简介:BackgroundAtrialfibrillation(AF)isthemostcommonsustainedcardiacarrhythmiawithouteffectivetreatment.AFisassociatedwithatrialconductiondisturbancescausedbyelectricaland/orstructuralremodel-ing.Buttheroleofconnexin(Cx)43intheregulationofLtypecalciumchannel(LCC)remainsunclear.WehypothesizedthatCx43mightco-localizeandregulatetheLtypecalciumchannelcurrent(ICa,L).MethodsReal-timePCRandwhole-cellpatchclampwereusedtodetecttheexpressionofLCC1csubunitandthecurrentdensityofICa,L,beforeandafterCx43knockingdownrespectively.Theco-localizationofCx43withLCCwasinvestigatedbyco-immunoprecipitationandconfocalmicroscopy.ResultsKnockingdownofCx43significantlyinhibitedthecurrentdensityofICa,LthroughdecreasingthegeneexpressionofLCCα1cinculturedatrium-derivedmyocytes(HL-1cells).Cx43co-localizedwithLCCα1csubunitinatrialmyocytes.ConclusionsCx43regulatestheICa,LinatrialmyoctyesthroughLCC,representingapotentialpathogenicmechanisminatrialarrhythmias.
简介:ObjectivesTheeffectsofcarvediloloncalciumcurrent(ICa)wereinvestigatedinisolatedadultratventricularmyocytes.MethodsICawasrecordedbyusingwhole-cellpatch-clamprecordingtechnique.ResultsCarvedilolreversiblyinhibitedICainaconcentration-dependentmanner,carvedilolat0.1,0.3,1and10μmol/LintheextracellularsolutiondecreasedpeakICaby1.52%,18.04%,37.34%and72.18%,respectively.Thesteady-stateinactivationcurveofICawasshiftedtomorenegativepotentials,whiletheactivationcurvewasnotaltered.Therecoveryfrominactivationwasshiftedtorightdirection,itcouldnotberecoveredcompletely.Inaddition,Pretreatmentofventricularmyocyteswithprazosinandpropranololcouldn'tblockthecarvedilol-inducedreductionofICa.ConclusionsCarvedilolinhibitsICainadultratventricularmyocytesbymechanismsinvolvingpreferentialinteractionwiththeinactivatedstateofcalciumchannel.
简介:ObjectivesToevaluateantihypertensiveefficiencyandsafetyofanewdomesticofL-&N-typeCa^2+antagonist-eilnidipinewithimidaprilasapositivecontrol.MethodsAfter2weeks'placebowashingout,22patientsweretreatedwitheilnidipine5mgdailyand27patientsweretreatedwithimidapril5mgdaily.4weekslater,ifpatient'ssittingdiastolicbloodpressureisover90mmHg,his/herdosagewasdoubledforanother4weeks,theothersmeasuringupremainedtheirdosageunchangedforanother4weeks.Bloodpressure,heartrate,bloodandurineroutineexamination,serumglucose,serumchemicalexaminationincludingtotalcholesterol,triglyceride,HDL,LDL,transaminase,creatineetcandsidereactionswererecordedbeforeandafterthetrial.Datawereanalyzedstatistically.ResultsAfter8weeks'treatment,bloodpressurewassignificantlydecreased(P<0.05)inbothgroups,andthetwomedicineshadsimilarantihypertensiveeffects.Furthermore,thereducingofheartratewasstatisticallysignificantcomparedwithbaseline(P<0.01)inthecilnidipinegroup,butnotintheimidaprilgroup.Thenegativechronotropiceffectofcilnidipinehadlittleeffectoncontinuingthetherapy.Therewerenochangesonbloodandurineroutineexaminationandserumlipid,serumglucose,creatine,transaminaseandetcinbothgroups.Theirsidereactionsweremildandwell-tolerated.ConclusionsCilnidipinehasacon-vincingantihypertensiveeffectsimilartothatofimi-dapril.Especiallycilnidipinemaybeadministeredtopatientswithrelativelymildtachycardia.
