title: Na+/Ca2+ exchange currents and SR Ca2+ contents in postinfarction myocytes.
abstract: Myocytes isolated from rat hearts 3 wk after myocardial infarction (MI) had lower peak cytosolic free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) and reduced maximal extent of cell shortening during contraction, but Ca2+ entry via L-type Ca2+ channels was normal. In the current study using whole cell patch-clamp technique, reverse Na+/Ca2+ exchange current (INa/Ca; 3 Na+ out:1 Ca2+ in) was measured in myocytes in which Na+, K+, and Ca2+ currents were blocked or minimized. Steady-state outward currents measured under these conditions increased with depolarization or with elevation of extracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]o) from 1.8 to 5.0 mM, but were inhibited by 5 mM Ni2+ or by reduction of [Ca2+]i to near zero. In addition, reduction of cytosolic free Na+ concentration or of [Ca2+]i also decreased the amplitude of the outward current. These characteristics indicate the outward current was INa/Ca operating in reverse mode. Reverse INa/Ca was significantly lower in MI myocytes, especially at more positive voltages. In addition, sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR)-releasable Ca2+ content as estimated by integrating forward INa/Ca during caffeine-induced SR Ca2+ release was also significantly lower in MI myocytes. Depressed Na+/Ca2+ exchange activity may contribute to abnormal [Ca2+]i dynamics in MI myocytes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey 17033, USA.
authors.forename: X Q
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Tillotson
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zelis
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Cheung
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D017136:Ion Transport; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000378:metabolism*; D015221:Potassium Channels / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012519:Sarcoplasmic Reticulum / Q000378:metabolism; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism*; D015222:Sodium Channels / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015221:Potassium Channels; D015222:Sodium Channels; D012964:Sodium; D002118:Calcium