کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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2535272 | 1559111 | 2008 | 5 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
![عکس صفحه اول مقاله: Sex differences in cardiac muscle responsiveness to Ca2+ and L-type Ca2+ channel modulation Sex differences in cardiac muscle responsiveness to Ca2+ and L-type Ca2+ channel modulation](/preview/png/2535272.png)
This study investigated sex-related differences in rat papillary muscle force generation in response to altered extracellular [Ca2+] ([Ca2+]o, 0.2 to 5.0 mM) and to L-type Ca2+ channel modulators (nifedipine and Bay K8644). At all [Ca2+]o examined, contractile force was significantly greater in male than female papillary muscles. The [Ca2+]o required for 50% maximum force was significantly lower in male [0.34 ± 0.06 mM] than female [0.61 ± 0.10 mM] papillary muscles. Nifedipine decreased contractile force in papillary muscles of both sexes in a concentration-dependent manner, but the extent of the contractile depression was more marked in male papillary muscles at all nifedipine concentrations examined. BayK 8644 produced a concentration-dependent increase in contractile force in male papillary muscles but notably, not in female papillary muscles. These findings show that sex differences in myocardial mechanical function are associated with sex-specific modulation of L-type Ca2+ channel responsiveness. Thus, the L-type Ca2+ channel could represent an important cellular locus from which sex-based differences in myocardial excitation–contraction coupling arise.
Journal: European Journal of Pharmacology - Volume 586, Issues 1–3, 31 May 2008, Pages 288–292