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Effects of FK-506 on contraction and Ca2+ transients in rat cardiac myocytes.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8943949     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
FK-506 binding protein (FKBP) has been reported to be closely associated with the ryanodine receptor in skeletal and cardiac muscle and to modulate sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca2+ release channel gating in isolated channels. FK-506 can inhibit the activity of FKBP, thereby reversing its effects on SR Ca2+ release. We investigated the function of FKBP during normal contractions and Ca2+ transients in intact rat ventricular myocytes loaded with fluorescent Ca2+ indicators. FK-506 significantly increased steady state twitch Ca2+ transients and contraction amplitudes even under conditions in which the SR Ca2+ load and Ca2+ current were unaltered, suggesting that FK-506 increases the fraction of SR Ca2+ released during excitation-contraction (E-C) coupling. Action potentials were somewhat prolonged, consistent with the larger Ca2+ transients causing greater inward Na(+)-Ca2+ exchange current. FK-506 did not affect SR Ca2+ uptake but modestly decreased Ca2+ extrusion via Na(+)-Ca2+ exchange in intact cells (although no effect on Na(+)-Ca2+ exchange was seen in sarcolemmal vesicles). In most cells, FK-506 caused an increase in SR Ca2+ content during steady state stimulation, as assessed by caffeine-induced contractures. This was probably due to the inhibition of Ca2+ efflux via Na(+)-Ca2+ exchange. FK-506 also accelerated the rest decay of SR Ca2+ content and increased the frequency of resting Ca2+ sparks about fourfold. The increase in frequency of these basic Ca2+ release events was not associated with changes in the amplitude or duration of the Ca2+ sparks. We conclude that FK-506 increases the fraction of SR Ca2+ released during normal twitches and enhances the rate of SR Ca2+ release during rest. FK-506 also inhibits Na(+)-Ca2+ exchange, although this effect may be indirect. These effects are consistent with an important SR-stabilizing effect of FKBP in intact rat ventricular myocytes.
Authors:
E McCall; L Li; H Satoh; T R Shannon; L A Blatter; D M Bers
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Circulation research     Volume:  79     ISSN:  0009-7330     ISO Abbreviation:  Circ. Res.     Publication Date:  1996 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-01-02     Completed Date:  1997-01-02     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0047103     Medline TA:  Circ Res     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1110-21     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Ill 60153, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Calcium / metabolism*
Calcium Channels / metabolism
Cells, Cultured
Fluorescent Dyes
Heart / physiology*
Male
Muscle Proteins / metabolism
Myocardial Contraction / drug effects*
Myocardium / metabolism*
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel
Tacrolimus / pharmacology*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
HL-30077/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HL-51941/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Calcium Channels; 0/Fluorescent Dyes; 0/Muscle Proteins; 0/Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel; 109581-93-3/Tacrolimus; 7440-70-2/Calcium

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