The world's first wiki where authorship really matters (Nature Genetics, 2008). Due credit and reputation for authors. Imagine a global collaborative knowledge base for original thoughts. Search thousands of articles and collaborate with scientists around the globe.

wikigene or wiki gene protein drug chemical gene disease author authorship tracking collaborative publishing evolutionary knowledge reputation system wiki2.0 global collaboration genes proteins drugs chemicals diseases compound
Hoffmann, R. A wiki for the life sciences where authorship matters. Nature Genetics (2008)
 
 
 
 
 

Detection of proton release from cultured human myotubes to identify malignant hyperthermia susceptibility.

BACKGROUND: Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a pharmacogenetic disorder of skeletal muscle. During general anesthesia, a life-threatening hypermetabolic state may occur resulting from increased release of Ca2+ from the sarcoplasmic reticulum in skeletal muscle. Diagnosis of MH susceptibility requires surgical muscle biopsies to measure force in response to chemical stimulation (in vitro contracture test, IVCT). Here, the authors investigated an alternative way of discriminating MH-susceptible ( MHS) from normal (MHN) subjects by using cultured human myotubes and measuring proton release as an indicator of cellular metabolism. METHODS: Myotubes were stimulated with the Ca2+ release channel agonist 4-chloro-m-cresol (4-CmC), leading to metabolic activation and proton secretion. The rate of extracellular acidification was recorded with a silicon sensor chip. RESULTS: A stepwise increase in 4-CmC concentration led to a phasic-tonic increase in the acidification rate. The response, measured at different concentrations of 4-CmC, was considerably larger in cultures from MHS compared with MHN subjects and correlated well with the force response in the IVCT. CONCLUSIONS: The enhanced metabolism of cultured skeletal myotubes, likely originating from an increased myoplasmic Ca2+ concentration, can be monitored by studying the proton secretion rate. Because the method seems to be able to distinguish normal from pathologic phenotypes, it is a promising technique for possible future use in less invasive MH testing.[1]

References

  1. Detection of proton release from cultured human myotubes to identify malignant hyperthermia susceptibility. Klingler, W., Baur, C., Georgieff, M., Lehmann-Horn, F., Melzer, W. Anesthesiology (2002) [Pubmed]
 
WikiGenes - Universities