简介:ObjectivesToinvestigateeffectofAngll,captoprilonsingleguineamyocytesonL-typecalciumcurrentandsodiumcurrent.MethodsMembranepatchclampwholecellrecordingtechniquewasusedtoinvestigateeffectofangll,captoprilonL-Camaximumcurrentdensityandsodiummaximumcurrentdensity.ResutlsAngllincreasedthemaximumcurrentdensitycomparedwithcontrolafterperfused5min,357.7±219.7Vs279.5±240.5PA/PF,increaserateis27.9%,theshapeofcurrent-voltagerelationshipcurvewasunchanged,peakedat+10mv,indicatedthatangllincreasedL-Cacurrentdensityinvoltage-dependent.Afterperfusedwithcaptopril,captopril+angll3,5min,L-Cacurrentwasrecorded,resultssuggestL-Camaximumcurrentdensitydecreasedsignificantlycomparedwithcontrol,incaptoprilgroup,128.4±92.6Vs286.2±89.7,66.7±68.3Vs286.2±89.7,respectively,rateofinhibitionis55.1%,76.6%,respectively.L-Cacurrentfurtherdecreasedincaptoprilpe
简介:目的观察扩张型心肌病(DCM)24h12导联动态心电图改变。方法58例均经心脏超声检查诊断为DCM,再行24h12导联动态心电图监测。结果所有病例动态心电图均有异常改变,以心律失常最为常见。其中室性心律失常56例(96.6%),房性心律失常43例(74.1%),ST—T改变32例(55.2%)、室性心动过速29例(50.0%)。心功能越差,复合性心律失常越多见。传导阻滞25例(43.1%),房室肥大27例(46.6%),Q—T间期延长24例(41.4%),异常Q波8例(13.8%)等。结论DCM有多种心电图表现,其多发、多样性心律失常对DCM早期诊断有重要意义。有复合心律失常的患者有必要进行心脏超声心动图检查。
简介:目的探讨甲型H1N1流感患者心脏损害的特点。方法回顾性研究分析2009年7月至2010年1月期间确诊为甲型H1N1流感患者172例的临床资料,所有患者根据病情分为轻症组,重症组,危重症组,并收集非甲型H1N1流感患者21例作为对照。大部分患者接受分子生物学检测磷酸肌酸激酶,磷酸肌酸激酶同工酶,高敏C反应蛋白,并接受胸部X线摄片检查,计算心胸比。结果甲型H1N1流感多发生于青壮年患者,轻症患者较重症患者更年轻(P<0.05)。在危重症患者中,磷酸肌酸激酶,磷酸肌酸激酶同工酶,高敏C反应蛋白和心胸比均较其他组高(P<0.05或P<0.01)。1例死于心肌损害。结论与既往研究相符,2009甲型H1N1流感可以导致心肌损害,特别是在危重症患者中心肌损害较显著,从而将导致心脏扩大等损害,导致死亡率升高。
简介:ObjectivesToexploretheprotectiveeffectofirbesartan(Irb)undertheinterferencewithangiotensinⅡ(AngⅡ)onABCA1.MethodsElectronmicroscopywasusedtodetectthemorphousoffoamcells.TheexpressionofABCA1mRNAanditsproteinweredeterminedbyRT-PCRandWesternblotting,respectively.Thevarianceofcellularcholesterolcontentwasmeasuredbyzymochemistryvia-fluorospectrophotometer.ResultsApositivefacilitativeeffectofAngⅡontheformationoffoamcellswasobserved.TotalcholesterolwasincreasedsignificantlybyAngⅡ,theexpressionofABCA1wasdown-regulatedobviouslybyAngⅡ;IrbcouldprotectABCA1againstthelesionofAngⅡ;TotalcellularcholesterolcontentwasreducedsignificantlyinIrb+AngⅡgroup;However,considerablealterationaboutthecholesterolcontentandtheexpressionofABCA1werenotobservedinIrbgroupwithoutincubationwithAngⅡ.ConclusionsIrbcouldprotectABCA1againstthelesionofAngⅡ,whichmaycontributetoitsanti-atheroscleroticproperties.
简介:T1mappingusingcardiovascularmagneticresonance(CMR)introducesnoveltechniquesformyocardialtissuecharacterizationtodetectandquantifydiseaseprocessesoccurringatthemicroscopiclevel.EventhoughT1mappinghaslimitedspatialresolution,cellularandmolecularchangesoccurringwithineachvoxelcanaffecttheaggregateT1signalrenderingthemquantifiable.TheestimatedT1-basedparametersquantifiedona“map”demonstratethespatiallocalizationofthesechangeswherebyeachpixelexpressesthequantitativevalueofthatparameter.Thisquantificationpermitsdetectionofdiffusediseaseevenifitisnotdirectlyvisible.Ratherthanrelyingonnonspecificfunctionalmeasures,T1mappingfocusesonintrinsicchangesofmyocardialcompositionthatadvancesunderstandingaboutspecificdiseasepathways.Thesechangesinmyocardialtissuecompositioninformdiagnosisandprognosis.T1mappingencompassestwokeyparameters:native(i.e.,precontrast)T1andextracellularvolumefraction(ECV)derivedfromadditionalpostcontrastT1andbloodT1measurements.Theseadvancesintroducenewtoolstodetectfocalanddiffusemyocardialderangementsoccurringincardiacdiseasethatcanbeotherwisedifficulttodetect.T1andECVmappingfosterprecisionmedicineandpersonalizedcare,promisingtoimprovepatientoutcomesthroughtargetedtherapy.CapitalizingontheopportunitiesintroducedbyT1mappingandECVrequiresfurtherinvestigation.
简介:BackgroundCoronarymicroembolization(CME)ischaracterizedbydistalmicrovascularocclusion.However,theinflammatorymechanismsandtherapeutictargetsofCMEarelargelyunknown.MethodsAtotalof11GuangxiBamaminiatureswinesweredividedintotwogroups:sham(n=5)andCME(n=6).MicrosphereswereinjectedintotheleftanteriordescendingarteryoftheCMEgrouptomakeananimalmodelofCME.TheexpressionsofmicroRNA-146a(miR-146a)andIRAK1,TRAF6,andAUF1inthemyocardiumweredetectedbyqPCR.ResultsIntheCMEgroup,microspheres,microinfarction,andinflammatorycellinfiltrationwerefoundunderanopticalmicroscope.TheexpressionlevelsofmiR-146awerelowinbothgroups.AfterCME,theexpressionlevelsofIRAK1,TRAF6,andAUF1intheCMEgroupwereupregulatedcomparedwiththoseintheshamgroup(P<0.01;P<0.05;P<0.05,respectively).ConclusionsAUF1,IRAK1andTRAF6,butnotmiR-146a,couldbeinvolved,inmyocardiuminflammationfollowingCME.