Anesthetic Effects on Mitochondrial ATP-sensitive K Channel

Background : Volatile anesthetics show an ischemic preconditioning-like cardioprotective effect, whereas intravenous anesthetics have cardioprotective effects for ischemic-reperfusion injury. Although recent evidence suggests that mitochondrial adenosine triphosphate-regulated potassium (mitoKATP) channels are important in cardiac preconditioning, the effect of anesthetics on mitoKATP is unexplored. Therefore, the authors tested the hypothesis that anesthetics act on the mitoKATP channel and mitochondrial flavoprotein oxidation.

Methods : Myocardial cells were isolated from adult guinea pigs. Endogenous mitochondrial flavoprotein fluorescence, an indicator of mitochondrial flavoprotein oxidation, was monitored with fluorescence microscopy while myocytes were exposed individually for 15 min to isoflurane, sevoflurane, propofol, and pentobarbital. The authors further investigated the effect of 5-hydroxydeanoate, a specific mitoKATP channel antagonist, on isoflurane- and sevoflurane-induced flavoprotein oxidation. Additionally, the effects of propofol and pentobarbital on isoflurane-induced flavoprotein oxidation were measured.

Results : Isoflurane and sevoflurane induced dose-dependent increases in flavoprotein oxidation (isoflurane: R2 = 0.71, n = 50; sevoflurane: R2 = 0.86, n = 20). The fluorescence increase produced by both isoflurane and sevoflurane was eliminated by 5-hydroxydeanoate. Although propofol and pentobarbital showed no significant effects on flavoprotein oxidation, they both dose-dependently inhibited isoflurane-induced flavoprotein oxidation.     

Membrane phosphoinositides control insulin secretion through their effects on ATP-sensitive K+ channel activity

ATP-sensitive K(+) channels (K(ATP) channels) of pancreatic beta-cells play key roles in glucose-stimulated insulin secretion by linking metabolic signals to cell excitability. Membrane phosphoinositides, in particular phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphates (PIP(2)), stimulate K(ATP) channels and decrease channel sensitivity to ATP inhibition; as such, they have been postulated as critical regulators of K(ATP) channels and hence of insulin secretion in beta-cells. Here, we tested this hypothesis by manipulating the interactions between K(ATP) channels and membrane phospholipids in a beta-cell line, INS-1, and assessing how the manipulations affect membrane excitability and insulin secretion. We demonstrate that disruption of channel interactions with PIP(2) by overexpressing PIP(2)-insensitive channel subunits leads to membrane depolarization and elevated basal level insulin secretion at low glucose concentrations. By contrast, facilitation of channel interactions with PIP(2) by upregulating PIP(2) levels via overexpression of a lipid kinase, phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate 5 kinase, decreases the ATP sensitivity of endogenous K(ATP) channels by approximately 26-fold and renders INS-1 cells hyperpolarized, unable to secrete insulin properly in the face of high glucose. Our results establish an important role of the interaction between membrane phosphoinositides and K(ATP) channels in regulating insulin secretion.     

ATP-sensitive K+ channel signaling in glucokinase-deficient diabetes

As the rate-limiting controller of glucose metabolism, glucokinase represents the primary beta-cell "glucose sensor." Inactivation of both glucokinase (GK) alleles results in permanent neonatal diabetes; inactivation of a single allele causes maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 2 (MODY-2). Similarly, mice lacking both alleles (GK(-/-)) exhibit severe neonatal diabetes and die within a week, whereas heterozygous GK(+/-) mice exhibit markedly impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes, resembling MODY-2. Glucose metabolism increases the cytosolic [ATP]-to-[ADP] ratio, which closes ATP-sensitive K(+) channels (K(ATP) channels), leading to membrane depolarization, Ca(2+) entry, and insulin exocytosis. Glucokinase insufficiency causes defective K(ATP) channel regulation, which may underlie the impaired secretion. To test this prediction, we crossed mice lacking neuroendocrine glucokinase (nGK(+/-)) with mice lacking K(ATP) channels (Kir6.2(-/-)). Kir6.2 knockout rescues perinatal lethality of nGK(-/-), although nGK(-/-)Kir6.2(-/-) animals are postnatally diabetic and still die prematurely. nGK(+/-) animals are diabetic on the Kir6.2(+/+) background but only mildly glucose intolerant on the Kir6.2(-/-) background. In the presence of glutamine, isolated nGK(+/-)Kir6.2(-/-) islets show improved insulin secretion compared with nGK(+/-)Kir6.2(+/+). The significant abrogation of nGK(-/-) and nGK(+/-) phenotypes in the absence of K(ATP) demonstrate that a major factor in glucokinase deficiency is indeed altered K(ATP) signaling. The results have implications for understanding and therapy of glucokinase-related diabetes.     

