Rat atrial muscle responses with caffeine: dose–response, force frequency, and postrest contractions

1992 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 275-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian R. MacIntosh ◽  
Philip Posner ◽  
John Lobo ◽  
Randy Harms
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Muscle ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Negative Inotropic Effect ◽  
Inotropic Effect ◽  
Response Force ◽  
Force Frequency ◽  
State Contraction ◽  
Frequency Of Stimulation ◽  
Negative Inotropic Response ◽  
Muscle Responses

Caffeine has been reported to have a positive and (or) a negative inotropic effect on cardiac muscle. In this study, the force-frequency and postrest characteristics of rat atrium were studied in the presence of caffeine (1.0–10 mM) to see if the interval between beats affected the response of cardiac muscle to caffeine. When stimulation frequency was 0.5 or 2.0 Hz, there was a positive followed by a negative inotropic response with 1, 5, or 10 mM caffeine. Incomplete relaxation occurred under these circumstances, giving rise to contracture. At low frequency of stimulation (0.1 Hz) caffeine had only a negative inotropic effect, and this effect was greater with 1 mM caffeine than with 5 mM caffeine. In the absence of caffeine, when stimulation at 0.5 or 3 Hz was interrupted, a pause of 2–20 s resulted in potentiation. When caffeine was present (2.0 mM), postrest potentiation was severely attenuated, but the steady-state contraction amplitude within the range 0.5–3.0 Hz was not different. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that caffeine induces a leak of Ca2+ from the sarcoplasmic reticulum, and this Ca2+ is extruded from the cell, possibly by Na+/Ca2+ exchange. Sarcoplasmic reticular uptake of Ca2+ and the translocation to release sites appear not to be affected by caffeine within 1–5 mM concentrations.Key words: contractility, excitation–contraction coupling, contraction, cardiac, rest potentiation.

A comparison of cyclopiazonic acid and ryanodine effects on cardiac muscle relaxation

1993 ◽  
Vol 265 (4) ◽  
pp. H1364-H1372 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Pery-Man ◽  
D. Chemla ◽  
C. Coirault ◽  
I. Suard ◽  
B. Riou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Muscle ◽  
Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Cyclopiazonic Acid ◽  
Negative Inotropic Effect ◽  
Inotropic Effect ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Total Force ◽  
Uptake Inhibition ◽  
Relaxant Effect ◽  
Isometric Twitch

We investigated cardiac muscle behavior after inhibition of either sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca2+ release or SR Ca2+ uptake. Mechanics of 35 rat papillary muscles were studied after either ryanodine 10(-7) M (n = 11) or cyclopiazonic acid (CPA) 10(-5) M (n = 14) and compared with a control group containing the solvent alone (n = 10). We measured the maximum extent of shortening (delta L) of the preloaded twitch (delta Lp), and the normalized total force (TF) of the full isometric twitch (TFi). The peak lengthening velocity (Vl) of the preloaded twitch (Vlp) and the normalized negative peak force derivative of the fully isometric twitch (-DFi) tested the lusitropic state. With the influence of shortening and/or load on relaxation taken into account, analysis of relaxation was performed using 1) Vlp-to-delta Lp and magnitude of -DFi-to-TFi ratios and 2) slopes of the Vl-delta L and magnitude of -DF-TF relationships over the entire continuum of load. Ca(2+)-release inhibition with ryanodine induced a negative inotropic effect and a decrease in Vlp from 2.7 +/- 0.2 to 1.4 +/- 0.2 Lmax/S, where Lmax is the initial length at the peak of the length-active tension curve (P < 0.001). The Vlp-to-delta Lp ratio and the slope of the Vl-delta L relationship were preserved, indicating that ryanodine was devoid of intrinsic relaxant effect under isotonic conditions. Ca(2+)-uptake inhibition with CPA had no inotropic effect but decreased Vlp from 2.9 +/- 0.1 to 2.2 +/- 0.1 Lmax/s (P < 0.001).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Some Effects of Caffeine and Quinidine on Sarcoplasmic Reticulum of Skeletal and Cardiac Muscle

1973 ◽  
Vol 51 (7) ◽  
pp. 499-503 ◽  
Author(s):  
William R. Thorpe
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Sarcoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Cardiac Muscle ◽  
Myocardial Contractility ◽  
Gastrocnemius Muscle ◽  
Negative Inotropic Effect ◽  
Inotropic Effect ◽  
Experimental Conditions

Sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) was prepared from the gastrocnemius muscle and the heart of freshly killed rabbits. It was found that the skeletal SR actively bound significantly more calcium than did the cardiac SR under the same experimental conditions. The effect of caffeine and quinidine on the release of calcium actively bound by both cardiac and skeletal SR was studied. Quinidine (10−3 M) released 4.1% of the calcium bound by skeletal SR and 27.7% of that bound by cardiac SR. Similarly, caffeine (20 mM) released 10.5% and 34.3% of the calcium bound by skeletal and cardiac SR, respectively. It is suggested that both caffeine and quinidine could produce contracture of skeletal muscle by acting on the SR and that caffeine could stimulate myocardial contractility through its action on the cardiac SR. However, it is unlikely that quinidine exerts its negative inotropic effect on the heart through its calcium releasing action on the cardiac SR.

scholarly journals Predominant Negative Inotropic Effect of UTP on Dog Cardiac Muscle

1984 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 334-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shigetoshi CHIBA ◽  
Miyoharu KOBAYASHI ◽  
Masahiro SHIMOTORI ◽  
Yasuyuki FURUKAWA
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Muscle ◽  
Negative Inotropic Effect ◽  
Inotropic Effect

Halothane Restores the Altered Force-Frequency Relationship in Failing Human Myocardium

1995 ◽  
Vol 82 (6) ◽  
pp. 1456-1462. ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrich Schmidt ◽  
Robert H. G. Schwinger ◽  
Michael Bohm
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Surgery ◽  
Human Heart ◽  
Positive Inotropic Effect ◽  
Negative Inotropic Effect ◽  
Human Myocardium ◽  
Inotropic Effect ◽  
Force Frequency ◽  
Beta Adrenoceptors ◽  
Frequency Relationship

Background The terminally failing human myocardium exerts a negative force-frequency relationship (FFR), whereas a positive FFR occurs in nonfailing myocardium. To study the possibility of pharmacologically influencing this defect of the failing human heart, the effect of halothane on the basal FFR and the FFR in the presence of isoproterenol and ouabain was investigated. Methods Experiments were performed on isolated, electrically driven (0.5-2 Hz, 37 degrees C, Ca2+ 1.8 mmol/l) ventricular preparations. Myocardium from human failing and nonfailing hearts was obtained at cardiac surgery. To further characterize the studied myocardium, the positive inotropic effect of isoproterenol and the density of beta-adrenoceptors were measured using the radioligand 125I-CYP. Results Halothane produced a negative inotropic effect. The anesthetic (0.38 mmol/l) reversed the negative FFR in failing myocardium, antagonized the effect of isoproterenol (0.1 mumol/l) on FFR, and restored the FFR in the presence of ouabain. Conclusions Halothane restores the FFR in human failing myocardium possibly by influencing the intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis. These findings provide evidence that pharmacologic interventions, e.g., during anesthesia, may influence contractility also as a result of a depressed or enhanced FFR.

Abstract 1469: Diastolic dysfunction induced by Flecainide but not Amiodarone

Circulation ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 116 (suppl_16) ◽  
Author(s):  
Egbert Bisping ◽  
Christian Pagel ◽  
Andre Wilken ◽  
Karl Toischer ◽  
Burkert Pieske
Keyword(s):  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Diastolic Dysfunction ◽  
Diastolic Function ◽  
Negative Inotropic Effect ◽  
Human Myocardium ◽  
Inotropic Effect ◽  
Force Frequency ◽  
Inotropic Effects ◽  
Rabbit Myocardium ◽  
Negative Inotropic Effects

Diastolic dysfunction is a significant risk factor for the development and progression of atrial fibrillation. Flecainide (Flec) and Amiodarone (AM) are frequently used in patients with atrial fibrillation but their impact on diastolic function has not been evaluated yet. We tested the effect of Flec and AM on systolic and diastolic performance in isolated muscle strips from failing human and nonfailing rabbit myocardium. Isolated ventricular trabeculae contracted isometrically at 1 Hz, Ca2+ 2.5 mmol/L, 37°C. Flec (0.01 – 100 μmol/L, dissolved in water) showed a concentration dependent negative inotropic effect in human myocardium (13 ± 2 vs. 3 ± 0.5 mN/mm 2 at base vs. 100 μmol/L; p< 0.05). This was associated with a significant prolongation of the relaxation time RT95 and an increase of diastolic tension (Dias) by 35 ± 9 % (at 100 μmol/L; p< 0.05). Water alone had no effect. Calcium transients measured by Aequorin technique declined proportionally to developed force after Flec. In contrast, AM (0.01 – 100 μmol/L, dissolved in 2% benzyl alcohol and 10% polsorbate) showed identical negative inotropic effects to solvent alone (maximally by 16 ± 8 %), and neither AM nor its solvent affected diastolic tension or relaxation times. Flec (3 μmol/L) resulted in a significant impairment of the Force frequency relationship (FFR) at 0.5–3.0 Hz in human myocardium. This was related to a decline in systolic force and a rise in Dias at high frequencies (at 3 Hz by 32 ± 12 % in control and 87 ± 25 % after Flec, p < 0.05 vs. control). In nonfailing rabbit myocardium (1.0–5.0 Hz) Dias decreased by 11 ± 10 % (n.s.) in control but raised by 65 ± 25 % after Flec, p < 0.05). AM (100 μmol/L) had no significant effect on FFR, whereas its solvent tended to impair the FFR by a decline in systolic performance. Conclusion: Flec exerts calcium dependent negative inotropic effects in human myocardium and significantly impairs diastolic function. The latter is observable not only in human failing myocardium with preexisting diastolic dysfunction but also in nonfailing animal myocardium. In contrast AM shows no compound specific negative inotropic effect and no change in diastolic function. In patients treated with Flec attention should be turned to the potential of the drug to deteriorate diastolic function.

