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Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 257: C427-C434, 1989;
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AJP - Cell Physiology, Vol 257, Issue 3 C427-C434, Copyright © 1989 by American Physiological Society

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Energy depletion-repletion and calcium transients in single cardiomyocytes

Q. Li, C. M. Hohl, R. A. Altschuld and B. T. Stokes
Department of Physiology, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210.

Rapid fluctuations of intracellular free calcium in single adult rat heart myocytes were monitored by time-resolved fura-2 fluorescence microscopy. Under controlled aerobic conditions (35 degrees C, pH 7.3), electrical stimulation at 0.5 Hz produced a concave negative staircase of calcium transients. When the myocytes were challenged with 3 mM amobarbital (Amytal) and 2 microM carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone (CCCP) to deplete ATP, the cells became unresponsive to electrical stimulation within 1 min but responded to 10 mM caffeine with a large increase in free calcium. After the development of rigor contracture, the cellular response to caffeine was blunted. Free calcium increased at a variable rate in individual cells, reaching values of 300-1,000 nM after 15 min. When the inhibitors were removed, calcium declined toward control values, and spontaneous contractile activity and calcium transients were invariably observed. During subsequent electrical stimulation, there was a decrease in the half-widths of the calcium transients and an attenuation of the negative staircase. Parallel experiments with cells in suspension indicated that Amytal and CCCP caused ATP to fall from 27.6 +/- 1.6 to 0.7 +/- 0.2 nmol/mg protein, and the percent rod-shaped cells to fall from 70 to 0% in 5 min. Removal of the inhibitors after 15 min caused a rebound in ATP to 5.3 +/- 1.5 nmol/mg within 2 min and 6.6 +/- 1.3 nmol/mg after 10 min.


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