title: Mechanical stretch increases intracellular calcium concentration in cultured ventricular cells from neonatal rats.
abstract: We investigated the effects of mechanical stretch on intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) of cultured neonatal rat ventricular cells using microfluorometry with fura-2. Myocytes were cultured on laminin-coated silicon rubber and stretched by pulling the rubber with a manipulator. Myocytes were either mildly stretched (to less than 11.5% of control length), moderately so (to 115%-125% of control length), or extensively (to over 125% of the control length). "Quick stretches" (accomplished within 10s) of moderate to extensive intensities produced a large transient increase of [Ca2+]i in the early phase of stretch (30 s-2 min), followed by a small but sustained increase during the late phase of stretch (5-10 min). The initial transient increase in [Ca2+]i after the "quick stretch" was preserved in the presence of gallopamil (10(-7) M) or ryanodine (10(-5) M), but was absent in Ca(2+)-free medium or in the presence of gadolinium (10(-7) M). The late or steady state [Ca2+]i increase was observed in the presence of gadolinium, gallopamil, or ryanodine but was abolished in Ca(2+)-free medium. A steady-state increase in [Ca2+]i was also evoked by "slow stretch" in which cells were slowly pulled to the final length within 1-2 min. As the presence of external Ca2+ was indispensable, increased trans-sarcolemmal Ca2+ influx appears to be involved in both initial and steady-state increases in [Ca2+]i. The initial increase in [Ca2+]i after the "quick stretch" can be attributed to the activation of gadolinium-sensitive, stretch-activated channels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Oita Medical University, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tatsukawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kiyosue
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arita
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D003971:Diastole; D005682:Gadolinium / Q000494:pharmacology; D005711:Gallopamil / Q000494:pharmacology; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism*; D010812:Physical Stimulation / Q000379:methods; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012433:Ryanodine / Q000494:pharmacology; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013599:Systole; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D015220:Calcium Channels; D012433:Ryanodine; D005711:Gallopamil; D005682:Gadolinium; D002118:Calcium