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Alterations of myocardial mechanical catecholamine responsiveness by swimming training (2×90 min/day, 4 weeks) were examined in 13-week-old spontaneously hypertensive male rats (SHR). The relationships between myocardial mechanical catecholamine responsiveness and ventricular β-adrenoceptors as well as myosin isoenzyme pattern were also examined. Compared with sedentary controls, trained rats showed a greater responsiveness to isoproterenol (10−6 mol/l) on isometric tension (T) and its first derivative (dT/dt) (ΔT:0.45±0.55 vs. −0.15±0.11 10−2 N/mm2, p<0.01, ΔdT/dt: 17.1±10.1 vs. 8.3±3.6 10−2 N/mm2·s, p<0.05). In sedentary SHR, dT/dtmax increased significantly, whereas developed tension decreased slightly, coupled with a decrease of time to peak tension by high dose (10−6 mol/l) isoproterenol. Therefore, it can be stated that dT/dt is a better indicator for catecholamine sensitivity than isometric tension. β-adrenoceptor density ([3H]-dihydroalprenolol binding) decreased significantly in trained rats (68.7±7.62 vs. 102.4±4.37 fmol/mg protein, p<0.01) with no significant difference in KD values (4.61±2.26 vs. 6.11±1.94 nM, ns). In addition, myosin isoenzyme pattern revealed by pyrophosphate gel electrophoresis shifted towards VM-1 after swimming training. The increased catecholamine sensitivity of fast contracting myocardium is, in principle, compatible with the assumption of cAMP-dependent regulation of myofibrillar ATPase activity (21) or cross bridge kinetics (9), although other postreceptor processes should also be taken into consideration for the increased catecholamine sensitivity.
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Takeda, N., Dominiak, P., Türck, D. et al. Myocardial catecholamine responsiveness of spontaneously hypertensive rats as influenced by swimming training. Basic Res Cardiol 80, 384–391 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01908182
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