title: Enhancement of Ca(2+) transients and contraction of single ventricular myocytes of rats by 5-(N,N-dimethyl) amiloride.
abstract: The effects of 5-(N,N-dimethyl)amiloride (DMA) (a blocker of Na(+)/H(+) exchanger or Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchanger) on calcium transient and cell contraction in isolated ventricular myocytes in normal rats and rats with myocardial hypertrophy were examined using ion imaging system with a charge coupled digital camera (CCD camera). Loading myocytes with Fura-2, electrically triggered Ca(2+) transients and cell shortening were measured simultaneously. The results showed that 10 micromol/L DMA increased Ca(2+) transient and cell shortening from 209.60+/-54.96 and 3.07+/-0.97 micrometer to 238.50+/-80.41 and 4.07+/-1.02 micrometer, respectively (P<0.05), which was completely abolished by application of KB-R7943, a specific reverse mode Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchanger blocker. After blocking L-type Ca(2+) channels by nicardipine, DMA also enhanced Ca(2+) transient and cell shortening. In rats with myocardial hypertrophy, DMA showed the common pharmacologic profile as in normal rats but more intense stimulating effects on Ca(2+) transient and cell contraction. The results suggest that DMA increase Ca(2+) transient and cell contraction via stimulating reverse mode Na(+)/ Ca(2+) exchange, and the stimulating effect is more pronounced in rats with myocardial hypertrophy than in normal ones.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China. wubowei@public.ty.sx.cn
authors.forename: Xiang-Li
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Huan-Zhen
authors.initials: HZ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Dong-Mei
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Bo-Wei
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000584:Amiloride / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000188:drug therapy; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000166:cytology; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects*; D032383:Myocytes, Cardiac / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D019831:Sodium-Calcium Exchanger / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D019831:Sodium-Calcium Exchanger; C039465:5-dimethylamiloride; D000584:Amiloride; D002118:Calcium