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Aim:
To study the effect of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) on persistent sodium current (INa.P) in guinea pig ventricular myocytes.
Methods:
The whole-cell, cell-attached, and inside-out patch-clamp techniques were applied on isolated ventricular myocytes from guinea pig.
Results:
H2O2 (0.1 mmol/L, 0.5 mmol/L and 1.0 mmol/L) increased the amplitude of whole-cell INa.P in a concentration-dependent manner, and glutathione (GSH 1 mmol/L) reversed the increased INa.P. H2O2 (1 mmol/L) increased persistent sodium channel activity in cell-attached and inside out patches. The mean open probability was increased from control values of 0.015±0.004 and 0.012±0.003 to 0.106±0.011 and 0.136±0.010, respectively (P<0.01 vs control). They were then decreased to 0.039±0.024 and 0.027±0.006, respectively, after the addition of 1 mmol/L GSH (P<0.01 vs H2O2). The time when open probability began to increase and reached a maximum was shorter in inside out patches than that in cell-attached patches (4.8±1.0 min vs 11.5±3.9 min, P<0.01; 9.6±1.6 min vs 18.7±4.7 min, P<0.01).
Conclusion:
H2O2 increased the INa.P of guinea pig ventricular myocytes in a concentration-dependent manner, possibly by directly oxidating the cell membrane.
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Project supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province (No 2003ABA189).
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Ma, Jh., Luo, At. & Zhang, Ph. Effect of hydrogen peroxide on persistent sodium current in guinea pig ventricular myocytes. Acta Pharmacol Sin 26, 828–834 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-7254.2005.00154.x
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