Physiological consequences of transient outward K(+) current activation during heart failure in the canine left ventricle

Jonathan M Cordeiro, Kirstine Callø, N Sydney Moise, Bruce Kornreich, Dana Giannandrea, José M Di Diego, Søren-Peter Olesen, Charles Antzelevitch

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Abstract

Background: Remodeling of ion channel expression is well established in heart failure (HF). We determined the extent to which I to is reduced in tachypacing-induced HF and assessed the ability of an I to activator (NS5806) to recover this current. Method and results: Whole-cell patch clamp was used to record I to in epicardial (Epi) ventricular myocytes. Epi- and endocardial action potentials were recorded from left ventricular wedge preparations. Right ventricular tachypacing-induced heart failure reduced I to density in Epi myocytes (Control=22.1±1.9pA/pF vs 16.1±1.4 after 2weeks and 10.7±1.4pA/pF after 5weeks, +50mV). Current decay as well as recovery of I to from inactivation progressively slowed with the development of heart failure. Reduction of I to density was paralleled by a reduction in phase 1 magnitude, epicardial action potential notch and J wave amplitude recorded from coronary-perfused left ventricular wedge preparations. NS5806 increased I to (at +50mV) from 16.1±1.4 to 23.9±2.1pA/pF (p<0.05) at 2weeks and from 10.7±1.4 to 14.4±1.9pA/pF (p<0.05) in 5weeks tachypaced dogs. NS5806 increased both fast and slow phases of I to recovery in 2 and 5-week HF cells and restored the action potential notch and J wave in wedge preparations from HF dogs. Conclusions: The I to agonist NS5806 increases the rate of recovery and density of I to, thus reversing the HF-induced reduction in these parameters. In wedge preparations from HF dogs, NS5806 restored the spike-and-dome morphology of the Epi action potential providing proof of principal that some aspects of electrical remodelling during HF can be pharmacologically reversed.

Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
Volume52
Issue number6
Pages (from-to)1291-8
Number of pages8
ISSN0022-2828
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2012

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