The effect of acidosis on the interval-force relation and mechanical restitution in ferret papillary muscle.
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McCall, E
RESUMO
1. The effect of a respiratory acidosis on the interval-force relation and on mechanical restitution was investigated in ferret papillary muscles. 2. Acidosis (pH 6.85) decreased developed force over a range of stimulation frequencies (1.0.06 Hz); the percentage decrease was greatest at the lowest stimulation frequencies. Qualitatively similar effects of acidosis on developed force were observed in the presence of the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) inhibitor ryanodine. 3. Mechanical restitution curves were constructed by interpolating extra-systoles at different test intervals following a train of steady-state beats. Mechanical restitution in ferret papillary muscle was triphasic: an initial, rapid, exponential increase in force with test intervals to 2 s, a further increase with test intervals between 60 and 90 s and then a slow decline, with a plateau at about 30 min (0.33 Hz, 30 degrees C). 4. Acidosis slowed the initial phase of mechanical restitution. The degree of slowing depended on the steady-state stimulation frequency, being greatest at low frequencies. 5. Inhibition of the SR abolished the initial phase of mechanical restitution, suggesting that this phase depends on Ca2+ release from the SR. 6. The strength of the first contraction after the extra-systole varied inversely with the size of the extra-systole under all conditions studied. 7. It is concluded that acidosis may inhibit the SR by altering the time required for Ca2+ recycling between contractions. This effect may alter Ca2+ release from the SR during acidosis, and may underlie the mechanical alternans (the alternation of small and large contractions) that can occur during acidosis.
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