Independent modulation of L-type Ca2+ channel in guinea pig ventricular cells by nitrendipine and isoproterenol

Japanese Heart Journal
S Sonoda, Rikuo Ochi

Abstract

Dihydropyridine (DHP) Ca2+ channel blockers decrease L-type Ca2+ channel current (I(CaL)) by enhancing steady-state inactivation, whereas beta-adrenergic stimulation increases I(CaL) with small changes in the kinetics. We studied the effects of DHP Ca2+ channel blockers on cardiac I(CaL) augmented by beta-adrenergic stimulation. We recorded I(CaL) as Ba2+ currents (I(Ba)) from guinea pig ventricular myocytes using the whole-cell patch clamp technique. and compared the effects of nitrendipine (NIT) in the absence and presence of isoproterenol (1 microM, ISO) or forskolin (10 microM, FSK). Maximal I(Ba) elicited from a holding potential of -80 mV were diminished to 69.4+/-13.5% (mean and SE, n=5) of control by NIT (100 nM) and the diminished I(Ba) were increased to 180.3+/-23.2% of control by ISO in the presence of NIT, which was similar to the enhancement seen in the absence of NIT. NIT shifted the V(1/2) of the I(Ba) inactivation curve from -34.6+/-1.9 mV (n=5) to -48.7+/-1.2 mV, enhancing I(Ba) decay with shortening T(1/2) at -10 mV from 164.6+/-24.2 ms (n=7) to 105.4+/-15.2 ms. ISO elicited a small additional shift in the V(1/2) of I(Ba) inactivation in the same direction. ISO and FSK each slowed I(Ba) decay in the absence of...Continue Reading

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