Effect of increased magnesium on recovery from ischemia in rat and rabbit hearts

1982 ◽  
Vol 242 (1) ◽  
pp. H89-H93
Author(s):  
M. M. Bersohn ◽  
K. I. Shine ◽  
W. D. Sterman
Keyword(s):  
Protective Effect ◽  
Rat Heart ◽  
Negative Inotropic Effect ◽  
Ischemic Myocardium ◽  
Inotropic Effect ◽  
Mechanical Function ◽  
Inotropic Response ◽  
Rat Hearts ◽  
Negative Inotropic Response

Perfusates containing high magnesium concentrations have been suggested to have a protective effect for ischemic myocardium, but the mechanism for such an effect is unclear. We investigated the recovery of isolated perfused rabbit and rat hearts from ischemia under varied conditions of increased Mg. Hearts were made ischemic in the presence of normal 1.2 mM Mg or elevated 15 mM Mg. Rabbit hearts, which show minimal alteration in contractility in the presence of 15 mM Mg, were not protected from ischemia by high Mg perfusate. Rat hearts, which have a large negative inotropic response to 15 mM Mg, exhibited significantly better recovery of mechanical function following ischemia in the presence of high Mg than following ischemia with normal Mg. This protective effect was abolished by increasing both Ca and Mg in the perfusate to prevent the decline in contractility that normally occurred with Mg. Reperfusion with 15 mM Mg after ischemia also had no protective effect if the rat heart had been made ischemic in the presence of normal Mg. We conclude that elevated Mg protects ischemic myocardium only under circumstances in which it has a negative inotropic effect before the onset of ischemia, i.e., in the rat heart perfused with normal Ca. These results suggest that the mechanism of protection by high Mg involves sparing of ATP. However, the different responses to Mg of the species studied in these experiments should be a caution against extrapolating such results from rat hearts to other species.

Effect of Volatile Anesthetics on the Force–Frequency Relation in Human Ventricular Myocardium

2001 ◽  
Vol 95 (5) ◽  
pp. 1160-1168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrich Schotten ◽  
Maura Greiser ◽  
Volker Braun ◽  
Christian Karlein ◽  
Friedrich Schoendube ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Calcium Release ◽  
Negative Inotropic Effect ◽  
Volatile Anesthetics ◽  
Ventricular Myocardium ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Inotropic Effect ◽  
Force Frequency ◽  
Calcium Release Channel ◽  
Frequency Relation ◽  
Human Ventricular Myocardium

Background In human ventricular myocardium, contractile force increases at higher stimulation frequencies (positive force-frequency relation). In failing hearts, the force-frequency relation (FFR) is negative. Data on the effect of volatile anesthetics on FFR are very limited. Methods The authors obtained left ventricular tissue from 18 explanted hearts from patients undergoing cardiac transplantation and tissue of 8 organ donors. The negative inotropic effect of halothane, isoflurane, and sevoflurane on isometric force of contraction of isolated muscle preparations at a stimulation frequency of 1 and 3 Hz and the effect of each anesthetic on the FFR were studied. Ryanodine and verapamil were studied for comparison. In addition, the effect of the anesthetics on Ca(2+)-dependent (3)H-ryanodine binding was investigated. Results In nonfailing myocardium, halothane was the strongest negative inotropic compound, and the positive FFR was not affected by either drug. In failing myocardium, halothane also showed the strongest negative inotropic effect, but the positive shape of FFR was restored by halothane and ryanodine. In contrast, isoflurane, sevoflurane, and verapamil did not change FFR. Only halothane shifted the Ca(2+)-dependent (3)H-ryanodine binding curve toward lower Ca(2+) concentrations. Conclusion In nonfailing human myocardium, none of the anesthetics affect FFR, but halothane is the strongest negative inotropic compound. In failing myocardium, halothane, but not isoflurane or sevoflurane, restores the positive shape of FFR. Both the more pronounced negative inotropic effect of halothane and the restoration of the positive shape of FFR in failing myocardium in the presence of halothane can be explained by its interaction with the myocardial sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium-release channel.

