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Membrane polarization at the excitation threshold induced by external electric fields in cardiomyocytes of rats at different developmental stages

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Milan, Hugo F. M. ; Almazloum, Ahmad A. ; Bassani, Rosana A. ; Bassani, Jose W. M.
Número total de Autores: 4
Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
Fonte: MEDICAL & BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING & COMPUTING; v. N/A, p. 11-pg., 2023-07-05.
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External electric fields (E), used for cardiac pacing and defibrillation/cardioversion, induce a spatially variable change in cardio-myocyte transmembrane potential (?V-m) that depends on cell geometry and E orientation. This study investigates E-induced ?V-m in cardiomyocytes from rats at different ages, which show marked size/geometry variation. Using a tridimensional numerical electro-magnetic model recently proposed (NM3D), it was possible: (a) to evaluate the suitability of the simpler, prolate spheroid analytical model (PSAM) to calculate amplitude and location of ?V-m maximum (?V-max) for E= 1 V.cm(-1); and (b) to estimate the ?V-max required for excitation (?V-T) from experimentally determined threshold E values (E-T). Ventricular myocytes were isolated from neonatal, weaning, adult, and aging Wistar rats. NM3D was constructed as the extruded 2D microscopy cell image, while measured minor and major cell dimensions were used for PSAM. Acceptable ?V-m estimates can be obtained with PSAM from paralelepidal cells for small ?. ET, but not ?V-T, was higher for neonate cells. ?V-T was significantly greater in the cell from older animals, which indicate lower responsiveness to E associated with aging, rather than with altered cell geometry/dimensions. ?V-T might be used as a non-invasive indicator of cell excitability as it is little affected by cell geometry/size. (AU)

Processo FAPESP: 13/05441-5 - Interação do campo elétrico com miócitos cardíacos: cálculo do potencial transmembrana induzido a partir de modelo eletromagnético
Beneficiário:Hugo Fernando Maia Milan
Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Mestrado
Processo FAPESP: 08/54795-6 - Regulacao adrenergica do cronotropismo atrial e do inotropismo ventricular durante o desenvolvimento pos-natal do rato.
Beneficiário:Rosana Almada Bassani
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular