Effects of nitric oxide on force-generating proteins of skeletal muscle
Effects of nitric oxide on force-generating proteins of skeletal muscle
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DOI:
10.1007/s004240050391
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发表时间:
1997-07-01
影响因子:
4.5
通讯作者:
Gobesberger, A
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作者:
Galler, S;Hilber, K;Gobesberger, A
Nitric oxide (NO) has recently been identified as a physiologically important intracellular messenger modulating the contractile activity of skeletal muscle [Kobzik L, Reid MB, Bredt DS, Stamler JS (1994) Nature 372: 546-548]. However, the mechanism of action of NO is not yet known, We used skinned (demembranated) muscle fibres to investigate the mechanism of NO function in muscle contraction. Maximally Ca2+-activated single fibres of rat skeletal muscle were exposed to physiologically relevant NO concentrations by adding NO donor molecules into the bath solution. Donor application caused a decline both in the contractile properties and in the myofibrillar adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) activity. These results reveal a novel molecular mechanism of NO action: a direct inhibition of the force-generating proteins in skeletal muscle.