title: Heavy metal-induced Ca2+ release from sarcoplasmic reticulum.
abstract: Two distinct forms of Ca2+ release from isolated sarcoplasmic reticulum vesicles in response to additions of heavy metals (silver and mercurials) are described. One form of heavy metal-induced Ca2+ release involves the ruthenium red-sensitive Ca2+ release channel localized in terminal cisternae. The other form of heavy metal-induced Ca2+ release appears to involve all portions of the sarcoplasmic reticulum and is insensitive to ruthenium red. This latter form of Ca2+ release occurs over a similar range of heavy metal concentrations as inhibition of the sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ pump but does not appear to be a result solely of such pump inhibition. Both forms of Ca2+ release are inhibited by glutathione, an endogenous constituent of muscle fibers, and by dithiothreitol, agents which prevent sulfhydryl oxidation. To assess the role of any sulfhydryl oxidation in sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ release physiologically, dithiothreitol and glutathione were introduced inside muscle fibers and effects on excitation-contraction coupling examined. The results strongly suggest that sulfhydryl oxidation plays no essential role in skeletal muscle excitation-contraction coupling.
authors: Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77550.
authors: D G
authors: DG
authors: Brunder
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Dettbarn
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Palade
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002110:Caffeine / Q000494:pharmacology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases / Q000378:metabolism; D004229:Dithiothreitol / Q000494:pharmacology; D005978:Glutathione / Q000494:pharmacology; D008628:Mercury / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011817:Rabbits; D012430:Ruthenium Red / Q000378:metabolism; D012519:Sarcoplasmic Reticulum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D012834:Silver / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012835:Silver Nitrate / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D012430:Ruthenium Red; D002110:Caffeine; D012834:Silver; D012835:Silver Nitrate; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases; D008628:Mercury; D005978:Glutathione; D002118:Calcium; D004229:Dithiothreitol