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JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR CARDIOLOGY
卷 69, 期 -, 页码 24-31出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2013.12.031
关键词
Diabetes rabbit cardiac electrophysiology; Na+-current
资金
- Pilot & Feasibility Grant
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases [NIH5P60 DK20572]
- NHLBI [P01HL039707, P01HL087226]
- Gilead Inc.
- Leducq Foundation
Diabetes is associated with an increased risk of sudden cardiac death, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Our goal was to investigate changes occurring in the action potential duration (APD) and conduction velocity (CV) in the diabetic rabbit ventricle, and delineate the principal ionic determinants. A rabbit model of alloxan-induced diabetes was utilized. Optical imaging was used to record electrical activity in isolated Langendorff-perfused hearts in normo-, hypo- and hyper-kalemia ([K+](o) = 4,2, 12 mM respectively). Patch clamp experiments were conducted to record Na+ current (I-Na) in isolated ventricular myocytes. The mRNA/protein expression levels for Nav1.5 (the alpha-subunit of I-Na) and connexin-43 (Cx43), as well as fibrosis levels were examined. Computer simulations were performed to interpret experimental data. We found that the APD was not different, but the CV was significantly reduced in diabetic hearts in normo-, hypo-, and, hyper-kalemic conditions (13%, 17% and 33% reduction in diabetic vs. control, respectively). The cell capacitance (C-m) was increased (by similar to 14%), and the density of I-Na was reduced by similar to 32% in diabetic compared to control hearts, but the other biophysical properties of I-Na were unaltered. The mRNA/protein expression levels for Cx43 were unaltered. For Nav1.5, the mRNA expression was not changed, and though the protein level tended to be less in diabetic hearts, this reduction was not statistically significant. Staining showed no difference in fibrosis levels between the control and diabetic ventricles. Computer simulations showed that the reduced magnitude of I-Na was a key determinant of impaired propagation in the diabetic ventricle, which may have important implications for arrhythmogenesis. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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