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Altered Na+ channels promote pause-induced spontaneous diastolic activity in long QT syndrome type 3 myocytes.

Abstract：

:Long QT syndrome (LQTS) type 3 (LQT3), typified by the DeltaKPQ mutation (LQT3 mutation in which amino acid residues 1505 to 1507 [KPQ] are deleted), is caused by increased sodium entry during the action potential plateau resulting from mutation-altered inactivation of the Na(v)1.5 channel. Although rare, LQT3 is the most lethal of common LQTS variants. Here we tested the hypothesis that cellular electrical dysfunction, caused not only by action potential prolongation but also by mutation-altered Na(+) entry, distinguishes LQT3 from other LQTS variants and may contribute to its distinct lethality. We compared cellular electrical activity in myocytes isolated from mice heterozygous for the DeltaKPQ mutation (DeltaKPQ) and myocytes from wild-type littermates. Current-clamp pause protocols induced rate-dependent spontaneous diastolic activity (delayed after depolarizations) in 6 of 7 DeltaKPQ, but no wild-type, myocytes (n=11) tested. Voltage-clamp pause protocols that independently control depolarization duration and interpulse interval identified a distinct contribution of both depolarization duration and mutant Na(+) channel activity to the generation of Ca(i)(2+)-dependent diastolic transient inward current. This was found at rates and depolarization durations relevant both to the mouse model and to LQT3 patients. Flecainide, which preferentially inhibits mutation-altered late Na(+) current and is used to treat LQT3 patients, suppresses transient inward current formation in voltage-clamped DeltaKPQ myocytes. Our results demonstrate a marked contribution of mutation-altered Na(+) entry to the incidence of pause-dependent spontaneous diastolic activity in DeltaKPQ myocytes and suggest that altered Na(+) entry may contribute to the elevated lethality of LQT3 versus other LQTS variants.

journal_name

Circ Res

journal_title

Circulation research

authors

Fredj S,Lindegger N,Sampson KJ,Carmeliet P,Kass RS

doi

10.1161/01.RES.0000251305.25604.b0

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2006-11-24 00:00:00

pages

1225-32

issue

eissn

0009-7330

issn

1524-4571

pii

01.RES.0000251305.25604.b0

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Altered Na+ channels promote pause-induced spontaneous diastolic activity in long QT syndrome type 3 myocytes.