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Dose-response relationship for a positive inotropic effect of insulin on isolated papillary muscle

Dosiswirkungsbeziehung für die positiv-inotrope Wirkung von Insulin am isolierten Papillarmuskel

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Therapeutische Wirkungen von Glukose und Insulin am Myokard sind umstritten. — Wir untersuchten den Einfluß von Insulin auf die maximale isometrische Kontraktionskraft rechtsventrikulärer Papillarmuskel von Meerschweinchen. Die Muskel waren vertikal in einer modifizierten Krebs- Henseleit-Lösung aufgehängt (31,5° C), äquilibriert mit 95% O2, 5% CO2, 5,5 mM Glukose) und wurden mit einer Frequenz von 1/s gereizt. Ein konzentrationsabhängiger positiv inotroper Effekt wurde bei 5×10−4 IE/ml Insulin (Schwelle der Wirkung), halb maximal (52% über der Ausgangskraft) gemessen bei 8×10−3 IE/ml und maximal bei 10−1 IE/ml. Das Maximum war nach 4,7±0,6 min erreicht. Danach ergab sich in 14,6±1,3 min ein Absinken auf ein steady state Niveau, das bei 109,8±8,5% der Ausgangskraft lag (p<0,05). Eine Erhöhung der Glukosekonzentration auf 16,5 mM verschob den halb maximalen positiv inotropen Effekt zu einer Konzentration 5,5×10−3 IE/ml (n.s.). Wurde die Glykolyse unter dem Einfluß von Hypoxie oder Jodacetat (5×10−5 M) inhibiert, so war dennoch ein positiv inotroper Effekt von Insulin festzustellen, solange 75% der Ausgangskraft erhalten war. Eine Blockierung des Glukosetransports mit Phlorizin (5×10−3 M) oder Phloritin (5×10−4 M) verhinderten eine positiv inotrope Wirkung von Insulin völlig. Wir schließen daraus, daß die positiv inotrope Wirkung von Insulin am isolierten Papillarmuskel durch eine Steigerung des Glukosetransports bedingt ist.

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Beneficial effect of glucose and insulin on the myocardium are still a matter of discussion. The influence of insulin on isometric force of contraction of right ventricular papillary muscles of guinea pigs war studied. The papillary muscles were mounted vertically in a 95% O2, 5% CO2 modified Krebs-Hensuleit solution (31.5° C, 5.5 mM glucose) and stimulated 1/s. A positive inotropic effect of insulin was dedectable at a concentration of 5×10−4 IU/ml insulin, was half maximal (52% above controle force of contraction) at 8×10−3 IU/ml and maximal at 10−1 IU/ml. The maximal positive inotropic effect was observed 4.7±0.6 min after addition of insulin. After the maximum there was a decrease to a steady state level of 109.8±8.5% of control (p<0.05) in 14.6±1.3 min. Higher glucose (16.5 mM) only shifted the half maximal positive inotropic effect to 5.5×10−3 IU/ml insulin (n.s.). Inhibition of glycolysis with hypoxia or jodoacetate (5×10−5 M) did not prevent the positive inotropic effect as known as 75% of control force was retained. When glucose transport was blocked with phlorizin (5×10−3 M) or phloritin (5×10−4 M) no positive inotropic action of insulin was observed. Therefore we conclude that the positive inotropic effect of insulin in isolated papillary muscles is mediated by inhanced glucose transport.

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v. Arnim, T., Bolte, H.D. Dose-response relationship for a positive inotropic effect of insulin on isolated papillary muscle. Klin Wochenschr 58, 537–539 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01477073

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