Molecular Basis of Electrocardiographic ST-Segment Elevation
作者:
Ronald Li,
Michelle Leppo,
Takashi Miki,
Susumu Seino,
Eduardo Marbán,
期刊:
Circulation Research: Journal of the American Heart Association
(OVID Available online 2000)
卷期:
Volume 87,
issue 10
页码: 837-839
ISSN:0009-7330
年代: 2000
出版商: OVID
关键词: ST elevation;ischemia;ATP-sensitive K+channels;homozygous knockout
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
ST elevation is a classical hallmark of acute transmural myocardial ischemia. Indeed, ST elevation is the major clinical criterion for committing patients with chest pain to emergent coronary revascularization. Despite its clinical importance, the mechanism of ST elevation remains unclear. Various studies have suggested that activation of sarcolemmal ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channels by ischemic ATP depletion may play a role, but little direct evidence is available. We studied mice with homozygous knockout (KO) of the Kir6.2 gene, which encodes the pore-forming subunit of cardiac surface KATPchannels. Patch-clamp studies in cardiomyocytes confirmed that surface KATPcurrent was indeed absent in KO, but robust in cells from wild-type mice (WT). We then measured continuous electrocardiograms in anesthetized adult mice before and after open-chest ligation of the left anterior descending artery (LAD). Whereas ST elevation was readily evident in WT after LAD ligation, it was markedly suppressed in KO. Such qualitative differences persisted for the rest of the 60-minute observation period of ischemia. In support of the concept that KATPchannels are responsible for ST elevation, the surface KATPchannel blocker HMR1098 (5 mg/kg IP) suppressed early ST elevation in WT. Thus, the opening of sarcolemmal KATPchannels underlies ST elevation during ischemia. These data are the first to link a specific gene product with a common electrocardiographic phenomenon.
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