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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Calcium sensitivity and the Frank-Starling mechanism of the heart are increased in titin N2B region deficient mice |
| Creators Name: | Lee, E.J. and Peng, J. and Radke, M. and Gotthardt, M. and Granzier, H.L. |
| Abstract: | Previous work suggests that titin-based passive tension is a factor in the Frank-Starling mechanism of the heart, by increasing length-dependent activation (LDA) through an increase in calcium sensitivity at long sarcomere length. We tested this hypothesis in a mouse model (N2B KO model) in which titin-based passive tension is elevated as a result of the excision of the N2B element, one of cardiac titin's spring elements. LDA was assessed by measuring the active tension-pCa (-log[Ca2+]) relationship at sarcomere length (SLs) of 1.95, 2.10 and 2.30mum in WT and N2B KO skinned myocardium. LDA was positively correlated with titin-based passive tension, due to an increase in calcium sensitivity at the longer SLs in the KO. For example, at pCa 6.0 the KO:WT tension ratio was 1.28+/-0.07 and 1.42+/-0.04 at SLs of 2.1 and 2.3mum, respectively. There was no difference in protein expression or phosphorylation of sarcomeric proteins. We also measured the calcium sensitivity after PKA treating the skinned muscle and found that titin-based passive tension was also now correlated with LDA, with a slope that was significantly increased compared to no PKA treatment. Finally, we performed isolated heart experiments and measured the Frank-Starling relation (slope of developed wall stress-LV volume relation) as well as diastolic stiffness (slope of diastolic wall stress - volume relation). The FSM was more pronounced in the N2B KO hearts and the slope of the FSM correlated with diastolic stiffness. These findings support that titin-based passive tension triggers an increase in calcium sensitivity at long sarcomere length, thereby playing an important role in the Frank-Starling mechanism of the heart. |
| Keywords: | Diastolic Stiffness, Myofilament Function, Passive Tension, Length-Dependent Activation, Animals, Mice |
| Source: | Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology |
| ISSN: | 0022-2828 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Volume: | 49 |
| Number: | 3 |
| Page Range: | 449-458 |
| Date: | September 2010 |
| Official Publication: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yjmcc.2010.05.006 |
| PubMed: | View item in PubMed |
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