ةـصلاخلا : يوتحت لا و ةضفخنملا ةقاطلا تاذ تادحولا نم ديدعلا ىلع ةيكلسلالا تارعشتسملا ةكبش ةلصوب ةدوزم سلا ةيكل ثيح ، اهنيب اميف لاصتلال إ نكمي تارعشتسملا كلت ن دختسا ا اهم تا قيبطتلا نم د يدعلا يف . م ت د قو ا هتبقارم دار ملا ة قطنملا ى لع يئاوشع لكشب تارعشتسملا عيزوت ثحبلا اذه يف ا م لكش ب اهميس قت و إ ى ل ةدحاو لآ يوتحت ثيح ،ةقرفتم تانايب دعاوقآ لمعتل تاعومجم ة يناكم تا نايب ى لع تارعش تسمل...

Previous studies have shown lower systolic intracellular Ca(2+) concentrations ([Ca(2+)](i)) and reduced sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR)-releasable Ca(2+) contents in myocytes isolated from rat hearts 3 wk after moderate myocardial infarction (MI). Ca(2+) entry via L-type Ca(2+) channels was normal, but that via reverse Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchange was depressed in 3-wk MI myocytes. To elucidate mechanism...

A previous study of strontium/calcium (Sr/Ca) ratios in Paranthropus suggested that it consumed more animal foods than was previously believed. However, that study looked at Sr/Ca in fossil bone, which is known to be highly susceptible to diagenesis. Enamel, in contrast, is resistant to post-mortem alteration making it a more appropriate material for Sr/Ca analysis of Plio-Pleistocene fossils. ...

Heart function vitally relies on precisely controlled intracellular Ca homeostasis during each cardiac cycle. Abnormalities in Ca regulation cause contractile dysfunction and arrhythmias under different pathological conditions including heart failure (HF). Playing a particularly important role in heart contraction is the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR). In adult ventricular myocytes, the SR forms a...

We have studied the effects of the nonionic detergent C12E8 on Ca-ATPase enzymatic activity and oligomeric state (detected by time-resolved phosphorescence anisotropy, TPA) in skeletal and cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR). In skeletal, SR, C12E8 inhibits the CA-ATPase, both at high (micromolar and above) and low (submicromolar) Ca. In cardiac SR, C12E8 inhibits at high Ca but activates at lo...

In cardiomyocytes, [Ca] within the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR; [Ca]SR) partially determines the amplitude of cytosolic Ca transient that, in turn, governs myocardial contraction. Therefore, it is critical to understand the molecular mechanisms that regulate [Ca]SR handling. Until recently, the best approach available to directly measure [Ca]SR was to use low-affinity Ca indicators (e.g., Fluo-5...

Diminished Ca release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) is an important contributor to the impaired contractility of the failing heart. Despite extensive effort, the underlying causes of abnormal SR Ca release in heart failure (HF) remain unknown. We used a combination of simultaneous imaging of cytosolic and SR intraluminal [Ca] in isolated cardiomyocytes and recordings from single-ryanodin...

High precision measurements of Sr/Ca in planktonic foraminifera for the last 150 ka reveal Sr/Ca variations of up to 12% on glacial/interglacial time scales. Although records showing the largest variations appear to be strongly influenced by selective dissolution, other records show Sr/Ca variations of 3–5% that do not covary with indicators of dissolution intensity and that are reproduced in s...