| Authors | P. Li and A. Holden |
| Title | Intracellular Ca2+ Nonlinear Wave Behaviours in a Three Dimensional Ventricular Cell Model |
| Afilliation | , Scientific Computing |
| Project(s) | Center for Biomedical Computing (SFF) |
| Status | Published |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2009 |
| Journal | Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena |
| Volume | 238 |
| Number | 11-12 |
| Pagination | 992-999 |
| Abstract | Intracellular Ca2+ activity regulates a wide range of cellular biochemical processes; in muscle cells, it links membrane excitation to contraction. Ca2+ dynamics includes both synchronous oscillations, and nonlinear wave phenomena, both arising from the superposition of spatially localised stochastic events, such as Ca2+ sparks. We incorporated individualised cell geometry reconstructed from confocal microscopy with realistic spatial distribution of RyR clusters into the three dimensional ventricular cell model, and reproduced complex spatio-temporal intracellular wave patterns from Ca2+ sparks. We also introduced a detailed nuclear Ca2+ handing model to simulate prolonged nuclear Ca2+ transient, and study the effects of cytosolic-nuclear coupling on intracellular Ca2+ dynamics. The model provides a computational platform to study intracellular Ca2+ with the ability to interact with experimental measurements of subcellular structures, and can be modified for other cell types. |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.physd.2008.12.008 |
| Citation Key | Simula.SC.222 |