L-type calcium channel activity in human atrial myocytes as influenced by 5-HT

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Ulrich Jahnel ◽  
Hermann Nawrath ◽  
Johanna Rupp ◽  
Rikuo Ochi
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Author(s):  
Anna Llach ◽  
Cristina E. Molina ◽  
Jacqueline Fernandes ◽  
Josep Padró ◽  
Juan Cinca ◽  
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pp. H1730-H1735 ◽  
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I. Hisatome ◽  
J. A. Wasserstrom ◽  
C. E. Arentzen ◽  
D. H. Singer

Single channel recording techniques were used to study acetylcholine (ACh)-sensitive K+ channel activity in human atrial myocytes isolated from specimens obtained during corrective cardiac surgery. Under conditions of cell-attached patch, the presence of ACh in the patch pipette activated K+ channels. Single channel activity occurred in periodic bursts. The channels exhibited a slope conductance of 46 +/- 2 pS inwardly (means +/- SD, n = 4). During a burst, both open and closed time histograms were fitted by a single exponential curve, suggesting the existence of one open and one closed state during a burst. Open probability increased directly with ACh concentration without affecting open time. The channel could be activated by GTP and guanosine 5'-O-(3-thiotriphosphate) (GTP gamma S) (in the presence and absence of ACh in the pipette, respectively). Slope conductance, the response to GTP and GTP gamma S, and the independence of activation from Ca2+ were similar to those for other species. In contrast, sensitivity to ACh appeared diminished compared with frog atrial myocytes.


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Frank Schröder ◽  
Gunnar Klein ◽  
Tanja Frank ◽  
Michaela Bastein ◽  
Sylvio Indris ◽  
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Peter Hecker ◽  
Makino Watanabe ◽  
Sukrutha Chettimada ◽  
Richard J. Levy ◽  
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