ISSN:
1432-2013
Keywords:
Key words Superoxide anion
;
Hydrogen peroxide
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Hydroxyl radical
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Ferric iron
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Mannitol
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Glibenclamide
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Patch clamp
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract We studied the effects of oxygen free radicals on the ATP-sensitive potassium channel (KATP channel) of guinea-pig ventricular myocytes. Single KATP channel currents were recorded from inside-out patches in the presence of symmetrical K+ concentrations (140 mM in both bath and pipette solutions). Reaction of xanthine oxidase (0.1 U/ml) on hypoxanthine (0.5 mM) produced superoxide anions (·O2 -) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Exposure of the patch membrane to ·O2 - and H2O2 increased the opening of KATP channels, but this activation was prevented by adding 1 µM glibenclamide to the bath solution. In the presence of ferric iron (Fe3+: 0.1 mM), the same procedure produced hydroxyl radicals (·OH) via the iron-catalysed Haber-Weiss reaction. ·OH also activated KATP channels; however, this activation could not be prevented by, even very high concentrations of glibenclamide (10 µM). These different effects of glibenclamide suggest that the mode of action of these oxygen free radicals on KATP channels is different and that ·OH is more potent than ·O2 -/H2O2 in activating KATP channels in the heart.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s004240050760
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