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MUSCLE CELL BIOLOGY AND CELL MOTILITY

Upregulation of Ca²⁺ removal in human skeletal muscle: a possible role for Ca²⁺-dependent priming of mitochondrial ATP synthesis

¹Microscopical Imaging Center and ²Department of Biochemistry, Nijmegen Center for Molecular Life Sciences, University Medical Center Nijmegen; and ³Institute of Neurology, Neuromuscular Center Nijmegen, University Medical Center Nijmegen, NL-6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Submitted 10 March 2003 ; accepted in final form 26 June 2003

In muscle, ATP is required for the powerstroke of the myosin head, the detachment of actin and myosin filaments, and the reuptake of Ca²⁺ into the sarcoplasmic reticulum. During contraction-relaxation, large amounts of ATP are consumed at the sites of action of the myosin-ATPase and sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca²⁺-ATPase. The present study addresses the consequences of a reduction in mitochondrial ATP production capacity on sarcoplasmic Ca²⁺ handling. To this end, myotubes were cultured from patient quadriceps with a biochemically defined decrease in the maximal rate of mitochondrial ATP production and were loaded with indo 1 for imaging of sarcoplasmic Ca²⁺ changes in real time by confocal microscopy. Myotubes were field-stimulated with 10-ms pulses of 16 V to evoke transient rises in sarcoplasmic Ca²⁺ concentration ([Ca²⁺]_S). Three single pulses, two pulse trains (1 Hz), and one single pulse were applied in succession to mimic changing workloads. Control myotubes displayed [Ca²⁺]_S transients with an amplitude that was independent of the strength of the stimulus. Intriguingly, the rate of sarcoplasmic Ca²⁺ removal (CRR) was significantly upregulated during the second and subsequent transients. In myotubes with a reduced mitochondrial ATP production capacity, the amplitude of the [Ca²⁺]_S transients was markedly increased at higher stimulus intensities. Moreover, upregulation of the CRR was significantly decreased compared with control. Taken together, these results are in good agreement with a tight coupling between mitochondrial ATP production and sarcoplasmic Ca²⁺ handling. Moreover, they support the existence of a relatively long-lasting mitochondrial memory for sarcoplasmic [Ca²⁺] rises. This memory, which manifested itself as an increase in CRR upon recurrent stimulation, was impaired in patient myotubes with a reduced mitochondrial ATP production capacity.

sarcoplasmic Ca²⁺ removal; video-rate imaging; indo 1; electrical stimulation; mitochondrial memory

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