We appreciate the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (82130113) and the Key R&#38;D and Transformation Program of the Science &#38; Technology Department of Qinghai Province (2020-SF-C33).

The commercially obtained H9c2 rat cardiomyocytes (see the Table of Materials) were incubated in DMEM containing 10% heat-inactivated fetal bovine serum (FBS) and 1% penicillin-streptomycin at 37 &#176;C in a 5% CO2&#160;humidified atmosphere. The whole-cell patch-clamp technique was then employed to detect the changes in IKv in normal H9c2 cells and 4-AP- or AC-treated cells (Figure 1 and Figure 2).
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The patch-clamp electrophysiological technique is mainly used to record and reflect the electrical activity and functional characteristics of ion channels on the cell membrane25. At present, the main recording methods of the patch-clamp technique include single-channel recording and whole-cell recording26. For the whole-cell mode, the glass microelectrode and negative pressure are used to form a high-resistance seal between a small area of the cell membrane and a pipette ti...

Ion channels are special integrated proteins embedded in the lipid bilayer of the cell membrane. In the presence of activators, the centers of such special integrated proteins form highly selective hydrophilic pores, allowing ions of an appropriate size and charge to pass through in a passive transport manner1. Ion channels are the basis of cell excitability and bioelectricity and play a key role in a variety of cellular activities2. The heart supplies blood to other organs through regular contractions resulting from an excitation-contraction-coupled process initiated by action potentials3. Previous studies have confirmed that the generation of action potentials in cardiomyocytes is caused by the change in intracellular ion concentration, and the activation and inactivation of Na+, Ca2+, and K+ ion channels in human cardiomyocytes lead to the formation of action potentials in a certain sequence4,5,6. Disturbed voltage-gated potassium (Kv) channel currents (IKv) could change the normal heart rhythm, leading to arrhythmias, which are one of the leading causes of death. Therefore, recording the IKv is critical for understanding the mechanisms of drugs for treating life-threatening arrhythmias7.
The Kv channel is an important component of the potassium channel. The coordination function of the Kv channel plays an important role in the electrical activity and myocardial contractility of the mammalian heart8,9,10. In cardiomyocytes, the amplitude and duration of action potentials depend on the co-conduction of outward K+ currents by multiple Kv channel subtypes11. The regulation of the Kv channel function is very important for the normal repolarization of the cardiac action potential. Even the slightest change in Kv conductance greatly impacts cardiac repolarization and increases the possibility of arrhythmia12,13.
Representing a fundamental method in cellular electrophysiological research, a high-resistance seal between a small area of the cell membrane and a pipette tip for whole-cell patch-clamp recording can be established by applying a negative pressure. The continuous negative pressure makes the cell membrane come into contact with the pipette tip and stick onto the inner wall of the pipette. The resulting complete electrical circuit allows one to record any single ion channel current across the surface of the cell membrane14. This technique has a very high sensitivity for the cell membrane ion channel current and can be used to detect currents in all ion channels, and the applications are extremely broad15. Moreover, compared with fluorescent labeling and radioactive labeling, patch-clamp has higher authority and accuracy16. At present, the whole-cell patch-clamp technique has been used to detect the traditional Chinese medicine components acting on Kv channel currents17,18,19. For example, Wang et al. used the whole-cell patch-clamp technique and confirmed that the effective component of the lotus seed might achieve the inhibition of the Kv4.3 channel by blocking the activated state channels19. Aconitine (AC) is one of the effective and active ingredients of Aconitum species, such as Aconitum carmichaeli Debx and Aconitum pendulum Busch. Numerous studies have shown that overdoses of AC can cause arrhythmias and even cardiac arrest20. The interaction between AC and voltage-gated ion channels leads to the disruption of intracellular ion homeostasis, which is the key mechanism of cardiotoxicity21. Therefore, in this study, the whole-cell patch-clamp technique is used to determine the effects of AC on the IKv of cardiomyocytes.

