Endothelin-1 inhibition of the ATP-sensitive K+ channel in guinea-pig ventricular cardiomyocytes

• 1.1. Effects of endothelin-1 on the ATP-sensitive K⁺ channel were examined in guinea-pig ventricular cardiomyocytes.
• 2.2. The ATP-sensitive K⁺ channel was activated outwardly with amplitude of about 2.2 pA at 0 mV. The conductance was 31 pS at 5.4 mM external K⁺ solution. The open probability was inhibited, and was completely blocked at 1 nM of endothelin-1.
• 3.3. In contrast, endothelin-3 (1 nM) did not cause any effects on the channels.
• 4.4. Endothelin-1 (10 nM) significantly prolonged the action potential duration. These responses were reversible.
• 5.5. These results suggest that endothelin-1 may reverse the physiological responses to the stimulation of ATP-sensitive K⁺ channels, indicating its regulatory mechanisms under the disease conditions.

     

Blockade of HERG human K+ channel and IKr of guinea pig cardiomyocytes by prochlorperazine

Prochlorperazine, a drug for the symptomatic control of nausea, vomiting and psychiatric disorders, can induce prolonged QT, torsades de pointes and sudden death. We studied the effects of prochlorperazine on human ether-a-go-go-related gene (HERG) channels expressed in Xenopus oocytes and also in the delayed rectifier K+ current of guinea pig cardiomyocytes. Prochlorperazine induced a concentration-dependent decrease in current amplitudes at the end of the voltage steps and tail currents of HERG. The IC50 for a prochlorperazine block of HERG current in Xenopus oocytes progressively decreased relative to the degree of depolarization, from 42.1 microM at -40 mV to 37.4 microM at 0 mV to 22.6 microM at +40 mV. The block of HERG by prochlorperazine was use-dependent, exhibiting a more rapid onset and a greater steady-state block at higher frequencies of activation, while there was partial relief of the block with reduced frequencies. In guinea pig ventricular myocytes, bath applications of 0.5 and 1 muM prochlorperazine at 36 degrees C blocked rapidly activating delayed rectifier K+ current by 38.9% and 76.5%, respectively, but did not significantly block slowly activating delayed rectifier K+ current. Our findings suggest that the arrhythmogenic side effects of prochlorperazine are caused by a blockade of HERG and the rapid component of the delayed rectifier K+ current rather than by a blockade of the slow component.     

Glibenclamide specifically blocks ATP-sensitive K+ channel current in atrial myocytes of guinea pig heart

Effects of glibenclamide on the control membrane ionic currents, acetylcholine or adenosine-induced K+ current, and nicorandil-induced K+ current were examined in single atrial myocytes of guinea pig heart. The nystatin-whole cell clamp technique was used. Nicorandil evoked the time-independent K+ current which is probably the current through the ATP-sensitive K+ channel. Glibenclamide inhibited this current in a concentration-dependent fashion, although it had no effect on the other currents. We concluded that glibenclamide specifically inhibits the ATP-sensitive K+ channel current in cardiac myocytes.     

牛磺酸镁对豚鼠心室肌细胞钾离子通道的影响

目的研究牛磺酸镁(taurine magnesium coordination compound,TMC)对正常豚鼠心室肌细胞钾电流的影响,旨在探讨TMC抗心律失常的作用机制。方法酶解法分离豚鼠单个心室肌细胞,应用全细胞膜片钳技术记录豚鼠单个心室肌细胞IK、IK1的影响。结果应用200μmol·L-1TMC使豚鼠单个心室肌细胞IK在实验电压+70mV时,从给药前(8.67±1.04)pA/pF减少到(6.31±1.16)pA/pF(n=5,P<0.01);TMC对IK1无影响。结论本实验表明TMC具有直接抑制心室肌细胞IK作用,减少IK可能会使动作电位时程(APD)和有效不应期(ERP)延长,这可能是其发挥抗心律失常作用的基础之一。     

Class I antiarrhythmic drugs alter the severity of myocardial stunning by modulating ATP-sensitive K+ channels in guinea pig ventricular muscles