Blockade of ATP-sensitive K+ channel abolishes the anti-ischemic effects of isoflurane in dog hearts

Background: Although isoflurane is reported to have a protective effect against ischemic damage on the myocardium, the mechanisms of this effect are not clear. Activation of adenosine triphosphate sensitive potassium (KATP) channels is indicated to protect myocardium during ischemia. Thus, it was hypothesized that if isoflurane could activate KATP channels, blockade of KATP channels would decrease its cardioprotective effect.
Methods: Mongrel dogs, anesthetized with morphine, urethane, and chloralose, were subjected to 15 min of left anterior descending coronary artery occlusion followed by 60 min reperfusion. The dogs were divided into three groups: the control group (n=8), IS0 group (n=8) and ISOGC group (n=8). In the IS0 and ISOGC groups, 1 MAC of isoflurane was administrated during ischemia and reperfusion. In the ISOGC group, 0.3 mg/ kg of glibenclamide, the KATP channel blocker, was given 45 min before ischemia. Full-thickness samples of myocardium were obtained and the concentrations of adenosine monophosphate, adenosine diphosphate, adenosine triphosphate (ATP), creatine phosphate and lactate in the endocardial portion of the myocardium were measured.
Results: The ischemia-reperfusion caused a 25.4% and 27.6% reduction of myocardial ATP in the control and ISOGC groups, respectively. In contrast, the IS0 group showed only 11.0% reduction of AT, which was significantly lower compared to the other groups ( P < 0.01).
Conclusions: Our results shows that blockade of the KATP channel abolishes cardioprotective effects of isoflurane in myocardial ischemia-reperfusion. The KATP channel may play a role in the ATP-sparing effect of isoflurane.     

Differential effects of lidocaine and mexiletine on relaxations to ATP-sensitive K+ channel openers in rat aortas

BACKGROUND: In cardiac myocytes, lidocaine reduces but mexiletine increases adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-sensitive K+ currents, suggesting that these class Ib antiarrhythmic drugs may differentially modify the activity of ATP-sensitive K+ channels. The effects of lidocaine and mexiletine on arterial relaxations induced by K+ channel openers have not been studied. Therefore, the current study was designed to evaluate whether lidocaine and mexiletine may produce changes in relaxations to the ATP-sensitive K+ channel openers cromakalim and pinacidil in isolated rat thoracic aortas. METHODS: Rings of rat thoracic aortas without endothelia were suspended for isometric force recording. Concentration-response curves were obtained in a cumulative fashion. During submaximal contractions to phenylephrine (3 x 10(-7) M), relaxations to cromakalim (10(-7) to 3 x 10(-5) M), pinacidil (10(-7) to 3 x 10(-5) M), or diltiazem (10(-7) to 3 x 10(-4) M) were obtained. Lidocaine (10(-5) to 3 x 10(-4) M), mexiletine (10(-5) to 10(-4) M) or glibenclamide (5 x 10(-6) M) was applied 15 min before addition of phenylephrine. RESULTS: During contractions to phenylephrine, cromakalim and pinacidil induced concentration-dependent relaxations. A selective ATP-sensitive K+ channel antagonist, glibenclamide (5 x 10(-6) M), abolished these relaxations, whereas it did not alter relaxations to a voltage-dependent Ca2+ channel inhibitor, diltiazem (10(-7) to 3 x 10(-4) M). Lidocaine (more than 10(-5) M) significantly reduced relaxations to cromakalim or pinacidil in a concentration-dependent fashion, whereas lidocaine (3 x 10(-4) M) did not affect relaxations to diltiazem. In contrast, mexiletine (more than 10(-5) M) significantly augmented relaxations to cromakalim or pinacidil. Glibenclamide (5 x 10(-6) M) abolished relaxations to cromakalim or pinacidil in arteries treated with mexiletine (10(-4) M). CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that lidocaine impairs but mexiletine augments vasodilation mediated by ATP-sensitive K+ channels in smooth muscle cells.     

