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Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 275: H1788-H1797, 1998;
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Vol. 275, Issue 5, H1788-H1797, November 1998

Effect of ANG II on pHi, [Ca2+]i, and contraction in rabbit ventricular myocytes from infarcted hearts

Rita L. Skolnick, Sheldon E. Litwin, William H. Barry, and Kenneth W. Spitzer

Nora Eccles Harrison Cardiovascular Research and Training Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-5000

In this study we examined Na+/H+ exchange activity, Ca2+ transients, and contractility in rabbit ventricular myocytes isolated from normal and chronically (8-12 wk) infarcted left ventricles. Myocytes from infarcted hearts (post-MI myocytes) were isolated from the peri-infarcted region of the left ventricle. Intracellular pH (pHi) and Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) were measured with the fluorescent pH indicators seminaphthorhodafluor 1 and fluo 3, respectively, and contractility was assessed from changes in cell shortening during field stimulation. Experiments were performed at extracellular pH 7.4 in the presence and absence (HEPES buffer) of CO2 and HCO-3. Our findings demonstrate that 1) myocytes after myocardial infarction (post-MI) were significantly larger than normal, 2) post-MI hypertrophy was not accompanied by changes in non-CO2 intracellular buffering power, 3) post-MI hypertrophy did not significantly affect the ability of Na+/H+ exchange to mediate pHi recovery from intracellular acidosis, 4) the stimulatory effect of ANG II (100 nM) on Na+/H+ exchange was significantly reduced in post-MI myocytes, 5) in HCO-3-buffered solutions, ANG II did not significantly stimulate pHi recovery from acidosis in post-MI myocytes, 6) the angiotensin AT1 receptor mediates the stimulatory action of ANG II on Na+/H+ exchange in normal and post-MI myocytes, and 7) the stimulatory effect of ANG II on the Ca2+ transient and contraction was blunted in post-MI myocytes bathed in HEPES-buffered solution. A suppressed ventricular responsiveness to ANG II may be beneficial in the intact myocardium by attenuating ATP consumption and by reducing intracellular Na+ accumulation during ischemia-reperfusion.

acid extrusion; intracellular pH; contractility; sodium/hydrogen exchange


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