The effects of various class I antiarrhythmic drugs and glibenclamide were examined on the recovery of contraction during reperfusion, in relation to the action potential duration (APD) seen during ischemia. Action potential and contractile tension were recorded from isolated guinea pig right ventricular muscles perfused with oxygenated Tyrode solution via the coronary artery. Ten minutes of no-flow ischemia shortened the APD at 90% of repolarization level (APD₉₀) to 58% of control (pre-ischemic values). The APD₉₀ was completely restored after 60 min of reperfusion. The developed tension was abolished during ischemia and recovered to 87% of control after 60 min of reperfusion. In the presence of Vaughan Williams class Ia drug cibenzoline (5 μM) or an ATP-sensitive potassium (K_ATP) channel blocker glibenclamide (10 μM), the shortening of the APD₉₀ during ischemia was significantly attenuated. However, the recovery of developed tension was significantly inhibited. Class Ic drug pilsicainide (10 μM) did not affect the ischemia-induced shortening of the APD₉₀ or the recovery of developed tension after reperfusion. In the presence of class Ib drug mexiletine (10 μM), the shortening of the APD₉₀ during ischemia was significantly facilitated. The recovery of developed tension in the presence of mexiletine tended to be improved, although the difference was not statistically significant. The developed tension measured after the 60 min reperfusion period following 20 min of no-flow ischemia was markedly depressed, indicating the presence of myocardial stunning. Mexiletine and pilsicainide significantly improved the recovery of developed tension and diminished the stunning. We conclude that cibenzoline and glibenclamide, which block cardiac K_ATP channels inhibit contractile recovery after reperfusion by attenuating the shortening of APD during ischemia. In contrast, mexiletine, which activates K_ATP channels (in addition to blockade of Na⁺ channels) improves contractile recovery by facilitating the shortening of APD during ischemia. Received: 21 July 1997 / Accepted: 3 December 1997     

Quinidine inhibition of the muscarine receptor-activated K+ channel current in atrial cells of guinea pig

Summary Postsynaptic mechanisms underlying the anticholinergic effects of quinidine were examined in single atrial cells, using the tight-seal whole-cell recording technique. The solution in the glass pipettes contained guanosine-5triphosphate (GTP) or guanosine-5-O-(3-thiotriphosphate) (GTP-S, a non-hydrolyzable GTP analogue). In both cases, acetylcholine (ACh), applied to the bath, induced a specific K⁺ current. In GTP-loaded cells, quinidine in the bath solution depressed the ACh-induced K⁺ current concentration-dependently. Atropine also blocked the K⁺ current. On the other hand, in GTP-S-loaded cells, the ACh-induced current was not blocked by atropine and persisted even when ACh was washed out from the bath, indicating that GTP-S causes uncoupling of the K⁺ channels from the muscarine receptors. Quinidine, however, did depress the increased K⁺ current concentration-dependently. The percent inhibition curves for quinidine to depress the K⁺ current were very similar between GTP-loaded and GTP-S-loaded cells. From these observations, we suggest that direct inhibition of the muscarine receptor-activated K⁺ channel current by quinidine, and not blockade of the muscarine receptor itself, is mainly responsible for the anticholinergic effects of the drug in atrial myocytes. Send offprint requests to Y. Kurachi at the above address     

Inhibition in L-type Ca2+ channel by stimulation of protein kinase C in isolated guinea pig ventricular cardiomyocytes.

1. Electrophysiological effects of phorbol esters on the L-type Ca2+ current (ICa(L)) in isolated single ventricular cells from guinea pig hearts were investigated. 2. In whole-cell voltage-clamped myocytes, 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate (TPA) at 10(-7) M inhibited ICa(L). An antagonist of protein kinase C (PK-C), H-7, at 10(-5) M did not modify the TPA-induced inhibition. The time-course of inactivation process for ICa(L) was greatly slowed. 3. In cell-attached patch-clamp experiments, TPA (10(-7) M) also markedly decreased the opening of L-type Ca2+ channels. The conductance was unaffected. 4. Even H-7 (10(-5) M) alone inhibited the opening of the channels. Addition of TPA (10(-7)-10(-8) M) caused further decrease in the opening. 5. On the other hand, 4-alpha-phorbol-12,13-didecanoate (not a PK-C activator) had no effect on the Ca2+ channels. 6. These results indicate that the PK-C activation induced by TPA greatly depresses the opening of L-type Ca2+ channels in ventricular cell membranes.     

