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Taurine: effect on myocardial relaxation.

A R Rahimi1, K B Campbell, G G Knowlen

  • 1Department of Veterinary and Comparative Anatomy, Washington State University, Pullman 99164-6520.

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology & Physiology
|January 1, 1989
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Taurine

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Pharmacology

Background:

  • Cardiac contractility is regulated by intracellular calcium levels.
  • Taurine, an amino acid, is known to be present in cardiac tissue.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effects of taurine on cardiac contractility and relaxation across varying calcium concentrations in an isolated rabbit heart model.

Main Methods:

  • Isolated rabbit hearts were perfused with solutions containing different calcium concentrations (0.7, 1.8, and 3.0 mmol/l).
  • The effects of taurine on inotropic state and the rate constant of relaxation were measured.

Main Results:

  • Calcium concentration positively correlated with inotropic indices but did not affect relaxation rate.
  • Taurine exhibited a positive inotropic effect at low calcium, an equivocal effect at medium calcium, and a negative inotropic effect at high calcium.
  • Taurine did not alter the rate of cardiac relaxation at any tested calcium concentration.

Conclusions:

  • Taurine modulates the calcium-dependent positive inotropic effects on the heart.
  • Neither taurine nor calcium concentration significantly impacts cardiac relaxation rate in this model.

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