Cardiac Ca(2+) regulation and the tuna fish sandwich

News Physiol Sci. 2002 Aug:17:162-5. doi: 10.1152/nips.01375.2001.

Abstract

Following myocardial ischemia and reperfusion, there is a risk of fatal arrhythmias that result from damage to cellular Ca(2+) homeostasis mechanisms. n-3 Polyunsaturated fatty acids seem to protect against these arrhythmias by mechanisms involving the sarcoplasmic reticulum and the sarcolemma.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Calcium / metabolism*
  • Cardiotonic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Dietary Fats, Unsaturated / therapeutic use
  • Fatty Acids, Omega-3
  • Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Myocardial Reperfusion Injury / diet therapy*
  • Myocardium / metabolism*
  • Triglycerides / therapeutic use*
  • Tuna

Substances

  • Cardiotonic Agents
  • Dietary Fats, Unsaturated
  • Fatty Acids, Omega-3
  • Fatty Acids, Unsaturated
  • Triglycerides
  • Pikasol
  • Calcium