• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제2권5호
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• pp.581-589
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• 1998

A regulating mechanism of the ATP-sensitive potassium channels $(K_{ATP}\;channels)$ is yet to fully explained. This study was carried out to investigate the effects of intracellular application of monocarboxylates (acetate, formate, lactate, and pyruvate) on $K_{ATP}$ channels in isolated rabbit ventricular myocytes. Single channel currents of $K_{ATP}$ channels were recorded using the excised inside-out or permeabilized attached (open-cell) patch-clamp technique at room temperature. Intracellular application of acetate, formate and pyruvate led to an inhibition of channel activity, whereas intracellular application of lactate increased channel activity. These effects were reversible upon washout. Analysis of single channel kinetics showed that monocarboxylates did not affect open-time constant and close-time constant. These results suggest that monocarboxylates participate in modulating $K_{ATP}$ channels activity in cardiac cells and that modulation of $K_{ATP}$ channels activity may resolve the discrepancy between the low $K_i$ in excised membrane patches and high levels of intracellular ATP concentration during myocardial ischemia or hypoxia.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.2125-2132
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• 2012

Fluoxetine과 tianeptine은 보편적으로 사용되는 항우울제 (AD)이며, haloperidol과 risperidone도 많이 사용되는 항정신성 (APD) 약물로 다양한 이온채널을 조절한다. TREK2 채널은 우울증과 정신분열증 같은 정신질환에 대한 병태생리학적으로 중요한 역할을 하는 TREK1 채널과 생리학적 성질이 매우 비슷하여, 정신성 및 우울증 약물의 TREK2 채널에 대한 효과가 TREK1과 유사하게 나타날 가능성이 있다. Excised inside-out 팻취 방법을 사용하여, 클론된 TREK2 채널이 발현된 CHO 세포에서 항정신성 약물과 항우울제의 효과를 조사했다. Fluoxetine (선택적 세로토닌 방출 억제제, SSRI)은 TREK2 채널을 농도 의존적으로 억제하였으나 ($IC_{50}=13{\mu}M$), tianeptine (선택적 세로토닌 재흡수 증가제, SSRE)은 TREK2 채널 활성을 감소시키지 않고 증가시켰다. Haloperidol은 TREK2 채널을 농도 의존적으로 억제하였으나 ($IC_{50}=44{\mu}M$), risperidone은 고농도 ($100{\mu}M$)에서도 TREK2 채널 활성을 완전히 억제 시키지 못했다. 본 연구는 tianeptine 보다 fluoxetine이 TREK2 채널을 더 잘 억제하고 risperidone 보다 haloperidol에 더 잘 억제됨을 보여 주었고, TREK2 채널에 대한 항정신성 약물과 항우울제의 차별적 작용이 약물 부작용의 어떤 기전에 기여 할 수 있음을 제시한다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제7권6호
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• pp.341-348
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• 2003

Mechanical stimuli to the cardiac myocytes initiate many biochemical and physiological events. Stretch-activated cation channels have been suggested to mediate these events. In this study, cell-attached and inside-out excised-patch clamp methods were used to identify stretch-activated cation channels in adult rat atrial myocytes. Channel openings were increased in cell-attached configuration when negative pressure was applied to the pipette, and also in inside-out excised patches by negative pressure. The channel was not permeable to $Cl^-$, $Na^+$ and $Cs^+$, but selectively permeable to $K^+$, and the degree of activation was dependent on the magnitude of negative pressure (full activation at ${\sim} -50 mmHg). In symmetrical 140 mM KCl, the slope conductance was $51.2{\pm}3$ pS between the potentials of -80 and 0 mV and $55{\pm}6$ pS between 0 and +80 mV (n=5). Glibenclamide ($100{mu}M$) or ATP (2 mM) failed to block the channel openings, indicating that it is not ATP-sensitive $K^+$ channel. Arachidonic acid ($30{mu}M$), which has been shown to activate a $K^+$ channel cooperatively with membrane stretch, did not affect the channel activity. $GdCl_3$ ($100{mu}M$) also did not alter the activity. These results demonstrate that the mechanical stretch in rat atrial myocytes activates a novel $K^+$-selective cation channel, which is not associated with other $K^+$ channels such as ATP-sensitive and arachidonic acid-activated $K^+$ channel.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.2660-2667
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• 2011

