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EXPERIMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY
卷 96, 期 11, 页码 1163-1178出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1113/expphysiol.2011.057752
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- British Heart Foundation [RG/06005]
The function of the sino-atrial node (SAN), the pacemaker of the heart, is known to decline with age, resulting in pacemaker disease in the elderly. The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of ageing on the SAN by characterizing electrophysiological changes and determining whether changes in gene expression are involved. In young and old rats, SAN function was characterized in the anaesthetized animal, isolated heart and isolated right atrium using ECG and action potential recordings; gene expression was characterized using quantitative PCR. The SAN function declined with age as follows: the intrinsic heart rate declined by 18 +/- 3%; the corrected SAN recovery time increased by 43 +/- 13%; and the SAN action potential duration increased by 11 +/- 3% (at 75% repolarization). Gene expression in the SAN changed considerably with age, e.g. there was an age-dependent decrease in the Ca2+ clock gene, RYR2, and changes in many ion channels (e.g. increases in Nav1.5, Nav beta 1 and Cav1.2 and decreases in Kv1.5 and HCN1). In conclusion, with age, there are changes in the expression of ion channel and Ca2+ clock genes in the SAN, and the changes may provide a partial explanation for the age-dependent decline in pacemaker function.
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