Title
Chronic omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid treatment variably affects cellular repolarization in a healed post-MI arrhythmia model
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2016.00225
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-14-2016
Publication Title
Frontiers in Physiology
Abstract
Introduction: Over the last 40 years omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) have been shown to be anti-arrhythmic or pro-arrhythmic depending on the method and duration of administration and model studied. We previously reported that omega-3 PUFAs do not confer anti-arrhythmic properties and are pro-arrhythmic in canine model of sudden cardiac death (SCD). Here, we evaluated the effects of chronic omega-3 PUFA treatment in post-MI animals susceptible (VF+) or resistant (VF-) to ventricular tachyarrhythmias. Methods: Perforated patch clamp techniques were used to measure cardiomyocyte action potential durations (APD) at 50 and 90% repolarization and short term variability of repolarization. The early repolarizing transient outward potassium current I was also studied. Results: Omega-3 PUFAs prolonged the action potential in VF- myocytes at both 50 and 90% repolarization. Short term variability of repolarization was increased in both untreated and treated VF- myocytes vs. controls. I was unaffected by omega-3 PUFA treatment. Omega-3 PUFA treatment attenuated the action potential prolongation in VF+ myocytes, but did not return repolarization to control values. Conclusions: Omega-3 PUFAs do not confer anti-arrhythmic properties in the setting of healed myocardial infarction in a canine model of SCD. In canines previously resistant to ventricular fibrillation (VF-), omega-3 PUFA treatment prolonged the action potential in VF- myocytes, and may contribute to pro-arrhythmic responses. to to
Volume
7
Issue
JUN
Recommended Citation
Bonilla, Ingrid M.; Nishijima, Yoshinori; Vargas-Pinto, Pedro; Baine, Stephen H.; Sridhar, Arun; Li, Chun; Billman, George E.; and Carnes, Cynthia A., "Chronic omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid treatment variably affects cellular repolarization in a healed post-MI arrhythmia model" (2016). Scopus Unisalle. 368.
https://ciencia.lasalle.edu.co/scopus_unisalle/368
Identifier
SCOPUS_ID:84977627266