Ionic transporting systems of skeletal muscle in relation with innervation and their involvement in myotonic diseases |
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Authors: | J. F. Renaud |
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Affiliation: | (1) IRIS et Compagnie-Développement, 1, rue Carle Hébert, 92415 Courbevoie Cedex, France |
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Abstract: | Excitation-contraction coupling describes the series of events that begins with propagated action potential on the muscle fiber surface membrane and leads to the twitch contraction of the fiber. The generation of an action potential during excitation requires rapid sequential changes in membrane conductances of Na+, Ca2+, and K+ ions that depend upon the opening and closing of the respective channels. Myotonic disorders are inherited diseases whose clinical manifestations include electrophysiological signs such as increased excitability and delayed relaxation of the muscles after voluntary contraction. All these disorders appears to be due to an abnormality of the muscle itself since they persist after section or blocking of the motor nerve after curarization. Most experimental and clinical data suggest that human myotonia arises from genetically-induced structural and functional alterations of the muscle membrane. The purpose of this article is to focus on the more recent developments in the molecular and pharmacological analysis of cation transporting systems such as ionic channels and (Na+, K+) ATPase in myotonic disorders.Special issue dedicated to Dr. Lawrence Austin. |
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Keywords: | Skeletal muscle myotonias innervation ionic transporters |
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