title: Taurine: effect on myocardial relaxation.
abstract: 1. The effects of taurine on cardiac inotropic state and relaxation were studied in the isolated rabbit heart using solutions containing three concentrations of calcium: 0.7, 1.8 and 3.0 mmol/l. 2. Increases in Ca2+ caused increases in inotropic indices, but had no effect on rate constant of relaxation. 3. Taurine had a positive inotropic effect at Ca2+ = 0.7 mmol/l, an equivocal effect at Ca2+ = 1.8 mmol/l and a negative inotropic effect at Ca2+ = 3.0 mmol/l. 4. Taurine had no effect on the rate constant of relaxation at any Ca2+ concentration. 5. Taurine modulates the positive inotropic effect of Ca2+ but neither taurine nor Ca2+ affect the rate constant of relaxation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary and Comparative Anatomy, Washington State University, Pullman 99164-6520.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Rahimi
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Knowlen
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Kirkpatrick
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002118:Calcium / Q000494:pharmacology; D003864:Depression, Chemical; D005260:Female; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects*; D011817:Rabbits; D013654:Taurine / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D013654:Taurine; D002118:Calcium