AIM: To investigate the effect of actin microfilament on potassium current and hyposmotic membrane stretch-induced increase of potassium current in gastric antral circular myocytes of guinea pig. METHODS: Whole-cell p...AIM: To investigate the effect of actin microfilament on potassium current and hyposmotic membrane stretch-induced increase of potassium current in gastric antral circular myocytes of guinea pig. METHODS: Whole-cell patch clamp technique was used to record potassium current in isolated gastric myocyes. RESULTS: When the membrane potential was clamped at -60mV, an actin microfilament disruptor, cytochanlasin-B (Cyt-B, 20μmol/L in pipette) increased calcium-activated potassium current (IK（Ca）) and delayed rectifier potassium current (IK（V）)to 138.4±14.3% and 142.1±13.1%respectively at +60mV. In the same condition, an actin microfilament stabilizer phalloidin (20μmol/L in pipette)inhibited IK（Ca） and IK（V） to 74.2±7.1% and 75.4±9.9% respectively. At the holding potential of -60mV, hyposmotic membrane stretch increased IK（Ca） and IK（V） by 50.6±9.7% and 24.9±3.3% at +60mV respectively. In the presence of cytochalasin-B and phalloidin (20μmol/L, in the pipette)condition, hyposmotic membrane stretch also increased IK（Ca） by 44.5±7.9% and 55.7±9.8% at +60mV respectively. In the same condition, cytochalasin-B and phalloidin also increased IK（V） by 23.0±5.5% and 30.3±4.5% respectively. However, Cyt-B and phalloidin did not affect the amplitude of hyposmotic membrane stretch-induced increase of IK（Ca） and IK（V）. CONCLUSION: Actin microfilaments regulate the activities of potassium channels, but they are not involved in the process of hyposmotic membrane stretch-induced increase of potassium currents in gastric antral circular myocytes of guinea pig.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.30160028
文摘AIM: To investigate the effect of actin microfilament on potassium current and hyposmotic membrane stretch-induced increase of potassium current in gastric antral circular myocytes of guinea pig. METHODS: Whole-cell patch clamp technique was used to record potassium current in isolated gastric myocyes. RESULTS: When the membrane potential was clamped at -60mV, an actin microfilament disruptor, cytochanlasin-B (Cyt-B, 20μmol/L in pipette) increased calcium-activated potassium current (IK（Ca）) and delayed rectifier potassium current (IK（V）)to 138.4±14.3% and 142.1±13.1%respectively at +60mV. In the same condition, an actin microfilament stabilizer phalloidin (20μmol/L in pipette)inhibited IK（Ca） and IK（V） to 74.2±7.1% and 75.4±9.9% respectively. At the holding potential of -60mV, hyposmotic membrane stretch increased IK（Ca） and IK（V） by 50.6±9.7% and 24.9±3.3% at +60mV respectively. In the presence of cytochalasin-B and phalloidin (20μmol/L, in the pipette)condition, hyposmotic membrane stretch also increased IK（Ca） by 44.5±7.9% and 55.7±9.8% at +60mV respectively. In the same condition, cytochalasin-B and phalloidin also increased IK（V） by 23.0±5.5% and 30.3±4.5% respectively. However, Cyt-B and phalloidin did not affect the amplitude of hyposmotic membrane stretch-induced increase of IK（Ca） and IK（V）. CONCLUSION: Actin microfilaments regulate the activities of potassium channels, but they are not involved in the process of hyposmotic membrane stretch-induced increase of potassium currents in gastric antral circular myocytes of guinea pig.
