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Heinzel, FR; Bito, V; Volders, PG; Antoons, G; Mubagwa, K; Sipido, KR.
Spatial and temporal inhomogeneities during Ca2+ release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum in pig ventricular myocytes.
Circ Res. 2002; 91(11):1023-1030
Doi: 10.1161/01.RES.0000045940.67060.DD
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- Heinzel Frank
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- Antoons Gudrun
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- The [Ca2+]i transient of ventricular myocytes during normal excitation-contraction coupling is the summation of primary Ca2+ release events, which originate at the junction of the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) and the T-tubular system. Studies in small mammals have shown a high density of release sites, but little is known of larger mammals. We have studied the spatial distribution of SR Ca2+ release in pig ventricular myocytes using a confocal microscopy. In 69 of 107 cells, large inhomogeneities of Ca2+ release were observed along the longitudinal scan line. Areas where the increase of [Ca2+]i was delayed (time to 50% of peak F/F0 [where F indicates fluorescence intensity, and F0 indicates F at rest] was 26+/-1 ms in delayed areas versus 11+/-2 ms in early areas) and smaller (peak F/F0 was 2.27+/-0.10 for delayed areas versus 2.69+/-0.13 for early areas; n=13 cells, P<0.05) could be up to 26 microm wide. The sum of all delayed areas could make up to 55% of the line scan. The spatial pattern was constant during steady-state stimulation and was not altered by enhancing Ca2+ channel opening or SR Ca2+ content (Bay K8644, isoproterenol). Imaging of sarcolemmal membranes revealed several areas devoid of T tubules, but SR Ca2+ release channels were homogeneously distributed. In contrast, compared with pig myocytes, mouse myocytes had a very dense T-tubular network, no large inhomogeneities of release, and a faster rate of rise of [Ca2+]i. In conclusion, in pig ventricular myocytes, areas of delayed release are related to regional absence of T tubules but not ryanodine receptors. This lower number of functional couplons contributes to a slower overall rate of rise of [Ca2+]i.
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