Influence of NO and [Ca2+]o on [Ca2+]i homeostasis in rat ventricular cardiomyocytesстатья
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Аннотация:In this study, we explored the effect of NO-induced changes in [Ca2þ]i homeostasis in rat ventricular
cardiomyocytes through variation in extracellular Ca2þ and application of SNAP (Snitroso-N-acetyl-D,L-penicillamine)
as an NO-donor. The Fura-2 signal dynamics and phalloidin
intensity profile of z-disks in rat cardiomyocytes served as endpoints to describe the mechanisms
involved in the control of the intracellular Ca2þ levels, depending on the kinetics of distribution
of the SNAP-produced NO. The results demonstrated that SNAP caused small phalloidin
intensity profile changes between the z-lines in the presence of [Ca2þ]o. However, in the
absence of [Ca2þ]o, SNAP in a concentration of 300 lmol/L induced a significant decrease in the
distance between z-lines. This SNAP-induced decrease was reflected as a decrease in the phalloidin
fluorescence intensity in the middle of the sarcomere, due to the preferential imaging of
greater fluorescence in the bulk of the thin filaments. Based on the Ca2þ fluorescence intensity
profile, we could suggest that intracellular Ca2þ is mainly affected by the mechanisms of Ca2þ
outflow, rather than the mechanisms of Ca2þ inflow in the presence of NO. Actually, through
variation in the electrochemical gradient of Ca2þ, we induced mechanisms of faster/slower cytosolic
Ca2þ emptying. The obtained data showed that the delay in the cytosolic Ca2þ emptying
in the presence of [Ca2þ]o is due to the increased electrochemical gradient of Ca2þ.