TREK-1 채널은 two-pore 도메인 포타슘 (K2P) 채널로서 세포내 pH, 세포막의 신전, 불 포화 지방산, 온도, 휘발성 마취제, 신경세포방어물질에 의해 잘 조절된다. TREK-1 채널은 포타슘 이동에 의해 신경세포의 흥분성과 안정막전압을 조절한다. 최근 TREK-1은 전립선 암세포에서도 과발현됨이 확인되었다. 이러한 중요성에도 불구하고, TREK-1 채널에 대한 플라보노이드 효과는 거의 알려지지 않았다. 본 연구의 목적은 전기생리학적 방법 중의 하나인 excised inside-out patch기법을 이용하여 TREK-1 채널을 조절하는 플라보노이드를 탐색하는 것이다. TREK-1 채널이 발현된 CHO 세포에서 단일채널 팻취고정 방법을 이용하여 커큐민 (curcumin), EGCG (epigallocatechin-3-gallate), 퀘르세틴 (quercetin)에 의한 TREK-1 채널의 차단효과를 증명하였다. 퀘르세틴과 커큐민의 차단효과는 가역적으로 회복되었으나 EGCG는 거의 회복되지 않았다. 퀘르세틴, EGCG, 커큐민의 상대적 채널 활성도 (relative channel activity)는 $73{\pm}2.3%$ (n=5), $91{\pm}3.2%$ (n=7), $94{\pm}5.6%$ (n=4)까지 감소하였다. CHO 세포에 발현된 TREK-1 채널에 대한 커큐민, 퀘르세틴, EGCG의 $IC_{50}$는 각각 $1.04{\pm}0.19\;{\mu}M$, $1.13{\pm}0.26\;{\mu}M$, $13.5{\pm}2.20\;{\mu}M$ 이었다. 이러한 결과는 플라보노이드가 TREK-1 채널을 억제하며, 이 조절은 신경계 또는 종양세포에서 플라보노이드의 약리학적 작용 중의 하나임을 제시한다.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.197-204
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• 2000

