Activation of purinergic receptors triggers oscillatory contractions in adult rat ventricular myocytes.
Activation of purinergic receptors triggers oscillatory contractions in adult rat ventricular myocytes.
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嘌呤能受体的激活触发成年大鼠心室肌细胞的振荡收缩。
DOI:
10.1161/01.res.79.1.94
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发表时间:
1996
影响因子:
20.1
通讯作者:
Bond,M
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作者:
Zhang,BX;Ma,X;McConnell,BK;Damron,DS;Bond,M
Extracellular ATP is an important neurotransmitter that modulates cardiac function by activation of purinergic receptors. In this study, the effect of P2purinergic receptor activation on contractions and on [Ca2+]iwas investigated in adult rat ventricular myocytes. Fura 2 was used to measure [Ca2+]i, and video edge detection was used to measure contraction. Superfusion of 2-methylthio-adenosine-5′-triphosphate (2-M-S-ATP) over quiescent myocytes induced oscillations in contraction and in [Ca2+]i. The frequency of the oscillatory contractions increased with increasing concentrations of 2-M-S-ATP, but the amplitude of contractions varied from cell to cell and was independent of the concentration of 2-M-S-ATP. During electrical stimulation, activation of purinergic receptors in myocytes potentiated the amplitude of contraction and induced arrhythmias. In populations of quiescent myocytes, the plateau phase of the [Ca2+]isignal evoked by 2-M-S-ATP could be shown to represent summed oscillations in [Ca2+]iin individual cells. Pretreatment of quiescent myocytes with thapsigargin or caffeine reduced or abolished the oscillations in contractions and in [Ca2+]itriggered by 2-M-S-ATP, indicating a dependence of the oscillations on uptake and release of Ca2+by the sarcoplasmic reticulum. These data demonstrate the novel phenomenon that activation of purinergic receptors in quiescent myocytes stimulates oscillations in [Ca2+]iand contraction. In electrically stimulated myocytes, activation of purinergic receptors triggers oscillatory contractions and potentiates the amplitude of electrically triggered contractions.