title: Characterization of biochemical effects of CGS 21680C, an A2-adenosine receptor agonist, in the mammalian ventricle.
abstract: Effects of a putative A2-adenosine receptor agonist 2-[(p-2-carboxyethyl)-phenethylamino]-5'-N-ethyl-carboxamide-adeno sine (CGS 21680C) on force of contraction, protein phosphorylation, cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) content, and the activity of phosphodiesterase (PDE) isoenzymes in guinea pig ventricular (GPV) preparations were studied. CGS 21680C (1-100 microM) did not affect force of contraction in isolated electrically driven papillary muscles and was ineffective in increasing phosphorylation of phospholamban (PLB) and the inhibitory subunit of troponin (TnI) in [32P]-labeled GPV cardiomyocytes. However, under the same conditions, CGS 21680C (10 microM) increased cAMP content from 4.3 +/- 0.2 to 13.0 +/- 0.6 pmol/mg protein, and this effect was completely abolished by A2-adenosine receptor antagonist 9-chloro-2-(2-furanyl)-5,6-dihydro-1,2,4-triazolo-(1,5-c)quinazolin++ +-5-imine (CGS 15943A). CGS 21680C (10 microM) inhibited PDE isoenzymes I, II, III, IV by 7.0, 8.3, 4.7, and 23.2%, respectively. Similarly, rolipram (100 microM), a selective PDE IV inhibitor, increased cAMP content from 4.4 +/- 0.3 to 7.2 +/- 0.3 pmol/mg protein without affecting the phosphorylation state of PLB and TnI. We conclude that CGS 21680C increases cAMP content in GPV cardiomyocytes by activation of adenylyl cyclase or in part by inhibition of PDE IV activity. The increase in cAMP content by CGS 21680C or rolipram is ineffective in increasing phosphorylation of PLB and TnI. These results support the concept of compartments for cAMP or protein kinase A or both in cardiomyocytes that are not coupled to phosphorylation and contractility.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bokník
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Neumann
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schmitz
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Scholz
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wenzlaff
mesh_terms: D000241:Adenosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001011:Aorta / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects*; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D010627:Phenethylamines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D058906:Purinergic P1 Receptor Agonists; D018047:Receptors, Purinergic P1 / Q000378:metabolism; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D010627:Phenethylamines; D058906:Purinergic P1 Receptor Agonists; D018047:Receptors, Purinergic P1; C061282:2-(4-(2-carboxyethyl)phenethylamino)-5'-N-ethylcarboxamidoadenosine; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D000241:Adenosine