• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제5권5호
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• pp.413-421
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• 2001

An impaired smooth muscle cell (SMC) relaxation of coronary artery by alteration of $K^+$ channels would be the most potential explanation for reduced coronary reserve in left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), however, this possibility has not been investigated. We performed morphometrical analysis of the coronary artery under electron microscopy and measured $Ca^{2+}-activated\;K\;(K_{Ca})$ currents and delayed rectifier K $(K_{dr})$ currents by whole-cell and inside-out patch-clamp technique in single coronary arterial SMCs from rabbits subjected to isoprenaline-induced cardiac hypertrophy. Coronary arterial SMCs underwent significant changes in ultrastructure. The unitary current amplitude and the open-state probability of $K_{Ca}$ channel were significantly reduced in hypertrophy without open-time and closed-time kinetic. The concentration-response curve of $K_{Ca}$ channel to $Ca^{2+}$ is shifted to the right in hypertrophy. The reduction in the mean single channel current and increase in the open channel noise of $K_{Ca}$ channel by TEA were more sensitive in hypertrophy. $K_{dr}$ current density is significantly reduced in hypertrophy without activation and inactivation kinetics. The sensitivity of $K_{dr}$ current on 4-AP is significantly increased in hypertrophy. This is the first study to report evidence for alterations of $K_{Ca}$ channels and $K_{dr}$ channels in coronary SMCs with LVH. The findings may provide some insight into mechanism of the reduced coronary reserve in LVH.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.147-156
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• 2001

It has been proposed that $Ca^{2+}-activated$ K $(K_{Ca})$ channels play an essential role in vascular tone. The alterations of the properties of coronary $K_{Ca}$ channels have not been studied as a possible mechanism for impaired coronary reserve in cardiac hypertrophy. The present studies were carried out to determine the properties of coronary $K_{Ca}$ channels in normal and hypertrophied hearts. These channels were measured from rabbit coronary smooth muscle cells using a patch clamp technique. The main findings of the present study are as follows: (1) the unitary current amplitudes and the slope conductance of coronary $K_{Ca}$ channels were decreased without changes of the channel kinetics in isoproterenol-induced cardiac hypertrophy; (2) the sensitivity of coronary $K_{Ca}$ channels to the changes of intracellular concentration of $Ca^{2+}$ was reduced in isoproterenol-induced cardiac hypertrophy. From above results, we suggest for the first time that the alteration of $K_{Ca}$ channels are involved in impaired coronary reserve in isoproterenol-induced cardiac hypertrophy.

• 한국생물물리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물물리학회 2003년도 정기총회 및 학술발표회
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• pp.23-23
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• 2003

It has been suggested that the impairment of smooth muscle cell (SMC) function by alterations in the $Ca^{2+}$-activated $K^{+}$ ( $K_{Ca}$ ) channels accounts for the reduction in coronary reserve during left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). However, this hypothesis has not been fully investigated. The main goal of this study was to assess whether the properties of $K_{Ca}$ channels in coronary SMCs were altered during LVH. New Zealand white rabbits (0.8-1.0 kg) and Sprague-Dawley rats (300-400 g) were randomly selected to receive either an injection of isoproterenol (300 $\mu\textrm{g}$/kg body weight) or an equal volume of 0.9％ saline (1 mL/kg body weight). The animals developed LVH 10 days after injection. In patch-clamp experiments, the unitary current amplitude and open probability for the $K_{Ca}$ channels were significantly reduced in LVH patches compared with control patches. The concentration-response curve of the $K_{Ca}$ channel to [C $a^{2+}$]$_{i}$ was shifted to the right. Inhibition of the $K_{Ca}$ channels with TEA was more pronounced in LVH cells than in the control cells. The whole-cell currents of $K_{Ca}$ channels were reduced during LVH. Western blot analysis indicated no differences in $K_{Ca}$ channel expression between the control and LVH coronary SM membranes. In contraction experiments, the effect of a high $K^{+}$concentration on the resting tension of the LVH coronary artery was greater than on that of the control. The effect of TEA on the resting tension of the LVH coronary artery was reduced as compared with the effect on the control. Our findings imply a novel mechanism for reduced coronary reserve during LVH.ing LVH.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.155-160
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• 1993

심근생존능은 심기능이 저하되어 있으나 적절한 치료에 의해 심기능이 회복될 수 있는 상태를 말하며, 기절심근과 동면심근으로 대변할 수 있다. 기절심근은 심근관류가 정상이지만 아직 심근기능이 회복이 안된 상태로 수 시간 내지 수주일 후에 회복이 되는 상태를 말하며, 동면심근은 심근관류가 오랫동안 감소되어 있어 심기능 저하되어 있지만 심근관류를 정상화시켜주면 바른 시간내에 심기능이 회복되는 상태를 말한다. 임상적으로는 이 두가지 상태가 혼합된 경우도 있으리라 추측되고 있다. 심근생존능을 진단하는 것은 재혈관화 치료를 시행하기 전에 미리 환자의 예후를 결정해 줄 수 있다는 점에서 임상적인 의의가 있다. 그 진단법으로는 PET에 의해 심근대사기능이 존재함을 증명하는 것이 표준으로 되어 있으나, 그 외에도 심장초음파, 심장 MRI등을 이용한 검사법, $^{201}TI$ 또는 $^{99m}Tc-MIBI$를 이용한 신티그라피등의 검사법이 있다. 현재까지 보고된 바를 종합하면 $^{201}TI$ 부하-재분포-재주사영상법이 가장 우수한 것으로 사료되나, 각 진단법이 개선 또는 개발되고 있으므로 이에 대한 계속적인 관심이 필요하며, 핵의학적인 진단방법도 계속적으로 발전시킬 필요가 있다고 사료된다.