OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of didrovaltrate on L-type calcium current(I Ca-L) in rabbit ventricular myocytes.METHODS:We used the whole cell patch clamp recording technique.RESULTS:Didrovaltrate at concentrati...OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of didrovaltrate on L-type calcium current(I Ca-L) in rabbit ventricular myocytes.METHODS:We used the whole cell patch clamp recording technique.RESULTS:Didrovaltrate at concentrations of 30 μg/L and 100 μg/L significantly decreased peak I Ca-L(I Ca-Lmax) from(6.01±0.48) pA/pF to(3.45±0.27) pA/pF and(2.16 ± 0.19) pA/pF(42.6% and 64.1%,n=8,P< 0.01),respectively.Didrovaltrate shifted upwards the current-voltage curves of I Ca-L without changing their active,peak and reverse potentials.Didrovaltrate affected the steady-state inactivation of I Ca-L.The half activation potential(V 1/2) was significantly shifted from(-26 ± 2) to(-36 ± 3) mV(n=6,P<0.05),with a significant change in the slope factor(k)(from 8.8 ± 0.8 to 11.1 ± 0.9,n=6,P<0.05).Didrovaltrate did not affect the activation curve.CONCLUSION:Didrovaltrate blocks I Ca-L in a concentration-dependent manner and probably inhibits I Ca-L in its inactive state,which may contribute to its cardiovascular effect.展开更多
基金Supported by the Chinese National Science Foundation (No.81170090)the Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars of Fujian Province(No.2009D015)+1 种基金the Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars of Xiamen(No.3502Z20116009)the Science Foundation of Science and Technology of the Bureau of Xiamen(No. 3502Z20094006)
文摘OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of didrovaltrate on L-type calcium current(I Ca-L) in rabbit ventricular myocytes.METHODS:We used the whole cell patch clamp recording technique.RESULTS:Didrovaltrate at concentrations of 30 μg/L and 100 μg/L significantly decreased peak I Ca-L(I Ca-Lmax) from(6.01±0.48) pA/pF to(3.45±0.27) pA/pF and(2.16 ± 0.19) pA/pF(42.6% and 64.1%,n=8,P< 0.01),respectively.Didrovaltrate shifted upwards the current-voltage curves of I Ca-L without changing their active,peak and reverse potentials.Didrovaltrate affected the steady-state inactivation of I Ca-L.The half activation potential(V 1/2) was significantly shifted from(-26 ± 2) to(-36 ± 3) mV(n=6,P<0.05),with a significant change in the slope factor(k)(from 8.8 ± 0.8 to 11.1 ± 0.9,n=6,P<0.05).Didrovaltrate did not affect the activation curve.CONCLUSION:Didrovaltrate blocks I Ca-L in a concentration-dependent manner and probably inhibits I Ca-L in its inactive state,which may contribute to its cardiovascular effect.