title: Interaction between adenosine and beta-adrenoceptors.
abstract: Interaction between adenosine and isoproterenol (ISP) on myocardial inotropic action was studied in open-chest dog hearts. The local myocardial force and the left ventricular (LV) dP/dt were measured as indices of myocardial contractility. Isoproterenol [ISP, 9.47 microM (2 micrograms/ml)] was infused into the left circumflex coronary artery at rates of 0.05 ml/min (low dose ISP) or 0.2 ml/min (high dose ISP). Two mM adenosine or 0.5 mM N6-phenylisopropyl-adenosine (PIA) were infused into the coronary artery at rates of 0.2 (4 x 10(-7) mol/min), 0.5 (1 x 10(-6) mol/min) and 10 ml/min (2 x 10(-5) mol/min) in the presence of either a low or a high dose of ISP. Adenosine infusion at a rate of 0.2 ml/min did not modify myocardial contractility in the presence of the both doses of ISP. The larger doses of adenosine, 0.5 ml/min and 10 ml/min, decreased myocardial-developed tension and LVmax dP/dt dose-dependently. However, the dose of adenosine which affected myocardial contractility was inphysiologically high in comparison with the concentration in the ischemic myocardium. PIA, a potent agonist of adenosine A1-receptor, attenuated an increase in myocardial contractility in a dose-dependent manner which was caused by intracoronary ISP infusion. This indicates that A1-adenosine receptors exist, but a functional adenosine-catecholamine antagonism does not play a significant role in the canine left ventricle.
authors.affiliation: Central Laboratories of Okayama University Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mima
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uchida
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Obayashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marutani
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mukohara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kusachi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsuji
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haraoka
mesh_terms: D000241:Adenosine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D003326:Coronary Circulation / Q000187:drug effects; D004285:Dogs; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004347:Drug Interactions; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects*; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000241:Adenosine; D007545:Isoproterenol