Abstract |
An abnormality in myoplasmic Ca2+ regulation has frequently been proposed in 20,25-diazacholesterol (20,25-D) myotonia. We report here the results of several studies of transmembrane Ca2+ movement in this animal model. (i) Physiologic Ca2+ release by intact sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) was examined in chemically skinned single muscle fibers preloaded in EGTA-buffered Ca2+ solutions (pCa2+7.0 to 6.4). Isometric tension development and Ca2+ release thresholds in response to Cl- or caffeine showed no differences between control and 20,25-D fibers at any pCa2+. (ii) The kinetics of energy-dependent Ca2+ accumulation in purified SR vesicles were followed spectrophotometrically using Ca2+-sensitive dyes. The apparent rate for ATP-dependent Ca2+ uptake and Ca2+ sequestering capacity were unchanged in SR from 20,25-D animals vs. controls. (iii) Surface membrane Ca2+ATPase activity was measured in red blood cell ghosts and sarcolemma. Enzyme Vmax was decreased by 25 to 50% in both membranes in the 20,25-D-treated animals with a compensatory increase in the number of Ca2+ATPase molecules. In general, the SR handling of Ca2+ appears normal in 20,25-D myotonia, although the activity of Ca2+ATPase in membranes with high sterol content may be altered in response to changes in the lipid environment in this model.
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Authors | J E Mollman, R E Furman, D S Wood, A Scarpa, R L Barchi |
Journal | Experimental neurology
(Exp Neurol)
Vol. 90
Issue 2
Pg. 287-99
(Nov 1985)
ISSN: 0014-4886 [Print] United States |
PMID | 2932344
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
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Chemical References |
- Chlorides
- Caffeine
- Egtazic Acid
- Adenosine Triphosphate
- Cholesterol
- Calcium-Transporting ATPases
- Azacosterol
- Calcium
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Topics |
- Adenosine Triphosphate
(metabolism)
- Animals
- Azacosterol
- Caffeine
(pharmacology)
- Calcium
(metabolism)
- Calcium-Transporting ATPases
(metabolism)
- Cell Membrane
(metabolism)
- Chlorides
(pharmacology)
- Cholesterol
(analogs & derivatives)
- Egtazic Acid
(pharmacology)
- Erythrocyte Membrane
(enzymology)
- Kinetics
- Male
- Myotonia
(chemically induced, metabolism)
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred Strains
- Sarcolemma
(enzymology)
- Sarcoplasmic Reticulum
(metabolism)
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