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Excitation-Contraction Coupling in Zebrafish Ventricular Myocardium Is Regulated by Trans-Sarcolemmal Ca2+ Influx and Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+ Release

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  • Moritz Haustein
  • Tobias Hannes
  • Jan Trieschmann
  • Rabea Verhaegh
  • Annette Köster
  • Jürgen Hescheler
  • Konrad Brockmeier
  • Roland Adelmann
  • Markus Khalil

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Zebrafish (Danio rerio) have become a popular model in cardiovascular research mainly due to identification of a large number of mutants with structural defects. In recent years, cardiomyopathies and other diseases influencing contractility of the heart have been studied in zebrafish mutants. However, little is known about the regulation of contractility of the zebrafish heart on a tissue level. The aim of the present study was to elucidate the role of trans-sarcolemmal Ca2+-flux and sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-release in zebrafish myocardium. Using isometric force measurements of fresh heart slices, we characterised the effects of changes of the extracellular Ca2+-concentration, trans-sarcolemmal Ca2+-flux via L-type Ca2+-channels and Na+-Ca2+-exchanger, and Ca2+-release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum as well as beating frequency and β-adrenergic stimulation on contractility of adult zebrafish myocardium. We found an overall negative force-frequency relationship (FFR). Inhibition of L-type Ca2+-channels by verapamil (1 μM) decreased force of contraction to 22±7% compared to baseline (n=4, p

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  • Moritz Haustein & Tobias Hannes & Jan Trieschmann & Rabea Verhaegh & Annette Köster & Jürgen Hescheler & Konrad Brockmeier & Roland Adelmann & Markus Khalil, 2015. "Excitation-Contraction Coupling in Zebrafish Ventricular Myocardium Is Regulated by Trans-Sarcolemmal Ca2+ Influx and Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+ Release," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(5), pages 1-17, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0125654
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0125654
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