title: Reduced beta-adrenergic receptor activation decreases G-protein expression and beta-adrenergic receptor kinase activity in porcine heart.
abstract: To determine whether beta-adrenergic receptor agonist activation influences guanosine 5'-triphosphate-binding protein (G-protein) expression and beta-adrenergic receptor kinase activity in the heart, we examined the effects of chronic beta 1-adrenergic receptor antagonist treatment (bisoprolol, 0.2 mg/kg per d i.v., 35 d) on components of the myocardial beta-adrenergic receptor-G-protein-adenylyl cyclase pathway in porcine myocardium. Three novel alterations in cardiac adrenergic signaling associated with chronic reduction in beta-adrenergic receptor agonist activation were found. First, there was coordinate downregulation of Gi alpha 2 and Gs alpha mRNA and protein expression in the left ventricle; reduced G-protein content was also found in the right atrium. Second, in the left ventricle, there was a twofold increase in beta-adrenergic receptor-dependent stimulation of adenylyl cyclase and a persistent high affinity state of the beta-adrenergic receptor. Finally, there was a reduction in left ventricular beta-adrenergic receptor kinase activity, suggesting a previously unrecognized association between the degree of adrenergic activation and myocardial beta-adrenergic receptor kinase expression. The heart appears to adapt in response to chronic beta-adrenergic receptor antagonist administration in a manner that would be expected to offset reduced agonist stimulation. The mechanisms for achieving this extend beyond beta-adrenergic receptor upregulation and include alterations in G-protein expression, beta-adrenergic receptor-Gs interaction, and myocardial beta-adrenergic receptor kinase activity.
authors.affiliation: Veteran's Affairs Medical Center-San Diego, California 92161.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ping
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gelzer-Bell
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Roth
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kiel
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Insel
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Hammond
mesh_terms: D000220:Adaptation, Biological; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases / Q000032:analysis; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D017298:Bisoprolol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D015536:Down-Regulation; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D006024:Glycopyrrolate / Q000494:pharmacology; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000187:drug effects; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000187:drug effects; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000494:pharmacology; D008566:Membranes / Q000201:enzymology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009206:Myocardium / Q000201:enzymology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D013552:Swine; D015854:Up-Regulation; D051552:beta-Adrenergic Receptor Kinases
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases; D051552:beta-Adrenergic Receptor Kinases; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases; D007545:Isoproterenol; D006024:Glycopyrrolate; D017298:Bisoprolol