Article
Biochemical transformation of canine skeletal muscle for use in cardiac-assist devices.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) - 1 Apr 1990
Ianuzzo C D, Hamilton N, O'Brien P J, Desrosiers C, Chiu R
Abstract excerpt
Skeletal muscle has an inherent biochemical phenotypic plasticity that provides the possibility for it to be remodeled into a "heart-like" muscle for use in cardiac-assist devices. The purpose of this study was to chronically stimulate skeletal muscle electrically to transform the biochemical capacities of the three major subcellular systems (i.e., metabolic, calcium regulating, and contractile) to resemble those...
Topics
- 3-Hydroxyacyl CoA Dehydrogenases
- Animals
- Calcium
- Calcium-Transporting ATPases
- Citrate (si)-Synthase
- Dogs
- Electric Stimulation
- Heart-Assist Devices
- Homeostasis
- Muscle Contraction
- Muscles