Metabolite-regulated ATP-sensitive K+ channel in human pancreatic islet cells

In patch-clamped surface cells of human islets, we identified an inwardly rectifying, voltage-independent K+ channel that may be a crucial link between substrate metabolism and depolarization-induced insulin secretion. It is the major channel open at rest. It closes on exposure of the cell to secretagogue concentrations of glucose or other metabolic fuels and oral hypoglycemic sulfonylureas but reopens on addition of either a metabolic inhibitor that prevents substrate utilization or the hyperglycemic sulfonamide diazoxide. Onset of electrical activity coincides with channel closure by the secretagogues. In excised patches, the activity of this channel is inhibited at its cytoplasmic surface by ATP. These results suggest that in humans, as in rodents, 1) rises in cytoplasmic ATP levels during substrate metabolism trigger K+-channel closure and cell depolarization and 2) clinically useful sulfonamides modulate glucose-induced insulin secretion, in part by affecting a readily identifiable resting conductance pathway for K+.     

线粒体ATP敏感性钾通道对缺血性脑损伤的保护作用

目的　应用线粒体ATP敏感性钾通道 (mitoKATP)特异性的开放剂二氮嗪和阻断剂5 HD观察mitoKATP对缺血性脑损伤的影响。方法　成年健康雄性SD大鼠 32只 ,随机分成四组 :假手术组 (n =8) ,行大脑中动脉栓塞 (MCAO)的手术操作 ,但不插线 ;脑缺血组 (n =8) ,MCAO前给予同等量生理盐水 ;二氮嗪组 (n =8) ,MCAO前 30min二氮嗪 5mg/kg腹腔注射 ;5 HD复合二氮嗪组 (n =8) ,5 HD 10mg/kg静脉注射 ,15min后二氮嗪 5 0mg/kg腹腔注射 ,30min后再行MCAO。各组MCAO 2h再灌注 2 4h后 ,应用Garcia评分法观察大鼠神经精神系统表现 ,大脑切片并行TTC染色 ,计算大脑梗死容积以及透射电镜观察线粒体超微结构的变化。结果　应用二氮嗪后 ,相对脑缺血组大鼠的神经功能评分显著提高 (P <0 0 1) ,大脑梗死容积明显减小 (P <0 0 1)。电镜下见脑缺血组线粒体肿胀混浊 ,呈空泡化 ,内嵴断裂 ,膜破损 ;二氮嗪组线粒体仅有轻度肿胀 ,基本结构完好 ,内膜间隙清晰。 5 HD复合二氮嗪组表现与脑缺血组近似 ,二氮嗪的保护作用被取消。结论　mitoKATP的开放可以对缺血性脑损伤产生保护作用。     

Differential effects of anesthetics on mitochondrial K(ATP) channel activity and cardiomyocyte protection

BACKGROUND: Mitochondrial adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium (mitoK(ATP)) channels play a pivotal role in mediating cardiac preconditioning. The effects of intravenous anesthetics on this protective channel have not been investigated so far, but would be of importance with respect to experimental as well as clinical medicine. METHODS: Live cell microscopy was used to visualize and measure autofluorescence of flavoproteins, a direct reporter of mitoK(ATP) channel activity, in response to the direct and highly selective mitoK(ATP) channel opener diazoxide, or to diazoxide following exposure to various anesthetics commonly used in experimental and clinical medicine. A cellular model of ischemia with subsequent hypoosmolar trypan blue staining served to substantiate the effects of the anesthetics on mitoK(ATP) channels with respect to myocyte viability. RESULTS: Diazoxide-induced mitoK(ATP) channel opening was significantly inhibited by the anesthetics R-ketamine, and the barbiturates thiopental and pentobarbital. Conversely, urethane, 2,2,2-trichloroethanol (main metabolite of alpha-chloralose and chloral hydrate), and the opioid fentanyl potentiated the channel-opening effect of diazoxide, which was abrogated by coadministration of chelerythrine, a specific protein kinase C inhibitor. S-ketamine, propofol, xylazine, midazolam, and etomidate did not affect mitoK(ATP) channel activity. The significance of these modulatory effects of the anesthetics on mitoK(ATP) channel activity was substantiated in a cellular model of simulated ischemia, where diazoxide-induced cell protection was mitigated by R-ketamine and the barbiturates, while urethane, 2,2,2-trichloroethanol, and fentanyl potentiated myocyte protection. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest distinctive actions of individual anesthetics on mitoK(ATP) channels and provide evidence that the choice of background anesthesia may play a role in cardiac protection in both experimental and clinical medicine.     

