Abstract
To study the effects of hydrogen peroxide, pig coronary artery smooth muscle subcellular fractions enriched in plasma membrane (F2) or sarcoplasmic reticulum (F3) were incubated in various concentrations of peroxide and 5 mM azide. ATP-dependent azide-insensitive oxalate-stimulated Ca2+ uptake was determined for F3 and phosphate-stimulated uptake for F2. Only 1.5-5 microM hydrogen peroxide was required for 50% inhibition of the Ca2+ uptake by F3, but the corresponding concentration for F2 was 10-50 microM. This effect was not prevented by superoxide dismutase. Hydrogen peroxide inhibited the Ca(2+)-dependent formation of a 115-kDa acylphosphate band in F3 and 140- and 115-kDa bands in F2. The inhibition of Ca2+ uptake in F3, however, exceeded the inhibition of the acylphosphate formation. Efflux of Ca2+ from F2 and F3 was enhanced by hydrogen peroxide but F3 was more sensitive than F2. We conclude that hydrogen peroxide has dual effect on Ca2+ dynamics in the coronary artery smooth muscle, i.e., it inactivates the Ca2+ pumps and increases membrane permeability to Ca2+. The effect is more pronounced on sarcoplasmic reticulum than on plasma membrane. Intrinsic catalase may, however, provide partial protection against such damage.
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