Table 3.
Steady-state contractile parameters measured in WT and SA myocardial preparations
GrouppCa50nHFmax (mN/mm2)Fmin (mN/mm2)
WT 
Pre-OM 5.85 ± 0.03 2.22 ± 0.09 18.13 ± 2.87 1.16 ± 0.21 
0.5 µM OM 6.02 ± 0.01 (*, P = 0.005) 1.49 ± 0.04 (*, P = 0.0008) 13.47 ± 3.01 1.61 ± 0.31 
1.0 µM OM 6.08 ± 0.04 (*, P = 0.0002) 1.03 ± 0.02 (*, P < 0.0001) 12.26 ± 1.83 1.92 ± 0.19 
SA 
Pre-OM 5.86 ± 0.02 2.10 ± 0.12 12.95 ± 1.77 1.02 ± 0.24 
0.5 µM OM 5.79 ± 0.03 (&, P = 0.005) 2.05 ± 0.14 (&, P = 0.01) 12.21 ± 1.29 1.70 ± 0.33 
1.0 µM OM 5.97 ± 0.02 1.33 ± 0.02 (*, P = 0.0005) 9.10 ± 1.03 1.15 ± 0.25 
GrouppCa50nHFmax (mN/mm2)Fmin (mN/mm2)
WT 
Pre-OM 5.85 ± 0.03 2.22 ± 0.09 18.13 ± 2.87 1.16 ± 0.21 
0.5 µM OM 6.02 ± 0.01 (*, P = 0.005) 1.49 ± 0.04 (*, P = 0.0008) 13.47 ± 3.01 1.61 ± 0.31 
1.0 µM OM 6.08 ± 0.04 (*, P = 0.0002) 1.03 ± 0.02 (*, P < 0.0001) 12.26 ± 1.83 1.92 ± 0.19 
SA 
Pre-OM 5.86 ± 0.02 2.10 ± 0.12 12.95 ± 1.77 1.02 ± 0.24 
0.5 µM OM 5.79 ± 0.03 (&, P = 0.005) 2.05 ± 0.14 (&, P = 0.01) 12.21 ± 1.29 1.70 ± 0.33 
1.0 µM OM 5.97 ± 0.02 1.33 ± 0.02 (*, P = 0.0005) 9.10 ± 1.03 1.15 ± 0.25 

pCa50, myofilament Ca2+ sensitivity; nH, cooperativity of force production; Fmax, maximal Ca2+-activated force measured at pCa 4.5; Fmin, Ca2+-independent force measured at pCa 9.0. Values are expressed as mean ± SEM. Data from multiple preparations from each heart were averaged, and 9–13 myocardial preparations from three or four hearts were used per group. *, Significantly different compared with the corresponding pre-OM group. &, Significantly different compared with the corresponding WT group.

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