Changes in Inward Rectifier K+ Channels in Hepatic Stellate Cells During Primary Culture
Yonsei Medical Journal
; : 459-471, 2008.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study examined the expression and function of inward rectifier K+ channels in cultured rat hepatic stellate cells (HSC). MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
The expression of inward rectifier K+ channels was measured using real-time RT-PCR, and electrophysiological properties were determined using the gramicidin-perforated patch-clamp technique.RESULTS:
The dominant inward rectifier K+ channel subtypes were K(ir)2.1 and K(ir)6.1. These dominant K+ channel subtypes decreased significantly during the primary culture throughout activation process. HSC can be classified into two subgroups one with an inward-rectifying K+ current (type 1) and the other without (type 2). The inward current was blocked by Ba2+ (100micrometer) and enhanced by high K+ (140mM), more prominently in type 1 HSC. There was a correlation between the amplitude of the Ba2+-sensitive current and the membrane potential. In addition, Ba2+ (300micrometer) depolarized the membrane potential. After the culture period, the amplitude of the inward current decreased and the membrane potential became depolarized.CONCLUSION:
HSC express inward rectifier K+ channels, which physiologically regulate membrane potential and decrease during the activation process. These results will potentially help determine properties of the inward rectifier K+ channels in HSC as well as their roles in the activation process.
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Main subject:
Potassium
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Barium
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Cells, Cultured
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Blotting, Western
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Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying
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Electrophysiology
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Liver
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Membrane Potentials
Limits:
Animals
Language:
English
Journal:
Yonsei Medical Journal
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article