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Corriente de potasio del rectificador interno basado en Kir3: papel potencial en la remodelación de la taquicardia
Tae-Joon Cha1, Joachim R Ehrlich, Denis Chartier
1Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, South Korea.
Circulation
|April 6, 2006
Resumen
La remodelación de la taquicardia auricular aumenta una corriente específica de potasio (IKH), que puede ser bloqueada por tertiapin-Q. Este bloqueador suprimió las arritmias auriculares y prolongó la duración del potencial de acción, lo que sugiere IKH como un objetivo antiarrítmico.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Electrofisiología y electrofisiología.
- Investigación Cardiovascular Investigación Cardiovascular Investigación Cardiovascular Investigación Cardiovascular Investigación Cardiovascular
- Función del canal iónico Función del canal iónico
Sus antecedentes:
- Anteriormente se había identificado una nueva corriente de potasio (IKH) con propiedades relacionadas con la acetilcolina en el atrio canino.
- El IKH es bloqueado selectivamente por el tertiapina-Q (IC50 ~ 10 nmol/L), un antagonista de la corriente Kir3.
- Este estudio investigó el papel de IKH en la taquicardia auricular (AT) remodelada en la aurícula izquierda canina (LA).
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para evaluar el papel de IKH en AT-remodelado canino LA.
- Evaluar los efectos de la tertiapina-Q en las propiedades electrofisiológicas y las taquiarritmias en las aurículas remodeladas con AT.
- Para determinar si IKH es un objetivo potencial antiarrítmico.
Principales métodos:
- Los corazones caninos fueron sometidos a 7-13 días de AT (400 bpm) para inducir la remodelación.
- Se utilizaron técnicas de pinza de parche para registrar IKH en cardiomiocitos aislados y preparaciones de LA intactas.
- Tertiapin-Q se administró para evaluar sus efectos sobre la duración de la taquiarritmia, la duración del ciclo y la duración del potencial de acción (APD).
Principales resultados:
- El ritmo AT aumentó significativamente la amplitud de IKH y el componente sensible a la tertiapina en los cardiomiocitos LA.
- Las preparaciones de LA remodeladas con AT exhibieron taquiarritmias sostenidas, que fueron suprimidas por tertiapin-Q.
- Tertiapin-Q redujo significativamente la duración de la taquiarritmia y la duración prolongada del ciclo, al tiempo que aumentó la APD en las aurículas remodeladas por AT.
- Tertiapin-Q no afectó la electrofisiología del ventrículo izquierdo.
Conclusiones:
- La remodelación de la taquicardia auricular mejora la actividad de IKH en la aurícula canina.
- El bloqueo selectivo de IKH con tertiapin-Q suprime las taquiarritmias inducidas por AT y prolonga la APD.
- La corriente K + relacionada con la acetilcolina constitutiva (IKH) contribuye a la remodelación de la AT, presentando un objetivo potencial antiarrítmico.
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