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Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 271: H140-H147, 1996;
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AJP - Heart and Circulatory Physiology, Vol 271, Issue 1 140-H147, Copyright © 1996 by American Physiological Society

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Different responses of epicardium and endocardium to KATP channel modulators during regional ischemia

S. Miyoshi, T. Miyazaki, K. Moritani and S. Ogawa
Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

We examined the responses of epicardial (Epi) and endocardial (Endo) layers to ATP-sensitive K+ (KATP) channel modulators during regional ischemia in anesthetized dogs. Five-minute occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery was repeated at 30-min interval. Monophasic action potentials (MAPs) and extracellular K+ concentrations ([K+]o) were measured at Epi and Endo layers. 5-Hydroxydecanoate (5-HD, 30 mg/kg iv), a KATP channel blocker, or nicorandil (NCR, 0.2-0.5 mg/kg iv), an opener, was administered before the third or fourth occlusion. Shortening rate of action potential duration at 90% repolarization (APD90) was greater at the Epi layer than at the Endo layer during the first 4 min after the second control occlusion (19.7 +/- 1.5 vs. 13.1 +/- 2.4%, n = 14, P < 0.05). 5-HD suppressed the shortening preferentially at the Epi layer and reduced the difference between the two layers (11.0 +/- 3.5 vs. 11.5 +/- 3.7%, n = 6, NS). In contrast, NCR augmented the shortening preferentially at the Epi layer and increased the difference between the two layers at 4 min (29.0 +/- 2.0 vs. 5.9 +/- 3.0%, n = 6, P < 0.05). The time differentiation of [K+]o rise was similar at the two layers during the control occlusion (0.44 vs. 0.50 mM/min, n = 12). 5-HD reduced the rate of [K+]o rise at both layers (0.34 vs. 0.40 mM/min), whereas NCR augmented the rate at the Epi layer (0.82 vs. 0.50 mM/min). Activation of KATP channels appears to be involved in ischemia-induced APD shortening and [K+]o rise. The different responses of the two layers suggest a lower threshold for activation and/or a denser distribution of KATP channels or other K+ channels at the Epi layer.


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