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Effect of taurine on calcium paradox and ischemic heart failure.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6451184     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The loss of mechanical function in rat hearts subjected to either the calcium-paradox or global ischemia heart failure models was found to correlate with decreases in myocardial taurine levels. Therefore, the effect of taurine treatment was assessed in the two failure procedures. The presence of taurine protected against loss of mechanical function resulting from the calcium paradox and prevented both the large decline in sarcolemmal ATPase activities and the increase in sarcolemmal calcium binding normally associated with this model. Parallel studies on reperfused, taurine-untreated ischemic hearts showed only minor changes in these sarcolemmal functions. Taurine treatment normalized the slight increase in calcium binding associated with ischemia, but had no observable effect on recovery of mechanical function. Although taurine returns selected parameters of the sarcolemma toward normal in both models, it only improves mechanical function in the paradox model. This suggests that calcium paradox-induced heart failure is more closely associated with sarcolemmal dysfunction than ischemic heart failure.
Authors:
J H Kramer; J P Chovan; S W Schaffer
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Publication Detail:
Type:  In Vitro; Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of physiology     Volume:  240     ISSN:  0002-9513     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Physiol.     Publication Date:  1981 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1981-04-24     Completed Date:  1981-04-24     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370511     Medline TA:  Am J Physiol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  H238-46     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adenosine Triphosphatases / metabolism
Animals
Calcium / metabolism*,  pharmacology
Coronary Disease / metabolism*
Heart Failure / metabolism*
Male
Myocardium / metabolism*
Rats
Sarcolemma / enzymology,  metabolism
Taurine / metabolism,  pharmacology*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
HL-18554/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
107-35-7/Taurine; 7440-70-2/Calcium; EC 3.6.1.-/Adenosine Triphosphatases

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