Decreased rates of Ca2+-dependent heat production in slow- and fast-twitch muscles from the dystrophic (mdx) mouse
1993
Using a newly developed microcalorimetric approach to assess the rate of energy expenditure for intracellular [Ca2+] homeostasis in isolated muscles at rest, we found this was lower inmdx than in control mouse muscles, by 62% and 29% in soleus and extensor digitorum longus, respectively. Differences in total and Ca2+-dependent rates of specific heat production betweenmdx and control were enhanced during sustained, KCl-induced stimulation of energy dissipation. These results suggest that the low sacroplasmic energy status of dystrophic muscles is not due to any excessive energy expenditure for intracellular [Ca2+] homeostasis.
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