K+ channel activator inhibition of neurogenic goblet cell secretion in guinea pig trachea.

A potassium (K+) channel activator, BRL 38227, inhibited goblet cell secretion in guinea-pig trachea induced by either electrical stimulation of the vagus nerves or acute inhalation of cigarette smoke, two stimuli which activate both cholinergic nerves and capsaicin-sensitive sensory nerves. BRL 38227 failed to inhibit methacholine- or substance P-induced goblet cell secretion which suggests that K+ channel activators inhibit neurogenic goblet cell secretion via a prejunctional effect on cholinergic and sensory nerves.     

Sevoflurane inhibition of the slowly activating delayed rectifier K+ current in guinea pig ventricular cells

Single ventricular cells were enzymatically isolated from guinea pig hearts and the effects of sevoflurane on the delayed rectifier K(+) current were investigated by the patch clamp method. The rapidly (I(Kr)) and slowly activating delayed rectifier K(+) current (I(Ks)) were isolated using chromanol 293B, a selective blocker for I(Ks) or E4031 (N-[4-[[1-[2-(6-methyl-2-pyridinyl)ethyl]-4-piperidinyl]carbonyl]phenyl]methanesulfonamide dihydrochloride), a blocker for I(Kr). Sevoflurane and halothane decreased I(Ks) in a concentration-dependent manner with an IC(50) value of 0.38 mM for sevoflurane and 1.05 mM for halothane. I(Ks) inhibition was characterized by suppression of maximum conductance with little effect on activation kinetics. Inhibition occurred immediately after anesthetic application and recovered upon wash-out. In contrast to the marked inhibition of I(Ks), I(Kr) was hardly affected by sevoflurane. Under the current clamp, sevoflurane prolonged the action potential duration in a reversible manner and this effect was more marked when I(Kr) was inhibited by E4031. The results suggest that sevoflurane inhibits I(Ks), and not I(Kr), in a concentration-dependent manner at clinically relevant concentrations. The resulting prolongation of ventricular repolarization may partly account for the clinical observation of excessive QT prolongation by these anesthetics.     

牛磺酸镁配合物对豚鼠心室肌细胞钠离子和钙离子通道的影响

目的研究牛磺酸镁配合物(TMC)对正常豚鼠心室肌细胞钠电流(INa)和L-钙电流(ICa,L)的影响,旨在探讨其抗心律失常作用的可能机制。方法酶解法分离豚鼠单个心室肌细胞,全细胞膜片钳技术记录单个心室肌细胞的INa和ICa,L。结果TMC50μmol·L-1不影响INa,而100～200μmol·L-1浓度依赖性地抑制INa;TMC50～200μmol·L-1浓度依赖性地增加ICa,L,使ICa,L的稳态失活曲线右移,对ICa,L的稳态激活曲线无影响。结论TMC对心室肌细胞INa的阻滞可能是其抗心律失常作用的机制之一;对ICa,L的促进可能有利于其发挥正性肌力作用。     

前列腺素E1对豚鼠心室肌细胞ATP敏感K^＋通道的影响

目的　从离子通道水平 ,探讨前列腺素E1(PGE1)对ATP敏感K (KATP)通道的作用。方法　膜片钳制技术全细胞记录模式。结果　PGE1可诱导KATP通道开放并呈浓度依赖关系。保持电位 - 40mV ,指令电位 2 0mV ,持续时间 1s条件下 ,10 μmol·L-1PGE1使外向K 电流由给药前的 (2 2 7± 0 34 )nA增加到 (5 46± 0 34 )nA(n =6 ,P <0 0 1) ,增加了 (3 18± 0 2 3)nA。并且增加的钾电流可被KATP通道特异阻断剂Glibenclamide(10 μmol·L-1)抑制 ,抑制率是 6 3%± 7% (n =5 ,P <0 0 1)。结论　PGE1可开放豚鼠心室肌细胞KATP通道     

