Abstract

Objective To isolate and culture of cardiomyocytes in adult rat of heart failure and observe pathophysiological characteristics of single cardiomyocytes with a IonOptix TM system. Methods Opened chest of 5 rats and ligated the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD). Four weeks later, finished echocardiographically measured ejection fraction (EF) , the heart was cut and hanged on to the Langendorff apparatus for perfusion and collagenase digestion. The single cardiomyocytes were cultured in serum -free medium with laminin - covered dishes. The morphological features of cardiomyocytes of heart failure rats were observed with microscope. With perfusion and field - stimulation (0.5 Hz ,3 ms) ,the cardiomyocytes contraction were simultaneously recorded by IonOptix TM and compared with the cardiomyocytes of 5 normal rats. Results There were obvious symptoms in heart failure rats. EF was significantly decreased in rats 4 weeks after LAD ligated[ (55 + 3 ) % vs (78 ± 4) %, P = 0. 00002 ]. The total of freshly isolated cardiomyocytes in heart failure rats was significantly lower than normal rats [ (5.6±0.3 )×106vs ( 8. 1±1. 2 ) × 106, P = 0. 0014 ]. Rodshaped cells in heart failure rats became longer significantly than rod - shaped cells in normal rats [ ( 152±19 )μm vs (133±17 )μm, P = 0.03 ]. The amplitude of shortening/relengthening and contractile velocity of these cells in heart failure rats was significantly lessen than these cells in normal rats [ ( 7.5±3.2 )% vs ( 13±3)%, P = 0.0016;(36±18)μm/ms vs (60±19)μm/ms, P =0.009]. Conclusion Compared with cardiomyocytes obtained from normal rats, cardiomyocytes obtained from heart failure rats have obvious pathophysiological characteristics. These data can describe the cell level change of myocardial dysfunction induced by different diseases and drugs treatment. Key words: Cardiomyocyte; Heart failure ; Cell isolation ; IonOptix TM; Myocardial function ; Rat

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