金属硫蛋白对缺氧和复豚鼠乳头状肌动作电位的影响

目的：研究金属硫蛋白（ＭＴ）对缺氧和复氧豚鼠乳头状肌动作电位的影响。方法：利用标准的玻璃微电极技术，将标本暴露于缺氧液（低氧，高钾，无糖，ｐＨ６．８）和ＭＴ。结果：ＭＴ（０．０２ｍｍｏｌ·Ｌ＾－１）对正常豚鼠乳头状肌的动作电位无影响；单纯将标本于缺氧液，明显使ＡＰＤ２０，ＡＰＤ５０和ＡＰＤ９０缩短，增高ＲＰ水平，降低ＡＰＡ及Ｖｍａｘ；缺氧液加ＭＴ（０．０２ｍｍｏｌ·Ｌ＾－１）后，则使氧期间的ＲＰ，

Effects of metallothionein on action potentials of anoxic and reoxygenated papillary muscles of guinea pigs.

AIM: To study anti-arrhythmic effects of metallothionein (MT). METHODS: Standard microelectrode technique was used to study the effects of MT on action potentials (AP) in anoxic and reoxygenated papillary muscles of guinea pigs. RESULTS: MT (0.02 mmol.L-1) had no effects on AP of the normal papillary muscles; when the muscles were exposed to ischemic solution without MT, there was a marked shortening of action potential duration (APD) at 20%, 50%, and 90% of repolarization (APD20, APD50, APD90) from 82 +/- 7 to 37 +/- 7, 131 +/- 35 to 63 +/- 11, and 167 +/- 12 to 100 +/- 19 ms, respectively, (P < 0.01); and an obvious reduction of resting potential (RP), action potential amplitude (APA), and the maximal upstroke velocity of phase 0 (Vmax) from -92 +/- 9 to -63 +/- 12 mV, 135 +/- 13 to 80 +/- 8 mV, and 286 +/- 55 to 164 +/- 42 V.s-1, respectively (P < 0.01). However, in the presence of MT, the AP parameters (RP, APA, and Vmax) changed from -63 +/- 2 to -82 +/- 1 mV, 80 +/- 8 to 104 +/- 25 mV, and 164 +/- 42 to 237 +/- 43 V.s-1, respectively, (P < 0.01), except that APD20, APD50, and APD90 shortened further from 37 +/- 7 to 12 +/- 3, 63 +/- 11 to 28 +/- 7, and 100 +/- 19 to 82 +/- 11 mV, respectively (P < 0.01). MT decreased the incidence of automaticity during reoxygenation from 91% to 33%. CONCLUSION: MT possesses a calcium regulatory property.