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Describe
Ventricular myocytes
Atrial Myocytes

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Ventricular - brickshaped, 150x20x12 um

Atrial - smaller, more spnindle shaped; <10u in diameter; <100um in length

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The on and off switch for contraction

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SR

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What are ryanodine receptors

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Ca2+ release channels concentrated at the part of SR in close apposition with T tubules

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parts of SR

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1 terminal cisternae / junctional SR

2 longitudinal/ free/ network SR

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What is SERCA/ SR Ca-ATPase

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ATP-consuming Ca2+ pump that faciliates calcium uptake from the sarcoplasm

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Calsequestrin

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Calcium buffering proteins

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Caveolae

Caveolin , RYR

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small invaginations of sarcolemma

Scaffolding preoteins

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How many mitochondria in a ventricular myocyte?

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8000

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How is the mitochondira in myocytes during Calcium overload?

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there is a electrochemical gradient favoring the entry of calcium in the mitochondria - but this is kept to a level by the Na/Ca exhanger to pump calcium out, but this will increase Na inside the mitochondria so the Na/H exchanger regulates this - but there is a consequence since H+ influx uses ATP.
Instead of these protons being used to make more ATP (F0-F1 ATP synthase) they were used to extrude Na and Ca
So in Calcium overload- calcium can diminish gradient at expense of ATP production thus hampering recovery from stress; also elevated Ca facilitate opening of the mitochondrial permeability transistion pore releasing Mmatrix to cytosol and result to death of mitochondria; release of ROS

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Two chief contractile proteins

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actin and myosin

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Titin is

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a giant molecule, largest protein to be described
1 - tethers myosis and thick filaments to Z line; stabilizing sacromere
2- its elasticity contribute to the stress-strain relationship; aid in early diastolic filling
3- limits overstretching of sarcomeres at end diastolic volume
4 - transduces mechanical stretch to growth signals

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Musle LIM protein (MLP)

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attached to z line at end of titin, stretch sensor that transmits signals that result in myocyte growth pattern

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MLP is defective in what condition

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dilated cardiomyopathies

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Crossbridge cycle events

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A - Rigor state
B- Weak binding state
C - ATP hydrolysis 
D- strong binding state 
E- Powerstroke;
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Crossbridge cycle: ADP released ; vacant empty pocket

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Rigor state

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Binding of ATP to the pocket produces

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Weak binding state

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ATP hydrolysis results to

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alteration of actin binding domain; favoring release from actin, head binds to adjacent actin; “cocked”

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Strong binding state

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Phosphate is released; myosin head strongly attaches to induce powerstroke

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Troponin C
Troponin I
Troponin T

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  • Calcium binding
  • binds to actin in thin myofilaments to hold the actin-tropomyosin complex in place
  • binds to tropomyosin, interlocking them to form a troponin-tropomyosin complex
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B myosin heavy chain (B-MHC)

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slower ATPase rate, predominant in adult humans

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Defects in myosin, myosin binding protein C, other myofilament proteins linked to

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familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

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In vascular smooth muscle, contraction is activated by

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Calcium dependent myosin light chain kinase (MLCK)

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preload is

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sarcomere length at end of diastole

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Frank-Sterling effect

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the more diastolic filling of the heart, the greater the strength of each heartbeat

A great diastolic end volume would increase contractile strength and increase stroke volume

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why does the Frank-Starling effect occur
as the myocardium is stretched due to greater volume, there is increase in sarcomere length, increase in myofilament calcium sensitiviy - hence stronger contraction
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what happens in isovolumetric contraction ?
sarcomeres do not shorten but cross bridges are developing force
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main entry of Ca in cells
voltage gated L-type calcium channels (3/4) vs Ca influx
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TOtal SR content is sum of Ca SR plus Ca bound to?
calsequestrin - local reservoir of buffered Calcium
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mediates SR release of calcium
RYR channels -functions as ca channel and scaffolding protein
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Can stabilize RSR gating
calmodulin, FKBP, kinases, CAMKII
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When is SR Calcium release turns off?
When calcium in SR drops by approx 50%
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What breaks the positive feedback of Ca release?
1 closure of RYR channels by binding to CaM 2 Ryr2 gating is sensitive to luminal CaSR 3 Calcium flux through RyR falls and junctional Ca also falls
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Versatile mediator of Calcium signaling
Calmodulin
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Calcium is transported in the SR by
SERCA cardiac myocytes (SERCA2a) 1 ATP - 2 Ca ions
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A reduction in SERCA expression or function can be sean in
heart failure or energetic limitations | slower rates of cardiac relaxation
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what is PLB
Phospolamban - a single transmembrane pass protein that binds directly to SERCA2a -this reduces the affinity of SERCA for cytosolic Ca- weaker uptake
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What happens when PLB is phosphorylated by CaMKII
The inhibitory effect of PLB is relieved leading to increased SERCA uptake - cardiac relaxation (lusitropic effect) and increased SR Ca content - stronger contraction
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2 types of sarcolemmal Ca channels
T-type | L-type - predominate in ventricular myocytes
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T (transient) type channels
- open at more negative voltage - short bursts of opening - do not interact with Calcium antagonist drugs - doesnt participate in excitation-contraction coupling - seen in neonatal ventricular myocytes, purkinje fibers, pacemaker cells
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L-type / long lasting Calcium channels
- at T-tubules & jSR sites - inhibited by Verapamil, Diltiazem, Dihydropyridines - facilitates rapid sympathetic activation of changes in Ica
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Important contributor to plateau phase of cardiac action potential
InwardCalcium
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Voltage gated cardia Na is mainly carried by
Nav 1.5 cardiac isoform | near intercalated discs
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Is sodium participating in the plateau phase?
yes - late sodium current - ultra slow voltage independent inactivation / activation
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Consequence of inrease Na
acquired long QT syndrome | Cause sodium and calcium loading of myocytes
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CaMKII is upregulated and chronically activated in
ischemia reperfusion, heart failure , ROS; LQT3 Syndrome;Brugada like syndrome (Ca overload)
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NCX is
responsible for extruding most of the Ca entered by Ica and NCX; -reversible
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Main mechanism for extruding Na from the cell is
NaKATPase
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Order of agonist activity in B1 and B2 receptors
B1 isproterenol > E = NE B2 isoproterenol > E > NE
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Relative potencies of alpha agonists are
NE >E> Isoproterenol
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Gs - cAMP | Gi - (cholinergic & vagal)
Gs- chronotropic, inotropic lusitropic , dromotrophic Gi - inhibit adenylyl cyclase - slow HR, limit cAMP AC5 and 6 - cardiac myocytes
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Potent direct adenylyl cyclase inhibitor- PDE inhibitor -
Forskolin IBMX
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5 main determinants of ventricular mechanical performance
``` preload afterload contractility lusitropy HR ```
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Normal pressure in LA
8-15 mmHg
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physiologic systole
-start of isovolumetric contraction to peak of ejection phase
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Physiologic diastole
- as calcium is taken back to SR , myocyte relaxation dominates; LV starts to fall
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Cardiologic systole
- longer than physiologic | - M1 to A2
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When is S3 heard
prodiastole

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