title: [Effect of ginkgolide B on L-type calcium current and cytosolic [Ca2+]i in guinea pig ischemic ventricular myocytes].
abstract: With whole-cell variant patch-clamp and laser scanning confocal microscope technique, we examined the effect of ginkgolide B (GB) from ginkgo leaves on L-type calcium current and cytosolic [Ca(2+)](i) in guinea pig ischemic ventricular myocytes. The results showed that under normal conditions, at a test voltage of 0 mV, GB had no significant effect on I(Ca,L); and during ischemia, the peak Ca(2+) current reduced by 37.71%, and the I-V curve of I(Ca,L) was shifted upward. 1 micromol/L GB reversed the change induced by ischemia, a result being significantly different from those of the ishemia group (P<0.05).Under control condition, 0.1,1,10 micromol/L GB decreased intracellular calcium concentration by 10.58%, 17.27% and 16.35% (n=12, 12, 10, P<0.01-0.001), respectively. With perfusion of ischemic solution for 12 min, intracellular calcium concentration increased by 20.15%. After a 12 min-perfusion of ischemic solution containing 1 micromol/L nifedipine or 5 mmol/L NiCl2, intracellular calcium concentration increased by 18.18% (P>0.05 vs ischemia) and 11% (P<0.05 vs ischemia), respectively. After 12 min of perfusion with ischemic solution containing 1 micromol/L GB, intracellular calcium concentration increased by 9.6% (P<0.05 vs ischemia). It is shown that GB could reverse the decrease of I(Ca,L) and partially inhibit calcium overload during ischemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200032. zixion@online.sh.cn
authors.forename: Zhi-Xiong
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiao-Yan
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: You-Qiu
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D020746:Calcium Channels, L-Type / Q000187:drug effects*; D015687:Cell Hypoxia; D003600:Cytosol / Q000378:metabolism; D046934:Ginkgolides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000166:cytology; D007783:Lactones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D032383:Myocytes, Cardiac / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D020746:Calcium Channels, L-Type; D046934:Ginkgolides; D007783:Lactones; D010936:Plant Extracts; C045856:ginkgolide B; D002118:Calcium