Abstract:
:Astragaloside IV (AS-IV) is one of the main active ingredients of Astragalus membranaceus. This study is aimed to investigate AS-IV׳s effects on Ca(2+) channel activity of single cardiomyocytes and single Ca(2+) channels. Whole-cell Ca(2+) currents in freshly dissociated cardiomyocytes were measured using the whole-cell patch-clamp technique. Single Ca(2+) channel currents were examined in cell-attached patches and inside-out patches. In the whole-cell recording, AS-IV reduced the amplitude of L-type Ca(2+) currents (ICaL) in a concentration-dependent manner. Although AS-IV did not alter the steady-state activation curves, the voltage dependence of the current inactivation curves was negatively shifted by AS-IV in a concentration dependent manner. Consistent with the results of the whole-cell recording, in the inside-out configuration the ensemble average of single Ba(2+) current via L-type Ca(2+) channel was dose-dependently reduced by AS-IV. The reduction of unitary Ba(2+) current at 0.1 or 1 µM AS-IV was accounted for a decrease in the channel activity (NPo). In addition to the decrease in NPo, there was a reduction of Po without a change in channel number or an apparent change in single channel current. Furthermore, we found that the open-closed kinetics of the channel were affected by AS-IV. AS-IV induced the shift of L-type Ca(2+) channels from either brief openings (mode 1) or long-lasting openings (mode 2) to no active opening (mode 0). Our results suggest that AS-IV blocks the currents through Ca(2+) channels in guinea-pig ventricular myocytes by affecting the open-closed kinetics of L-type Ca(2+) channels to inhibit the channel activities. This study could provide theoretical basis for the drug exploiting of the monomer of Astragalus membranaceus.
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Eur J Pharmacoljournal_title
European journal of pharmacologyauthors
Zhao M,Shao D,Yu L,Sun X,Wang Y,Hu H,Feng R,Gao Q,Guo F,Hao Ldoi
10.1016/j.ejphar.2015.03.082subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2015-08-05 00:00:00pages
27-35eissn
0014-2999issn
1879-0712pii
S0014-2999(15)00324-6journal_volume
760pub_type
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