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Heat production and isovolumetric pressure development (P) were measured simultaneously in the arterially perfused rat ventricle. The time course of the calorimetric signal that follows a contraction could be decomposed into four components of energy released. Three of these components (H1, H2, and H4) were pressure independent, only H3 correlated with either P or the pressure-time integral (PtI) (r>0.78, n=36, P<0.01). The dimensionless slope of the regression of H3 on P was 0.24 (an index of muscle economy) and the absence of O2 (N2 replacement) decreased it to 0.178 suggesting that 26% of H3 is related to oxidative metabolism. H4 was the most affected by the lack of O2 in the perfusate. It decreased to 16% in the first beat under N2 without change in P or in H1, H2 or H3, and disappeared (1.6±1.0 mJ.g−1) in the fourth contraction under N2 (while P, H1, H2 and H3 remained over 64% of their control values). H4 was activated during the first 1–3 beats after a quiescent period and remained active for several seconds (even in the absence of subsequent stimulation) as if the basal metabolism had been increased to a new steady level. H1 and H2 were dependent on the extracellular Ca. The magnitudes of both H1 (1.8±0.2 mJ.g−1) and H2 (2.7±0.2 mJ.g−1) were similar to those reported for the fast and slow components of activation heat in skeletal muscle. If twin stimuli are applied (200 ms apart), additional energy is released (+3.0±0.3 mJ.g−1) that can be decomposed in two components similar to those identified as H2 and H3. The magnitude of H1, its absence in the twin contraction and its Ca dependency suggest an association with Ca-binding processes (mainly Troponin C). The presence of an H2 component during the twin contraction, its magnitude and Ca dependence gives support to a relationship between H2 and Ca removal processes.
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Ponce-Hornos, J.E., Bonazzola, P., Marengo, F.D. et al. Tension-dependent and tension-independent energy components of heart contraction. Pflügers Arch. 429, 841–851 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00374809
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