Permeability characteristics of monovalent cations in atrial myocytes of the rat heart.

Abstract:

:We investigated the permeability of Cs+ and Na+ through various ion channels in rat atrial myocytes using the whole-cell voltage-clamp technique. With isotonic CsCl (140 mM) on both sides of the membrane and nominally [Ca2+]o-free conditions, depolarising clamp pulses induced an increase of outward currents which showed a biphasic time course. Repolarisation to the holding potential induced inward tail currents. With isotonic NaCl, depolarisation also induced outward currents which showed a monotonic decay, but inward tail currents were not observed. Both in NaCl and CsCl, currents were hardly affected by TEA (10 mM), 4-AP (5 mM) and DIDS (100 microM). Nicardipine (1 M) almost completely blocked time-dependent outward currents in isotonic NaCl solution, leaving only time-independent currents which showed linear I-V relationship. In isotonic CsCl conditions, nicardipine blocked outward current considerably, but there still remained time-dependent outward currents and inward tail currents. Addition of E-4031 (2-20 M) which is known as a specific blocker of the rapidly activating delayed rectifier K+ current (IKr) completely blocked these time-dependent outward and inward currents, leaving only a time-independent current. Time-independent currents recorded in the presence of nicardipine and E-4031 were inhibited by GdCl3, which is known to block non-selective cation (NSC) currents. From these results, it was suggested that NSC current in atrial myocytes can be investigated in isotonic Cs+ or Na+ solution in the presence of Ca2+ channel and IKr blockers.

journal_name

Exp Physiol

journal_title

Experimental physiology

authors

Youm JB,Ho WK,Earm YE

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2000-03-01 00:00:00

pages

143-50

issue

2

eissn

0958-0670

issn

1469-445X

pii

PHY_1951

journal_volume

85

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