钙离子激活性氯通道在犬心力衰竭心肌功能重塑的观察

目的观察 I_(to)第2个成分 I_(to2)即钙离子激活性氯通道(CLCA)是否参与心力衰竭(心衰)心脏的功能重塑。方法快速起搏犬右心室,诱发心衰,酶学法分离心肌细胞,以经典膜片钳全细胞记录法评价心衰时 I_(to2)电流密度的变化、I_(to2)与 L-型钙通道电流(I_(Ca-L))的关系和在恒定的细胞内钙浓度条件下 I_(to2)与膜电压的关系。用氯通道阻断剂4,4′diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2′-disulfonic acid(DIDS)200μmol 筛选出 I_(to2)。结果 I_(to2)电压-电流关系呈倒钟型,与 I_(Ca-L)的曲线成镜影关系但右移10 mV_oI_(Ca-L)密度在心衰和对照组之间差异无统计学意义。在膜电压0～40 mV 之间,I_(to2)密度在心衰组明显减小。例如膜电压为20 mV 时,对照组与心衰组 I_(to2)分别为(3.02±0.55)pA/pF(n=7)和(1.31±0.25)pA/pF(n=8),P<0.05。I_(to2)电流的衰退时间常数在两组间差异无统计学意义。当细胞内钙浓度锁定在100μmol 时,I_(to2)密度在心衰组反而比对照组增大,提示 CLCA 功能上调。结论心衰时 I_(to2)密度下降,这可能与心衰细胞兴奋释放钙浓度下降有关。I(to2)密度下降可能参与心衰时的动作电位时程延长和晚期后除极的发生,可能是心衰时心律失常的发生机制之一。

Observation of functional remodeling of Ca2+-activated Cl- channel in pacing-induced canine failing heart

OBJECTIVE: To study whether Ca(2+)-activated Cl(-) current (I(to2)) contributes to the functional remodeling of the failing heart. METHODS: The cardiac myocytes were isolated enzymatically from rapidly pacing-induced failing canine hearts (HF) at room temperature. Patch-Clamp whole cell recording technique was employed to record the I(to2). The Cl(-) transport blocker 4, 4'-diisothiocyanostilbene-2, 2'-disulfonic acid (DIDS, 200 micromol) was used to isolated the I(to2). The relations of I(to2) to L-type Ca(2+) current (I(Ca-L)) and to the membrane voltage under the constant intracellular [Ca(2+)]i were evaluated in HF and the normal hearts. RESULTS: We found that the current density of I(to2) was significantly decreased in HF cells compared with the controls. At membrane voltage of 20 mV, for example, the I(to2) density was (3.02 +/- 0.54) pA/pF in control cells (n = 7) vs. (1.31 +/- 0.25) pA/pF in HF (n = 8) cells, P < 0.05. While the averaged I(Ca-L) density did not show difference between two groups. The time constant of current decay of I(to2) was similar in both types of cells. However, in intracellular Ca(2+) clamped mode with 100 micromol [Ca(2+)]i, I(to2) density was increased significantly in HF cells at membrane voltage of +30 mV or higher. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that the decrease of I(to2) density may contribute to the prolongation of the action potential in failing heart. I(to2) density abnormality may cause cardiac arrhythmia and a delayed after-depolarization. Impaired Ca(2+) handing in HF cells rather than reduced CLCA function itself may result in this abnormality.