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			<td>4-Aminopyridine</td>
			<td>Sigma</td>
			<td>MKCJ2184</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>Aconitine</td>
			<td>Chengdu Lemetian Medical Technology Co., Ltd</td>
			<td>DSTDW000602</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>Amplifier</td>
			<td>Axon Instrument</td>
			<td>MultiClamp 700B</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Analytical Balance</td>
			<td>Sartorius</td>
			<td>124S-CW</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>ATP Na2</td>
			<td>Solarbio</td>
			<td>416O022</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>Borosilicate glass with filament (O.D.: 1.5 mm, I.D.: 1.10 mm, 10 cm length)&#160;</td>
			<td>Sutter Instrument</td>
			<td>163225-5</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>Cell culture dish (100 mm)</td>
			<td>Zhejiang Sorfa Life Science Research Co., Ltd</td>
			<td>1192022</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Cell culture dish (35 mm)</td>
			<td>Zhejiang Sorfa Life Science Research Co., Ltd</td>
			<td>3012022</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Clampex software</td>
			<td>Molecular Devices, LLC.</td>
			<td>Version 10. 5</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Clampfit software</td>
			<td>Molecular Devices, LLC.</td>
			<td>Version 10. 6. 0. 13</td>
			<td>data acqusition software</td>
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		<tr>
			<td>D-(+)-glucose</td>
			<td>Rhawn</td>
			<td>RH289133</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>Digital camera</td>
			<td>Hamamatsu</td>
			<td>C11440</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>Digitizer</td>
			<td>Axon Instrument</td>
			<td>Axon digidata 1550B</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>DMSO</td>
			<td>Boster Biological Technology Co., Ltd</td>
			<td>PYG0040</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>Dulbecco&#39;s modified eagle medium (1x)</td>
			<td>Gibco</td>
			<td>8121587</td>
			<td></td>
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		<tr>
			<td>EGTA</td>
			<td>Biofroxx</td>
			<td>EZ6789D115</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>Fetal bovine serum</td>
			<td>Gibco</td>
			<td>2166090RP</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>Flaming/brown micropipette puller</td>
			<td>Sutter Instrument</td>
			<td>Model P-1000</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>H9c2 cells</td>
			<td>Hunan Fenghui Biotechnology Co., Ltd</td>
			<td>CL0111</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>HCImageLive</td>
			<td>Hamamatsu</td>
			<td>4.5.0.0</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
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voltage-dependent potassium current recording on h9c2 cardiomyocytes via the whole-cell patch-clamp technique

Potassium channels on the myocardial cell membrane play an important role in the regulation of cell electrophysiological activities. Being one of the main ion channels, voltage-gated potassium (Kv) channels are closely associated with some serious heart diseases, such as drug-induced myocardial damage and myocardial infarction. In the present study, the whole-cell patch-clamp technique was employed to determine the effects of 1.5 mM 4-aminopyridine (4-AP, a broad-spectrum potassium channel inhibitor) and aconitine (AC, 25 &#181;M, 50 &#181;M, 100 &#181;M, and 200 &#181;M) on the Kv channel current (IKv) in H9c2 cardiomyocytes. It was found that 4-AP inhibited the IKv by about 54%, while the inhibitory effect of AC on the IKv showed a dose-dependent trend (no effect for 25 &#181;M, 30% inhibitory rate for 50 &#181;M, 46% inhibitory rate for 100 &#181;M and 54% inhibitory rate for 200 &#181;M). Due to the characteristics of higher sensitivity and precision, this technique will promote the exploration of cardiotoxicity and the pharmacological effects of ethnomedicine targeting ion channels.

This protocol allowed the recording of the IKv according to the parameters set in the whole-cell patch-clamp technique. The IKv was triggered by 150 ms of depolarizing pulse stimulus from &#8722;40 to +60 mV at a holding potential of &#8722;60 mV (Figure 3A). The IKv of the H9c2 rat cardiomyocytes first appeared around &#8722;20 mV, and then the amplitude increased with further depolarization. The mean relationship between the IKv and membrane pote...

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Voltage-Dependent Potassium Current Recording on H9c2 Cardiomyocytes via the Whole-Cell Patch-Clamp Technique

The present protocol describes an efficient method for the real-time and dynamic acquisition of voltage-gated potassium (Kv) channel currents in H9c2 cardiomyocytes using the whole-cell patch-clamp technique.

Voltage-Dependent Potassium Current Recording on H9c2 Cardiomyocytes via the Whole-Cell Patch-Clamp Technique

Potassium channels on the myocardial cell membrane play an important role in the regulation of cell electrophysiological activities. Being one of the main ...

