Seminar on heart physiology

Posted on December 8, 2016December 8, 2016 by admin

On 14th of December, at 14:00, there will be a seminar given by Pasi Tavi and William E. Louch. The talks are Prof. Pasi Tavi: Cardiac effects of PGC-1alpha. Department of Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine, A.I. Virtanen Institute, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland Prof. William Edward Louch: Dyadic structure and function in cardiomyocytes: implications for heart failure. Institute for Experimental Medical Research, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, Oslo, ...

Thesis defense: Martin Laasmaa

Posted on December 6, 2016December 6, 2016 by admin

Martin Laasmaa is defending his thesis on Revealing Aspects of Cardiac Function from Fluorescence and Electrophysiological Recordings. Defense is on 14 December 2016 at 10:00 in the Institute of Cybernetics, room B101.

Revealing calcium fluxes by analyzing inhibition dynamics in action potential clamp

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Martin Laasmaa

Laasmaa M, Birkedal R, Vendelin M J. Mol. Cell. Cardiol. Volume 100, November 2016, Pages 93–108 PMID: 27702573 Full text: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.yjmcc.2016.08.015 Abstract In cardiac excitation-contraction coupling (ECC), calcium enters the cytosol via L-type Ca2+ channels (LTCC) and reverse Na+/Ca2+-exchange (NCXrev), or is released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) by Ca2+-induced Ca2+-release (CICR). The magnitude of Ca2+ influx via the different pathways varies with the ...

Metabolic compartmentation in rainbow trout cardiomyocytes: coupling of hexokinase but not creatine kinase to mitochondrial respiration

Posted on August 13, 2016October 30, 2016 by Karro N, Sepp M, Jugai S, Laasmaa M, Vendelin M, Birkedal R

Karro N, Sepp M, Jugai S, Laasmaa M, Vendelin M, Birkedal R J. Comp. Physiol. B, Biochem. Syst. Environ. Physiol. 2016 Aug; PMID: 27522222 Full text: http://doi.org/10.1007/s00360-016-1025-x Abstract Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) cardiomyocytes have a simple morphology with fewer membrane structures such as sarcoplasmic reticulum and t-tubules penetrating the cytosol. Despite this, intracellular ADP diffusion is restricted. Intriguingly, although diffusion is restricted, trout cardiom...

Restricted ADP movement in cardiomyocytes: Cytosolic diffusion obstacles are complemented with a small number of open mitochondrial voltage-dependent anion channels

Posted on May 31, 2016June 8, 2016 by Simson P, Jepihhina N, Laasmaa M, Peterson P, Birkedal R, Vendelin M

Simson P, Jepihhina N, Laasmaa M, Peterson P, Birkedal R, Vendelin M J. Mol. Cell. Cardiol. Volume 97, August 2016, Pages 197–203; PMID: 27261153 Full text: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.yjmcc.2016.04.012 Abstract Adequate intracellular energy transfer is crucial for proper cardiac function. In energy starved failing hearts, partial restoration of energy transfer can rescue mechanical performance. There are two types of diffusion obstacles that interfere with energy transfer from mit...

Thesis defense: Mari Kalda

Posted on December 2, 2015December 2, 2015 by admin

Mari Kalda is defending her thesis on Mechanoenergetics of a Single Cardiomyocyte. Defense is on 10 December 2015 at 10:00 in the Institute of Cybernetics, room B101.

Cross-Bridge Group Ensembles Describing Cooperativity in Thermodynamically Consistent Way

Posted on September 13, 2015September 13, 2015 by Kalda M, Peterson P, Vendelin M

Kalda M, Peterson P, Vendelin M PLoS ONE 2015;10(9):e0137438 PMID: 26361396 Full text: http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0137438 Abstract The aim of this work is to incorporate cooperativity into Huxley-type cross-bridge model in thermodynamically consistent way. While the Huxley-type models assume that cross-bridges act independently from each other, we take into account that each cross-bridge is influenced by its neighbors and cooperativity is induced by tropomyosin movement. For that...

Thesis defense: Niina Karro

Posted on September 8, 2015September 8, 2015 by admin

Niina Karro is defending her thesis on Analysis of ADP Compartmentation in Cardiomyocytes and Its Role in Protection Against Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore Opening. Defense is on 5 October 2015 at 14:00 in the Institute of Cybernetics, room B101.

The location of energetic compartments affects energetic communication in cardiomyocytes

Posted on September 29, 2014October 19, 2014 by Birkedal R, Laasmaa M, Vendelin M

Birkedal R, Laasmaa M, Vendelin M Front Physiol 2014;5:376 PMID: 25324784 Full text: http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2014.00376 Abstract The heart relies on accurate regulation of mitochondrial energy supply to match energy demand. The main regulators are Ca(2+) and feedback of ADP and Pi. Regulation via feedback has intrigued for decades. First, the heart exhibits a remarkable metabolic stability. Second, diffusion of ADP and other molecules is restricted specifically in heart an...

Tight coupling of Na+/K+-ATPase with glycolysis demonstrated in permeabilized rat cardiomyocytes

Posted on June 16, 2014September 16, 2014 by Sepp M, Sokolova N, Jugai S, Mandel M, Peterson P, Vendelin M

Sepp M, Sokolova N, Jugai S, Mandel M, Peterson P, Vendelin M PLoS ONE 2014;9(6):e99413 PMID: 24932585 Abstract The effective integrated organization of processes in cardiac cells is achieved, in part, by the functional compartmentation of energy transfer processes. Earlier, using permeabilized cardiomyocytes, we demonstrated the existence of tight coupling between some of cardiomyocyte ATPases and glycolysis in rat. In this work, we studied contribution of two membrane ATPases and w...