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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2 Pt 2
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-9-22
pubmed:abstractText
2,3-Butanedione monoxime (BDM) exerts a marked negative inotropic effect and has been shown to have protective actions on human myocardial force production that may be of clinical use. To determine the underlying mechanisms, we studied the effects of BDM on chemically skinned and aequorin-loaded myopathic human myocardium from transplant recipients. Eighteen muscles were chemically skinned with saponin (250 micrograms/ml) and then subjected to activation-relaxation cycles, with and without 5 mM BDM. Contracture force vs. Ca2+ data were fitted to a modified Hill equation, and values for 50% maximal activation (pCa50) and maximal Ca(2+)-activated force (Fmax) were obtained. pCa50 was decreased by 0.2 pCa units, indicating myofilament Ca2+ desensitization, and Fmax was reduced by 48% in 5 mM BDM. A second group of intact muscles (n = 8) was loaded with aequorin to monitor intracellular calcium (Cai2+) transients (peak light) and twitch force in the presence of BDM (1-30 mM). Over a range of 1-20 mM, BDM depressed peak light by 3-49% while force was depressed by 10-82%. This was accompanied by an abbreviation of the duration of the twitch but not of the Cai2+ transient. At a concentration of 30 mM, BDM completely inhibited force generation, but an Cai2+ transient was still present. We conclude that in human myocardium, 5 mM BDM predominantly affects cross-bridge force production and Ca2+ sensitivity and has a less pronounced effect on Cai2+.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0002-9513
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
263
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
H503-10
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Cellular basis of negative inotropic effect of 2,3-butanedione monoxime in human myocardium.
pubmed:affiliation
Charles A. Dana Research Institute, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.