Abstract
The goal of this paper is two fold. First, we attempt to review the reports available on the role of IKs in myocardial repolarization. Based on theoretical considerations and experimental results, it seems reasonable to assume that IKs blockade will lengthen the action potential. However, results obtained with IKs blockers, like chromanol 293B or L-735,821, are conflicting, since from slight lengthening to marked prolongation of action potentials were equally obtained. Although these contradictory results were explained by interspecies or regional differences, the role of IKs in repolarization is a matter of growing dispute. In the second part of this study, we simulated the performance of IKs during cardiac action potentials. We compared the profile of the predicted current in three mathematical models in order to determine the relative role of the current in repolarization. We studied the effect of the cycle length, action potential duration and height of the plateau on the profile of IKs in epicardiac, endocardiac and midmyocardiac ventricular action potentials. The results indicate that the height of the plateau is the most important parameter to control activation of IKs in cardiac tissues, and accordingly, the interspecies and regional differences observed in the efficacy of IKs blockers are likely due to the known differences in action potential morphology. We conclude also that IKs blockade may have unpredictable effects on the length of the action potential in a diseased heart, questioning the possible therapeutic value of drugs blocking IKs.
Keywords: cardiac repolarization, antiarrhythmic drugs, potassium currents, action potentials, computer simulation, reverse use-dependency, iks blockers
Current Medicinal Chemistry
Title: Profile of IKs During the Action Potential Questions the Therapeutic Value of IKs Blockade
Volume: 11 Issue: 1
Author(s): Tamas Banyasz, Roland Koncz, Laszlo Fulop, Norbert Szentandrassy, Janos Magyar and Peter P. Nanasi
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Keywords: cardiac repolarization, antiarrhythmic drugs, potassium currents, action potentials, computer simulation, reverse use-dependency, iks blockers
Abstract: The goal of this paper is two fold. First, we attempt to review the reports available on the role of IKs in myocardial repolarization. Based on theoretical considerations and experimental results, it seems reasonable to assume that IKs blockade will lengthen the action potential. However, results obtained with IKs blockers, like chromanol 293B or L-735,821, are conflicting, since from slight lengthening to marked prolongation of action potentials were equally obtained. Although these contradictory results were explained by interspecies or regional differences, the role of IKs in repolarization is a matter of growing dispute. In the second part of this study, we simulated the performance of IKs during cardiac action potentials. We compared the profile of the predicted current in three mathematical models in order to determine the relative role of the current in repolarization. We studied the effect of the cycle length, action potential duration and height of the plateau on the profile of IKs in epicardiac, endocardiac and midmyocardiac ventricular action potentials. The results indicate that the height of the plateau is the most important parameter to control activation of IKs in cardiac tissues, and accordingly, the interspecies and regional differences observed in the efficacy of IKs blockers are likely due to the known differences in action potential morphology. We conclude also that IKs blockade may have unpredictable effects on the length of the action potential in a diseased heart, questioning the possible therapeutic value of drugs blocking IKs.
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Banyasz Tamas, Koncz Roland, Fulop Laszlo, Szentandrassy Norbert, Magyar Janos and Nanasi P. Peter, Profile of IKs During the Action Potential Questions the Therapeutic Value of IKs Blockade, Current Medicinal Chemistry 2004; 11 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929867043456304
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