Modulation of myocardial contraction by peroxynitrite
- 1Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
- 2Division of Cardiovascular Pathology, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
- 3Department of Internal Medicine: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
Peroxynitrite is a potent oxidant that is quickly emerging as a crucial modulator of myocardial function. This review will focus on the regulation of myocardial contraction by peroxynitrite during health and disease, with a specific emphasis on cardiomyocyte Ca2+ handling, proposed signaling pathways, and protein end-targets.
Keywords: myocyte, peroxynitrite, nitric oxide synthase, Ca2+, cAMP-dependent protein kinase, protein phosphatase 2a
Citation: Kohr MJ, Roof SR, Zweier JL and Ziolo MT (2012) Modulation of myocardial contraction by peroxynitrite. Front. Physio. 3:468. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2012.00468
Received: 08 October 2012; Paper pending published: 31 October 2012;
Accepted: 26 November 2012; Published online: 12 December 2012.
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*Correspondence: Mark T. Ziolo, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, 304 Hamilton Hall, 1645 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. e-mail: ziolo.1@osu.edu