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ArticleBulletin of mathematical biology2020

Electro-physiology Models of Cells with Spherical Geometry with Non-conducting Center.

Jiamu Jiang, Paul Smith, Mark C W van Rossum

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Jiamu JiangSchool of Mathematical Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
Paul SmithSchool of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
Mark C W van RossumSchool of Mathematical Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK. mark.vanrossum@nottingham.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0001-6525-6814

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Abstract

We study the flow of electrical currents in spherical cells with a non-conducting core, so that current flow is restricted to a thin shell below the cell's membrane. Examples of such cells are fat storing cells (adipocytes). We derive the relation between current and voltage in the passive regime and examine the conditions under which the cell is electro-tonically compact. We compare our results to the well-studied case of electrical current flow in cylinder structures, such as neurons, described by the cable equation. In contrast to the cable, we find that for the sphere geometry (1) the voltage profile across the cell depends critically on the electrode geometry, and (2) the charging and discharging can be much faster than the membrane time constant; however, (3) voltage clamp experiments will incur similar distortion as in the cable case. We discuss the relevance for adipocyte function and experimental electro-physiology.

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AdipocytesElectrophysiological PhenomenaModels, BiologicalMathematical ConceptsAdipocytesCable equationIonic currentsMathematical models

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PMID33211192
PMCPMC7677290

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