title: [Reverse remodeling of the intracellular Ca(2+)-homeostasis: new concepts of pathophysiology and therapy of heart failure].
abstract: Cardiac contraction is dependent on a rapid alteration of the intracellular Ca(2+) concentration, especially the Ca(2+) released during systole. In end-stage heart failure, cardiac contractility is depressed due to alterations in the structure and function of proteins or protein complexes. Over recent years, new insights have been obtained regarding the regulation of the intracellular Ca(2+) homeostasis and its pathophysiological alteration in end-stage heart failure. This review focuses on the mechanisms involved in the release of Ca(2+) from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) during systole via the ryanodine receptors and the Ca(2+)-uptake into the SR by the sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase (SERCA 2a). In addition, new therapeutic options will be introduced which may be of importance for the treatment of heart failure patients.
authors.affiliation: Labor für Herzmuskelphysiologie und Molekulare Kardiologie, Klinik III für Innere Medizin, Köln.
authors.forename: Klara
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brixius
authors.forename: Konrad F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Frank
authors.forename: Birgit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bölck
authors.forename: Felix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hoyer
authors.forename: Robert H G
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Schwinger
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases / Q000502:physiology; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006706:Homeostasis / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007424:Intracellular Fluid / Q000502:physiology*; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D019837:Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel / Q000502:physiology; D012519:Sarcoplasmic Reticulum / Q000502:physiology; D053498:Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPases; D013599:Systole / Q000502:physiology; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D020257:Ventricular Remodeling / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D019837:Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel; D053498:Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPases; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases; D002118:Calcium