Fragmented sarcoplasmic reticulum fraction (SR) was prepared from the ventricle of canine heart, and the effect of diltiazem on its Ca
2+ binding and Ca
2+ release was examined by centrifugation and filtration methods using
45Ca. Cardiac SR bound 45-55 nmoles/mg of Ca ions in the presence of Mg-ATP. Diltiazem in concentrations up to 10
-4 M had little effect on the Ca
2+ binding of SR. The membrane of cardiac SR was “depolarized” by either changing propionate to chloride (anionic) or potassium to Tris (hydroxymethyl) aminomethane (Tris) (cationic). About 12% of the maximum Ca
2+ bound to the SR was released by cationic “depolarization”, but no Ca
2+ was released by anionic “clepolarization”. The Ca
2+ release induced by the cationic “depolarization” was inhibited by diltiazem, and the inhibitory effect of diltiazem on the Ca
2+ release was dependent on the incubation time. Incubation of the SR with 3×10
-6 M diltiazem for 30 sec almost completely inhibited the release of Ca
2+, while incubation with 3×10
-7 M diltiazem incompletely inhibited the Ca
2+ release. About 20% of the maximum Ca
2+ bound to the SR was released by the addition of 5.1 mM caffeine. The Ca
2+ release induced by caffeine was inhibited by increasing the concentration of MgCl
2 from 5 to 10 mM, but was not inhibited by 10 mM procaine. An increase of ATP concentration accelerated the time course of the caffeine-induced release of Ca
2+ from the SR and subsequent rebinding of Ca
2+. Diltiazem up to 10
-5 M had no effect on the caffeine-induced Ca
2+ release. These findings clearly indicate that diltiazem inhibits the “depolarization”-induced Ca
2+ release from cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum.
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