Expression and function of the cardiac Na+/Ca2+ exchanger in postnatal development of the rat, in experimentaliduced cardiac hypertrophy and in the failing human heart

The diastolic and systolic dysfunction in the failing heart appear to be related to the altered Ca2+ handling of the cardiac myocyte. Disturbed Ca2+ handling might also affect influx and efflux of other ions, including Na+. In this context, the cardiac sarcolemmal Na+/Ca2+ exchanger represents an important exchange mechanism of Ca2+ versus Na+ transport across the sarcolemma. Expression and function of cardiac Na+/Ca2+ exchanger is highest in newborn rats and declines gradually in postnatal development. In pressure overload-induced hypertrophy, expression of cardiac Na+/Ca2+ exchanger is increased and translated into increased Na+/Ca2+ exchanger activity similar to the early phase of postnatal development in the rat. This suggests a common underlying mechanism in the control of Na+/ Ca2+ exchanger expression in the immature and the hypertrophied myocardium. Similar to experimental-induced hypertrophy, mRNA, protein and activity of Na+/Ca2+ exchanger is increased in the failing human heart suggesting an increase in the number of functional exchanger molecules rather than an enhanced exchange rate by preexisting exchanger molecules. The potential functional implications of an increased cardiac Na+/Ca2+ exchanger activity in human heart failure may be limitation of diastolic intracellular Ca2+ overload. However, this may increase the arrhythmogenic potential of the failing heart, since additional Na+ influx via Na+/Ca2+ exchanger may affect the membrane potential.

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