BACKGROUND:Calcium calmodulin-dependent kinase II(CaMKII) can be more active in patients with left ventricular hypertrophy(LVH),which in turn causes phosphorylation of ryanodine receptors,resulting in inactivation and...BACKGROUND:Calcium calmodulin-dependent kinase II(CaMKII) can be more active in patients with left ventricular hypertrophy(LVH),which in turn causes phosphorylation of ryanodine receptors,resulting in inactivation and the instability of intracellular calcium homeostasis.The present study aimed to determine the effect of CaMKII-ryanodine receptor pathway signaling in rabbits with left ventricular hypertrophy and triggered ventricular arrhythmia.METHODS:Forty New Zealand rabbits were randomized into four groups(10 per group):sham group,LVH group,KN-93 group(LVH+KN-93),and ryanodine group(LVH+ryanodine).Rabbits in the LVH,KN-93,and ryanodine groups were used to establish a left ventricular hypertrophy model by the coarctation of the abdominal aorta,while those in the sham group did not undergo the coarctation.After eight weeks,action potentials(APs) were recorded simultaneously in the endocardium and epicardium,and a transmural electrocardiogram(ECG) was also recorded in the rabbit left ventricular wedge model.Drugs were administered to the animals in the KN-93 and ryanodine groups,and the frequency of triggered APs and ventricular tachycardia was recorded after the rabbits were given isoprenaline(1 μmol/L) and high-frequency stimulation.RESULTS:The frequency(animals/group) of triggered APs was 0/10 in the sham group,10/10 in the LVH group,4/10 in the KN-93 group,and 1/10 in the ryanodine group.The frequencies of ventricular tachycardia were 0/10,9/10,3/10,and 1/10,respectively.The frequencies of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation were 0/10,7/10,2/10,and 1/10,respectively.The frequencies of triggered ventricular arrhythmias in the KN-93 and ryanodine groups were much lower than those in the LVH group(P<0.05).CONCLUSIONS:KN-93 and ryanodine can effectively reduce the occurrence of triggered ventricular arrhythmia in rabbits with LVH.The CaMKII-ryanodine signaling pathway can be used as a new means of treating ventricular arrhythmia.展开更多
目的为获得电信号刺激神经纤维时的动作电位,本文设计了一种电诱发复合动作电位测量系统,解决了诱发动作电位的精确采集问题,有效去除了本底噪声的影响。方法分析了范围在十几微伏的电诱发复合动作电位到几十毫伏电极电位测量时存在的难...目的为获得电信号刺激神经纤维时的动作电位,本文设计了一种电诱发复合动作电位测量系统,解决了诱发动作电位的精确采集问题,有效去除了本底噪声的影响。方法分析了范围在十几微伏的电诱发复合动作电位到几十毫伏电极电位测量时存在的难点,以及一个测量系统正常工作时需要满足的测量放大器共模容限和差模容限及电流源电压容限问题。基于此,本文提出采用3级运算放大器级联的方式实现诱发动作电位的采集。系统主要由3级级联放大器、自动零点调整环节和基准电压部分组成,实现对弱信号的放大、消除本底噪声和提供过压保护。结果采用本文设计的系统,测量得到11 m V的蛙类坐骨神经干复合动作电位和17μV的豚鼠耳蜗电诱发复合动作电位,验证了本系统可有效测量各种诱发电位。结论采用3级放大器级联的方式和自动零点跟踪方式解决了微弱信号的有效放大和精确采集技术,为进一步研究通过电信号直接刺激神经纤维所产生的动作电位的特性提供可靠的测量手段。展开更多
基金supported by a grant from Surface Project of Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province(2008J0075)
文摘BACKGROUND:Calcium calmodulin-dependent kinase II(CaMKII) can be more active in patients with left ventricular hypertrophy(LVH),which in turn causes phosphorylation of ryanodine receptors,resulting in inactivation and the instability of intracellular calcium homeostasis.The present study aimed to determine the effect of CaMKII-ryanodine receptor pathway signaling in rabbits with left ventricular hypertrophy and triggered ventricular arrhythmia.METHODS:Forty New Zealand rabbits were randomized into four groups(10 per group):sham group,LVH group,KN-93 group(LVH+KN-93),and ryanodine group(LVH+ryanodine).Rabbits in the LVH,KN-93,and ryanodine groups were used to establish a left ventricular hypertrophy model by the coarctation of the abdominal aorta,while those in the sham group did not undergo the coarctation.After eight weeks,action potentials(APs) were recorded simultaneously in the endocardium and epicardium,and a transmural electrocardiogram(ECG) was also recorded in the rabbit left ventricular wedge model.Drugs were administered to the animals in the KN-93 and ryanodine groups,and the frequency of triggered APs and ventricular tachycardia was recorded after the rabbits were given isoprenaline(1 μmol/L) and high-frequency stimulation.RESULTS:The frequency(animals/group) of triggered APs was 0/10 in the sham group,10/10 in the LVH group,4/10 in the KN-93 group,and 1/10 in the ryanodine group.The frequencies of ventricular tachycardia were 0/10,9/10,3/10,and 1/10,respectively.The frequencies of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation were 0/10,7/10,2/10,and 1/10,respectively.The frequencies of triggered ventricular arrhythmias in the KN-93 and ryanodine groups were much lower than those in the LVH group(P<0.05).CONCLUSIONS:KN-93 and ryanodine can effectively reduce the occurrence of triggered ventricular arrhythmia in rabbits with LVH.The CaMKII-ryanodine signaling pathway can be used as a new means of treating ventricular arrhythmia.
文摘目的为获得电信号刺激神经纤维时的动作电位,本文设计了一种电诱发复合动作电位测量系统,解决了诱发动作电位的精确采集问题,有效去除了本底噪声的影响。方法分析了范围在十几微伏的电诱发复合动作电位到几十毫伏电极电位测量时存在的难点,以及一个测量系统正常工作时需要满足的测量放大器共模容限和差模容限及电流源电压容限问题。基于此,本文提出采用3级运算放大器级联的方式实现诱发动作电位的采集。系统主要由3级级联放大器、自动零点调整环节和基准电压部分组成,实现对弱信号的放大、消除本底噪声和提供过压保护。结果采用本文设计的系统,测量得到11 m V的蛙类坐骨神经干复合动作电位和17μV的豚鼠耳蜗电诱发复合动作电位,验证了本系统可有效测量各种诱发电位。结论采用3级放大器级联的方式和自动零点跟踪方式解决了微弱信号的有效放大和精确采集技术,为进一步研究通过电信号直接刺激神经纤维所产生的动作电位的特性提供可靠的测量手段。
