Reduced length-dependent cross-bridge recruitment in skinned fiber preparations of human failing myocardium
Reduced length-dependent cross-bridge recruitment in skinned fiber preparations of human failing myocardium
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DOI:
10.1007/s00421-002-0782-2
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发表时间:
2003-05-01
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3
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Schwinger, RHG
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Brixius, K;Savidou-Zaroti, P;Schwinger, RHG
A depressed activity of myosin ATPase has been described in human failing myocardium. Since alterations in cross-bridge kinetics may affect both systolic and diastolic cardiac function, the present study simultaneously investigated Ca2+-dependent tension and actomyosin ATPase activity (MYO) in triton X-skinned fiber preparations of human non-failing (donor hearts, n = 8) and failing (dilated cardiomyopathy, n = 11) left ventricular myocardium at increasing sarcomeric length (1.9 and 2.1 mum, alpha-actinin staining). The MYO/tension ratio was analyzed as a parameter characterizing myofibrillar energetics. At a sarcomere length of 1.9 mum, the Ca2+ sensitivity of tension was significantly increased in human failing compared to non-failing myocardium. In human non-failing myocardium, maximal Ca2+-activated tension [1.9 pm vs. 2.1 mum, 23.7 (1.9) vs. 28.3 (1.9) mN/mm(2)] and the Ca2+ sensitivity of tension [EC(5)0Ca(2+). (pCa): 5.67 (0.06) vs. 7.07 (0.11)] were increased by increasing sarcomere length. This was accompanied by an enhancement in Ca2+-dependent MYO [+72 (11) vs. +101 (9) muM ADP/s] as well as an increase in the Ca2+-sensitivity of MYO [EC50Ca2+ (pCa): 5.84 (0.08) vs. 6.86 (0.08)]. In human failing myocardium, only Ca2+ sensitivity of tension (but not of MYO) increased. Tension cost was increased in failing vs. non-failing tissue [1.9 mum: 4.18 (0.06) vs. 3.53 2 (0.06) (mN.s)/(mm(2).muM ADP); 2.1 mum: 4.28 (0.13) vs. 3.52 (0.05) (mN.s)/(mm(2).muM ADP)]. We concluded that, in human failing myocardium, the length-dependent force generation may be blunted due to an already increased Ca2+-affinity of troponin C as well as an impairment of length-dependent cross-bridge recruitment.