This protocol successfully records the effects of the aconitine on the IKv of H9C2 cells. Promoting new phases for investigating the mechanism of cardiotoxicity of drugs from the perspective of ion channels. The whole-cell patch-clamp technique is the gold standard of ion channel research with high sensitivity, high precision, and high specificity.The whole-cell patch-clamp technique can be employed to explore the pharmacological or toxic mechanisms of juxta gating specific ion channels for multisystem diseases, such as cardiovascular system and nervous system. To begin, digest the cells with 0.25%trypsin for 30 seconds, once the H9C2 culture dish becomes 80%confluent. Culture 2 times 10 to the 5th cells per milliliter with normal medium or drug containing medium in a 35 millimeter dish carpeted with glass plates for 24 hours at 37 degrees celsius, with a 5%carbon dioxide atmosphere and 70 to 80%relative humidity.Turn on the micropipette puller and preheat for 30 minutes. Then put a borosilicate glass capillary with a filament on the micropipette puller. Select the program and click on enter on the control panel.Click on the ramp program in the upper right corner to determine the heat value of the glass capillary. Write the program for pulling the electrode according to the value determined by the ramp test and click on pull to start fabricating the pipettes. Turn on the digital analog converter, the signal amplifier, the micro manipulator, the microscope, and the camera.Open the imaging application, the signal amplifier software and the data acquisition software in sequence. Click on acquire and select edit protocol in the data acquisition software. Edit the program in the waveform interface.Enter values for first level, delta level, first duration, and delta duration for epoch A, epoch B, and epoch C.Then click on the mode rate interface and set the trial hierarchy data. Next, click on edit protocol to select the stimulus button and set the leak subtraction program in the PM leak subtraction dialogue box. To establish the data storage path, click on file and select set data file names in the data acquisition software.Then open the established lKv protocol by selecting acquire and clicking on open protocol in the data acquisition software. Finally, click on the tools option, and select membrane test to start running the protocol. Add the extracellular solution to the cell bath on the whole-cell patch-clamp apparatus and place the cover slip upward with the H9C2 cells in the bath.Fill 30%of the pipette with the extracellular solution and install it on the recording electrode holder integrated into the patch-clamp apparatus. Tighten the pipette with the recording electrode holder. Then drop the pipette into the bath with the micro manipulator.Click on the pipette offset interface of the signal amplifier software to maintain the lKv current baseline at zero picoamps. Deliver an appropriate positive pressure manually with a 1.0 milliliter syringe, connected to the recording electrode holder, through a plastic tube. Move the pipette slightly by manipulating the micromanipulator in three dimensions to contact the cell.Once the membrane tests square wave drops by one third to a half after the pipette touches the cell membrane, remove the positive pressure and manually deliver an appropriate negative pressure. Then click on the patch interface of the data acquisition software to form the gigaseal. Use the capacitance compensation fast and capacitance compensation slow signal amplifier software during cell ceiling to compensate for the fast and slow capacitance.Apply brief pulses of negative pressure to rupture a patch of the cell membrane. Execute whole-cell membrane capacitance compensation by clicking on the whole-cell button of the signal amplifier software. Finally, save and record the data, by clicking on the data recording button.Open the saved lKv data with the data analysis software. Save the current voltage relationships. Click on analyze to select statistics.Select the range as Cursors 1 2 for data analysis, click on the peak amplitude and mean buttons and then click on okay to view the data in the results page. Finally, copy the column of lKv mean data into the function drawing software for further analysis. Save the representative lKv current traces.Click on edit to select transfer traces, then select the full trace in the region to transfer. Next, click on select in trace selection and select IN 0 in signals. Finally, click on okay to view the data in the results page and copy the total data into the function drawing software to draw the current traces.Save the lKv protocol. Click on edit to select create stimulus waveform signal and select okay. Then repeat the step for drawing current traces without selecting the signal.The lKv was triggered by 150 milliseconds of depolarizing pulse stimulus from minus 40 to plus 60 millivolts at holding potential of minus 60 millivolts. The lKv of the H9C2 rat cardiomyocytes, first appeared around minus 20 millivolts, and then the amplitude increased with further depolarization. In comparison with the control group, the lKv amplitude was observably reduced after the five minutes of treatment with 1.5 millimolar 4-AP.Additionally, the lKv decreased significantly at membrane potentials from 10 to 60 millivolts in a dose-dependent manner, after the 24 hours AC treatment. The individual cell after recording ion channel, can be used for further single-cell omics assess, such as single-cell genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and the metabolomics.

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2.5K vistas.  Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Este protocolo registra con éxito los efectos de la aconitina en el IKv de las células H9C2. Promover nuevas fases para investigar el mecanismo de cardiotoxicidad de los fármacos desde la perspectiva de los canales iónicos. La técnica de pinza de parche de células enteras es el estándar de oro de la investigación del canal iónico con alta sensibilidad, alta precisión y alta especificidad.La técnica de patch-clamp de células enteras se puede emplear para explorar los mecanis...