Single-cell ionic current phenotyping explains stem cell-derived cardiomyocyte action potential morphology

Human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (iPSC-CMs) are a promising tool to study arrhythmia-related factors, but the variability of action potential (AP) recordings from these cells limits their use as an in vitro model. In this study, we use recently published brief (10 s), dynamic voltage-clamp (VC) data to provide mechanistic insights into the ionic currents contributing to AP heterogeneity; we call this approach rapid ionic current phenotyping (RICP). Features of this VC data were correlated to AP recordings from the same cells, and we used computational models to generate mechanistic insights into cellular heterogeneity. This analysis uncovered several interesting links between AP morphology and ionic current density: both L-type calcium and sodium currents contribute to upstroke velocity, rapid delayed rectifier K+ current is the main determinant of the maximal diastolic potential, and an outward current in the activation range of slow delayed rectifier K+ is the main determinant of AP duration. Our analysis also identified an outward current in several cells at 6 mV that is not reproduced by iPSC-CM mathematical models but contributes to determining AP duration. RICP can be used to explain how cell-to-cell variability in ionic currents gives rise to AP heterogeneity. Because of its brief duration (10 s) and ease of data interpretation, we recommend the use of RICP for single-cell patch-clamp experiments that include the acquisition of APs.NEW & NOTEWORTHY We present rapid ionic current phenotyping (RICP), a current quantification approach based on an optimized voltage-clamp protocol. The method captures a rich snapshot of the ionic current dynamics, providing quantitative information about multiple currents (e.g., ICa,L, IKr) in the same cell. The protocol helped to identify key ionic determinants of cellular action potential heterogeneity in iPSC-CMs. This included unexpected results, such as the critical role of IKr in establishing the maximum diastolic potential.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:326

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American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology - 326(2024), 5 vom: 01. Apr., Seite H1146-H1154

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Clark, Alexander P [VerfasserIn]
Wei, Siyu [VerfasserIn]
Fullerton, Kristin [VerfasserIn]
Krogh-Madsen, Trine [VerfasserIn]
Christini, David J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Arrhythmias
Computer simulation
IPSC-CMs
Induced pluripotent stem cells
Journal Article
Patch clamp

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Date Completed 15.04.2024

Date Revised 15.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1152/ajpheart.00063.2024

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369782100