Diabetes and insulin secretion: the ATP-sensitive K+ channel (K ATP) connection

The ATP-sensitive K+ channel (K ATP channel) senses metabolic changes in the pancreatic beta-cell, thereby coupling metabolism to electrical activity and ultimately to insulin secretion. When K ATP channels open, beta-cells hyperpolarize and insulin secretion is suppressed. The prediction that K ATP channel "overactivity" should cause a diabetic state due to undersecretion of insulin has been dramatically borne out by recent genetic studies implicating "activating" mutations in the Kir6.2 subunit of K ATP channel as causal in human diabetes. This article summarizes the emerging picture of K ATP channel as a major cause of neonatal diabetes and of a polymorphism in K ATP channel (E23K) as a type 2 diabetes risk factor. The degree of K ATP channel "overactivity" correlates with the severity of the diabetic phenotype. At one end of the spectrum, polymorphisms that result in a modest increase in K ATP channel activity represent a risk factor for development of late-onset diabetes. At the other end, severe "activating" mutations underlie syndromic neonatal diabetes, with multiple organ involvement and complete failure of glucose-dependent insulin secretion, reflecting K ATP channel "overactivity" in both pancreatic and extrapancreatic tissues.     

Unresponsiveness to glibenclamide during chronic treatment induced by reduction of ATP-sensitive K+ channel activity.

The insulin response to the sulfonylurea glibenclamide was markedly impaired in pancreatic beta-cell line MIN6 cells with chronic glibenclamide treatment (MIN6-Glib). The intracellular calcium concentration increased only slightly in response to glibenclamide in MIN6-Glib. While the properties of the voltage-dependent calcium channels were not altered, the conductance of the K(ATP) channels, the primary target of glibenclamide, was significantly reduced in MIN6-Glib. The ATP-sensitive K+ (K(ATP)) channels in MIN6 cells comprise inwardly rectifying K+ channel member Kir6.2 subunits and sulfonylurea receptor (SUR) 1 subunits. MIN6 cells have both high- and low-affinity binding sites for glibenclamide. The binding affinities at these two sites were unchanged, but the maximum binding capacities at both sites were similarly increased by chronic glibenclamide treatment. Both SUR1 and Kir6.2 mRNA levels were not altered, but SUR1 protein was rather increased in MIN6-Glib. In addition, electron microscopic examination revealed a majority of the SUR1 to be present in a cluster near the plasma membrane in control MIN6, while it tends to be distributed in the cytoplasm in MIN6-Glib. These data suggest that chronic glibenclamide treatment causes the defect in acute glibenclamide-induced insulin secretion by reducing the number of functional K(ATP) channels on the plasma membrane of the beta-cells.     

线粒体ATP敏感性钾通道在大鼠肝缺血再灌注损伤中的作用及机制研究

目的探讨线粒体ATP敏感性钾通道在大鼠肝脏缺血再灌注损伤中的作用及机制。方法建立70%的大鼠肝脏缺血再灌注损伤模型,SD大鼠随机分为6组,假手术组（sham,S）,缺血再灌注损伤（ischemia-reperfusion,IR）组,对照组（control,C）,二氮嗪（diazoxide,DZ）预处理组,DZ＋ 5-羟基葵酸（5-hydroxydecanoate,5-HD）预处理组,以及5-HD预处理组。再灌注后,取肝脉血检测血清丙氨酸转氨酶（ALT）和天冬氨酸转氨酶（AST）水平,取肝脏组织TUNEL法检测缺血肝脏细胞凋亡指数（apoptotic index,AI）,免疫组化检测Bcl-2,Bax,caspase-3表达。结果其他各组与S组相比,血清ALT、AST水平升高（P〈0.05）,C组与IR组之间AIX、AST水平无差异（P〉0.05）。DZ预处理组大鼠血ALT、AST水平较IR组明显改善,肝细胞凋亡减少,为（14.5±4.5）%（P〈0.05）,Bax及caspase-3表达降低,分别为15.7±5.4,15.1±6.3（P〈0.05）,而Bcl-2表达升高（18.5±5.8）（P〈0.05）,5-HD能阻断DZ的保护作用,使肝细胞凋亡（25.6±7.9）%增加,Bcl-2表达（13.4±5.7）下降,caspase-3表达（25.0±6.6）升高（P〈0.05）。单独应用5-HD时与IR组相比肝脏细胞凋亡（30.4±8.7）%和caspase-3（33.8±7.1）表达增加（P〈0.05）,Bax（31.2±7.0）和Bcl-2（9.1±3.6）差异没有统计学意义（P〉0.05）。结论线粒体ATP敏感性钾通道的开放对肝脏缺血再灌注损伤有保护作用,它可能是通过上调Bcl-2表达,下调Bax和caspase-3表达,抑制肝脏细胞凋亡而起作用的。     

