title: Dilatation of the right atrium stimulates phosphatidylinositol turnover.
abstract: 1. Dilatation of the rat right atria caused a stimulation of the phosphatidylinositol turnover pathway as measured by an increase in the accumulation of inositol phosphates in isolated, perfused hearts. 2. In right atria, increases were detected after 1 min dilatation and maximal increases were observed after 10 min. Dilatation for 10 min caused an increase in inositol monophosphate inositol bisphosphate and inositol trisphosphate from 23.3 +/- 0.9, 15.4 +/- 0.4, and 9.5 +/- 0.3 (mean and s.e.m., n = 7 ct/min per mg tissue) to 74.6 +/- 2.3, 20.2 +/- 1.3 and 13.6 +/- 1.5 (n = 8), respectively (P less than 0.01 for all inositol phosphates.) 3. These results show that the myocardium can respond to dilatation by an activation of the phosphatidylinositol turnover pathway.
authors.affiliation: German Institute for High Blood Pressure Research, Heidelberg, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: von Harsdorf
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Woodcock
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016275:Atrial Function; D001285:Atropine / Q000494:pharmacology; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004106:Dilatation; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000187:drug effects; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism*; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols / Q000378:metabolism*; D011224:Prazosin / Q000494:pharmacology; D011433:Propranolol / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D010716:Phosphatidylinositols; D001285:Atropine; D011433:Propranolol; D011224:Prazosin