The ratio of densities of Na-Ca exchanger current (INaCa) in the t-tubular and surface membranes (INaCa-ratio) computed from the values of INaCa and membrane capacitances (Cm) measured in adult rat ventricular cardiomyocytes before and after detubulation ranges between 1.7 and 25 (potentially even 40). Variations of action potential waveform and of calcium turnover within this span of the INaCa-ratio were simulated employing previously developed model of rat ventricular cell incorporating separate description of ion transport systems in the t-tubular and surface membranes. The increase of INaCa-ratio from 1.7 to 25 caused a prolongation of APD (duration of action potential at 90% repolarisation) by 12, 9, and 6% and an increase of peak intracellular Ca(2+) transient by 45, 19, and 6% at 0.1, 1, and 5 Hz, respectively. The prolonged APD resulted from the increase of INaCa due to the exposure of a larger fraction of Na-Ca exchangers to higher Ca(2+) transients under the t-tubular membrane. The accompanying rise of Ca(2+) transient was a consequence of a higher Ca(2+) load in sarcoplasmic reticulum induced by the increased Ca(2+) cycling between the surface and t-tubular membranes. However, the reason for large differences in the INaCa-ratio assessed from measurements in adult rat cardiomyocytes remains to be explained.

Department of Physiology Faculty of Medicine Masaryk University Kamenice 5 62500 Brno Czech Republic

Institute of Thermomechanics Branch Brno Academy of Science of the Czech Republic Technická 2 61669 Brno Czech Republic

Laboratoire de Neurocardiologie EA4612 Université Lyon 1 69003 Lyon France

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