title: Putative beta 4-adrenoceptors in rat ventricle mediate increases in contractile force and cell Ca2+: comparison with atrial receptors and relationship to (-)-[3H]-CGP 12177 binding.
abstract: 1. We identified putative beta4-adrenoceptors by radioligand binding, measured increases in ventricular contractile force by (-)-CGP 12177 and (+/-)-cyanopindolol and demonstrated increased Ca2+ transients by (-)-CGP 12177 in rat cardiomyocytes. 2. (-)-[3H]-CGP 12177 labelled 13 - 22 fmol mg-1 protein ventricular beta1, beta2-adrenoceptors (pKD approximately 9.0) and 50 - 90 fmol mg-1 protein putative beta4-adrenoceptors (pKD approximately 7.3). The affinity values (pKi) for (beta1,beta2-) and putative beta4-adrenoceptors, estimated from binding inhibition, were (-)-propranolol 8.4, 5.7; (-)-bupranolol 9.7, 5.8; (+/-)-cyanopindolol 10.0,7.4. 3. In left ventricular papillary muscle, in the presence of 30 microM 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine, (-)-CGP 12177 and (+/-)-cyanopindolol caused positive inotropic effects, (pEC50, (-)-CGP 12177, 7.6; (+/-)-cyanopindolol, 7.0) which were antagonized by (-)-bupranolol (pKB 6.7 - 7.0) and (-)-CGP 20712A (pKB 6.3 - 6.6). The cardiostimulant effects of (-)-CGP 12177 in papillary muscle, left and right atrium were antagonized by (+/-)-cyanopindolol (pKP 7.0 - 7.4). 4. (-)-CGP 12177 (1 microM) in the presence of 200 nM (-)-propranolol increased Ca2+ transient amplitude by 56% in atrial myocytes, but only caused a marginal increase in ventricular myocytes. In the presence of 1 microM 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine and 200 nM (-)-propranolol, 1 microM (-)-CGP 12177 caused a 73% increase in Ca2+ transient amplitude in ventricular myocytes. (-)-CGP 12177 elicited arrhythmic transients in some atrial and ventricular myocytes. 5. Probably by preventing cyclic AMP hydrolysis, 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine facilitates the inotropic function of ventricular putative beta4-adrenoceptors, suggesting coupling to Gs protein-adenylyl cyclase. The receptor-mediated increases in contractile force are related to increases of Ca2+ in atrial and ventricular myocytes. The agreement of binding affinities of agonists with cardiostimulant potencies is consistent with mediation through putative beta4-adrenoceptors labelled with (-)-[3H]-CGP 12177.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, 3052, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sarsero
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Molenaar
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Kaumann
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Freestone
mesh_terms: D015056:1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000503:physiopathology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects*; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000187:drug effects; D011412:Propanolamines / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D011869:Radioligand Assay; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D014316:Tritium
chemical_list: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D011412:Propanolamines; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta; C120358:adrenergic beta-4 receptor; D014316:Tritium; C033394:CGP 12177; D002118:Calcium; D015056:1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine; D009638:Norepinephrine