title: Inhibition by taurine of Na(+)-Ca2+ exchange in sarcolemmal membrane vesicles from bovine and guinea pig hearts.
abstract: 1. Taurine, but not GABA, beta-alanine and glycine, inhibited Na(+)-dependent Ca2+ uptake in bovine cardiac sarcolemmal membrane vesicles in a dose-dependent manner. 2. The inhibition of Na(+)-dependent Ca2+ uptake was noncompetitive with respect to Ca2+ concentration. 3. The inhibitory effect of taurine on the exchange was also observed in cardiac sarcolemmal vesicles prepared from guinea pig, but not from rat. 4. Taurine did not affect Na(+)-dependent Ca2+ efflux nor ATP-dependent Ca2+ uptake in the bovine cardiac membranes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gemba
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baba
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iwata
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002417:Cattle; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007425:Intracellular Membranes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012508:Sarcolemma / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism*; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / Q000378:metabolism; D013654:Taurine / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D013654:Taurine; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D012964:Sodium; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase; D002118:Calcium