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Effects of acetaldehyde on the isolated papillary muscle of diabetic rats. 1995

A O Savage, and J C Dunbar, and R A Brown

Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit.

The effects of acetaldehyde (ACA) were examined in isolated electrically driven papillary muscle preparations from normal and streptozotocin-treated diabetic rats. Muscles from diabetic rats developed greater tension than those from normal rats. In muscles from both groups, ACA caused concentration-dependent negative inotropic effects that were independent of cholinergic or purinergic mechanisms and were not attributable to nitric oxide (NO) release. ACA was three to five times more potent with regard to its negative inotropic effect in diabetic than in normal rat muscles. A propranolol-sensitive, sympathetically mediated positive inotropic effect occurred at certain concentrations. Decreasing [Ca2+]o from 2.7 to 0.5 mM reduced basal developed force to a significantly greater extent in muscles from normal rats than in those from diabetic rats. In low [Ca2+]o, concentration-response curves to CaCl2 in diabetic muscles were displaced to the left of that in normal muscles, suggesting that diabetic muscles are more sensitive to the positive inotropic effect of added CaCl2 at low [Ca2+]o, whereas at higher [Ca2+]o (> 1 mM), normal muscles developed more force in response to added CaCl2. ACA 10 and 30 mM more readily inhibited CaCl2-induced positive inotropic effect in normal than in diabetic muscles. Force-frequency curves, (negative staircase response) were recorded in both normal and diabetic muscles. In diabetic muscles, the curve exhibited a positive component at the lowest frequencies applied and was displaced to the right of that in normal muscle. ACA concentration-dependently inhibited force development, and diabetic muscles were more susceptible to the negative inotropic effect of ACA, when the stimulation frequency was increased.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D009200	Myocardial Contraction	Contractile activity of the MYOCARDIUM.	Heart Contractility,Inotropism, Cardiac,Cardiac Inotropism,Cardiac Inotropisms,Contractilities, Heart,Contractility, Heart,Contraction, Myocardial,Contractions, Myocardial,Heart Contractilities,Inotropisms, Cardiac,Myocardial Contractions
D010042	Ouabain	A cardioactive glycoside consisting of rhamnose and ouabagenin, obtained from the seeds of Strophanthus gratus and other plants of the Apocynaceae; used like DIGITALIS. It is commonly used in cell biological studies as an inhibitor of the NA(+)-K(+)-EXCHANGING ATPASE.	Acocantherin,G-Strophanthin,Acolongifloroside K,G Strophanthin
D010210	Papillary Muscles	Conical muscular projections from the walls of the cardiac ventricles, attached to the cusps of the atrioventricular valves by the chordae tendineae.	Muscle, Papillary,Muscles, Papillary,Papillary Muscle
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
D003864	Depression, Chemical	The decrease in a measurable parameter of a PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS, including cellular, microbial, and plant; immunological, cardiovascular, respiratory, reproductive, urinary, digestive, neural, musculoskeletal, ocular, and skin physiological processes; or METABOLIC PROCESS, including enzymatic and other pharmacological processes, by a drug or other chemical.	Chemical Depression,Chemical Depressions,Depressions, Chemical
D003921	Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental	Diabetes mellitus induced experimentally by administration of various diabetogenic agents or by PANCREATECTOMY.	Alloxan Diabetes,Streptozocin Diabetes,Streptozotocin Diabetes,Experimental Diabetes Mellitus,Diabete, Streptozocin,Diabetes, Alloxan,Diabetes, Streptozocin,Diabetes, Streptozotocin,Streptozocin Diabete
D004305	Dose-Response Relationship, Drug	The relationship between the dose of an administered drug and the response of the organism to the drug.	Dose Response Relationship, Drug,Dose-Response Relationships, Drug,Drug Dose-Response Relationship,Drug Dose-Response Relationships,Relationship, Drug Dose-Response,Relationships, Drug Dose-Response
D000079	Acetaldehyde	A colorless, flammable liquid used in the manufacture of acetic acid, perfumes, and flavors. It is also an intermediate in the metabolism of alcohol. It has a general narcotic action and also causes irritation of mucous membranes. Large doses may cause death from respiratory paralysis.	Ethanal
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