Changes in myocardial contractile protein ATPases in chronically adrenalectomized rats with and without glucocorticoid replacement |
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| Authors: | M Bhaskar R D Stith D J Brackett M F Wilson M R Lerner Y S Reddy |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Physiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City. |
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| Abstract: | Studies were conducted to examine the effects of chronic adrenalectomy (Adx) and adrenalectomy plus glucocorticoid replacement therapy on rat cardiac contractile protein ATPase activities. The Ca2+-dependent Mg-ATPase activity of myofibrils isolated from rat ventricles 3 weeks postadrenalectomy (Adx) was significantly decreased at all pCa2+ concentrations (P less than 0.01), compared to sham-operated (SO) rats. Similarly, Ca2+-, K+-EDTA, and actin-activated myosin ATPase activities of Adx rat hearts were markedly decreased below that of SO rats (P less than 0.01). Dexamethasone administration to Adx rats prevented the decrease of Ca2+- and K+-ATPase activities of myosin, but not of myofibrillar Ca2+-dependent Mg-ATPase or actin-activated myosin Mg-ATPase activities. These studies suggest that glucocorticoid insufficiency induced by adrenalectomy results in altered myocardial contractile protein ATPase activity which may underlie impaired cardiac performance. |
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