CVPR Week 2: Cardiac Muscle Physiology II Flashcards
Question
Extrinsic regulation of vascular resistance
- Neural / Hormonal control
Intrinsic regulation of vascular resistance
Regulation by local factors and mechanisms inherent to cells of the vascular wall
Regulation of vascular resistance
Question
Extrinsic regulation of Cardiac output
- Neural/Hormonal control
Intrinsic regulation of Cardiac output
Starling’s Law of the heart
Objectives
How is Heart Rate determined?
HR is determined by pacemaker activity
- Principle control of HR is by the ANS (extrinsic)
How is stroke volume determined?
Both intrinsic (Starling’s Law) and extrinsic (ANS) mechanisms regulate SV
Question
Sympathetic β1 receptors by Norepinephrine to speed up
Sympathetic α1 receptors vascular constriction
M2 by acetylcholine to inhibit adenylate cyclase???
Sympathetic pathway and parasympathetic pathways
What phase of an action potential and what type of action potential is important in determining HR?
Phase 4 of slow-response action potentials in the SA node
How HR is increased?
Ne increases the slope of SA nodal pacemaker potentials to quicken the ‘pace’ resulting in a decreased interval between action potentials thus increasing HR
How HR is decreased?
ACh decreases the slope of the pacemaker potential by hyperpolarizing the SA nodal cells
Identify the effect on HR
Identify the effect on HR
β1 receptor signal transduction mechanism
- NE stimulation of β1 receptor
- Gs-coupled activating Adenylate cyclase creating cAMP and activating PKA
Leads to
- leads to greater Ca2+ influx
- greater CICR from the SR
- greater contraction
- PKa can phosphorylate Ryanodine receptors and can increase sensitivity to Ca2+ so leads to more CICR and therefore greater contraction
Cardiac Muscarininic receptor signal transduction mechanisms
Autonomic tone predominating normal resting individuals
During sympathetic stimulation, not only is contractility increased but cardiac myocytes are receiving action potentials more frequently, so how do cardiomyocytes quickly relax
- PKA phosphorylates PL (Phospho Lambda), which regulates (inhibitory) SERCA pump Ca2+ pump and when phosphorylated by PKA, PL disinhibits SERCA.
- so PKA inhibits PLs inhibition of SERCA
- ACh would have the opposite effect
Parasympathetic effect on contractility
can influence atrial contractility but not really in the ventricles
Effects of NE and ACh on SV
Effects of NE on ventricular myocyte contractility