Effects of Sevoflurane on the Intracellular Ca2+Transient in Ferret Cardiac Muscle

2000 ◽  
Vol 93 (6) ◽  
pp. 1500-1508 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna E. Bartunek ◽  
Philippe R. Housmans
Keyword(s):  
Intracellular Calcium ◽  
Cardiac Muscle ◽  
Negative Inotropic Effect ◽  
Calcium Transient ◽  
Ventricular Myocardium ◽  
Peak Force ◽  
Inotropic Effect ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Concentration Dependent Manner ◽  
Intracellular Calcium Transient

Background Sevoflurane depresses myocardial contractility by decreasing transsarcolemmal Ca2+ influx. In skinned muscle fibers, sevoflurane affects actin-myosin cross-bridge cycling, which might contribute to the negative inotropic effect. It is uncertain to what extent decreases in Ca2+ sensitivity of the contractile proteins play a role in the negative inotropic effect of sevoflurane in intact cardiac muscle tissue. The aim of this study was to assess whether sevoflurane decreases myofibrillar Ca2+ sensitivity in intact living cardiac fibers and to quantify the relative importance of changes in myofibrillar Ca2+ sensitivity versus changes in myoplasmic Ca2+ availability by sevoflurane. Methods The effects of sevoflurane 0-4.05% vol/vol (0-1.5 minimum alveolar concentration [MAC]) on isometric and isotonic variables of contractility and on the intracellular calcium transient were assessed in isolated ferret right ventricular papillary muscles microinjected with the Ca2+-regulated photoprotein aequorin. The intracellular calcium transient was analyzed in the context of a multicompartment model of intracellular Ca2+ buffers in mammalian ventricular myocardium. Results Sevoflurane decreased contractility, time to peak force, time to half isometric relaxation, and the [Ca2+]i transient in a reversible, concentration-dependent manner. Increasing [Ca2+]o in the presence of sevoflurane to produce peak force equal to control increased intracellular Ca2+ transient higher than control. Conclusions Sevoflurane decreases myoplasmic Ca2+ availability and myofibrillar Ca2+ sensitivity in equal proportions except at 4.05% vol/vol (1.5 MAC), where Ca2+ availability is decreased more. These changes are at the basis of the negative inotropic effect of sevoflurane in mammalian ventricular myocardium.

Effects of 2,3-butanedione monoxime on sarcoplasmic reticulum of saponin-treated rat cardiac muscle

1993 ◽  
Vol 265 (5) ◽  
pp. H1493-H1500 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. S. Steele ◽  
G. L. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Sarcoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Cardiac Muscle ◽  
Adenine Nucleotides ◽  
Direct Action ◽  
Negative Inotropic Effect ◽  
Inotropic Effect ◽  
Butanedione Monoxime ◽  
Net Release

We have studied the effects of 2,3-butanedione monoxime (BDM) on the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) of saponin-treated rat cardiac trabeculae. Rapid application of 20 mM caffeine released Ca2+ from the SR, which was detected using the fluorescent Ca2+ indicator indo 1. The amplitude of the caffeine-induced Ca2+ transient was used as an index of the Ca2+ content of the SR before, during, and after exposure to various concentrations of BDM. BDM (1-5 mM) had little effect on caffeine-induced Ca2+ release. At these levels of BDM, force was inhibited predominantly by a direct action of BDM on the myofilaments. However, with higher concentrations (5-30 mM), BDM caused a concentration-dependent decrease in the amount of Ca2+ released from the SR in response to caffeine. This action of BDM may contribute to the negative inotropic effect of the drug in intact cardiac preparations by reducing the amount of Ca2+ available for release during systole. Rapid application of BDM induced a net release of Ca2+ from the SR. Both BDM and caffeine-induced Ca2+ releases were abolished following treatment of the muscle with 10 microM ryanodine. BDM failed to release Ca2+ in the absence of ATP or after substitution of ATP with nonhydrolyzable adenine nucleotides. In contrast, caffeine released Ca2+ in the absence of ATP. The possible involvement of the Ca(2+)-uptake pump in the action of BDM on the SR is discussed.

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