered a KCNQ1 mutation, R259H. We cloned R259H and transiently expressed it in HEK-293 cells; then, currents were recorded using whole cell patch clamp techniques. Results R259H-KCNQ 1 showed significantly increased current density, which was approximately 3-fold larger than that of wild type （WT） after a depolarizing pulse at 1 s. The steady state voltage dependence of the activation and inactivation did not show significant differences between the WT and R259H mutation （P 〉 0.05）, whereas the time constant of deactivation was markedly prolonged in the mutant compared with the WT in terms of the test potentials, which indicated that the deactivation of R259H was markedly slower than that of the WT. These results suggested that the R259H mutation can effectively increase the slowly activated delayed rectifier potassium current （Irs） in phase 3 of the cardiac action potential, which may be an infrequent cause of QT interval shortening. Conclusions R259H is a gain-of-function muta- tion of the KCNQ1 channel that is responsible for SQTS2. This is the first time that the R259H mutation was detected in Chinese people.
文摘Objective To investigate therapeutic action of verapamil on QT prolongation induced by arsenic trioxide(As2O3)in guinea pig and to further explore its possible mechanism.Methods Different doses of As2O3 was infused intravenously to observe the changes of QT interval on the electrocardiogram(ECG)at different times in guinea pig.Patch clamp technique and laser scanning confocal microscopy were utilized to study the action of As2O3 on action potential duration(APD),L-type calcium current(ICa-L),rapid delayed rectifier potassium current(IKr)and intracellular calcium concentration([Ca2+]i)of guinea pig myocytes.At the same time,verapamil was applied preliminarily to evaluate effects of verapamil on changes of the above index induced by AS2O3.Results Intravenous administration of As2O3 at the dose of 1.6mg/kg and 0.8mg/kg prolonged QT interval on ECG obviously in guinea pig hearts dose dependently and time de pendently.QTc(corrected QT interval)was progressively prolonged in the 2-hour period of intravenous infusion of 1.6mg/kg As2O3 from(328.5±30.9)ms of control to(388.4±31.3)ms at 2h following As2O3(P<0.01).When verapamil was pretreated for 5min,then 1.6mg/kg As2O3 was added,the results showed that QTc was shorter in verapamil-treatment group(357.3±21.4)ms than that in As2O3 group(388.4±31.3)ms(P<0.05)at 2h.Confocal experiments showed that in normal Tyrode solution,As2O3(1μmol/L and 10/μmol/L)had no obvious effects on resting[Ca2+]i(P>0.05)in guinea pig cardiomyoeytes,however,10μmol/L As2O3 could markedly enhance[Ca2+].increase induced by KCl 60mmol/L and the peak value increased from 903.4±369.4 to 1674.6±563.2(P<0.05).The action of elevating[Ca2+]i could be blocked by 10μmol/L verapamil incompletely.The patch-clamp studies indicated that As2O3 at concentration of 10μmol/L prolonged APD50 from(263.6±75.2)ms to(523.9±47.8)ms(P<0.01)and APD90 from(277.5±77.5)ms to(536.3±49.6)ms(P<0.01),and increased ICa-L from(-6.0±1.5)pA/pF to(-8.7±2.0)pA/pF(P<0.01)at 0mV and also reduced IKr from(6.7±1.8)pA/pF to(4.5±1.8)pA/pF(P<0.05).However,10μmol/L verapamil could modulate prolonging APD50 from(523.9±47.8)ms to(340.4±83.8)ms(P<0.01)and APD90 from(536.3±49.6)ms to(348.9±85.5)ms(P<0.01)and correct increasing ICa-L induced by 10μmol/L As2O3 from(-8.7±2.0)pA/pF to(-6.6±1.4)pA/pF(P<0.05)at 0mV.Conclusion As2O3 could induce prolongation of the QT interval on the ECG in guinea pig hearts and the ionic mechanism is associated with increasing ICa-L and inhibiting IKr/HERG.Verapamil may be useful in normalizing QT prolongation during As2O3 therapy by decreasing ICa-L and[Ca2+]i of ventricular myocytes in guinea pig.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （No. 30470408）.
文摘Using the whole cell patch clamp technique, the effect of Cu^2＋on transient outward K^＋current （/to） and delayed rectifier K^＋ current （Idr） was studied in acutely isolated rat hippocampal neurons.Ito and Idr were increased when the concentration of Cu^2＋ was lower than 2 × 10^-5 and 10^-5 tool/L, respectively, and increased ratio was decreased with increasing Cu^2＋concentration in the bath solutions. When the concentration continued to increase to 5× 10^-5 and 2 × 10^- 5 mol/L, the currents were hardly changed, while the concentration was more than 10^-4 and 5 × 10^-5 mol/L, the currents were inhibited remarkably. Cu^2＋ （10^-5 mol/L） did not affect the activation and inactivation process of Ito. The activation curve of Idr was shifted toward positive potential, but 10^-5 mol/L Cu^2＋did not affect slope factor. According to these results, it was considered that Cu^2＋at low concentration in the bath solution could promote Ito and Idr while at high concentration could inhibit them, and change of amplitude was different with different membrane voltage. Conclusion was drawn： Cu^2＋may be involved in the pathophysiologic mechanism of diseases with neuropathological components.
