Research Article

Isoprenaline: A Potential Contributor in Sick Sinus Syndrome—Insights from a Mathematical Model of the Rabbit Sinoatrial Node

Table 3

Model parameter values.

GlossaryCentral SAN modelPeripheral SAN model

Cell membrane capacitance20 pF65 pF
Maximum conductance0 μS/pF
Maximum conductance μS/pF
Maximum conductance μS/pF
Maximum conductance μS/pF
Maximum conductance μS/pF
Maximum conductance μS/pF
Maximum conductance μS/pF
Maximum conductance μS/pF0 μS/pF
Apparent reversal potential for 46.4 mV46.4 mV
Apparent reversal potential for 37.4 mV37.4 mV
Extracellular Na+ concentration140 mM140 mM
Extracellular K+ concentration5.4 mM5.4 mM
[Ach] that produces a half-maximal activation of 0.28 μM0.28 μM
[Ach] that produces a half-maximal block of 0.09 μM0.09 μM
[Iso] that produces a half-maximal increase of 7 nM7 nM
[Ach] that produces a half-maximal shift of activation curve μM μM
[Iso] that produces a half-maximal shift of activation curve13.5 nM13.5 nM
[Iso] that produces a half-maximal increase of 19 nM19 nM
[Iso] that produces a half-maximal shift of activation curve7.5 nM7.5 nM
[Iso] that produces a half-maximal decrease of 24 nM24 nM
[Iso] that produces a half-maximal Increase of 33 nM33 nM
Rate constant of Ca2+ uptake by of the network SR0.01 mM/ms0.02 mM/ms
affected by [Ach] and Hill coefficient1.51.5
affected by [Ach] and Hill coefficient0.690.69
SR Ca2+ uptake and Hill coefficient22
affected by [Iso] and Hill coefficient0.3920.392
Percentage change of conductance induced by DelF1617 mutation0.380.38
Percentage change of the fast-inactivation time constants of induced by DelF1617 mutation2.182.18
Percentage change of the slow-inactivation time constants of induced by DelF1617 mutation2.752.75
Parameter of the shift in the inactivation curve of induced by DelF1617 mutation0.1280.128
Maximum fraction of block caused by Ach0.560.56
Maximum shift of activation curve caused by Ach−7.2 mV−7.2 mV
Maximum percentage increase of caused by Iso0.540.54
Maximum percentage increase of caused by Iso1.871.87
Maximum percentage increase of caused by Iso1.01.0
Maximum activation curve shift of caused by Iso9.62 mV9.62 mV
Maximum activation curve shift of caused by Iso−15 mV−15 mV
Maximum decrease of caused by Iso3.0
Percentage increase of the SR Ca2+ release fluxes caused by Iso0.2
Percentage decrease of the SR Ca2+ uptake caused by Iso0.2