TY - JOUR
T1 - Decreased sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium content is responsible for defective excitation-contraction coupling in canine heart failure
AU - Hobai, Ion A.
AU - O'Rourke, Brian
PY - 2001/3/20
Y1 - 2001/3/20
N2 - Background - Altered excitation-contraction (E-C) coupling in canine pacing-induced heart failure involves decreased sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca uptake and enhanced Na/Ca exchange, which could be expected to decrease SR Ca content (CaSR) and may explain the reduced intracellular Ca (Cai) transient. Studies in other failure models have suggested that the intrinsic coupling between L-type Ca current (ICa,L) and SR Ca release is reduced without a change in SR Ca load. The present study investigates whether CaSR and/or coupling is altered in midmyocardial myocytes from failing canine hearts (F). Methods and Results - Myocytes were indo-1-loaded via patch pipette (37°C), and Cai transients were elicited with voltage-clamp steps applied at various frequencies. ICa,L density was not significantly decreased in F, but steady-state Cai transients were reduced to 20% to 40% of normal myocytes (N). CaSR, measured by integrating Na/Ca exchange currents during caffeine-induced release, was profoundly decreased in F, to 15% to 25% of N. When CaSR was normalized in F by preloading in 5 mmol/L external Ca before a test pulse at 2 mmol/L Ca, a normal-amplitude Cai transient was elicited. E-C coupling gain was dependent on CaSR but was affected similarly in both groups, indicating that intrinsic coupling is unaltered in F. Conclusions - A decrease in CaSR is sufficient to explain the diminished Cai transients in F, without a change in the effectiveness of coupling. Therefore, therapeutic approaches that increase CaSR may be able to fully correct the Ca handling deficit in heart failure.
AB - Background - Altered excitation-contraction (E-C) coupling in canine pacing-induced heart failure involves decreased sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca uptake and enhanced Na/Ca exchange, which could be expected to decrease SR Ca content (CaSR) and may explain the reduced intracellular Ca (Cai) transient. Studies in other failure models have suggested that the intrinsic coupling between L-type Ca current (ICa,L) and SR Ca release is reduced without a change in SR Ca load. The present study investigates whether CaSR and/or coupling is altered in midmyocardial myocytes from failing canine hearts (F). Methods and Results - Myocytes were indo-1-loaded via patch pipette (37°C), and Cai transients were elicited with voltage-clamp steps applied at various frequencies. ICa,L density was not significantly decreased in F, but steady-state Cai transients were reduced to 20% to 40% of normal myocytes (N). CaSR, measured by integrating Na/Ca exchange currents during caffeine-induced release, was profoundly decreased in F, to 15% to 25% of N. When CaSR was normalized in F by preloading in 5 mmol/L external Ca before a test pulse at 2 mmol/L Ca, a normal-amplitude Cai transient was elicited. E-C coupling gain was dependent on CaSR but was affected similarly in both groups, indicating that intrinsic coupling is unaltered in F. Conclusions - A decrease in CaSR is sufficient to explain the diminished Cai transients in F, without a change in the effectiveness of coupling. Therefore, therapeutic approaches that increase CaSR may be able to fully correct the Ca handling deficit in heart failure.
KW - Calcium
KW - Heart failure
KW - Sarcoplasmic reticulum
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U2 - 10.1161/01.CIR.103.11.1577
DO - 10.1161/01.CIR.103.11.1577
M3 - Article
C2 - 11257088
AN - SCOPUS:0035916903
SN - 0009-7322
VL - 103
SP - 1577
EP - 1584
JO - Circulation
JF - Circulation
IS - 11
ER -