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Hypoxia increases persistent sodium current in rat ventricular myocytes

Y K Ju1, D A Saint, P W Gage

  • 1John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.

The Journal of Physiology
|December 1, 1996
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Hypoxia increases the activity of persistent sodium (Na+) channels in cardiac cells. This heightened channel activity during low oxygen conditions may contribute to the development of heart arrhythmias.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Electrophysiology
  • Ion Channel Physiology

Background:

  • Cardiac arrhythmias are a significant clinical problem, particularly under hypoxic conditions.
  • Persistent inward currents, including the persistent sodium current, play a role in cardiac electrical activity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the characteristics and behavior of persistent sodium currents and channels in rat cardiac myocytes under hypoxic conditions.
  • To determine the potential role of these channels in hypoxia-induced arrhythmias.

Main Methods:

  • Whole-cell, tight-seal voltage-clamp recordings in isolated rat cardiac myocytes.
  • Cell-attached patch-clamp recordings to analyze single Na+ channel activity.
  • Application of low oxygen tension (hypoxia) and pharmacological agents like tetrodotoxin (TTX) and lidocaine.

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Main Results:

  • A persistent inward current, identified as the persistent Na+ current, was recorded and characterized.
  • Hypoxia significantly increased the amplitude and opening frequency of this persistent Na+ current and its underlying single channels.
  • The persistent Na+ channels remained TTX-sensitive and inactivation-resistant under hypoxia, with altered gating properties.

Conclusions:

  • Hypoxia enhances the open probability of tetrodotoxin-sensitive, inactivation-resistant Na+ channels in cardiac myocytes.
  • The increased activity of these persistent Na+ channels during hypoxia suggests a key role in the generation of cardiac arrhythmias under low oxygen conditions.