Activation of reverse Na+-Ca2+ exchange by the Na+ current augments the cardiac Ca2+ transient: evidence from NCX knockout mice
Activation of reverse Na+-Ca2+ exchange by the Na+ current augments the cardiac Ca2+ transient: evidence from NCX knockout mice
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10.1113/jphysiol.2010.187708
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发表时间:
2010-09-01
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5.5
通讯作者:
Philipson, Kenneth D.
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作者:
Larbig, Robert;Torres, Natalia;Philipson, Kenneth D.
The hypothesis that Na+ influx during the action potential (AP) activates reverse Na+-Ca2+ exchange (NCX) and subsequent entry of trigger Ca2+ is controversial. We tested this hypothesis by monitoring intracellular Ca2+ before and after selective inactivation of I-Na prior to a simulated action potential in patch-clamped ventricular myocytes isolated from adult wild-type (WT) and NCX knockout (KO) mice. First, we inactivated I-Na using a ramp prepulse to -45 mV. In WT cells, inactivation of I-Na decreased the Ca2+ transient amplitude by 51.1 +/- 4.6% (P < 0.001, n = 14) and reduced its maximum release flux by 53.0 +/- 4.6% (P < 0.001, n = 14). There was no effect on diastolic Ca2+. In striking contrast, Ca2+ transients in NCX KO cardiomyocytes were unaffected by the presence or absence of I-Na (n = 8). We obtained similar results when measuring trigger Ca2+ influx in myocytes with depleted sarcoplasmic reticulum. In WT cells, inactivation of I-Na decreased trigger Ca2+ influx by 37.8 +/- 6% and maximum rate of flux by 30.6 +/- 7.7% at 2.5 mm external Ca2+ (P < 0.001 and P < 0.05, n = 9). This effect was again absent in the KO cells (n = 8). Second, exposure to 10 mu m tetrodotoxin to block I-Na also reduced the Ca2+ transients in WT myocytes but not in NCX KO myocytes. We conclude that I-Na and reverse NCX modulate Ca2+ release in murine WT cardiomyocytes by augmenting the pool of Ca2+ that triggers ryanodine receptors. This is an important mechanism for regulation of Ca2+ release and contractility in murine heart.