Cellular defibrillation: interaction of micro-scale electric fields with voltage-gated ion channels |
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Authors: | Armin Kargol Leszek Malkinski Rahmatollah Eskandari Maya Carter Daniel Livingston |
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Affiliation: | 1. Loyola University, New Orleans, LA, USA 2. University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, USA
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Abstract: | We study the effect of micro-scale electric fields on voltage-gated ion channels in mammalian cell membranes. Such micro- and nano-scale electric fields mimic the effects of multiferroic nanoparticles that were recently proposed [1] as a novel way of controlling the function of voltage-sensing biomolecules such as ion channels. This article describes experimental procedures and initial results that reveal the effect of the electric field, in close proximity of cells, on the ion transport through voltage-gated ion channels. We present two configurations of the whole-cell patch-clamping apparatus that were used to detect the effect of external stimulation on ionic currents and discuss preliminary results that indicate modulation of the ionic currents consistent with the applied stimulus. |
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Keywords: | Ion channel gating Patch-clamping Multiferroic nanoparticles Microscale electric fields |
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