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ArticlePhysiological reports2015

Characterization of L-type calcium channel activity in atrioventricular nodal myocytes from rats with streptozotocin-induced Diabetes mellitus.

Kathryn H Yuill, Lina T Al Kury, Frank Christopher Howarth

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Article in Physiological reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. [Quercetin ameliorates myocardial injury in diabetic rats by regulating L-type calcium channels].Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University · 2025
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Kathryn H YuillDepartment of Biological, Biomedical and Analytical Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom.
Lina T Al KuryCollege of Sustainability Sciences and Humanities, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Frank Christopher HowarthDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, PO Box 17666, Al Ain, UAE chris.howarth@uaeu.ac.ae.
United Arab Emirates University · AEUniversity of the West of England · GBZayed University · AE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cardiovascular complications are common in patients with Diabetes mellitus (DM). In addition to changes in cardiac muscle inotropy, electrical abnormalities are also commonly observed in these patients. We have previously shown that spontaneous cellular electrical activity is altered in atrioventricular nodal (AVN) myocytes, isolated from the streptozotocin (STZ) rat model of type-1 DM. In this study, utilizing the same model, we have characterized the changes in L-type calcium channel activity in single AVN myocytes. Ionic currents were recorded from AVN myocytes isolated from the hearts of control rats and from those with STZ-induced diabetes. Patch-clamp recordings were used to assess the changes in cellular electrical activity in individual myocytes. Type-1 DM significantly altered the cellular characteristics of L-type calcium current. A reduction in peak ICaL density was observed, with no corresponding changes in the activation parameters of the current. L-type calcium channel current also exhibited faster time-dependent inactivation in AVN myocytes from diabetic rats. A negative shift in the voltage dependence of inactivation was also evident, and a slowing of restitution parameters. These findings demonstrate that experimentally induced type-1 DM significantly alters AVN L-type calcium channel cellular electrophysiology. These changes in ion channel activity may contribute to the abnormalities in cardiac electrical function that are associated with high mortality levels in patients with DM.

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Atrioventricular nodecalcium channelcardiacdiabetesion channel

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