Mechanical and energetic properties of papillary muscle from ACTC E99K transgenic mouse models of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
; 304(11): H1513-24, 2013 Jun 01.
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ABSTRACT
We compared the contractile performance of papillary muscle from a mouse model of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy [α-cardiac actin (ACTC) E99K mutation] with nontransgenic (non-TG) littermates. In isometric twitches, ACTC E99K papillary muscle produced three to four times greater force than non-TG muscle under the same conditions independent of stimulation frequency and temperature, whereas maximum isometric force in myofibrils from these muscles was not significantly different. ACTC E99K muscle relaxed slower than non-TG muscle in both papillary muscle (1.4×) and myofibrils (1.7×), whereas the rate of force development after stimulation was the same as non-TG muscle for both electrical stimulation in intact muscle and after a Ca²âº jump in myofibrils. The EC50 for Ca²âº activation of force in myofibrils was 0.39 ± 0.33 µmol/l in ACTC E99K myofibrils and 0.80 ± 0.11 µmol/l in non-TG myofibrils. There were no significant differences in the amplitude and time course of the Ca²âº transient in myocytes from ACTC E99K and non-TG mice. We conclude that hypercontractility is caused by higher myofibrillar Ca²âº sensitivity in ACTC E99K muscles. Measurement of the energy (work + heat) released in actively cycling heart muscle showed that for both genotypes, the amount of energy turnover increased with work done but with decreasing efficiency as energy turnover increased. Thus, ACTC E99K mouse heart muscle produced on average 3.3-fold more work than non-TG muscle, and the cost in terms of energy turnover was disproportionately higher than in non-TG muscles. Efficiency for ACTC E99K muscle was in the range of 11-16% and for non-TG muscle was 15-18%.
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Músculos Papilares
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Cardiomegalia
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Metabolismo Energético
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Animals
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Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
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CARDIOLOGIA
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FISIOLOGIA
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2013
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Reino Unido