title: In vivo regulation of Na/Ca exchanger expression by adrenergic effectors.
abstract: The Na/Ca exchanger encoded by the NCX1 gene plays an important role in calcium homeostasis in cardiac muscle. We previously identified three in vitro signaling pathways that are of major importance in the regulation of Na/Ca exchanger gene expression in neonatal cardiac myocytes, the protein kinase A (PKA) and protein kinase C (PKC) pathways, and intracellular Ca(2+). To determine whether these pathways are important in vivo, we stimulated the PKA and PKC pathways and examined functional expression of the Na/Ca exchanger in adult rat heart. After a 3- and 7-day treatment, norepinephrine (200 microg x kg(-1) x h(-1)), isoproterenol (150 microg x kg(-1) x h(-1)), and phenylephrine (200 microg x kg(-1) x h(-1)) each stimulated a significant increase in NCX1 mRNA levels (35-85%, P < 0.05). Norepinephrine also stimulated a 35% increase in protein abundance (P < 0.05), a 20% decrease in relaxation duration (P < 0.05), and a 25% reduction in the fluorescence decay constant (P < 0.05) after a 7-day treatment. We conclude that a 7-day treatment of alpha- and beta-adrenergic agonists increases the expression of functional Na/Ca exchangers in adult rat heart.
authors.affiliation: Program in Molecular and Cellular Cardiology and Department of Physiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA. kish.golden@wayne.edu
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Golden
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dean
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: DiCarlo
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Marsh
mesh_terms: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000502:physiology; D006339:Heart Rate; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D018485:Muscle Fibers, Skeletal / Q000201:enzymology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D010656:Phenylephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D011941:Receptors, Adrenergic / Q000378:metabolism*; D019831:Sodium-Calcium Exchanger / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011941:Receptors, Adrenergic; D019831:Sodium-Calcium Exchanger; D010656:Phenylephrine; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D007545:Isoproterenol; D002118:Calcium; D009638:Norepinephrine