| Propagation of action potentials between parallel chains of cardiac muscle cells in PSpice simulation. | |
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PMID: 12665257 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Propagation of action potentials between parallel chains of cardiac muscle cells was simulated using the PSpice program. Excitation was transmitted from cell to cell along a strand of three or four cells not connected by low-resistance tunnels (gap-junction connexons) in parallel with one or two similar strands. Thus, two models were used: a 2 x 3 model (two parallel chains of three cells each) and a 3 x 4 model (three parallel chains of four cells each). The entire surface membrane of each cell fired nearly simultaneously, and nearly all the propagation time was spent at the cell junctions, thus giving a staircase-shaped propagation profile. The junctional delay time between contiguous cells in a chain was about 0.2-0.5 ms. A significant negative cleft potential develops in the narrow junctional clefts, whose magnitude depends on several factors, including the radial cleft resistance (Rjc). The cleft potential (Vjc) depolarizes the postjunctional membrane to threshold by a patch-clamp action. Therefore, one mechanism for the transfer of excitation from one cell to the next is by the electric field (EF) that is generated in the junctional cleft when the prejunctional membrane fires. Propagation velocity increased with elevation of Rjc. With electrical stimulation of the first cell of the first strand (cell A1), propagation rapidly spread down that chain and then jumped to the second strand (B chain), followed by jumping to the third strand (C chain) when present. The rapidity by which the parallel chains became activated depended on the longitudinal resistance of the narrow extracellular cleft between the parallel strands (Rol2). The higher the Rol2 resistance, the faster the propagation (lower propagation time) over the cardiac muscle sheet (2-dimensional). The transverse resistance of the cleft had no effect. When the first cell of the second strand (cell B1) was stimulated, propagation spread down the B chain and jumped to the other two strands (A and C) nearly simultaneously. When cell C1 was stimulated, propagation traveled down the C chain and jumped to the B chain, followed by excitation of the A chain. Thus, there was transverse propagation of excitation as longitudinal propagation was occurring. Therefore, transmission of excitation by the EF mechanism can occur between myocardial cells lying closely parallel to one another without the requirement of a specialized junction. |
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Authors:
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Nicholas Sperelakis |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology Volume: 81 ISSN: 0008-4212 ISO Abbreviation: Can. J. Physiol. Pharmacol. Publication Date: 2003 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2003-03-31 Completed Date: 2003-10-10 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372712 Medline TA: Can J Physiol Pharmacol Country: Canada |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 48-58 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Molecular & Cellular Physiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0576, U.S.A. spereln@ucmail.uc.edu |
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Action Potentials* Computer Simulation Electric Impedance Heart Conduction System / physiology Models, Biological Myocytes, Cardiac / physiology* Time Factors |
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