Na+/Ca2+ exchange and cell contraction in isolated neonatal and adult rabbit cardiac myocytes.
Na+/Ca2+ exchange and cell contraction in isolated neonatal and adult rabbit cardiac myocytes.
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分离的新生和成年兔心肌细胞中的 Na /Ca2 交换和细胞收缩。
DOI:
10.1152/ajpheart.1995.268.4.h1723
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1995
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Klitzner,TS
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Wetzel,GT;Chen,F;Klitzner,TS
Recent studies have demonstrated a relative deficiency in voltage-gated Ca2+ currents (ICa) in immature myocardium. We hypothesized that contraction in developing heart results in part from Ca2+ influx via “reverse” Na+/Ca2+ exchange current (INa/Ca). Accordingly, INa/Ca and cell contraction amplitude were measured in single neonatal and adult rabbit ventricular myocytes. INa/Ca was dependent on Ca2+ concentration, Na+ concentration, and membrane potential and was blocked by 5 mM Ni2+ but not by the Ca(2+)-channel blocker nifedipine. In neonatal cells, contraction amplitude reached a plateau for depolarizations positive to 0 mV. In adult myocytes, contraction amplitude was maximal at 0 mV and decreased at positive membrane potentials. Inhibition of ICa with nifedipine did not affect maximal contraction amplitude in neonatal myocytes but almost completely suppressed contraction of adult cells. These data suggest that Ca2+ influx via ICa is not required for contraction of neonatal rabbit cardiac myocytes. Moreover, Ca2+ influx via reversal of the Na+/Ca2+ exchange mechanism may provide a significant portion of the Ca2+ regulating cell contraction, especially during depolarization to positive membrane potentials.