Abstract
We have compared the effects of the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca(2+) release inhibitor, ruthenium red (RR), on single ryanodine receptor (RyR) channels in lipid bilayers, and on Ca(2+) sparks in permeabilized rat ventricular myocytes. Ruthenium red at 5 microM inhibited the open probability (P(o)) of RyRs approximately 20-50-fold, without significantly affecting the conductance or mean open time of the channel. At the same concentration, RR inhibited the frequency of Ca(2+) sparks in permeabilized myocytes by approximately 10-fold, and reduced the amplitude of large amplitude events (with most probable localization on the line scan) by approximately 3-fold. According to our theoretical simulations, performed with a numerical model of Ca(2+) spark formation, this reduction in Ca(2+) spark amplitude corresponds to an approximately 4-fold decrease in Ca(2+) release flux underlying Ca(2+) sparks. Ruthenium red (5 microM) increased the SR Ca(2+) content by approximately 2-fold (from 151 to 312 micromol/l cytosol). Considering the degree of inhibition of local Ca(2+) release events, the increase in SR Ca(2+) load by RR, and the lack of effects of RR on single RyR open time and conductance, we have estimated that Ca(2+) sparks under normal conditions are generated by openings of at least 10 single RyRs.
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