Long QT 1 Mutation KCNQ1A344V Increases Local Anesthetic Sensitivity of the Slowly Activating Delayed Rectifier Potassium Current |
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Authors: | Siebrands, Cornelia C. M.Sc. Binder, Stephan Eckhoff, Ulrike Schmitt, Nicole Ph.D. Friederich, Patrick M.D.
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Affiliation: | Siebrands, Cornelia C. M.Sc.*; Binder, Stephan†; Eckhoff, Ulrike†; Schmitt, Nicole Ph.D.‡; Friederich, Patrick M.D.§ |
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Abstract: | Background: Anesthesia in patients with long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a matter of concern. Congenital LQTS is most frequently caused by mutations in KCNQ1 (Kv7.1), whereas drug-induced LQTS is a consequence of HERG (human ether-a-go-go-related gene) channel inhibition. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the LQT1 mutation A344V in the S6 region of KCNQ1, at a position corresponding to the local anesthetic binding site in HERG, may render drug insensitive KCNQ1 channels into a toxicologically relevant target of these pharmacologic agents. This may suggest that LQTS constitutes not only a nonspecific but also a specific pharmacogenetic risk factor for anesthesia. Methods: The authors examined electrophysiologic and pharmacologic properties of wild-type and mutant KCNQ1 channels. The effects of bupivacaine, ropivacaine, and mepivacaine were investigated using two-electrode voltage clamp and whole cell patch clamp recordings. Results: The mutation A344V induced voltage-dependent inactivation in homomeric KCNQ1 channels and shifted the voltage dependence of KCNQ1/KCNE1 channel activation by +30 mV. The mutation furthermore increased the sensitivity of KCNQ1/KCNE1 channels for bupivacaine 22-fold (KCNQ1wt/KCNE1: IC50 = 2,431 +/- 582 [mu]m, n = 20; KCNQ1A344V/KCNE1: IC50 = 110 +/- 9 [mu]m, n = 24). Pharmacologic effects of the mutant channels were dominant when mutant and wild-type channels were coexpressed. Simulation of cardiac action potentials with the Luo-Rudy model yielded a prolongation of the cardiac action potential duration and induction of early afterdepolarizations by the mutation A344V that were aggravated by local anesthetic intoxication. |
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