title: [Dependence of myocardial contracture on energy resources during the calcium paradox].
abstract: Perfusion of the rat isolated hearts with calcium-free and calcium containing solution revealed a complex and deep myocardial damage called the calcium paradox. The reperfusion of the rat heart with calcium rich media resulted in myoglobin loss from the heart, significant decreasing of ATP and phosphocreatine level, complete uncoupling of respiration and phosphorylation in mitochondria, occurrence of myocardial contracture. Decreasing of sodium level to 30 mM--80 mM in calcium free media exacerbates the heart damage due to the calcium paradox with absence of contracture. Addition of phosphocreatine (1 mM, 5 mM, 10 mM) evoked some restoration of ATP contents in the tissue with appearance of significant contracture. Phosphocreatine exacerbated the loss of myoglobin from the heart subjected to the calcium paradox. A discrepancy between myocardial contracture and degree of cellular damage has been observed during the calcium paradox.
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Alabovskiĭ
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Vinokurov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000187:drug effects*; D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects*; D009924:Organ Culture Techniques; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D002118:Calcium