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Journal Article
Extracellular sodium and potassium levels modulate cardiac conduction in mice heterozygous null for the Connexin43 gene
2015
Overview
Several studies have disagreed on measurements of cardiac conduction velocity (CV) in mice with a heterozygous knockout of the connexin gene Gja1—a mutation that reduces the gap junction (GJ) protein, Connexin43 (Cx43), by 50 %. We noted that perfusate ionic composition varied between studies and hypothesized that extracellular ionic concentration modulates CV dependence on GJs. CV was measured by optically mapping wild-type (WT) and heterozygous null (HZ) hearts serially perfused with solutions previously associated with no change (Solution 1) or CV slowing (Solution 2). In WT hearts, CV was similar for Solutions 1 and 2. However, consistent with the hypothesis, Solution 2 in HZ hearts slowed transverse CV (CV
T
) relative to Solution 1. Previously, we showed CV slowing in a manner consistent with ephaptic conduction correlated with increased perinexal inter-membrane width (
W
P
) at GJ edges. Thus,
W
P
was measured following perfusion with systematically adjusted [Na
+
]
o
and [K
+
]
o
in Solutions 1 and 2. A wider
W
P
was associated with reduced CV
T
in WT and HZ hearts, with the greatest effect in HZ hearts. Increasing [Na
+
]
o
increased CV
T
only in HZ hearts. Increasing [K
+
]
o
slowed CV
T
in both WT and HZ hearts with large
W
P
but only in HZ hearts with narrow
W
P
.
Conclusion
: When perinexi are wide, decreasing excitability by modulating [Na
+
]
o
and [K
+
]
o
increases CV sensitivity to reduced Cx43. By contrast, CV is less sensitive to Cx43 and ion composition when perinexi are narrow. These results are consistent with cardiac conduction dependence on both GJ and non-GJ (ephaptic) mechanisms.
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,Springer Nature B.V
