Decreased myocyte tension development and calcium responsiveness in rat right ventricular pressure overload
Decreased myocyte tension development and calcium responsiveness in rat right ventricular pressure overload
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DOI:
10.1161/01.cir.95.9.2312
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发表时间:
1997-05-06
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影响因子:
37.8
通讯作者:
deTombe, PP
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作者:
Fan, DS;Wannenburg, T;deTombe, PP
Background The contractile dysfunction observed in endstage myocardial hypertrophy has at its base an abnormality in myocyte function. However, whether depressed contractile function is related to an alteration in contractile protein function is presently unknown.Methods and Results Contractile force, tension, and calcium responsiveness were measured in single-skinned myocytes isolated from rats with right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH) and control rats. RVH was induced by pulmonary artery constriction for 36 weeks and was associated with significant myocyte hypertrophy. Myocytes were attached to micropipettes that extended from a force transducer and motor. Isometric force was measured over a wide range of calcium concentrations at mio sarcomere lengths (SLs). Maximal force was increased in the RVH group: 1.20+/-0.10 versus 1.62+/-0.13 mg at SL=2.0 mu m and 1.33+/-0.10 versus 1.84+/-0.15 mg at SL=2.3 mu m (P