Key Laboratory of Medical Electrophysiology of Ministry of Education, Medical Electrophysiology Key Lab of Sichuan Province, Institute of Cardiovascular Research, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China.
Department of Cardiology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China.
Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2021 Oct 7;2021:3520034. doi: 10.1155/2021/3520034. eCollection 2021.
Inhibition of human ether-a-go-go-related gene (hERG) potassium channel is responsible for acquired long QT syndromes, which leads to life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia. A multikinase inhibitor, vandetanib, prolongs the progression-free survival time in advanced medullary thyroid cancer. However, vandetanib has been reported to induce significant QT interval prolongation, which limits its clinical application. Some studies have showed that ginsenoside Rg3 decelerated hERG K(+) channel tail current deactivation. Therefore, in this study, we aim to confirm whether ginsenoside Rg3 targeting hERG K(+) channel could be used to reverse the vandetanib-induced QT interval prolongation. Electrocardiogram (ECG) and monophasic action potential (MAP) were recorded using electrophysiology signal sampling and analysis system in Langendorff-perfused rabbit hearts. The current clamp mode of the patch-clamp technique was used to record transmembrane action potential. The whole-cell patch-clamp technique was used to record the hERG K current. In Langendorff-perfused hearts, vandetanib prolonged the QT interval in a concentration-dependent manner with an IC of 1.96 mol/L. In human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CMs), vandetanib significantly prolonged the action potential duration at 50%, 70%, and 90% repolarization (APD, APD, and APD). In stable transfected human hERG gene HEK293 cells, vandetanib caused concentrate-dependent inhibition in the step and tail currents of hERG. As expected, ginsenoside Rg3 relieved vandetanib-induced QT interval prolongation in Langendorff-perfused heart and reversed vandetanib-induced APD prolongation in hiPSC-CMs. Furthermore, ginsenoside Rg3 alleviated vandetanib-induced hERG current inhibition and accelerated the process of the channel activation. Ginsenoside Rg3 may be a promising cardioprotective agent against vandetanib-induced QT interval prolongation through targeting hERG channel. These novel findings highlight the therapeutic potential of ginsenoside to prevent vandetanib-induced cardiac arrhythmia.
人 ether-a-go-go 相关基因 (hERG) 钾通道的抑制作用是获得性长 QT 综合征的原因,可导致危及生命的心律失常。多激酶抑制剂凡德他尼可延长晚期甲状腺髓样癌的无进展生存期。然而,凡德他尼已被报道可显著延长 QT 间期,这限制了其临床应用。一些研究表明,人参皂苷 Rg3 可减缓 hERG K(+) 通道尾电流失活。因此,在这项研究中,我们旨在确认人参皂苷 Rg3 靶向 hERG K(+) 通道是否可用于逆转凡德他尼引起的 QT 间期延长。使用电生理学信号采样和分析系统在 Langendorff 灌注兔心中记录心电图 (ECG) 和单相动作电位 (MAP)。使用膜片钳技术的电流钳模式记录跨膜动作电位。使用全细胞膜片钳技术记录 hERG K 电流。在 Langendorff 灌注的心脏中,凡德他尼呈浓度依赖性延长 QT 间期,IC 为 1.96 mol/L。在人诱导多能干细胞衍生的心肌细胞 (hiPSC-CMs) 中,凡德他尼显著延长了动作电位时程在 50%、70%和 90%复极 (APD、APD 和 APD)。在稳定转染的人 hERG 基因 HEK293 细胞中,凡德他尼引起 hERG 阶跃和尾电流呈浓度依赖性抑制。正如预期的那样,人参皂苷 Rg3 缓解了 Langendorff 灌注心脏中的凡德他尼引起的 QT 间期延长,并逆转了 hiPSC-CMs 中的凡德他尼引起的 APD 延长。此外,人参皂苷 Rg3 减轻了凡德他尼引起的 hERG 电流抑制并加速了通道激活过程。人参皂苷 Rg3 可能是一种有前途的对抗凡德他尼引起的 QT 间期延长的心脏保护剂,通过靶向 hERG 通道。这些新发现强调了人参皂苷预防凡德他尼引起的心律失常的治疗潜力。