The action of ruthenium red (RR) on Ca2+ loading by and Ca2+ release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) of chemically skinned skeletal muscle fibers of the rabbit was investigated. Ca2+ loading, in the presence of the precipitating anion pyrophosphate, was monitored by a light-scattering method. Ca2+ release was indirectly measured by following tension development evoked by caffeine. Stimulation of the Ca2+ loading rate by 5 microM RR was dependent on free Ca2+, being maximal at pCa 5.56. Isometric force development induced by 5 mM caffeine was reversibly antagonized by RR. IC50 for the rate of tension rise was 0.5 microM; that for the extent of tension was 4 microM. RR slightly shifted the steady state isometric force/pCa curve toward lower pCa values. At 5 microM RR, the pCa required for half-maximal force was 0.2 log units lower than that of the control, and maximal force was depressed by approximately 16%. These results suggest that RR inhibited Ca2+ release from the SR and stimulated Ca2+ loading into the SR by closing Ca2+-gated Ca2+ channels. Previous studies on isolated SR have indicated the selective presence of such channels in junctional terminal cisternae.
Calcium-gated calcium channels in sarcoplasmic reticulum of rabbit skinned skeletal muscle fibers.
VOLPE, POMPEO;
1986
Abstract
The action of ruthenium red (RR) on Ca2+ loading by and Ca2+ release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) of chemically skinned skeletal muscle fibers of the rabbit was investigated. Ca2+ loading, in the presence of the precipitating anion pyrophosphate, was monitored by a light-scattering method. Ca2+ release was indirectly measured by following tension development evoked by caffeine. Stimulation of the Ca2+ loading rate by 5 microM RR was dependent on free Ca2+, being maximal at pCa 5.56. Isometric force development induced by 5 mM caffeine was reversibly antagonized by RR. IC50 for the rate of tension rise was 0.5 microM; that for the extent of tension was 4 microM. RR slightly shifted the steady state isometric force/pCa curve toward lower pCa values. At 5 microM RR, the pCa required for half-maximal force was 0.2 log units lower than that of the control, and maximal force was depressed by approximately 16%. These results suggest that RR inhibited Ca2+ release from the SR and stimulated Ca2+ loading into the SR by closing Ca2+-gated Ca2+ channels. Previous studies on isolated SR have indicated the selective presence of such channels in junctional terminal cisternae.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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