title: Depression of calcium transport in sarcoplasmic reticulum from diabetic rats: lack of involvement by specific regulatory mediators.
abstract: Cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) ATP-dependent Ca2+-uptake was found to be depressed in 4 month streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Calmodulin, cAMP-dependent protein kinase and K+ stimulated Ca2+-uptake to similar degrees in SR from both control diabetic rats. Long chain acylcarnitine (7 microM) decreased Ca2+-transport in control rats by 46% but only 26% in diabetic animals. The data suggests that the depression in cardiac SR Ca2+-uptake activity in diabetic rats is non-specific in origin and not a result of alterations in regulation of SR function.
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001693:Biological Transport, Active / Q000187:drug effects; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002147:Calmodulin / Q000494:pharmacology; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism*; D011189:Potassium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012519:Sarcoplasmic Reticulum / Q000378:metabolism*; D013311:Streptozocin
chemical_list: D002147:Calmodulin; D013311:Streptozocin; D011189:Potassium Chloride; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D011494:Protein Kinases; D002118:Calcium