Block of HERG human K(+) channel and IKr of guinea pig cardiomyocytes by chlorpromazine

Chlorpromazine, a commonly used antipsychotic drug, has been known to induce QT prolongation and torsades de pointes, which can cause sudden death. We studied the effects of chlorpromazine on the human ether-a-go-go-related gene (HERG) channel expressed in Xenopus oocytes and on delayed rectifier K current of guinea pig ventricular myocytes. Application of chlorpromazine showed a dose-dependent decrease in the amplitudes of steady-state currents and tail currents of HERG. The decrease became more pronounced at increasingly positive potential, suggesting that the blockade of HERG by chlorpromazine is voltage dependent. IC50 for chlorpromazine block of HERG current was progressively decreased according to depolarization: IC50 values at -30, 0, and +30 mV were 10.5, 8.8, and 4.9 microM, respectively. The block of HERG current during the voltage step increased with time starting from a level 89% of the control current. In guinea pig ventricular myocytes, bath application of 2 and 5 microM chlorpromazine at 36 degree C blocked rapidly activating delayed rectifier K current (IKr) by 31 and 83%, respectively. How-ever, the same concentrations of chlorpromazine failed to significantly block slowly activating delayed rectifier K current (IKs). Our findings suggest that the arrhythmogenic side effect of chlorpromazine is caused by blockade of HERG and rapid component of delayed rectifier K current rather than by blockade of the slow component.     

Modulation of the delayed K+ current by histamine in guinea pig ventricular myocytes

Summary The effects of histamine on delayed K⁺ current (I_K) were investigated in patch-clamped single guinea pig ventricular myocytes. Histamine increased I_K with a maximal fractional response of 2.7 and a k_d of 9.4 × 10^–7 mol/l. At a concentration of 10^–8 mol/l, histamine did not increase I_K significantly, but increased I_Ca by 52% ± 12%. The voltage-dependence of I_K activation, the reversal potential and the time course of the I_K tail decay were not changed by histamine. Under pretreatment with 10^–4 mol/l of ranitidine, neither histamine (10^–6 mol/l) nor 2-pyridylethylamine (10^–4 mol/l) caused any sizable increase in I_K. When the cell was pretreated with a saturating dose of isoproterenol (10^–6 mol/l), histamine did not additively enhance I_K. The I_K enhancement by 3 × 10^–7 mol/l histamine was partially antagonized by concurrent exposure to 5 × 10^–6 mol/l carbachol. Whereas, use of a higher concentration of histamine (10^–6 mol/l) obscured the inhibitory effect of carbachol. It is concluded that histaminergic action of I_K is attributed exclusively to H₂ receptor-mediated reactions involving G_s protein and adenylate cyclase. Send offprint requests to Y. Habuchi at the above address     

氟康唑对豚鼠心室肌细胞I_K和在HEK-293细胞中表达的HERG钾通道的抑制作用

目的研究氟康唑对豚鼠心室肌细胞延迟整流钾电流(IK)和在HEK-293细胞中表达的HERG钾通道的抑制作用。方法应用酶解法消化豚鼠单个心室肌细胞,观察氟康唑对IK的影响;采用磷酸钙沉淀瞬时转染的方法将HERG基因表达于HEK-293细胞上,观察氟康唑对野生型HERG钾通道电流、激活和失活曲线的影响,以及氟康唑对Y652A和F656C突变型HERG钾通道的作用;IK和HERG电流的记录均采用全细胞膜片钳技术。结果氟康唑(0.01、0.1、1、3、10、30、100、300和1 000μmol.L-1)浓度依赖性地抑制IK和HERG钾电流,其IC50值分别为(68.1±21.6)μmol.L-1和(48.2±9.4)μmol.L-1,对HERG钾通道的电压依赖性激活和失活曲线无影响;与野生型(WT)比较,Y652A和F656C突变型可减弱氟康唑对HERG通道的阻断作用。结论氟康唑能阻断IK和HERG通道,Y652和F656是氟康唑与HERG通道结合的关键位点。     

Action of nicorandil on ATP-sensitive K+ channel in guinea-pig ventricular myocytes.

