Quadruple parametric optical mapping to measure cardiac metabolism-excitation-contraction coupling.

ABSTRACT: Metabolism-excitation-contraction coupling (MECC) refers to the interdependent facets of cardiac physiology working synchronously to generate each heartbeat. Simultaneous imaging of MECC parameters: transmembrane potential (V_m), intracellular calcium (Ca²⁺) and metabolic markers (NADH, FAD), provides a wholistic picture of cardiac physiology. Quadruple parametric optical mapping of V_m, Ca²⁺, NADH and FAD is performed during pharmacological (nifedipine, flecainide, FCCP) or pathological (ischemia/reperfusion) perturbations. V_m and Ca²⁺ are imaged using fluorescent dyes (RH237 and Rhod2-AM) along with NADH and FAD autofluorescence. While nifedipine alters only Ca²⁺-related parameters, flecainide and FCCP modulates a

SUBMITTER: Mills A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12749837 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature