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. 1993 Dec;65(6):2547–2558. doi: 10.1016/S0006-3495(93)81320-1

19F nuclear magnetic resonance studies of free calcium in heart cells.

R K Gupta 1, B A Wittenberg 1
PMCID: PMC1225997  PMID: 8312491

Abstract

19F nuclear magnetic resonance is used in conjunction with 5,5'-difluoro-1,2-bis(o-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid (5FBapta), a fluorinated calcium chelator, to report steady-state intracellular free calcium levels ([Ca2+]i) in populations of resting, quiescent, isolated adult heart cells. 31P nuclear magnetic resonance shows that 5FBapta-loaded cells maintain normal intracellular high-energy phosphates, pH, and free Mg2+. The intracellular free calcium concentration of well perfused, isolated heart cells is 61 +/- 5 nM, measured with 5FBapta, which has a dissociation constant (Kd) for calcium chelation of 500 nM. A similar value is obtained with Quin-MF, another fluorinated calcium chelator with Kd and maximum calcium sensitivity at 80 nM. We find that the steady-state level of intracellular free calcium is increased by decreased extra-cellular sodium concentration, omission of extracellular magnesium, decreased extracellular pH, hyperglycemia, and upon treatment with lead acetate. Further, extracellular ATP caused a large transient increase in [Ca2+]i. Thus, while heart cells maintain a very low level of intracellular free Ca2+, acute alterations in extracellular environment can cause derangement of calcium homeostasis, resulting in measurable increases in [Ca2+]i.

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