Electrophysiological properties and responses to simulated ischemia in cat ventricular myocytes of endocardial and epicardial origin. Export

@article{citeulike:379747, abstract = {In multicellular preparations, there are differences in action potential configuration between endocardium and epicardium, and electrophysiological alterations induced by ischemia are more drastic in epicardium than in endocardium. The present study was designed to examine electrophysiological properties of single cardiac myocytes enzymatically isolated from the endocardial and epicardial surfaces of the cat left ventricle and to determine whether the differential responses to ischemia of intact tissue occur in single cells. Action potentials recorded from the isolated single cells of epicardial surface had lower action potential amplitude and a prominent notch between phase 1 and phase 2, compared with those of the cells isolated from the endocardial surface; these findings are similar to those in intact endocardial and epicardial preparations. Resting membrane potentials recorded from both endocardial and epicardial single cells were sensitive to the change in extracellular K+ concentration and had properties of a K+ electrode. Action potential duration was frequency dependent in both cell types and was shorter in epicardial cells than in endocardial cells at a stimulation rate of 3 Hz. When the cells were superfused with Tyrode's solution that was altered to mimic an ischemic environment in vivo (PO2, 30-40 mm Hg; pH 6.8; [K+], 10 mM; and glucose free), resting membrane potential, action potential amplitude, and action potential duration were reduced, and the refractory period was shortened in both endocardial and epicardial single cells, but there were no differences in the degree of changes in action potentials and refractory periods induced between the two cell types. Action potential changes induced by L-alpha-lysophosphatidylcholine (5-40 mg/l) were also similar in endocardial and epicardial single cells.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)}, address = {Department of Medicine (Division of Cardiology), University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida 33101.}, author = {Kimura, S. and Bassett, A. L. and Furukawa, T. and Cuevas, J. and Myerburg, R. J.}, citeulike-article-id = {379747}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2297813}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=2297813}, issn = {0009-7330}, journal = {Circ Res}, keywords = {cat, electrophysiology, endocardium, epicardium, feline, heart, ischemia, myocardium}, month = {February}, number = {2}, pages = {469--477}, posted-at = {2005-11-03 19:57:56}, priority = {4}, title = {Electrophysiological properties and responses to simulated ischemia in cat ventricular myocytes of endocardial and epicardial origin.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2297813}, volume = {66}, year = {1990} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:379747 L3 - citeulike-article-id:379747 N2 - In multicellular preparations, there are differences in action potential configuration between endocardium and epicardium, and electrophysiological alterations induced by ischemia are more drastic in epicardium than in endocardium. The present study was designed to examine electrophysiological properties of single cardiac myocytes enzymatically isolated from the endocardial and epicardial surfaces of the cat left ventricle and to determine whether the differential responses to ischemia of intact tissue occur in single cells. Action potentials recorded from the isolated single cells of epicardial surface had lower action potential amplitude and a prominent notch between phase 1 and phase 2, compared with those of the cells isolated from the endocardial surface; these findings are similar to those in intact endocardial and epicardial preparations. Resting membrane potentials recorded from both endocardial and epicardial single cells were sensitive to the change in extracellular K+ concentration and had properties of a K+ electrode. Action potential duration was frequency dependent in both cell types and was shorter in epicardial cells than in endocardial cells at a stimulation rate of 3 Hz. When the cells were superfused with Tyrode's solution that was altered to mimic an ischemic environment in vivo (PO2, 30-40 mm Hg; pH 6.8; [K+], 10 mM; and glucose free), resting membrane potential, action potential amplitude, and action potential duration were reduced, and the refractory period was shortened in both endocardial and epicardial single cells, but there were no differences in the degree of changes in action potentials and refractory periods induced between the two cell types. Action potential changes induced by L-alpha-lysophosphatidylcholine (5-40 mg/l) were also similar in endocardial and epicardial single cells.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS) IS - 2 JF - Circ Res SN - 0009-7330 AD - Department of Medicine (Division of Cardiology), University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida 33101. EP - 477 TI - Electrophysiological properties and responses to simulated ischemia in cat ventricular myocytes of endocardial and epicardial origin. VL - 66 SP - 469 KW - cat KW - electrophysiology KW - endocardium KW - epicardium KW - feline KW - heart KW - ischemia KW - myocardium AU - Kimura, S AU - Bassett, AL AU - Furukawa, T AU - Cuevas, J AU - Myerburg, RJ PY - 1990/02// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2297813 ER -