1. Patch-clamp techniques were used to study the effects of nicorandil (2-nicotinamiodethyl nitrate) on the adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP)-sensitive K+ channel current (IK.ATP) in guinea-pig ventricular myocytes. 2. Nicorandil activated the time-independent outward current. This effect was dependent on intracellular ATP concentration ([ATP]i) showing a larger effect at 2 mM than at 10 mM [ATP]i. The nicorandil-induced outward current was inhibited by application of 0.3 microM glibenclamide. 3. In the inside-out patch configuration, 0.3-1.0 mM nicorandil increased the open-stage probability of IK.ATP without a change in its conductance value (about 90pS). This effect was inhibited by glibenclamide. Analysis of the open and closed time distributions showed that nicorandil had no effect on open and closed distributions shorter than 5 ms. On the other hand, nicorandil increased the life time of bursts and decreased the interburst intervals. 4 The inward rectifier K+ channel current was not influenced by internal application of nicorandil. 5 Therefore, we conclude that IK.ATP is the only K+ current activated by nicorandil, and the main effect of nicorandil is on the kinetics of the IK.ATP bursting behaviour. These actions are similar to that of pinacidil on this preparation.     

前列腺素E1对豚鼠心室肌细胞ATP敏感K+通道的影响

目的从离子通道水平,探讨前列腺素E1(PGE1)对ATP敏感K+(KATP)通道的作用.方法膜片钳制技术全细胞记录模式.结果PGE1可诱导KATP通道开放并呈浓度依赖关系.保持电位-40mV,指令电位+20mV,持续时间1s条件下,,10μmol·L1PGE1使外向K+电流由给药前的(2.27±0.34)nA增加到(5.46±0.34)nA(n=6,P＜0.01),增加了(3.18±0.23)nA.并且增加的钾电流可被KATP通道特异阻断剂Glibenclamide(10μmol·     

Diadenosine tetraphosphate-induced inhibition of ATP-sensitive K+ channels in patches excised from ventricular myocytes.

Diadenosine 5',5'-P1,P4-tetraphosphate (Ap4A) has been termed 'alarmone' due to its role in intracellular signaling during metabolic stress. It is not known whether Ap4A could modulate ATP-sensitive K+ (KATP) channels, a family of channels regulated by the metabolic status of a cell. We applied the single-channel patch-clamp technique to measure the effect of Ap4A on KATP channels. When applied to the intracellular side of patches, excised from guinea-pig ventricular myocytes, Ap4A inhibited KATP channel activity, in a reversible and concentration-dependent (half-maximal concentration approximately 17 microM) manner. We conclude that Ap4A, a naturally occurring diadenosine polyphosphate, is actually an inhibitor of the myocardial KATP channel.     

K+ channel blockers: natriuretic potency correlates to vascular ATP-sensitive K+ channel blockade

Using analogs of known vascular ATP-sensitive K+ channel (KATP) blockers, we identified compounds with a wide range of potencies (over 500-fold) in their capacity to block the hypotensive response of 0.2 mg/kg pinacidil in rats. The most potent of these, U-97025E, belongs to a newly disclosed class of compounds, the cyanoguanidines. U-97025E at 0.04 mg/kg blocked 50% of the depressor response induced by 0.2 mg/kg pinacidil. The maximal natriuresis induced by U-97025E (0.4 mg/kg i.v.) increased Na+ excretion by approximately 60%. This natriuresis is of the same magnitude as that induced by thiazide without any effect on K+ excretion. We found a high degree of correlation between natriuretic potency and the capacity to block the blood pressure lowering effects of pinacidil, both among closely related analogs and dissimilar compounds. These findings imply an obligatory rather than incidental relationship between vascular KATP blockade and natriuresis. The exact molecular link of the vascular and renal effects remains to be determined.