scholarly journals Interventricular Differences in Action Potential Duration Restitution Contribute to Dissimilar Ventricular Rhythms in ex vivo Perfused Hearts

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Balvinder S. Handa ◽  
Saheed Lawal ◽  
Ian J. Wright ◽  
Xinyang Li ◽  
Javier Cabello-García ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Action Potential ◽  
Action Potential Duration ◽  
Ex Vivo ◽  
Perfused Hearts ◽  
Action Potential Duration Restitution

Droperidol Inhibits Intracellular Ca2+, Myofilament Ca2+Sensitivity, and Contraction in Rat Ventricular Myocytes

2005 ◽  
Vol 102 (6) ◽  
pp. 1165-1173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshiya Shiga ◽  
Sandro Yong ◽  
Joseph Carino ◽  
Paul A. Murray ◽  
Derek S. Damron
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Action Potential ◽  
Action Potential Duration ◽  
Ventricular Myocytes ◽  
Nitric Oxide Production ◽  
Cellular Mechanisms ◽  
Rat Ventricular Myocytes ◽  
Oxide Production ◽  
Perfused Hearts ◽  
Ca Sensitivity

Background Droperidol has recently been associated with cardiac arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. Changes in action potential duration seem to be the cause of the arrhythmic behavior, which can lead to alterations in intracellular free Ca concentration ([Ca]i). Because [Ca]i and myofilament Ca sensitivity are key regulators of myocardial contractility, the authors' objective was to identify whether droperidol alters [Ca]i or myofilament Ca sensitivity in rat ventricular myocytes and to identify the cellular mechanisms responsible for these effects. Methods Freshly isolated rat ventricular myocytes were obtained from adult rat hearts. Myocyte shortening, [Ca]i, nitric oxide production, intracellular pH, and action potentials were monitored in cardiomyocytes exposed to droperidol. Langendorff perfused hearts were used to assess overall cardiac function. Results Droperidol (0.03-1 mum) caused concentration-dependent decreases in peak [Ca]i and shortening. Droperidol inhibited 35 mm KCl-induced increase in [Ca]i, with little direct effect on sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca stores. Droperidol had no effect on action potential duration but caused a rightward shift in the concentration-response curve to extracellular Ca for shortening, with no concomitant effect on peak [Ca]i. Droperidol decreased pHi and increased nitric oxide production. Droperidol exerted a negative inotropic effect in Langendorff perfused hearts. Conclusion These data demonstrate that droperidol decreases cardiomyocyte function, which is mediated by a decrease in [Ca]i and a decrease in myofilament Ca sensitivity. The decrease in [Ca]i is mediated by decreased sarcolemmal Ca influx. The decrease in myofilament Ca sensitivity is likely mediated by a decrease in pHi and an increase in nitric oxide production.

The ex-vivo effects of thyroid status and extracellular calcium concentration on rat atrial and ventricular electrophysiology

1988 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. W. Gristwood ◽  
A. L. Rothaul
Keyword(s):  
Action Potential ◽  
Action Potential Duration ◽  
Calcium Concentration ◽  
Ex Vivo ◽  
Additional Treatment ◽  
Extracellular Calcium ◽  
Krebs Solution ◽  
Thyroid Status ◽  
Extracellular Calcium Concentration ◽  
Atrial Electrophysiology

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between the thyroid status and both ventricular and atrial electrophysiology in the rat. The study was extended to consider the effects of altering the extracellular calcium concentration. The work was performed in two sections. First, hypothyroid animals were compared with euthyroid (untreated animals); second, hypothyroid animals were compared with hyperthyroid animals. Rats were rendered hypothyroid by pretreatment with the goitrogen methimazole and hyperthyroid by additional treatment with triiodothyronine. Action potential recordings were obtained using standard microelectrode techniques. Action potential measurements were made initially in a Krebs solution to which had been added 2.55 mM calcium (higher Ca Krebs solution) and at the end of each experiment after stabilization with Krebs solution to which had been added 1.28 mM calcium (lower Ca Krebs solution). Assessment of the change in action potential duration on transition from higher to lower Ca Krebs solution revealed that the euthyroid preparations demonstrated less prolongation of action potential duration than the hypothyroid group, and the hyperthyroid group showed hardly any response to reduction in calcium concentration.

scholarly journals Arrhythmogenic substrate in hearts of rats with monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular hypertrophy

2011 ◽  
Vol 300 (6) ◽  
pp. H2230-H2237 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Benoist ◽  
Rachel Stones ◽  
Mark Drinkhill ◽  
Olivier Bernus ◽  
Ed White
Keyword(s):  
Action Potential ◽  
Right Ventricular ◽  
Action Potential Duration ◽  
Ventricular Hypertrophy ◽  
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension ◽  
Monophasic Action Potential ◽  
Rt Pcr ◽  
Arrhythmogenic Substrate ◽  
Ventricular Tachycardias ◽  
Perfused Hearts

Mechanisms associated with right ventricular (RV) hypertension and arrhythmias are less understood than those in the left ventricle (LV). The aim of our study was to investigate whether and by what mechanisms a proarrhythmic substrate exists in a rat model of RV hypertension and hypertrophy. Rats were injected with monocrotaline (MCT; 60 mg/kg) to induce pulmonary artery hypertension or with saline (CON). Myocardial levels of mRNA for genes expressing ion channels were measured by real-time RT-PCR. Monophasic action potential duration (MAPD) was recorded in isolated Langendorff-perfused hearts. MAPD restitution was measured, and arrhythmias were induced by burst stimulation. Twenty-two to twenty-six days after treatment, MCT animals had RV hypertension, hypertrophy, and decreased ejection fractions compared with CON. A greater proportion of MCT hearts developed sustained ventricular tachycardias/fibrillation (0.83 MCT vs. 0.14 CON). MAPD was prolonged in RV and less so in the LV of MCT hearts. There were decreased levels of mRNA for K+ channels. Restitution curves of MCT RV were steeper than CON RV or either LV. Dispersion of MAPD was greater in MCT hearts and was dependent on stimulation frequency. Computer simulations based on ion channel gene expression closely predicted experimental changes in MAPD and restitution. We have identified a proarrhythmic substrate in the hearts of MCT-treated rats. We conclude that steeper RV electrical restitution and rate-dependant RV-LV action potential duration dispersion may be contributing mechanisms and be implicated in the generation of arrhythmias associated with in RV hypertension and hypertrophy.

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