Characterization of the voltage-activated currents in cultured atrial myocytes isolated from the heart of the common oyster Crassostrea gigas
Using the macro-patch clamp technique, we show that cardiac myocytes isolated from the heart of the oyster Crassostrea gigas possess several types of voltage-activated ionic currents. (1) A classical non-inactivating potassium current of the I K type that is inhibited by tetraethyl ammonium and show...
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fthighwire:oai:open-archive.highwire.org:jexbio:207/22/3935 2023-05-15T15:58:17+02:00 Characterization of the voltage-activated currents in cultured atrial myocytes isolated from the heart of the common oyster Crassostrea gigas Pennec, Jean-Pierre Talarmin, Hélène Droguet, Mikaël Giroux-Metgès, Marie-Agnès Gioux, Maxime Dorange, Germaine 2004-10-15 00:00:00.0 text/html http://jeb.biologists.org/cgi/content/short/207/22/3935 https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.01221 en eng Company of Biologists http://jeb.biologists.org/cgi/content/short/207/22/3935 http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.01221 Copyright (C) 2004, Company of Biologists Research Article TEXT 2004 fthighwire https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.01221 2015-02-28T21:59:12Z Using the macro-patch clamp technique, we show that cardiac myocytes isolated from the heart of the oyster Crassostrea gigas possess several types of voltage-activated ionic currents. (1) A classical non-inactivating potassium current of the I K type that is inhibited by tetraethyl ammonium and shows an outward rectification and a slow activation. (2) A potassium current of the I A type that shows rapid activation and inactivation, and is blocked by 4-amino pyridine or preliminary depolarisation. (3) A potassium calcium-dependent current that is inhibited by charybdotoxin, activated by strong depolarisations and shows a large conductance. (4) A calcium inward current of the L-type that is inhibited by verapamil, cobalt and high concentrations of cadmium. This current is identified in most cells, but a T-type calcium current and classical fast sodium current are only identified in few cells, and only after a strong hyperpolarizing pulse. This suggests that these channels are normally inactivated in cultured cells and are not involved in the spontaneous activity of these cells. When they exist, the fast sodium channel is blocked by tetrodotoxin. The L-type calcium conductance is increased by serotonin. The identification in cultured oyster atrial cells of classical ionic currents, which are observed in most vertebrate species but only in a few species of molluscs, demonstrates that these cells are an interesting model. Moreover the viability and the electrophysiological properties of these cells are not significantly modified by freezing and thawing, thus increasing their usefulness in various bioassays. Text Crassostrea gigas HighWire Press (Stanford University) Journal of Experimental Biology 207 22 3935 3944 |
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Using the macro-patch clamp technique, we show that cardiac myocytes isolated from the heart of the oyster Crassostrea gigas possess several types of voltage-activated ionic currents. (1) A classical non-inactivating potassium current of the I K type that is inhibited by tetraethyl ammonium and shows an outward rectification and a slow activation. (2) A potassium current of the I A type that shows rapid activation and inactivation, and is blocked by 4-amino pyridine or preliminary depolarisation. (3) A potassium calcium-dependent current that is inhibited by charybdotoxin, activated by strong depolarisations and shows a large conductance. (4) A calcium inward current of the L-type that is inhibited by verapamil, cobalt and high concentrations of cadmium. This current is identified in most cells, but a T-type calcium current and classical fast sodium current are only identified in few cells, and only after a strong hyperpolarizing pulse. This suggests that these channels are normally inactivated in cultured cells and are not involved in the spontaneous activity of these cells. When they exist, the fast sodium channel is blocked by tetrodotoxin. The L-type calcium conductance is increased by serotonin. The identification in cultured oyster atrial cells of classical ionic currents, which are observed in most vertebrate species but only in a few species of molluscs, demonstrates that these cells are an interesting model. Moreover the viability and the electrophysiological properties of these cells are not significantly modified by freezing and thawing, thus increasing their usefulness in various bioassays. |
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Characterization of the voltage-activated currents in cultured atrial myocytes isolated from the heart of the common oyster Crassostrea gigas |
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Characterization of the voltage-activated currents in cultured atrial myocytes isolated from the heart of the common oyster Crassostrea gigas |
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Characterization of the voltage-activated currents in cultured atrial myocytes isolated from the heart of the common oyster Crassostrea gigas |
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Characterization of the voltage-activated currents in cultured atrial myocytes isolated from the heart of the common oyster Crassostrea gigas |
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Characterization of the voltage-activated currents in cultured atrial myocytes isolated from the heart of the common oyster Crassostrea gigas |
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characterization of the voltage-activated currents in cultured atrial myocytes isolated from the heart of the common oyster crassostrea gigas |
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