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The cardiac sodium pump: structure and function.

Alicia A McDonough1, Jeffrey B Velotta, Robert H G Schwinger

  • 1Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, 1333 San Pablo Street, Los Angeles, CA 90089-9142, USA. mcdonoug@hsc.usc.edu

Basic Research in Cardiology
|December 14, 2002
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Cardiac sodium pumps (Na,K-ATPase) and Na+/Ca++ exchangers (NCX) regulate heart contractility. Isoform expression and regulation impact cardiac function and response to drugs like digitalis.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Molecular Cardiology
  • Biochemistry

Background:

  • Cardiac sodium pumps (Na,K-ATPase) are crucial for maintaining cellular calcium balance and contractility.
  • Na,K-ATPase generates the sodium gradient that drives calcium extrusion via the Na+/Ca++ exchanger (NCX).
  • Cardiac glycosides, like digitalis, bind to Na,K-ATPase, increasing contractility by altering this gradient.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the expression patterns, function, and regulation of Na,K-ATPase isoforms in the human heart.
  • To determine if different Na,K-ATPase isoforms exhibit distinct affinities for cardiac glycosides.
  • To explore the homeostatic coupling between Na,K-ATPase and NCX expression.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of Na,K-ATPase isoform expression (alpha1, alpha2, alpha3, beta1, beta2) in human heart tissue.

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  • Studying ouabain binding affinities to different human Na,K-ATPase isoform combinations expressed in native membranes.
  • Examining changes in Na,K-ATPase and NCX expression in rat models of hypertension and altered thyroid states, and in NCX-overexpressing mice.

    • Main Results:

    • Human hearts express alpha1, alpha2, alpha3, beta1, and some beta2 Na,K-ATPase isoforms, with lower levels of alpha3 and beta1 in atria compared to ventricles.
    • All human alpha subunit isoforms tested showed indistinguishable affinities for ouabain, suggesting changes in drug sensitivity are due to total pump number, not isoform shifts.
    • Decreased Na,K-ATPase (alpha2) was associated with increased NCX in rat models, supporting a homeostatic coupling, but primary NCX changes did not affect Na,K-ATPase levels.

    Conclusions:

    • Cardiac Na,K-ATPase isoform affinities for ouabain are similar, implying altered digitalis sensitivity in heart failure relates to pump quantity.
    • A reciprocal, homeostatic relationship exists between cardiac Na,K-ATPase and NCX expression, crucial for regulating intracellular calcium and contractility.
    • Understanding these isoform dynamics is key to comprehending cardiac contractility control in health and disease.