title: Protein kinase C is not involved in alpha 1-adrenoceptor-mediated positive inotropic effect.
abstract: This study was performed to determine whether activation of protein kinase C is responsible for the positive inotropic effect of alpha 1-adrenoceptor stimulation in rat papillary muscle. In the presence of 1 microM propranolol, phenylephrine (10 microM) produced triphasic inotropic response that was accompanied by prolongation of action potential duration (APD) and hyperpolarization of membrane potential. Phorbol 12,13-dibutyrate (PDBu, 0.1 microM) abolished the negative inotropic effect of phenylephrine and apparently resulted in enhancement of the positive inotropic effect. PDBu also attenuated the phenylephrine-induced hyperpolarization without affecting the APD prolongation. However, such changes were not observed with 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA, 0.1 microM). Neither PDBu nor TPA increased the force of contraction or prolonged APD similar to phenylephrine. The protein kinase C inhibitor 1-(5-isoquinolinylsulfonyl)-2-methyl-piperazine (H 7, 10 microM) did not suppress the changes induced by PDBu, and more importantly H 7 did not affect the inotropic and electrophysiological effects of phenylephrine. Both TPA and PDBu significantly inhibited the phenylephrine-induced phosphoinositide hydrolysis as measured by [3H]inositol monophosphate, and these inhibitory effects were eliminated in the presence of H 7. Our results provide an argument against a role of protein kinase C activation in the alpha 1-adrenoceptor-mediated inotropic and electrophysiological effects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Endou
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hattori
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tohse
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kanno
mesh_terms: D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; D000470:Alkaloids / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D004553:Electric Conductivity / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D006868:Hydrolysis / Q000187:drug effects; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D015240:Phorbol 12,13-Dibutyrate / Q000494:pharmacology; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols / Q000378:metabolism; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology*; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011942:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha / Q000502:physiology*; D019311:Staurosporine; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D007546:Isoquinolines; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols; D010879:Piperazines; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; D011942:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha; D015240:Phorbol 12,13-Dibutyrate; D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D019311:Staurosporine; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate