The physical processes occurring at open Na^(+) channels in neural fibers are essential for the understanding of the nature of neural signals and the mechanism by which the signals are generated and transmitted along ...The physical processes occurring at open Na^(+) channels in neural fibers are essential for the understanding of the nature of neural signals and the mechanism by which the signals are generated and transmitted along nerves.However,there is a less generally accepted description of these physical processes.We studied changes in the transmembrane ionic flux and the resulting two types of electromagnetic signals by simulating the Na^(+) transport across a bionic nanochannel model simplified from voltage-gated Na^(+) channels.The results show that the Na^(+) flux can reach a steady state in approximately 10 ns due to the dynamic equilibrium of the Na^(+) ion concentration difference between both sides of the membrane.After characterizing the spectrum and transmission of these two electromagnetic signals,the low-frequency transmembrane electric field is regarded as the physical quantity transmitting in the waveguide-like lipid dielectric layer and triggering the neighboring voltage-gated channels.Factors influencing the Na^(+) flux transport are also studied.The impact of the Na^(+) concentration gradient is found to be higher than that of the initial transmembrane potential on the Na^(+) transport rate,and introducing the surface-negative charge in the upper third channel could increase the transmembrane Na^(+) current.This work can be further studied by improving the simulation model;however,the current work helps to better understand the electrical functions of voltage-gated ion channels in neural systems.展开更多
为探讨莲心碱 (liensinine,L ien)对心肌离子流的影响及抗心律失常作用机制。采用全细胞膜片钳技术 ,记录了 L ien对单个豚鼠心肌细胞动作电位 (AP)及纳电流 (INa)与 L -型钙电流 (ICa- L)的影响。 L ien 3～ 30μmol/ L 可剂量依赖性...为探讨莲心碱 (liensinine,L ien)对心肌离子流的影响及抗心律失常作用机制。采用全细胞膜片钳技术 ,记录了 L ien对单个豚鼠心肌细胞动作电位 (AP)及纳电流 (INa)与 L -型钙电流 (ICa- L)的影响。 L ien 3～ 30μmol/ L 可剂量依赖性地降低 AP幅度 (APA)、静息电位 (RP) ,延长 AP时程。 L ien10 ,30 μm ol/ L 分别使 INa及 ICa- L从给药前的 (8.6± 2 .3) n A和 (75 8± 177) p A降至 (5 .4± 1.7)、(2 .2± 1.6 ) n A和 (335± 12 2 )、(137±10 0 ) p A。L ine10 μmol/ L 抑制 INa和 ICa- L的 I- V曲线并使后者的峰值电流电位略右移。结果表明 L ien有钠、L -型钙通道阻滞作用 。展开更多
Neuropathic pain has been hypothesized to be the result of aberrant expression and function of sodium channels at the site of injury. To investigate the effects of NaV1.8 antisense oligonucleotide on the expression of...Neuropathic pain has been hypothesized to be the result of aberrant expression and function of sodium channels at the site of injury. To investigate the effects of NaV1.8 antisense oligonucleotide on the expression of sodium channel mRNA in dorsal root ganglion （DRG） neurons in chronic neuropathic pain. 24 Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 200--260 g were anesthetized with the intraperitoneal injection of 300 mg· kg^-1 choral hydrate. The CCI model was made by loose ligation of sciatic nerve trunk by 4--0 chromic gut. The mechanical and thermal pain threshold were measured before operation and 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 days after operation. A PE-10 catheter was implanted in subarachnoid space at lumbar region. On the 7th postoperative day the animals were randomly divided into 4 groups. The drugs were injected intrathecally twice a day for 5 consecutive days in group 2--4. The animals were decapitated 14 days after the surgery. The L4--L6 DRG of the operated side was removed and crushed, and total RNA was extracted with Trizol reagent. The contralateral side was used as control. The change of NaV1.8 sodium channel transcripts was determined by RT-PCR. Pain threshold was significantly lowered after CCI as compared with that in control group and was elevated 3 days after antisense oligonucleotide injection. Sensory neuron specific TTX-R sodium channel NaV1.8 transcript was down-regulated after antisense oligonucleotide injection at the dosage of 45 μg as compared with that in CCI group （P〈0.01）, and it was even greater at the dosage of 90 μg. The intrathecally injected NaV1.8 antisense oligonucleotide can reduce the mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia partially by downregulating the SNS transcript expression.展开更多
The whole-cell patch-clamp technique was employed to obtain information about the voltage-dependence and kinetics of interaction of 7-chlor-benzylte-trahydropalmatine (7-Cl-BTHP) with cardiac sodium channels. 7-Cl-BTH...The whole-cell patch-clamp technique was employed to obtain information about the voltage-dependence and kinetics of interaction of 7-chlor-benzylte-trahydropalmatine (7-Cl-BTHP) with cardiac sodium channels. 7-Cl-BTHP (30 mol/L) significantly decreased the peak sodium current (from 7. 8±1. 8 nA to 5. 3±1. 4 nA, P<0. 01, n=5), without producing a shift of the current-voltage curve. It shifted the inactivation curves of sodium current to hyperpolarized potentials, and the V(0.5) was shifted from - (82. 5±2. 5) mV to - (95±2.4) mV (P <0. 05, n=4). 7-Cl-BTHP produced a significant use-dependent effect that was proportional to the duration of the voltage step. In addition, 7-Cl-BTHP slowed the recovery of sodium channel from inactivation, which could explain its use-dependent effects on sodium current. The characteristics of 7-Cl-BTHP blockage suggest that this agent binds preferentially to inactivated sodium channels.展开更多
