Different fibre populations distinguished by their calcium transient characteristics in enzymatically dissociated murine flexor digitorum brevis and soleus muscles. 2009

Juan C Calderón, and Pura Bolaños, and Sonia H Torres, and Greta Rodríguez-Arroyo, and Carlo Caputo
Laboratorio de Fisiología Celular, Centro de Biofísica y Bioquímica, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (IVIC), Apartado 20632, 1020A Caracas, Venezuela. jcalderonv00@yahoo.com

Enzymatically dissociated flexor digitorum brevis (FDB) and soleus fibres from mouse were used to compare the kinetics of electrically elicited Ca2+ transients of slow and fast skeletal muscle fibres, using the fast Ca2+ dye MagFluo4-AM, at 20-22 degrees C. For FDB two Ca2+ transient morphologies, types I (MT-I, 11 fibres, 19%) and II (MT-II, 47 fibres, 81%), were found, the kinetic parameters (amplitude, rise time, half width, decay time, and time constants of decay) being statistically different. For soleus (n = 20) only MT-I was found, with characteristics similar to MT-I from FDB. Correlations with histochemically determined mATPase, reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide diaphorase and alpha-glycerophosphate dehydrogenase activities, as well as immunostaining and myosin heavy chain electrophoretic analysis of both muscles suggest that signals classified as MT-I may correspond to slow type I and fast IIA fibres while those classified as MT-II may correspond to fast IIX/D fibres. The results point to the importance of Ca2+ signaling for characterization of muscle fibres, but also to its possible role in determining fibre function.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D002118 Calcium A basic element found in nearly all tissues. It is a member of the alkaline earth family of metals with the atomic symbol Ca, atomic number 20, and atomic weight 40. Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body and combines with phosphorus to form calcium phosphate in the bones and teeth. It is essential for the normal functioning of nerves and muscles and plays a role in blood coagulation (as factor IV) and in many enzymatic processes. Coagulation Factor IV,Factor IV,Blood Coagulation Factor IV,Calcium-40,Calcium 40,Factor IV, Coagulation
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D012518 Sarcomeres The repeating contractile units of the MYOFIBRIL, delimited by Z bands along its length. Sarcomere
D051379 Mice The common name for the genus Mus. Mice, House,Mus,Mus musculus,Mice, Laboratory,Mouse,Mouse, House,Mouse, Laboratory,Mouse, Swiss,Mus domesticus,Mus musculus domesticus,Swiss Mice,House Mice,House Mouse,Laboratory Mice,Laboratory Mouse,Mice, Swiss,Swiss Mouse,domesticus, Mus musculus
D018656 Muscle Fibers, Fast-Twitch Skeletal muscle fibers characterized by their expression of the Type II MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN isoforms which have high ATPase activity and effect several other functional properties - shortening velocity, power output, rate of tension redevelopment. Several fast types have been identified. Muscle Fibers, Intermediate,Muscle Fibers, Type II,Muscle Fibers, White,Fast-Twitch Muscle Fiber,Fast-Twitch Muscle Fibers,Fiber, Fast-Twitch Muscle,Fiber, Intermediate Muscle,Fiber, White Muscle,Fibers, Fast-Twitch Muscle,Fibers, Intermediate Muscle,Fibers, White Muscle,Intermediate Muscle Fiber,Intermediate Muscle Fibers,Muscle Fiber, Fast-Twitch,Muscle Fiber, Intermediate,Muscle Fiber, White,Muscle Fibers, Fast Twitch,White Muscle Fiber,White Muscle Fibers
D018657 Muscle Fibers, Slow-Twitch Skeletal muscle fibers characterized by their expression of the Type I MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN isoforms which have low ATPase activity and effect several other functional properties - shortening velocity, power output, rate of tension redevelopment. Muscle Fibers, Red,Muscle Fibers, Type I,Fiber, Red Muscle,Fiber, Slow-Twitch Muscle,Fibers, Red Muscle,Fibers, Slow-Twitch Muscle,Muscle Fiber, Red,Muscle Fiber, Slow-Twitch,Muscle Fibers, Slow Twitch,Red Muscle Fiber,Red Muscle Fibers,Slow-Twitch Muscle Fiber,Slow-Twitch Muscle Fibers

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