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. 2018 Oct 30;9:1517. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01517

Table 4.

Changes in NCX1 in HF, inherited syndromes and diabetes.

Change in function Comments Reference

Na+/Ca2+-exchanger (NCX1)
Heart failure
No change in NCX1 function in end-stage human HF Piacentino et al., 2003
Increased protein expression and enhanced activity

Enhanced reverse mode activity, with Ca2+ entry into
the myocyte
Pogwizd et al., 1999, 2001; O’Rourke et al., 1999; Bers et al., 2002; Ottolia et al., 2013
Despa et al., 2002; Weber et al., 2003
Inherited syndromes
N/A
Type 1 diabetes
Increased activity
Increased mRNA levels in Akita(ins2) mice
Doliba et al., 2000; Wickley et al., 2007
LaRocca et al., 2012
Depressed activity in STZ-diabetic rats

Reduced mRNA levels/protein expression in STZ-diabetic rats
Pierce et al., 1990; Allo et al., 1991; Hattori et al., 2000
Hattori et al., 2000
Type 2 diabetes
No change in NCX1 activity/protein expression in db/db mice, high-sucrose diet rats, HFD mice Belke et al., 2004; Wold et al., 2005; Ricci et al., 2006
Increased mRNA levels in human left ventricle
Increased mRNA levels in PPAR mice with lipid overload
Increased activity in db/db mice
Ashrafi et al., 2017
Joseph et al., 2016
Stølen et al., 2009