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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
23
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-3-28
pubmed:abstractText
Human studies reveal sex differences in myocardial function as well as in the incidence and manifestation of heart disease. Myocellular Ca(2+) cycling regulates normal contractile function; whereas cardiac dysfunction in heart failure has been associated with alterations in Ca(2+)-handling proteins. Beta-adrenergic receptor (beta-AR) signaling regulates activity of several Ca(2+)-handling proteins and alterations in beta-AR signaling are associated with heart disease. This study examines sex differences in expression of beta(1)-AR, beta(2)-AR, and Ca(2+)-handling proteins including: L-type calcium channel (Ca(v)1.2) , ryanodine calcium-release channels (RyR), sarcoplasmic reticular Ca(2+) ATPase (SERCA2), phospholamban (PLB) and Na(+)-Ca(2+) exchange protein (NCX) in healthy hearts from male and female Sprague-Dawley rats. Protein levels were examined using Western blot analysis. Abundance of mRNA was determined by real time RT-PCR normalized to abundance of GAPDH mRNA. Contraction parameters were measured in right ventricular papillary muscle in the presence and absence of isoproterenol. Results demonstrate that female ventricle has significantly higher levels of Ca(v)1.2, RyR, and NCX protein compared to males. Messenger RNA abundance for RyR, and NCX protein was significantly higher in females whereas Ca(v)1.2 mRNA was higher in males. No differences were detected in beta-ARs, SERCA2 or PLB. Female right papillary muscle had a faster maximal rate of force development and decline (+/- dF/dt). There were no sex differences in response to isoproterenol. Results show significant sex differences in expression of key ventricular Ca(2+)-handling proteins that are associated with small functional differences in +/- dF/dt. Further studies will determine whether differences in the abundance of these key proteins play a role in sex disparities in the incidence and manifestation of heart disease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/ATP2A2 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Atp2a2 protein, rat, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Biological Markers, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Calcium Channels, L-Type, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Calcium-Binding Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Calcium-Transporting ATPases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/RNA, Messenger, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-3, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Sarcoplasmic Reticulum..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Sodium-Calcium Exchanger, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/phospholamban
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0024-3205
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
22
pubmed:volume
76
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2735-49
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15792839-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15792839-Biological Markers, pubmed-meshheading:15792839-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:15792839-Calcium Channels, L-Type, pubmed-meshheading:15792839-Calcium-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15792839-Calcium-Transporting ATPases, pubmed-meshheading:15792839-Female, pubmed-meshheading:15792839-Heart Ventricles, pubmed-meshheading:15792839-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15792839-Muscle Contraction, pubmed-meshheading:15792839-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:15792839-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:15792839-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:15792839-Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2, pubmed-meshheading:15792839-Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-3, pubmed-meshheading:15792839-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:15792839-Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel, pubmed-meshheading:15792839-Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPases, pubmed-meshheading:15792839-Sex Factors, pubmed-meshheading:15792839-Sodium-Calcium Exchanger
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Sex differences in expression of calcium-handling proteins and beta-adrenergic receptors in rat heart ventricle.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, University of Illinois M/C 802, 845 South Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't