title: Altered intracellular Ca2+ handling in heart failure.
abstract: Structural and functional alterations in the Ca2+ regulatory proteins present in the sarcoplasmic reticulum have recently been shown to be strongly involved in the pathogenesis of heart failure. Chronic activation of the sympathetic nervous system or of the renin-angiotensin system induces abnormalities in both the function and structure of these proteins. We review here the considerable body of evidence that has accumulated to support the notion that such abnormalities contribute to a defectiveness of contractile performance and hence to the progression of heart failure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Bioregulation, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan.
authors.forename: Masafumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yano
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Masunori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsuzaki
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D020013:Calcium Signaling / Q000502:physiology*; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D002303:Cardiac Output, Low / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009124:Muscle Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D032383:Myocytes, Cardiac / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D019837:Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012519:Sarcoplasmic Reticulum / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; D009124:Muscle Proteins; D019837:Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel; D002118:Calcium