Abstract
The effects of ryanodine on twitch contraction and basal tension of oesophageal striated muscle were compared between preparations from stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRSP) and normotensive Wistar Kyoto rats (WKY). Ryanodine (3×10 −7 M) augmented the twitch contraction in WKY preparations, butt attenuated it in SHRSP preparations. Rates of contraction and relaxation of twitch contraction, normalized to developed tension, were slightly decreased by ryanodine in both preparations. The effect of ryanodine was not different between WKY and SHRSP preparations. Ryanodine elevated the basal tension in WKY preparations but not in SHRSP preparations. Ryanodine elevated the intracellular Ca 2+ level in both preparations, but the response was significantly less in SHRSP preparations. Resting and action potentials were not significantly different between WKY and SHRSP preparations, while the duration of the action potential was significantly longer in SHRSP preparations. Ryanodine did not alter the resting and action potentials of either preparation. These results suggest that the Ca 2+ handling properties, including the ryanodine receptor, of the sarcoplasmic reticulum are genetically altered in oesophageal striated muscle of SHRSP.
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