The mitochondrial K(ATP) channel and cardioprotection

Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-sensitive potassium (K(ATP)) channels allow coupling of membrane potential to cellular metabolic status. Two K(ATP) channel subtypes coexist in the myocardium, with one subtype located in the sarcolemma (sarcK(ATP)) membrane and the other in the inner membrane of the mitochondria (mitoK(ATP)). The K(ATP) channels can be pharmacologically modulated by a family of structurally diverse agents of varied potency and selectivity, collectively known as potassium channel openers and blockers. Sufficient evidence exists to indicate that the K(ATP) channels and, in particular, the mitoK(ATP) channels play an important role both as a trigger and an effector in surgical cardioprotection. In this review, the biochemistry and surgical specificity of the K(ATP) channels are examined.     

Phentolamine relaxes human corpus cavernosum by a nonadrenergic mechanism activating ATP-sensitive K+ channel

To investigate the pharmacodynamics of phentolamine in human corpus cavernosum (HCC) with special attention to the role of the K+ channels. Strips of HCC precontracted with nonadrenergic stimuli and kept in isometric organ bath immersed in a modified Krebs-Henseleit solution enriched with guanethidine and indomethacine were used in order to study the mechanism of the phentolamine-induced relaxation. Phentolamine caused relaxation (approximately 50%) in HCC strips precontracted with K+ 40 mM. This effect was not blocked by tetrodotoxin (1 microM) (54.6+/-4.6 vs 48.9+/-6.4%) or (atropine (10 microM) (52.7+/-6.5 vs 58.6+/-5.6%). However, this relaxation was significantly attenuated by L-NAME (100 microM) (59.7+/-5.8 vs 27.8+/-7.1%; P<0.05; n = 8) and ODQ (100 microM) (62.7+/-5.1 vs 26.8+/-3.9%; P<0.05; n = 8). Charybdotoxin and apamin (K(Ca)-channel blockers) did not affect the phentolamine relaxations (54.6+/-4.6 vs 59.3+/-5.2%). Glibenclamide (100 microM), an inhibitor of K(ATP)-channel, caused a significant inhibition (56.7+/-6.3 vs 11.3+/-2.3%; P<0.05; n = 8) of the phentolamine-induced relaxation. In addition, the association of glibenclamide and L-NAME almost abolished the phentolamine-mediated relaxation (54.6+/-5.6 vs 5.7+/-1.4%; P<0.05; n = 8). The results suggest that phentolamine relaxes HCC by a nonadrenergic-noncholinergic mechanism dependent on nitric oxide synthase activity and activation of K(ATP)-channel.     

ATP sensitivity of the ATP-sensitive K+ channel in intact and permeabilized pancreatic beta-cells

ATP-sensitive K(+) channels (K(ATP) channels) couple cell metabolism to electrical activity and thereby to physiological processes such as hormone secretion, muscle contraction, and neuronal activity. However, the mechanism by which metabolism regulates K(ATP) channel activity, and the channel sensitivity to inhibition by ATP in its native environment, remain controversial. Here, we used alpha-toxin to permeabilize single pancreatic beta-cells and measure K(ATP) channel ATP sensitivity. We show that the channel ATP sensitivity is approximately sevenfold lower in the permeabilized cell than in the inside-out patch and that this is caused by interaction of Mg-nucleotides with the nucleotide-binding domains of the SUR1 subunit of the channel. The ATP sensitivity observed in permeabilized cells accounts quantitatively for K(ATP) channel activity in intact cells. Thus, our results show that the principal metabolic regulators of K(ATP) channel activity are MgATP and MgADP.     

