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[Effects of hydrogen sulfide on the K ATP current in isolated rat ventricular myocytes]
Yan-bing Li1, Guang-zhen Zhong, Xin-chun Yang
1Department of Cardiology, Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Objective:
To investigate the effects of endogenous and exogenous hydrogen sulfide (H(2)S) on the K(ATP) current in isolated rat ventricular myocytes.
Methods:
Ventricular myocytes were isolated from rat heart by modified Langendorff perfusion with collagenase. K(ATP) current of single rat ventricular myocytes was recorded by whole-cell patch-clamp technique.
Results:
The density of K(ATP) current was significantly reduced by 200 micromol/L DL-propargylglycine (PPG, an irreversible inhibitor of the H(2)S) [(5.3258 +/- 0.7556) pA/pF vs. (3.7856 +/- 0.4312) pA/pF, P < 0.01] in a time-dependent way. The density of K(ATP) current could be significantly increased by NaHS (a H(2)S donor, 9.375, 18.75, 37.5, 75, 150 micromol/L) in a concentration-dependent manner [(6.6310 +/- 0.6092) pA/pF vs. (9.0949 +/- 1.0259) pA/pF at 150 micromol/L, P < 0.01].
Conclusion:
Both endogenous and exogenous H(2)S could open K(ATP) channels and enhance the K(ATP) current in rat ventricular myocytes.
