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The effects of pH and Pi on tension and Ca2+ sensitivity of ventricular myofilaments from the anoxia-tolerant painted turtle
Author(s) -
Cornelia Fanter,
Kenneth S. Campbell,
Daniel E. Warren
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of experimental biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1477-9145
pISSN - 0022-0949
DOI - 10.1242/jeb.164137
Subject(s) - myofilament , tension (geology) , turtle (robot) , painted turtle , chemistry , biophysics , biology , ecology , materials science , metallurgy , myosin , ultimate tensile strength
We aimed to determine how increases in intracellular H+ and inorganic phosphate (Pi) to levels observed during anoxic submergence affect contractility in ventricular muscle of the anoxia-tolerant Western painted turtle, Chrysemys picta bellii. Skinned multicellular preparations were exposed to six treatments with physiologically relevant levels of pH (7.4, 7.0, 6.6), and Pi (3 mM and 8 mM). Each preparation was tested in a range of calcium concentrations (pCa 9.0-pCa 4.5) to determine the pCa-tension relationship for each treatment. Acidosis significantly decreased contractility by decreasing Ca2+ sensitivity (pCa50) and tension development (p<0.001). Increasing [Pi] also decreased contractility by decreasing tension development at every pH level (p<0.001), but alone, did not affect Ca2+ sensitivity (P=0.689). Simultaneous increases in [H+] and [Pi] interacted to attenuate the decreased tension development and Ca2+ sensitivity (p<0.001), possibly reflecting a decreased sensitivity to Pi when it is present as the dihydrogen phosphate form, which increases as pH decreases. Compared to mammals, the ventricle of turtles exhibits higher Ca2+ sensitivity, which is consistent with previous studies of ectothermic vertebrates.

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