본 연구에서는 인체 골종양에서 유래한 G292세포를 이용하여 압력으로 세포막을 신장(stretch)시켰을 때 $K^+$통로의 전기적 찰성 변화를 연구하였다. 배양된 세포에서 유골전극을 이용하여 세포막 내측이 유리전극의 외부로 향하도록 inside-out patch를 얻어 단일이온통로전류를 막전압고정법 (patch clamp recording)으로 기록하였다. G292세포의 세포막 내외에 140 mM KCl 용액이 있는 상태에서 유리전극내 전압을 -80 mV로 고정했을 때 전도성이 $270\pm27\;pS,\;113\pm12\;pS,\;48\pm8\;pS$인 3가지 종류의 $K^+$통로를 관찰하였다. 전도성이 낮은 48 pS의 $K^+$통로는 모든 세포막에서 관찰하였으며 270 pS 및 113 pS의 $K^+$ 통로는 일부 세포에서만 관찰하였다. 48 pS의 $K^+$통로는 세포막 외측에 음의 전압을 가하면 활성화되고 양의 전압을 가하면 활성화되지 않는 외향성 정류특성을 보였다. 세포막 외측에 음압을 가하면 48 pS의 $K^+$통로는 활성화되었으며 이온 통로가 열리는 확률($P_{open}$)이 가하는 압력에 비례하여 증가하였다. 이러한 결과는 G292세포주에 3가지 종류의 $K^+$통로가 존재하며 전도성이 낮은 48 pS의 $K^+$통로만이 세포막 신장에 의하여 직접적으로 활성화되는 특성을 보였다. 이러한 $K^+$ 통로의 활성화는 세포가 기계적 자극을 받아 세포막이 신장되면 세포막전압을 과분극시키며 조골세포에서 기계적 감수기로서의 기능을 수행하여 조골세포의 골개조에 관여할 것으로 추측된다.순에서는 수술 후 잉여 연조직에 의한 두께의 증가가 나타나고 상순에서는 구륜근에 의한 장력에 의해 상순의 두께가 감소하였다가 보정 기간 후 새로운 악골 위치로 적응하는 것으로 생각된다.다. 5. II급고무줄과 수직고무줄 적용 시를 비교해 보면 수직고무줄 장착시 전치부 치근막에 인장력이 더 넓게, 그 크기는 더 작게 나타났다. 반면에 구치부 치근막에 나타나는 응력의 분포와 크기는 별 차이를 보이지 않았다. 5. 전치부 치근막 인장부위에서 인장력은 견치에서 제일 컸다.상적 제1대구치간 치열궁 폭경의 예측이 1 mm의 오차한계 이내로 예측된 경우는 Cha 들의 예측식이 $40\%$ 로 가장 높으며, Pont와 Schmuth의 예측식은 각각 $29\%$와 $13\%$ 이었다. 이상의 결과는 상악 절치의 근원심 폭경의 합으로부터 이상적 제1소구치간 치열궁 폭경 및 제1대구치간 치열궁 폭경을 예측하는 것은 임상적 신뢰성이 낮을 것임을 시사한다.교정력을 효과적으로 전체 치열로 전달할 수 있는 독특한 기계적 특성을 지니고 있는 것으로 생각된다..7. 구순 반흔 제거수술시기로는 4-6세군 ($27.5\%$), 6-8세군 ($19.6\%$), 2-4세군 ($13.7\%$)이 $60\%$이상을 차지하여 초등학교 취학 전에 구순의 반흔을 제거하려 함을 알 수 있었다. 8. 비변형 교정수술시기로는 0-2세군 ($7.1\%$), 2-4세군 ($14.3\%$), 4-6세군 ($21.4\%$), 6-8세군 ($14.3\%$)으로 초등학교 취학이전이 $57.1\%$로서 최근의 조기 치료경향을 반영하는 것으로 보인다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.37-50
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• 1994

Synthetic potassium channel openers (KCOs) are agents capable of opening K-channels in excitable cells. These agents are known to have their maximal potency in the smooth muscle tissue, especially in the vascular smooth muscle. Much attention has been focused on the type of K-channel that is responsible for mediating the effects of KCOs. As the KCO-induced changes are antagonized by glibenclamide, an $K_{ATP}$ (ATP-sensitive K-channel) blocker in the pancreatic ${\beta}-cell,\;K_{ATP}$ was suggested to be the channel responsible. However, there also are many results in favor of other types of K-channel $$(maxi-K,\;small\;conductance\;K_{Ca,}\; SK_{ATP}) mediating the effects of KCOs. Effects of lemakalim, (-)enantiomer of cromakalim (BRL 34915), on the spontaneous contractions and slow waves, were investigated in the antral circular muscle of the guinea-pig stomach. Membrane currents and the effects on membrane currents and single channel activities were also measured in single smooth muscle cells and excised membrane patches by using the patch clamp method. Lemakalim induced hyperpolarization and inhibited spontaneous contractions in a dose-dependent manner. These effects were blocked by glibenclamide and low concentrations of tetraethyl ammonium (< mM). Glibenclamide blocked the effect of lemakalim on the membrane potential and slow waves. The mechanoinhibitory effect of lemakalim was blocked by pretreatment with glibenclamide. In a whole ceIl patch clamp condition, lemakalim largely increased outward K currents. These outward K currents were blocked by TEA, glibenclamide and a high concentration of intracelIular EGTA (10 mM). Volatage-gated Ca currents were not affected by lemakalim. In inside-out patch clamp experiments, lemakalim increased the opening frequency of the large conductance $Ca^{2+}-activated$ K channels $(BK_{Ca},\;Maxi-K).$ From these results, it is suggested that lemakalim induces hyperpolarization by opening K-channels which are sensitive to internal Ca and such a hyperpolarization leads to the inhibition of the spontaneous contraction.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.353-361
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• 2005

