Possible role for calmodulin in calcium paradox-induced heart failure

Several phenothiazines were found to provide significant protection against loss of tissue creatine phosphokinase caused by the calcium paradox. The concentration of phenothiazine required for protection lies within the range generally attributable to their calmodulin inhibition properties. Moreover...

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Veröffentlicht in:European heart journal 1983-12, Vol.4 (suppl-H), p.81-87
Hauptverfasser: Schaffer, S. W., Roy, R. S., McMcord, J. M.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Several phenothiazines were found to provide significant protection against loss of tissue creatine phosphokinase caused by the calcium paradox. The concentration of phenothiazine required for protection lies within the range generally attributable to their calmodulin inhibition properties. Moreover, the order of effectiveness in protecting the calcium overloaded myocardium is consistent with their potency as calmodulin inhibitors (trifluoperazine > chloropromazine > promethazine). The most potent calmodulin inhibitor was shown to dramatically reduce the amount of creatine phosphokinase loss from calcium depleted hearts exposed to buffer containing calcium under anoxic conditions. On the other hand, the drug failed to alter the oxygen-dependent component of the calcium paradox. It also failed to prevent the proteolytic conversion of xanthine dehydrogenase to xanthine oxidase. The possibility that calmodulin activation promotes cellular damage by activating either directly or indirectly specific membrane cellular phospholipases is discussed. Also discussed is the hypothesis that oxygen-dependent damage may be linked to the generation of superoxide anion by the enzyme xanthine oxidase.
ISSN:0195-668X
1522-9645
DOI:10.1093/eurheartj/4.suppl_H.81