线粒体ATP敏感性钾通道在七氟醚预处理减轻大鼠脑缺血再灌注损伤中的作用

目的 探讨线粒体ATP敏感性钾通道(mito-K_(ATP)通道)在七氟醚预处理减轻大鼠脑缺血再灌注损伤中的作用.方法 健康雄性SD大鼠100只,体重250～300 g,随机分为5组(n=20):假手术组(S组)、缺血再灌注组(I/R组)、七氟醚预处理组(Sevo组)、mito-K_(ATP)通道阻断剂5-羟基葵酸(5-HD)组及5-HD+七氟醚预处理组(5-HD+Sevo组).采用线栓法制备大鼠局灶性脑缺血再灌注模型,七氟醚预处理方法:吸入2.4%七氟醚60 min后吸入纯氧洗脱15 min,停止吸入七氟醚后24 h时制备脑缺血再灌注模型.分别于再灌注6、24 h时进行神经功能损伤评分,计算脑梗死体积百分比,采用Western blot法测定蛋白激酶Cε(PKCε)膜转位水平.结果 与S组比较,其余各组大鼠再灌注6、24 h时神经功能损伤评分升高,脑梗死体积百分比及脑组织PKCε膜转位水平升高(P<0.05);与I/R组、5-HD组及5-HD+Sevo组比较,Sevo组大鼠再灌注6、24 h时神经功能损伤评分降低,脑梗死体积百分比降低,再灌注6 h时脑组织PKCε膜转位水平升高(P<0.05).结论 mito-K_(ATP)通道介导了七氟醚预处理减轻大鼠局灶性脑缺血再灌注损伤的作用,其机制可能与调控PKCε膜转位有关.     

ATP-sensitive potassium channel openers may mimic the effects of hypoxic preconditioning on the coronary artery

BACKGROUND: This study was designed to investigate the effects of the potassium channel opener KRN4884 in mimicking hypoxic preconditioning on coronary arteries and to explore the possible mechanisms. METHODS: In the organ chamber, porcine coronary artery rings (n = 96) were studied in 6 groups (n = 16 in each group): I. Control: normoxia (pO2 > 200 mmHg); II. Hypoxia-reoxygenation: 60-minute hypoxia (pO2 < 15 mmHg) followed by 30-minute reoxygenation; III. Preconditioning: 5-minute hypoxia followed by 10-minute reoxygenation prior to hypoxia-reoxygenation; IV. KRN4884-pretreatment: KRN4884 (30 microM) was added into the chamber 20 minutes before hypoxia-reoxygenation; V. 5-HD-pretreatment: sodium 5-hydroxydecanoate (5-HD, 10 microM) was given 20 minutes prior to KRN4884-pretreatment; and VI. GBC-pretreatment: glibenclamide (GBC, 3 microM) was added 20 minutes prior to KRN4884-pretreatment. Concentration-contraction curves for U46619 (n = 8 in each group) were constructed. Concentration-relaxation curves for bradykinin (n = 8 in each group) related to endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF) were established in the rings precontracted with U46619 (30 microM) in the presence of Nomega-nitro-L-arginine (L-NNA, 300 microM) and indomethacin (7 microM). RESULTS: The maximal relaxation induced by bradykinin was reduced in hypoxia-reoxygenation (54.6 +/- 4.3% versus 85.2 +/- 5.7% in control, p = 0.001). This reduced relaxation was recovered in KRN4884-pretreatment (78.9 +/- 3.7%, p = 0.014) or preconditioning (79.9 +/- 3.7%, p = 0.009). 5-HD- but not GBC-pretreatment abolished the effect of KRN4884-pretreatment (78.9 +/- 3.7% versus 53.5 +/- 4.7%, p = 0.009). CONCLUSIONS: Hypoxia-reoxygenation reduces the relaxation mediated by EDHF in the coronary artery. This function can be restored by either hypoxic preconditioning or the potassium channel opener KRN4884. The mechanism of such effect is mainly related to the mitochondrial ATP-sensitive K+ channels.     

