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In situ SR function in postinfarction myocytes.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10601161     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Previous studies have shown lower systolic intracellular Ca(2+) concentrations ([Ca(2+)](i)) and reduced sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR)-releasable Ca(2+) contents in myocytes isolated from rat hearts 3 wk after moderate myocardial infarction (MI). Ca(2+) entry via L-type Ca(2+) channels was normal, but that via reverse Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchange was depressed in 3-wk MI myocytes. To elucidate mechanisms of reduced SR Ca(2+) contents in MI myocytes, we measured SR Ca(2+) uptake and SR Ca(2+) leak in situ, i.e., in intact cardiac myocytes. For sham and MI myocytes, we first demonstrated that caffeine application to release SR Ca(2+) and inhibit SR Ca(2+) uptake resulted in a 10-fold prolongation of half-time (t(1/2)) of [Ca(2+)](i) transient decline compared with that measured during a normal twitch. These observations indicate that early decline of the [Ca(2+)](i) transient during a twitch in rat myocytes was primarily mediated by SR Ca(2+)-ATPase and that the t(1/2) of [Ca(2+)](i) decline is a measure of SR Ca(2+) uptake in situ. At 5.0 mM extracellular Ca(2+), systolic [Ca(2+)](i) was significantly (P </= 0.05) lower (337 +/- 11 and 416 +/- 18 nM in MI and sham, respectively) and t(1/2) of [Ca(2+)](i) decline was significantly longer (0.306 +/- 0.014 and 0.258 +/- 0.014 s in MI and sham, respectively) in MI myocytes. The 19% prolongation of t(1/2) of [Ca(2+) ](i) decline was associated with a 23% reduction in SR Ca(2+)-ATPase expression (detected by immunoblotting) in MI myocytes. SR Ca(2+) leak was measured by a novel electrophysiological technique that did not require assigning empirical constants for intracellular Ca(2+) buffering. SR Ca(2+) leak rate was not different between sham and MI myocytes: the time constants of SR Ca(2+) loss after thapsigargin were 290 and 268 s, respectively. We conclude that, independent of decreased SR filling by Ca(2+) influx, the lower SR Ca(2+) content in MI myocytes was due to reduced SR Ca(2+) uptake and SR Ca(2+)-ATPase expression, but not to enhanced SR Ca(2+) leak.
Authors:
X Q Zhang; Y C Ng; R L Moore; T I Musch; J Y Cheung
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985)     Volume:  87     ISSN:  8750-7587     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Appl. Physiol.     Publication Date:  1999 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2000-02-03     Completed Date:  2000-02-03     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8502536     Medline TA:  J Appl Physiol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2143-50     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Caffeine / pharmacology
Calcium / metabolism,  pharmacokinetics
Calcium-Transporting ATPases / metabolism
Cell Membrane Permeability
Heart / physiopathology*
Intracellular Membranes / metabolism
Male
Myocardial Infarction / metabolism,  pathology,  physiopathology*
Myocardium / cytology,  metabolism
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Sarcoplasmic Reticulum / enzymology,  metabolism,  physiology*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
DK46678/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; HL40306/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HL58672/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
58-08-2/Caffeine; 7440-70-2/Calcium; EC 3.6.1.8/Calcium-Transporting ATPases

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