title: Ins(1,4,5)P3 and arrhythmogenic responses during myocardial reperfusion: evidence for receptor specificity.
abstract: Reperfusion of ischemic rat hearts initiates the generation of inositol(1,4,5)trisphosphate [Ins(1,4,5)P3] and arrhythmias, provided that either norepinephrine or thrombin is present. In the current study, effects on endothelin-1 (ET-1) responses were investigated. Reperfusion of catecholamine-depleted, [3H]inositol-labeled hearts in the presence of ET-1 caused an increase in [3H]inositol phosphates (7,073 +/- 1,004 to 17,300 +/- 206 counts.min-1.g tissue-1, means +/- SE, n = 4, P < 0.01), which was quantitatively greater than the release observed under normoxic conditions, but there was no increase in [3H]Ins(1,4,5)P3. Gentamicin (150 microM) inhibited inositol phosphate responses in the presence of either norepinephrine or thrombin but did not inhibit the response to ET-1, providing additional evidence that the inositol phosphate response to ET-1 does not involve formation of Ins(1,4,5)P3, even under reperfusion conditions. In contrast to norepinephrine and thrombin, ET-1 did not initiate reperfusion arrhythmias (4.4% ventricular fibrillation compared with 0% ventricular fibrillation in catecholamine-depleted controls). The data provide strong evidence that the effect of ischemia-reperfusion on inositol phosphate responses is specific for particular receptor types and eliminates G proteins, phospholipase C enzymes, and substrate availability as the primary factors responsible for Ins(1,4,5)P3 generation under reperfusion conditions.
authors.affiliation: Cellular Biochemistry Laboratory, Baker Medical Research Institute, Prahran, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Jacobsen
authors.forename: X J
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Dart
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Woodcock
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000503:physiopathology*; D019332:Endothelin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019334:Endothelin-3 / Q000494:pharmacology; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007294:Inositol / Q000378:metabolism; D007295:Inositol Phosphates / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015425:Myocardial Reperfusion; D015428:Myocardial Reperfusion Injury / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
chemical_list: D019332:Endothelin-1; D019334:Endothelin-3; D007295:Inositol Phosphates; D007294:Inositol