目的研究急性冠状动脉综合征(ACS)患者外周血中CD4^+T细胞及CD28^null/CD28^+亚型活化前后Kv1.3钾通道数目的变化以及Kv1.3钾通道阻滞剂对CD4^+T细胞活化表达的影响,探讨Kv1.3钾通道在不稳定斑块中的意义。方法用免疫磁珠法分离出27例ACS患者外周血中的CD4^+T细胞,其中12例进一步分出亚型CIM‘CD28^null和CD4^+CD28^+T细胞,采用全细胞膜片钳技术记录细胞活化前及经CD3抗体活化72h后的Kv1.3钾电流。CD4^+T细胞活化时分别加入终浓度为0.1、1、10nmol/L特异性Kv1.3钾通道阻滞剂rMargatoxin(rMgTX),共同培养72h后用反转录-PCR法检测干扰素-γ、肿瘤坏死因子(TNF)-α及颗粒酶B mRNA的表达。结果活化后CD4^+、CD4^+CD28^null、CD4^+CD28^+T细胞的Kv1.3钾通道的峰电流均明显增加,细胞平均通道数分别增加约90%、60%、80%[活化前后每个细胞的通道数分别为(402±88)个比(752±275)个、(553±328)个比(874±400)个、(392±133)个比(716±251)个,均P〈0.05]。活化前CD4^+CD28^nullT细胞Kv1.3钾通道的平均数目比CD4^+CD28^+T细胞多约40%(P〈0.05),活化后两者差异无统计学意义(P=0.102)。不同浓度的rMgTX均下调CD4^+T细胞活化后干扰素-γ、TNF-α、颗粒酶B mRNA的表达,各浓度组间干扰素-γ、TNF-α、颗粒酶B mRNA的表达差异均有统计学意义(均P〈0.01),浓度越高,各mRNA表达越低。结论ACS患者外周血CD4^+T细胞及CD28^null/CD28^+亚型活化后Kv1.3钾通道表达增加,特异性Kv1.3通道阻滞剂rMgTX呈浓度依赖性地抑制CD4^+T细胞活化时干扰素-γ、TNF-α及颗粒酶B mRNA的表达,提示CD4^+T细胞特别是CD4^+CD28^nullT细胞的Kv1.3钾通道可作为预防动脉粥样斑块不稳定的潜在治疗靶点。
Objective To study the Kv1.3 channel expression changes after CD4^+ and subsets CD28^null/CD28^+T cells activation in peripheral blood of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Methods CD4^+ T cell in 27 ACS patients and CD4^+ CD28^null/CD4^+ CD28^+ T cells in 12 out of these 27 ACS patients were isolated from peripheral blood with magnetic cell sorting. The whole-cell Kv1.3 currents for three T cells were recorded with patch-clamp technique before and 72 hours after activation by purified anti-human CD3 Interferon gamma, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), granzyme B mRNA expression were determined by reverse transcription-PCR before and 7:2 hours after activation by purified anti-human CD3 in the presence or absence of recombinant Margatoxin (rMgTX, 0. 1, 1, 10 nmol/L), a specific Kv1.3 channel blocker. Results Peak Kv1.3 channel currents of CD4^+ , CD4^+ CD28^null, CD4^+ CD28^+ T cells were significantly increased and the mean Kv1.3 channel numbers per cell of these cells were increased by about 90%, 60%, 80% (402 ±88 vs. 752±275, 553 ±328 vs. 874 ±400, 392 ± 133 vs. 716 ±251, all P 〈0. 05) after activation compared to baseline values. Baseline CD4^+ CD28^null T cell numbers were about 40% more than those of CD4 ^+ CD28 ^+ T cell (P 〈0. 05) and were similar after activation (P =0. 102). The mRNA expression of interferon gamma, TNF-α and granzyme B were dose-dependently down-regulated by rMgTX. Conclusions Kv1.3 channels of peripheral CD4 ^+ T cell and CD28^null/CD28^++ T cells from ACS patients significantly increased after activation and Kv1.3-specific channel blocker rMgTX could effectively abolish this effect suggesting a potential role of Kv1.3 channel blocker on plaque stabilization in ACS patients.