Effects of pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide27 on cyclic AMP efflux and atrial dynamics in perfused beating atria.
Although pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide (PACAP) has been shown to increase cardiac force of contraction and to change the heart rate, the effect of PACAP on cyclic (c) AMP production in the atrium still has to be defined. In the present experiments, a simple protocol was developed for the evaluation of cAMP production in real-time base in the perfused beating left atria. The PACAP27-induced cAMP efflux in the atrial perfusate reflected changes in the production of cAMP in the atrial tissue. cAMP efflux was measured as an indicator of cAMP production in beating perfused rabbit atria. PACAP27 increased cAMP production in a dose- and time-dependent manner with a minor effect on atrial dynamics. These results suggest that PACAP27 has other roles besides control of force of contraction through cAMP production in the atrium.
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Department of Physiology, Medical School and Institute for Medical Sciences, Jeonbug National University, 2-20 Keum-Am-Dong-San, Jeonju 561-180, South Korea.
Lee
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Kim
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Kim
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D015056:1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005110:Extracellular Space / Q000378:metabolism; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000494:pharmacology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism*; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D051219:Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide; D011817:Rabbits; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000187:drug effects
D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D009479:Neuropeptides; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors; D051219:Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D007545:Isoproterenol; D015056:1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine