Jong J Kim1, Lei Yang2, Bo Lin2, Xiaodong Zhu3, Bin Sun4, Aaron D Kaplan5, Glenna C L Bett6, Randall L Rasmusson7, Barry London3, Guy Salama8. 1. Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA; Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. 2. Department of Developmental Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. 3. University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. 4. Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. 5. Center for Cellular and Systems Electrophysiology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA. 6. Center for Cellular and Systems Electrophysiology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA; Departments of Physiology and Biophysics, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA; Departments of Gynecology-Obstetrics, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA. 7. Center for Cellular and Systems Electrophysiology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA; Departments of Physiology and Biophysics, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA. 8. Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA; Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. Electronic address: gsalama@pitt.edu.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The creation of cardiomyocytes derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPS-CMs) has spawned broad excitement borne out of the prospects to diagnose and treat cardiovascular diseases based on personalized medicine. A common feature of hiPS-CMs is their spontaneous contractions but the mechanism(s) remain uncertain. METHODS: Intrinsic activity was investigated by the voltage-clamp technique, optical mapping of action potentials (APs) and intracellular Ca(2+) (Cai) transients (CaiT) at subcellular-resolution and pharmacological interventions. RESULTS: The frequency of spontaneous CaiT (sCaiT) in monolayers of hiPS-CMs was not altered by ivabradine, an inhibitor of the pacemaker current, If despite high levels of HCN transcripts (1-4). HiPS-CMs had negligible If and IK1 (inwardly-rectifying K(+)-current) and a minimum diastolic potential of -59.1±3.3mV (n=18). APs upstrokes were preceded by a depolarizing-foot coincident with a rise of Cai. Subcellular Cai wavelets varied in amplitude, propagated and died-off; larger Cai-waves triggered cellular sCaTs and APs. SCaiTs increased in frequency with [Ca(2+)]out (0.05-to-1.8mM), isoproterenol (1μM) or caffeine (100μM) (n≥5, p<0.05). HiPS-CMs became quiescent with ryanodine receptor stabilizers (K201=2μM); tetracaine; Na-Ca exchange (NCX) inhibition (SEA0400=2μM); higher [K(+)]out (5→8mM), and thiol-reducing agents but could still be electrically stimulated to elicit CaiTs. Cell-cell coupling of hiPS-CM in monolayers was evident from connexin-43 expression and CaiT propagation. SCaiTs from an ensemble of dispersed hiPS-CMs were out-of-phase but became synchronous through the outgrowth of inter-connecting microtubules. CONCLUSIONS: Automaticity in hiPS-CMs originates from a Ca(2+)-clock mechanism involving Ca(2+) cycling across the sarcoplasmic reticulum linked to NCX to trigger APs.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The creation of cardiomyocytes derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPS-CMs) has spawned broad excitement borne out of the prospects to diagnose and treat cardiovascular diseases based on personalized medicine. A common feature of hiPS-CMs is their spontaneous contractions but the mechanism(s) remain uncertain. METHODS: Intrinsic activity was investigated by the voltage-clamp technique, optical mapping of action potentials (APs) and intracellular Ca(2+) (Cai) transients (CaiT) at subcellular-resolution and pharmacological interventions. RESULTS: The frequency of spontaneous CaiT (sCaiT) in monolayers of hiPS-CMs was not altered by ivabradine, an inhibitor of the pacemaker current, If despite high levels of HCN transcripts (1-4). HiPS-CMs had negligible If and IK1 (inwardly-rectifying K(+)-current) and a minimum diastolic potential of -59.1±3.3mV (n=18). APs upstrokes were preceded by a depolarizing-foot coincident with a rise of Cai. Subcellular Cai wavelets varied in amplitude, propagated and died-off; larger Cai-waves triggered cellular sCaTs and APs. SCaiTs increased in frequency with [Ca(2+)]out (0.05-to-1.8mM), isoproterenol (1μM) or caffeine (100μM) (n≥5, p<0.05). HiPS-CMs became quiescent with ryanodine receptor stabilizers (K201=2μM); tetracaine; Na-Ca exchange (NCX) inhibition (SEA0400=2μM); higher [K(+)]out (5→8mM), and thiol-reducing agents but could still be electrically stimulated to elicit CaiTs. Cell-cell coupling of hiPS-CM in monolayers was evident from connexin-43 expression and CaiT propagation. SCaiTs from an ensemble of dispersed hiPS-CMs were out-of-phase but became synchronous through the outgrowth of inter-connecting microtubules. CONCLUSIONS: Automaticity in hiPS-CMs originates from a Ca(2+)-clock mechanism involving Ca(2+) cycling across the sarcoplasmic reticulum linked to NCX to trigger APs.
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