The role of L-type Ca2+ current and Na+ current-stimulated Na/Ca exchange in triggering SR calcium release in guinea-pig cardiac ventricular myocytes.

OBJECTIVE This study examines the relative ability of sodium current (INa)-stimulated reverse mode Na/Ca exchange and the L-type calcium current (ICa) to trigger calcium-induced calcium release (CICR) in guinea-pig ventricular myocytes. METHODS Cytosolic Ca2+ transients were recorded from enzymatically dissociated guinea-pig ventricular myocytes using Indo-1. Macroscopic membrane currents were simultaneously recorded using the whole-cell patch-clamp technique. RESULTS At room temperature (22-25 degrees C) Ca2+ transients were associated with the activation of INa, ICa or INa plus ICa in combination. However, after ICa was blocked by verapamil (10 microM), no Ca2+ transient could be evoked by the activation of INa alone at either -40 or +5 mV. Similar results were obtained with 5 and 8 mM intracellular sodium, and when the temperature of the bathing solution was raised to 35 degrees C and cAMP (10 microM) added to the pipette solution. CONCLUSIONS From consideration of the relative magnitudes of the Ca2+ influx via ICa and Na/Ca exchange and thermodynamic considerations, we suggest that ICa is the major source of 'trigger' calcium for CICR (and cardiac contraction) under normal conditions. Although the Na/Ca exchanger was incapable of triggering CICR under the conditions of these experiments, we suggest that it may become more important when cytosolic Ca2+ is elevated, a condition which will also lead to decrease the amplitude of ICa.

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