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CD4+CD28null亚型活化前后IKCal钾通道数目的变化以及IKCal钾通道阻滞剂对活化CD4+T细胞效应分子表达的影响,探讨IKCal钾通道对不稳定斑块的意义。方法:用免疫磁珠法分离出24例ACS患者外周血中的CD4+T细胞,其中12例进一步分出亚型CD4+CD28nullT细胞,采用全细胞膜片钳技术记录细胞活化前及活化3d后的IKCal钾电流。CD4+T细胞活化3d后分别加入终浓度为0.2、1、5μmol/L特异性IKCal钾通道阻滞剂TRAM-34,再继续活化3d,用反转录-PCR法检测干扰素-γ及颗粒酶BmRNA的表达。结果:活化后CD4+、CD4+CD28nullT细胞的IKCal通道数目分别增加了9倍和8倍[活化前后2种细胞的通道数分别为(45±3):(439±33),(56±4):(497±45),均P〈0.01]。2种细胞的通道密度也分别增加了约3倍(P〈0.01)。活化前及活化后2种细胞的通道数目及通道密度均无差别。不同浓度的TRAM-34均下调CD4+T细胞活化后干扰素-γ、颗粒酶BmRNA的表达,各浓度组间干扰素-γ、颗粒酶BmRNA的表达差异均有统计学意义(P〈0.01),浓度越高,各mRNA表达越低。结论:ACS患者外周血CD4+及CD4+CD28nullT细胞活化后IKCal的通道数目及通道密度均明显增加,特异性IKCal通道阻滞剂TRAM-34呈浓度依赖性地抑制CD4+T细胞活化时干扰素-γ及颗粒酶BmRNA的表达,提示CD4+T细胞的IKCal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 number changes of IKCal channel during activation on peripheral blood CD4+ T cells and its subset CD4+ CD28null in acute coronary syndrome(ACS) patients and the effects of IKCal-specific channel blocker on effectors expression of activated CD4+ T cell , further discuss the implication of IKCal channel for unstable plaque. Methods:CD4+ T cell in all of and CD4+ CD28nullT cells in 12 of 24 ACS patients were isolated from peripheral blood through magnetic ceil sorting. The whole cell IKCal currents of T ceils above were recorded with patch-clamp technique before and 3 days after activation by purified anti-human CD3. 0.2, 1, 5μM of TRAM-34, a specific blocker of IKCal channel, were added respectively to CD4+T cell after 3-day activation, then another 3 days activation, and Interferon gamma, Granzyme B mRNA expression of CD4+ T cell were determined by reverse transcription-PCR. Results:IKCal channels per cell on activated CD4+T cell were 9 times higher than those on resting CD4+T cell, and on activated CD4+CD28nullT cell 8 times higher (439±33 vs. 45±3, 497±45 vs. 56±4 channels per cell after vs. before activation respectively, both P〈0.05). Both activated T cells had up to triple channel density, compared to their resting ones(both P〈0.05). The numbers and density of IKCal channel were parallel between both T cells regardless of activation. The mRNA expression of Interferon gamma and Granzyme B were down-regulated by all μM of TRAM-34, and differential expression of each mRNA existed among variedμM of TRAM-34 (P〈0.01, respectively). The largerμM of TRAM-34, the smaller expression of each mRNA. Conclusions: IKCal channels increase substantially on peripheral blood CD4+T cell and its subset CD4+ CD28nullT cell after activation in ACS patients, and IKCal-specific channel blocker TRAM-34 can inhibit the mRNA expression of Interferon gamma and Granzyme B in CD4+ T cell in a dose-depend pattern. Hence, IKCal channel on CD4+T cell may