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No direct effect of creatine phosphate on the cross-bridge cycle in cardiac myofibrils

No direct effect of creatine phosphate on the cross-bridge cycle in cardiac myofibrils Creatine phosphate (CP) and creatine kinase (CK) are involved in the rapid resynthesis of ATP and thereby serve to stabilize ATP concentration and to maintain free ADP low inside cardiac muscle cells during contraction. Recently, it has been suggested from experiments in permeabilized multicellular preparations that CP/CK also regulate the kinetics of the actomyosin interaction (cross-bridge cycle) and may explain contractile dysfunction, for instance, during ischemia. However, the reported effects of CP/CK may be confounded by diffusion limitations in multicellular preparations in which inorganic phosphate (Pi) and ADP may significantly accumulate during contraction. To test this hypothesis, we measured force production and the rates of force development (k ACT and k TR) in isolated cardiac myofibrils, in which rapid concentration changes of Ca2+, CP/CK, and Pi were imposed using a rapid perfusion change system. The results showed that CP/CK did not influence maximum force-generating capacity, whereas Pi markedly reduced force and increased the rates of force development. No effects of CP/CK on the rates of force development were observed, consistent with the notion that CP/CK do not exert a direct effect on the actomyosin interaction. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Pflügers Archiv European Journal of Physiologyl of Physiology Springer Journals

No direct effect of creatine phosphate on the cross-bridge cycle in cardiac myofibrils

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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2006 by Springer-Verlag
Subject
Biomedicine; Human Physiology
ISSN
0031-6768
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1432-2013
DOI
10.1007/s00424-005-0008-7
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16395599
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Abstract

Creatine phosphate (CP) and creatine kinase (CK) are involved in the rapid resynthesis of ATP and thereby serve to stabilize ATP concentration and to maintain free ADP low inside cardiac muscle cells during contraction. Recently, it has been suggested from experiments in permeabilized multicellular preparations that CP/CK also regulate the kinetics of the actomyosin interaction (cross-bridge cycle) and may explain contractile dysfunction, for instance, during ischemia. However, the reported effects of CP/CK may be confounded by diffusion limitations in multicellular preparations in which inorganic phosphate (Pi) and ADP may significantly accumulate during contraction. To test this hypothesis, we measured force production and the rates of force development (k ACT and k TR) in isolated cardiac myofibrils, in which rapid concentration changes of Ca2+, CP/CK, and Pi were imposed using a rapid perfusion change system. The results showed that CP/CK did not influence maximum force-generating capacity, whereas Pi markedly reduced force and increased the rates of force development. No effects of CP/CK on the rates of force development were observed, consistent with the notion that CP/CK do not exert a direct effect on the actomyosin interaction.

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Pflügers Archiv European Journal of Physiologyl of Physiology – Springer Journals

Published: Jan 5, 2006

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