Metabolic regulation of the pancreatic beta-cell ATP-sensitive K+ channel: a pas de deux

Closure of ATP-sensitive K+ channels (KATP channels) is a key step in glucose-stimulated insulin secretion. The precise mechanism(s) by which glucose metabolism regulates KATP channel activity, however, remains controversial. It is widely believed that the principal determinants are the intracellular concentrations of the metabolic ligands, ATP and ADP, which have opposing actions on KATP channels, with ATP closing and MgADP opening the channel. However, the sensitivity of the channel to these nucleotides in the intact cell, and their relative contribution to the regulation of channel activity, remains unclear. The precise role of phosphoinositides and long-chain acyl-CoA esters, which are capable of modulating the channel ATP sensitivity, is also uncertain. Furthermore, it is still a matter of debate whether it is changes in the concentration of ATP, of MgADP, or of other agents, which couples glucose metabolism to KATP channel activity. In this article, we review current knowledge of the metabolic regulation of the KATP channel and provide evidence that MgADP (or MgATP hydrolysis), acting at the regulatory subunit of the channel, shifts the ATP concentration-response curve into a range in which the channel pore can respond to dynamic changes in cytosolic ATP. This metabolic pas de deux orchestrates the pivotal role of ATP in metabolic regulation of the KATP channel.     

线粒体ATP敏感性钾通道阻断剂对在体大鼠肺缺血后处理的作用及其机制

目的 探讨缺血后处理(IPO)对大鼠在体肺缺血-再灌注损伤(I/R)的保护作用及线粒体ATP敏感性钾通道(mitoKATP)在缺血后处理效应中的作用.方法 将Wistar大鼠35只随机分为5组:假手术组(Sham组)、缺血再灌注损伤组(I/R组)、缺血后处理组(IPO组)、缺血再灌注损伤+5-羟基葵酸盐组(I/R+5-HD组)、缺血后处理+5-羟基葵酸盐组(IPO+5-HD组).观察各组肺组织中丙二醛(MDA)含量、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性、湿/干比值(W/D)以及病理形态学改变.结果 I/R组与Sham组比较MDA含量增加[(5.07±1.60)nmol/mg prot比(1.43±0.41)nmol/mgprot,P＜0.01],SOD活性减低[(12.38±2.24)U/mg prot比(45.51±5.42)U/mg prot,P＜0.01],W/D比值增高(5.45±0.82比3.05±0.47,P＜0.01),肺组织形态及超微结构明显受损;IPO+5-HD组与IPO组比较MDA含量增加[(3.74±0.71)nmol/mg prot比(2.60±0.43)nmol/mg prot,P＜0.01],SOD活性减低[(22.91±2.71)U/mg prot比(28.74±2.03)U/mg prot,P＜0.01],W/D比值增高(4.64±0.79比3.89±0.60,P＜0.01),肺组织形态及超微结构明显受损;IPO组与I/R组比较,肺组织MDA含量减少[(2.60±0.43)nmol/mg prot比(5.07±1.60)nmol/mg prot,P＜0.01],SOD活性增高[(28.74±2.03)U/mg prot比(12.38±2.24)U/mg prot,P＜0.01],W/D比值减低(3.89±0.60比5.45±0.82,P＜0.01),肺组织病理形态学改变轻于I/R组;I/R+5-HD组与I/R组比较,肺组织MDA含量[(5.14±1.30)mol/mg prot比(5.07±1.60)mol/mg prot,P＞0.05)、SOD活性[(11.65±1.82)U/mg prot比(12.38±2.24)U/mg prot,P＞0.05]、W/D比变化(5.54±0.61比5.45±0.82),差异无统计学意义(P＞0.05),肺组织病理形态学改变无明显差异.IPO+5-HD组的各项指标介于IPO组和I/R组之间.结论 缺血后处理能减轻大鼠在体肺缺血再灌注损伤,mitoKATP参与了肺缺血后处理效应.

