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Altered Ca²⁺ handling by ryanodine receptor and Na⁺-Ca²⁺ exchange in the heart from ovariectomized rats: role of protein kinase A

Department of Physiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China

Submitted 7 July 2006 ; accepted in final form 11 December 2006

Our previous study has demonstrated that ovariectomy (Ovx) significantly increased the left ventricular developed pressure (LVDP) and the maximal rate of developed pressure over time (±dP/dt_max) in the isolated perfused rat heart and the effects were reversed by female sex hormone replacement. In the present investigation, we studied the effects of Ovx for 6 wk on Ca²⁺ homeostasis that determines the contractile function. Particular emphasis was given to Ca²⁺ handling by ryanodine receptor (RyR) and Na⁺-Ca²⁺ exchange (NCX). ⁴⁵Ca²⁺ fluxes via the RyR, NCX, and Ca²⁺-ATPase (SERCA) were compared with their expression in myocytes from Ovx rats with and without estrogen replacement. Furthermore, we correlated the handling of Ca²⁺ by these Ca²⁺ handling proteins with the overall Ca²⁺ homeostasis by determining the Ca²⁺ transients induced by electrical stimulation and caffeine, which reveals the dynamic changes of cytosolic Ca²⁺ concentration ([Ca²⁺]_i) in the heart. In addition, we determined the expression and contribution of protein kinase A (PKA) to the regulation of the aforementioned Ca²⁺ handling proteins in Ovx rats. It was found that after Ovx there were 1) increased Ca²⁺ fluxes via RyR and NCX, which were reversed not only by estrogen replacement, but more importantly by blockade of PKA; 2) an increased expression of PKA; and 3) no increase in expression of NCX and SERCA. We suggest that hyperactivities of RyR and NCX are a result of upregulation of PKA. The increased release of Ca²⁺ through RyR and removal of Ca²⁺ by NCX are believed to be responsible for the greater contractility and faster relaxation after Ovx.

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