ŠVECOVÁ, Olga, Markéta BÉBAROVÁ, Milena ŠIMURDOVÁ and Jiří ŠIMURDA. Fraction of the T-Tubular Membrane as an Important Parameter in Cardiac Cellular Electrophysiology: A New Way of Estimation. Frontiers in Physiology. LAUSANNE: FRONTIERS MEDIA SA, 2022, vol. 13, May 2022, p. 1-12. ISSN 1664-042X. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2022.837239.
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Original name Fraction of the T-Tubular Membrane as an Important Parameter in Cardiac Cellular Electrophysiology: A New Way of Estimation
Authors ŠVECOVÁ, Olga (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Markéta BÉBAROVÁ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Milena ŠIMURDOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Jiří ŠIMURDA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
Edition Frontiers in Physiology, LAUSANNE, FRONTIERS MEDIA SA, 2022, 1664-042X.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 30105 Physiology
Country of publisher Switzerland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Impact factor Impact factor: 4.000
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14110/22:00125820
Organization unit Faculty of Medicine
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2022.837239
UT WoS 000802259800001
Keywords in English sucrose; membrane capacitance; rat cardiomyocytes; new method; detubulation; t-tubules
Tags 14110515, rivok
Tags International impact, Reviewed
Changed by Changed by: Mgr. Tereza Miškechová, učo 341652. Changed: 19/7/2022 10:03.
Abstract
The transverse-axial tubular system (t-tubules) plays an essential role in excitation-contraction coupling in cardiomyocytes. Its remodelling is associated with various cardiac diseases. Numerous attempts were made to analyse characteristics essential for proper understanding of the t-tubules and their impact on cardiac cell function in health and disease. The currently available methodical approaches related to the fraction of the t-tubular membrane area produce diverse data. The widely used detubulation techniques cause irreversible cell impairment, thus, distinct cell samples have to be used for estimation of t-tubular parameters in untreated and detubulated cells. Our proposed alternative method is reversible and allows repetitive estimation of the fraction of t-tubular membrane (ft) in cardiomyocytes using short-term perfusion of the measured cell with a low-conductive isotonic sucrose solution. It results in a substantial increase in the electrical resistance of t-tubular lumen, thus, electrically separating the surface and t-tubular membranes. Using the whole-cell patch-clamp measurement and the new approach in enzymatically isolated rat atrial and ventricular myocytes, a set of data was measured and evaluated. The analysis of the electrical equivalent circuit resulted in the establishment of criteria for excluding measurements in which perfusion with a low conductivity solution did not affect the entire cell surface. As expected, the final average ft in ventricular myocytes (0.337 ± 0.017) was significantly higher than that in atrial myocytes (0.144 ± 0.015). The parameter ft could be estimated repetitively in a particular cell (0.345 ± 0.021 and 0.347 ± 0.023 in ventricular myocytes during the first and second sucrose perfusion, respectively). The new method is fast, simple, and leaves the measured cell intact. It can be applied in the course of experiments for which it is useful to estimate both the surface and t-tubular capacitance/area in a particular cell.
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MUNI/A/1133/2021, interní kód MUName: Od buňky k medicíně (Acronym: CELLVIEW)
Investor: Masaryk University
NU22-02-00348, research and development projectName: Funkční hodnocení genetických variant u případů klinicky „skutečné“ idiopatické fibrilace komor: in vitro a in silico modelování s cílem odhalit arytmogenní mechanismus
Investor: Ministry of Health of the CR, Subprogram 1 - standard
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