title: Dissociation of Calcium Transients and Force Development following a Change in Stimulation Frequency in Isolated Rabbit Myocardium.
abstract: As the heart transitions from one exercise intensity to another, changes in cardiac output occur, which are modulated by alterations in force development and calcium handling. Although the steady-state force-calcium relationship at various heart rates is well investigated, regulation of these processes during transitions in heart rate is poorly understood. In isolated right ventricular muscle preparations from the rabbit, we investigated the beat-to-beat alterations in force and calcium during the transition from one stimulation frequency to another, using contractile assessments and confocal microscopy. We show that a change in steady-state conditions occurs in multiple phases: a rapid phase, which is characterized by a fast change in force production mirrored by a change in calcium transient amplitude, and a slow phase, which follows the rapid phase and occurs as the muscle proceeds to stabilize at the new frequency. This second/late phase is characterized by a quantitative dissociation between the calcium transient amplitude and developed force. Twitch timing kinetics, such as time to peak tension and 50% relaxation rate, reached steady-state well before force development and calcium transient amplitude. The dynamic relationship between force and calcium upon a switch in stimulation frequency unveils the dynamic involvement of myofilament-based properties in frequency-dependent activation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Cell Biology and D. Davis Heart Lung Institute, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, 304 Hamilton Hall, 1645 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210-1218, USA.
authors.forename: Kaylan M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Haizlip
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Cell Biology and D. Davis Heart Lung Institute, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, 304 Hamilton Hall, 1645 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210-1218, USA.
authors.forename: Nima
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Milani-Nejad
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Cell Biology and D. Davis Heart Lung Institute, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, 304 Hamilton Hall, 1645 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210-1218, USA.
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-1093-0557
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brunello
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Cell Biology and D. Davis Heart Lung Institute, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, 304 Hamilton Hall, 1645 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210-1218, USA.
authors.forename: Kenneth D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Varian
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Cell Biology and D. Davis Heart Lung Institute, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, 304 Hamilton Hall, 1645 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210-1218, USA.
authors.forename: Jessica L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Slabaugh
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Cell Biology and D. Davis Heart Lung Institute, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, 304 Hamilton Hall, 1645 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210-1218, USA.
authors.forename: Shane D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Walton
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Cell Biology and D. Davis Heart Lung Institute, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, 304 Hamilton Hall, 1645 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210-1218, USA.
authors.forename: Sandor
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gyorke
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Cell Biology and D. Davis Heart Lung Institute, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, 304 Hamilton Hall, 1645 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210-1218, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Cell Biology and D. Davis Heart Lung Institute, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, 304 Hamilton Hall, 1645 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210-1218, USA.
authors.forename: Brandon J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Biesiadecki
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Cell Biology and D. Davis Heart Lung Institute, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, 304 Hamilton Hall, 1645 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210-1218, USA.
authors.forename: Paul M L
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Janssen
mesh_terms: D008841:Actin Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D006339:Heart Rate; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000378:metabolism*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism*; D011817:Rabbits; D016276:Ventricular Function / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D002118:Calcium