The interaction of cyclosporine A (CsA), an immunosuppressant, with rat brain Kv1.5 (Kv1.5) channels, which were stably expressed in Chinese hamster ovary cells, was investigated using the whole-cell patch-clamp technique. CsA reversibly blocked Kv1.5 currents at +50 mV in a reversible concentrationdependent manner with an apparent $IC_{50}$ of 1.0μM. Other calcineurin inhibitors (cypermethrin, autoinhibitory peptide) had no effect on Kv1.5 and did not prevent the inhibitory effect of CsA. Fast application of CsA led to a rapid and reversible block of Kv1.5, and the onset time constants of the CsA-induced block were decreased in a concentration-dependent manner. The CsA-induced block of Kv1.5 channels was voltage-dependent, with a steep increase over the voltage range of channel opening. However, the block exhibited voltage independence over the voltage range in which channels were fully activated. The rate constants for association and dissociation of CsA were $7.0{\mu}M{-1}s^{-1}$ and $8.1s^{-1}$, respectively. CsA slowed the deactivation time course, resulting in a tail crossover phenomenon. Block of Kv1.5 by CsA was use-dependent. CsA also blocked Kv1.3 currents at +50 mV in a reversible concentration-dependent manner with an apparent $IC_{50}$ of $1.1{\mu}M$. The same effects of CsA on Kv1.3 were also observed in excised inside-out patches when applied to the internal surface of the membrane. The present results suggest that CsA acts directly on Kv1.5 currents as an open-channel blocker, independently of the effects of CsA on calcineurin activity.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.209-218
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• 1996

Acetylcholine (ACh) activates the inwardly rectifying muscarinic $K^{+}$ channel in rat atrial cells via pertussis toxin (PTX)-sensitive G-protein ($G_k$) coupled with the muscarinic receptor (mAChR). Although this $K^{+}\;(K_{ACh})$ channel function has reported to be modulated by the phosphorylation process, a kinase and phosphatase involved in these processes are still unclear. Since either PKA or PKC was not effective on this ATP-modulation, the present study examined the possible involvement of the protein tyrosine kinase (PTK) and protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) in the function of the $K_{ACh}$ Channel. In the inside-out (I/O) patch preparation excised from the adult rat atrial cell, when activated by 10 ${\mu}M$ ACh in the pipette and 100 ${\mu}M$ GTP in the bath, the mean open time (${\tau}_{o}$) and the channel activity ($K_{ACh}$) was 1.13 ms (n=5) and 0.19 (n=6), respectively. Following the application of 1 mM ATP into the bath, ${\tau}_{o}$ increased by 34% (1.54 ms, n=5) and $K_{ACh}$ by 66% (0.28, n=6). Channel function elevated by ATP was lasted after washout of ATP. However, this ATP-induced increase in the $K_{ACh}$ channel function did not occur in pretreated cells with genistein ($50{\sim}100 {\mu}M$), a selective PTK inhibitor, but occurred in pretreated cells with equimolar daidzein, a negative control of the genistein. On the contrary, PTP which acts on tyrosine residue conversely reversed both ATP-induced increased ${\tau}_{o}$ by 32% (1.20 ms, n=3) and $K_{ACh}$ by 41% (0.15, n=3), respectively. Taken together, these results suggest that $K_{ACh}$ channel may, at least partly, be regulated by the tyrosyl phosphorylation, although it is unclear where this process exerts on the muscarinic signal transduction pathway comprising the mAChR-$G_{k}$-the $K_{ACh}$ channel.