Fast calcium removal during single twitches in amphibian skeletal muscle fibres

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Caputo, C [1 ]
Bolaños, P [1 ]
Escobar, AL [1 ]
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[1] Inst Venezolano Invest Cient, Ctr Biofis & Bioquim, Lab Biofis Musculo, Caracas, Venezuela
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10.1023/A:1005526202747
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Q2 [细胞生物学];
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071009 ; 090102 ;
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Fluorescence signals from the calcium sensitive dyes Fluo-3 or Rhod-2 were obtained simultaneously with isometric tension in single fibres isolated from the anterior tibialis muscle of Leptodactylus insularis (20-22 degrees C). Fluo-3 fluorescence signals were transformed into [Ca2+](i) transients as previously described. Most of the decay phase of single twitch transient is well fitted by a single exponential (tau of about 10 ms), followed by a slower declining component lasting tens of milliseconds. During short periods, 10 to 20 s, of low frequency stimulation, between 0.2 and 5 Hz, the basal [Ca2+](i) increased slowly from 0.1 to about 0.4 mu M, with only minor changes in the exponentially decaying phase. In fibres poisoned with thapsigargin or cyclopiazonic acid (1-2 mu M) the tau of decay of fluorescence or Ca2+ transients of single twitches was very similar to that observed in non-poisoned fibres. Nevertheless, in poisoned fibres challenged with repetitive stimulation, the tau of Ca2+ transients decay increased from about 10 ms to > 40 ms, while the basal [Ca2+](i) increased from 0.1 to 2 mu M. Short rest periods (about 5 min) could reverse these effects, indicating that they were not a direct consequence of SR Ca2+-ATPase inhibition. The correlation coefficient between tau of decay and basal [Ca2+](i) was > 0.8 (P < 0.0001). Qualitatively similar results were obtained measuring Rhod-2 fluorescence signals. A lumped, two-compartment model could account for these results. Loading the fibres with EGTA-AM, diminished the effects of prolonged stimulation observed in poisoned fibres. Moreover, we show that the Na+ - Ca2+ exchange mechanism does not participate appreciably in fast Ca2+ removal.
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