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  • Title: Exposure to free radicals alters ionic calcium transients in isolated adult rat cardiac myocytes.
    Author: Burton KP, Hagler HK, Nazeran H.
    Journal: Am J Cardiovasc Pathol; 1992; 4(3):235-44. PubMed ID: 1298300.
    Abstract:
    Oxygen-derived free radical production has been documented to occur on reperfusion of the ischemic myocardium. Intracellular ionic calcium ([Ca++]i) levels in isolated adult rat cardiac myocytes exposed to free radicals were evaluated using fura-2. The effect of different time periods of free radical exposure on altering [Ca++]i was examined. Myocytes were either exposed to the free radical generating system continuously or exposed for 5 or 10 minutes and then returned to the HEPES buffer. Myocytes maintained in HEPES buffer or the HEPES buffer containing purine and iron-loaded transferrin continued to stimulate, exhibited relatively uniform 340/380 nm ratios and maintained a rod shape. Continuous exposure to free radicals resulted in a significant increase in [Ca++]i. Myocytes became unresponsive to stimulation at 31 +/- 7 (SE) minutes and eventually exhibited contracture. Exposure to the free radical generating system for 10 minutes resulted in a response similar to continuous exposure. Myocytes exposed to the generating system for 5 minutes exhibited regular calcium transients for 55 +/- 5 minutes. Thus, even a brief period of free radical exposure alters calcium flux and may induce subsequent myocardial damage.
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