title: Diminished post-rest potentiation of contractile force in human dilated cardiomyopathy. Functional evidence for alterations in intracellular Ca2+ handling.
abstract: Post-rest contractile behavior of isolated myocardium indicates the capacity of the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) to store and release Ca2+. We investigated post-rest behavior in isolated muscle strips from nonfailing (NF) and endstage failing (dilated cardiomyopathy [DCM]) human hearts. At a basal stimulation frequency of 1 Hz, contractile parameters of the first twitch after increasing rest intervals (2-240 s) were evaluated. In NF (n = 9), steady state twitch tension was 13.7 +/- 1.8 mN/mm2. With increasing rest intervals, post-rest twitch tension continuously increased to maximally 29.9 +/- 4.1 mN/mm2 after 120s (P < 0.05) and to 26.7 +/- 4.5 mN after 240 s rest. In DCM (n = 22), basal twitch tension was 10.0 +/- 1.5 mN/mm2 and increased to maximally 13.6 +/- 2.2 mN/mm2 after 20 s rest (P < 0.05). With longer rest intervals, however, post-rest twitch tension continuously declined (rest decay) to 4.7 +/- 1.0 mN/mm2 at 240 s (P < 0.05). The rest-dependent changes in twitch tension were associated with parallel changes in intracellular Ca2- transients in NF and DCM (aequorin method). The relation between rest-induced changes in twitch tension and aequorin light emission was similar in NF and DCM, indicating preserved Ca(2-)-responsiveness of the myofilaments. Ryanodine (1 microM) completely abolished post-rest potentiation. Increasing basal stimulation frequency (2 Hz) augmented post-rest potentiation, but did not prevent rest decay after longer rest intervals in DCM. The altered post-rest behavior in failing human myocardium indicates disturbed intracellular Ca2- handling involving altered function of the SR.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik III, Universität Freiburg, F.R.G. Pieske@ruf.uni_freiburg.de
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pieske
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sütterlin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schmidt-Schweda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Minami
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Olschewski
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Holubarsch
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Just
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hasenfuss
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D012433:Ryanodine / Q000494:pharmacology; D012519:Sarcoplasmic Reticulum / Q000378:metabolism*; D013318:Stroke Volume
chemical_list: D012433:Ryanodine; D002118:Calcium