Pathophysiology of Cav1.3 L-type calcium channels in the heart
Open Access
- 21 March 2023
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Frontiers Media SA in Frontiers in Physiology
- Vol. 14, 1144069
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2023.1144069
Abstract
Ca2+ plays a crucial role in excitation-contraction coupling in cardiac myocytes. Dysfunctional Ca2+ regulation alters the force of contraction and causes cardiac arrhythmias. Ca2+ entry into cardiomyocytes is mediated mainly through L-type Ca2+ channels, leading to the subsequent Ca2+ release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum. L-type Ca2+ channels are composed of the conventional Cav1.2, ubiquitously expressed in all heart chambers, and the developmentally regulated Cav1.3, exclusively expressed in the atria, sinoatrial node, and atrioventricular node in the adult heart. As such, Cav1.3 is implicated in the pathogenesis of sinoatrial and atrioventricular node dysfunction as well as atrial fibrillation. More recently, Cav1.3 de novo expression was suggested in heart failure. Here, we review the functional role, expression levels, and regulation of Cav1.3 in the heart, including in the context of cardiac diseases. We believe that the elucidation of the functional and molecular pathways regulating Cav1.3 in the heart will assist in developing novel targeted therapeutic interventions for the aforementioned arrhythmias.Keywords
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