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Alteration of sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca<sup>2+</sup> ATPase expression in lower limb ischemia caused by atherosclerosis obliterans

Fodor, J and Gomba-Tóth, A and Oláh, T and Zádor, E and Tóth, Zs Cs and Ioannis, I and Molnár, B and Kovács, I and Csernoch, L (2017) Alteration of sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca<sup>2+</sup> ATPase expression in lower limb ischemia caused by atherosclerosis obliterans. Physiology International, 104 (2). pp. 183-192. ISSN 2498-602X

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Abstract

Atherosclerosis is a disease caused by a build-up of fatty plaques and cholesterol in the arteries. The lumen of the vessels is obliterated resulting in restricted blood supply to tissues. In ischemic conditions, the cytosolic Ca<sup>2+</sup> level of skeletal muscle may increase, indicating the alteration of Ca<sup>2+</sup> removal mechanisms. Ca<sup>2+</sup> is transported from cytosol into the sarcoplasmic reticulum by Ca<sup>2+</sup> ATPase (SERCA), with its 1a isoform expressed in adult, while its 1b isoform in neonatal and regenerating fast-twitch skeletal muscle. To investigate the role of these isoforms in ischemic skeletal muscle, biopsies from musculus biceps femoris of patients who underwent amputation due to atherosclerosis were examined. Samples were removed from the visibly healthy and hypoxia-affected tissue. Significantly increased SERCA1a expression was detected under the ischemic conditions (246 ± 69%; p < 0.05) compared with the healthy tissue. Furthermore, the ratio of SERCA1a-positive fibers was slightly increased (46 ± 4% in healthy tissue and 60 ± 5% in ischemic tissue; p > 0.05), whereas SERCA2a did not change. In addition, in primary cultures derived from hypoxia-affected tissue, the diameter and fusion index of myotubes were significantly increased (30 ± 1.6 µm vs. 41 ± 2.4 µm and 31 ± 4% vs. 45 ± 3%; p < 0.05). We propose that the increased SERCA1a expression indicates the existence and location of compensating mechanisms in ischemic muscle.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: R Medicine / orvostudomány > R1 Medicine (General) / orvostudomány általában
Depositing User: Ágnes Sallai
Date Deposited: 13 Jul 2017 08:38
Last Modified: 30 Jun 2018 23:16
URI: http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/56039

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