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CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
卷 20, 期 5, 页码 429-440出版社
KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000107527
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ceramide; HERG; reactive oxygen species; vitamin-E; MnTBAP; QT prolongation
Ceramide, a sphingolipid metabolite, has emerged as a key second messenger molecule that mediates multiple cellular functions. Its de nova synthesis and accumulation in ischemic myocardium, congestive heart failure and diabetic cardiomyopathy is associated with the abnormalities such as abnormal QT prolongation and increased risk of arrhythmias. To investigate how ceramide is involved in modulating cardiac repolarization, we performed whole-cell patch-clamp studies on HERG current ( I HERG), a critical determinant of cardiac repolarization, expressed in HEK293 cells. Acute application (superfusion for 25min) of membrane permeable ceramide (C2, 5 mu M) did not alter I HERG. Prolonged incubation with C2 for 10hrs caused pronounced I HERG inhibition in a concentration-dependent and voltage-independent fashion and positive shift of voltage-dependent HERG activation. The IC50 for I HERG suppression was 19.5 mu M. C2 did not affect the inactivation property and time-dependent kinetics of I HERG. Similar effects were observed with production of endogenous ceramide catalyzed by sphingomyelinase. Tyrosine kinase inhibitors failed to reverse C2-induced suppression of HERG function, and PKA and PKC inhibitors only slightly reversed the I HERG depression. Western blotting and immunocytochemical analyses indicate that C2 does not alter HERG protein expression on the cytoplasmic membrane. The inhibitory effect of C2 on I HERG was reversed by antioxidants vitamin E or MnTBAP. C2 caused considerable production of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS), which was prevented by vitamin E or MnTBAP. We conclude that ceramide depresses I HERG mainly via ROS overproduction and ceramide-induced I HERG impairment may contribute to QT prolongation in prolonged myocardial ischemia, heart failure and diabetic cardiomyopathy. Copyright (c) 2007 S. Karger AG, Basel.
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