Mechano-Electric Coupling and Arrhythmogenic Current Generation in a Computational Model of Coupled Myocytes

Copyright © 2020 Timmermann and McCulloch..

A wide range of arrhythmogenic phenotypes have been associated with heterogeneous mechanical dyskinesis. Pro-arrhythmic effects are often associated with dysregulated intra-cellular calcium handling, especially via the development of intra- and inter-cellular calcium waves. Experimental evidence suggests that mechanical strain can contribute to the generation and maintenance of these calcium waves via a variety of mechano-electric coupling mechanisms. Most model studies of mechano-electric coupling mechanisms have been focused on mechano-sensitive ion channels, even though experimental studies have shown that intra- and inter-cellular calcium waves triggered by mechanical perturbations are likely to be more prevalent pro-arrhythmic mechanisms in the diseased heart. A one-dimensional strongly coupled computational model of electromechanics in rabbit ventricular cardiomyocytes showed that specific myocyte stretch sequences can modulate the susceptibility threshold for delayed after-depolarizations. In simulations of mechanically-triggered calcium waves in cardiomyocytes coupled to fibroblasts, susceptibility to calcium wave propagation was reduced as the current through the gap junction caused current drain from the myocytes. In 1D multi-cellular arrays coupled via gap junctions, mechanically-induced waves may contribute to synchronizing arrhythmogenic calcium waves and after-depolarizations.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in physiology - 11(2020) vom: 01., Seite 519951

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Timmermann, Viviane [VerfasserIn]
McCulloch, Andrew D [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Arrhythmia
Calcium waves
Computational model
Fibroblasts
Intracellular calcium release
Journal Article
Mechno-electric feedback
Rabbit

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Date Revised 14.11.2021

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fphys.2020.519951

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM31926873X