基金北京市自然科学基金面上项目，解放军总医院临床扶持基金(2012FC-TSYS-3043)This work was supported by the General Program of Natural Science Foundation of Beijing，the Clinical Supporting Foundation of Chinese PLA General Hospital
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2017YFA0701302)the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province,China(Grant No.ZR2020QA063)Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation,China(Grant No.2020A1515111180)。
文摘The physical processes occurring at open Na^(+) channels in neural fibers are essential for the understanding of the nature of neural signals and the mechanism by which the signals are generated and transmitted along nerves.However,there is a less generally accepted description of these physical processes.We studied changes in the transmembrane ionic flux and the resulting two types of electromagnetic signals by simulating the Na^(+) transport across a bionic nanochannel model simplified from voltage-gated Na^(+) channels.The results show that the Na^(+) flux can reach a steady state in approximately 10 ns due to the dynamic equilibrium of the Na^(+) ion concentration difference between both sides of the membrane.After characterizing the spectrum and transmission of these two electromagnetic signals,the low-frequency transmembrane electric field is regarded as the physical quantity transmitting in the waveguide-like lipid dielectric layer and triggering the neighboring voltage-gated channels.Factors influencing the Na^(+) flux transport are also studied.The impact of the Na^(+) concentration gradient is found to be higher than that of the initial transmembrane potential on the Na^(+) transport rate,and introducing the surface-negative charge in the upper third channel could increase the transmembrane Na^(+) current.This work can be further studied by improving the simulation model;however,the current work helps to better understand the electrical functions of voltage-gated ion channels in neural systems.
文摘Neuropathic pain has been hypothesized to be the result of aberrant expression and function of sodium channels at the site of injury. To investigate the effects of NaV1.8 antisense oligonucleotide on the expression of sodium channel mRNA in dorsal root ganglion （DRG） neurons in chronic neuropathic pain. 24 Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 200--260 g were anesthetized with the intraperitoneal injection of 300 mg· kg^-1 choral hydrate. The CCI model was made by loose ligation of sciatic nerve trunk by 4--0 chromic gut. The mechanical and thermal pain threshold were measured before operation and 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 days after operation. A PE-10 catheter was implanted in subarachnoid space at lumbar region. On the 7th postoperative day the animals were randomly divided into 4 groups. The drugs were injected intrathecally twice a day for 5 consecutive days in group 2--4. The animals were decapitated 14 days after the surgery. The L4--L6 DRG of the operated side was removed and crushed, and total RNA was extracted with Trizol reagent. The contralateral side was used as control. The change of NaV1.8 sodium channel transcripts was determined by RT-PCR. Pain threshold was significantly lowered after CCI as compared with that in control group and was elevated 3 days after antisense oligonucleotide injection. Sensory neuron specific TTX-R sodium channel NaV1.8 transcript was down-regulated after antisense oligonucleotide injection at the dosage of 45 μg as compared with that in CCI group （P〈0.01）, and it was even greater at the dosage of 90 μg. The intrathecally injected NaV1.8 antisense oligonucleotide can reduce the mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia partially by downregulating the SNS transcript expression.
文摘The whole-cell patch-clamp technique was employed to obtain information about the voltage-dependence and kinetics of interaction of 7-chlor-benzylte-trahydropalmatine (7-Cl-BTHP) with cardiac sodium channels. 7-Cl-BTHP (30 mol/L) significantly decreased the peak sodium current (from 7. 8±1. 8 nA to 5. 3±1. 4 nA, P<0. 01, n=5), without producing a shift of the current-voltage curve. It shifted the inactivation curves of sodium current to hyperpolarized potentials, and the V(0.5) was shifted from - (82. 5±2. 5) mV to - (95±2.4) mV (P <0. 05, n=4). 7-Cl-BTHP produced a significant use-dependent effect that was proportional to the duration of the voltage step. In addition, 7-Cl-BTHP slowed the recovery of sodium channel from inactivation, which could explain its use-dependent effects on sodium current. The characteristics of 7-Cl-BTHP blockage suggest that this agent binds preferentially to inactivated sodium channels.