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Objective To investigate the protective effect of ischemic postconditioning (IPO) on lung ischemic reperfusion (L/R) in rats in vivo and the mechanism of mitochondrial ATP-sensitive potassium channel (mitoKATP) blocker in the ischemic postconditioning. Methods Thirty five Wistar rats were randomly divided into 5 groups: sham group, I/R group, ischemic postconditioning (IPO) group, I/R +5-hydroxydecanoate (I/R + 5-HD) group, IPO + 5-HD group. The concentration of malondialdehyde (MDA) and activity of superoide dismutase (SOD) were determined in the lung homogenate, wet to dry weight ratio (W/D) was measured and pathological changes were also observed. Results The levels of MDA[(5.07±1.60) vs (1.43 ±0.41) nmol/mg prot,P＜0. 01]and W/D (5.45 ±0.82 vs 3.05 ±0. 47,P ＜0. 01 ) were increased significantly in I/R group as compared with sham group, while the activity of SOD[( 12. 38 ±2. 24) vs (45.51 ±5.42) U/mg prot,P ＜0. 01]was decreased, and the injury of lung tissues was significantly aggravated in IPO + 5-HD group as compared with IPO group[MDA: (3.74 ±0. 71 ) nmol/mg prot vs (2. 60 ± 0. 43 ) nmol/mg prot , P ＜ 0. 01]; W/D: 4. 64 ± 0. 79 vs 3. 89 ± 0. 60,P＜0.01; SOD:[(22.91 ±2.71) U/mg prot vs (28.74±2.03) U/mg prot,P＜0. 01]. The levels of MDA[(2.60±0.43) vs (5.07 ±1.60) nmol/mg prot,P＜0. 01]and W/D (3.89 ±0.60 vs 5.45 ±0. 82,P ＜0. 01 ) were decreased significantly in IPO group as compared with I/R group, the activity of SOD[(28.74±2.03) vs (12.38 ±2.24) U/mg prot,P＜0. 01]increased and lung tissue histological damage attenuated. The difference in MDA[(5.14 ± 1.30) vs (5.07 ± 1.60) nmol/mg prot, P ＞ 0. 05],W/D (5.54±0.61 vs5.45 ±0.82,P＞0.05) and SOD[(11.65 ±1.82) vs (12.38 ±2.24) U/mgprot,P ＞ 0. 05]levels had no statistical significance between I/R + 5-HD group and I/R group, and the injury of lung tissues had no significant difference too. Each index in IPO + 5-HD group was between IPO and I/R groups. Conclusion Ischemic postconditioning can attenuate the lung I/R injury, and mitoKATP plays a vital role in the protective procession of ischemic postconditioning on lung ischemic reperfusion.     

钾通道开放剂对离体兔心肌缺血/再灌注损伤的保护作用

目的　观察三磷酸腺苷敏感性钾通道开放剂（ＫＣＯｓ）Ｐｉｎａｃｉｄｉｌ（１０μｍｏｌ／Ｌ）对兔心肌缺血／再灌注损伤的保护作用。方法　采用离体兔心Ｌａｎｇｅｎａｏｒｆｆ灌注实验模型,离体兔心１６只随机等分成对照组和Ｐｉｎｎａｃｉｄｉｌ组。离体兔心肌缺血４０分钟后再灌注２０分钟,Ｐｉｎａｃｉｄｉｌ组于心脏停跳前增加Ｐｉｎａｃｉｄｉｌ（１０μｍｏｌ／Ｌ）灌注１５分钟,对比观察再灌注后５、１０、１５、２０分钟心功能的恢复率以及再灌注２０分钟心肌形态学结构、腺苷酸含量、脂质过氧化物丙二醛的变化。结果　再灌注后Ｐａｉｎａｃｉｄｉｌ组心率的恢复率、心肌收缩力的恢复率明显高于对照组,心肌ＭＤＡ的含量明显低于对照组（Ｐ＜０．０５或０．０１）,ＡＴＰ、ＴＡＮ、ＥＣ含量明显高于对照组,形态学观察Ｐｉｎａｃｉｄｉｌ组结构损伤较轻。结论Ｐｉｎａｃｉｄｉｌ（１０μｍｏｌ／Ｌ）预处理明显增强离体兔心肌缺血／再灌注期心功能的保护效果,降低 ＡＴＰ的消耗,减少脂质过氧化物的形成。     

ATP-sensitive K+ channels in pancreatic beta-cells. Spare-channel hypothesis

Since their discovery in pancreatic beta-cells, ATP-sensitive K+ channels in the cell membrane have been thought to mediate glucose-induced beta-cell depolarization, which is required for triggering the voltage-dependent Ca2+ uptake subserving insulin release. The theory is that metabolism of glucose (and other fuel molecules) increases intracellular ATP or possibly other metabolites that diffuse to the membrane and inhibit the opening of ATP-sensitive K+ channels. This slows the efflux of positively charged K+ and depolarizes the cell. A recurrent source of confusion regarding this idea stems from the early observation that these channels are so exquisitely sensitive to intracellular ATP that channel opening is predicted to be approximately 99% inhibited under physiological conditions. To account for this apparent discrepancy, various mechanisms have been proposed that might render the channels less sensitive to intracellular ATP. We use a simple mathematical model to demonstrate that there is no major discrepancy and that, in fact, given the electrophysiological mechanisms existing in the beta-cell, the extreme sensitivity of the channels to ATP is appropriate and even mandatory for their physiological function.