title: Functional desensitization to isoproterenol without reducing cAMP production in canine failing cardiocytes.
abstract: To corroborate alterations in the functional responses to beta-adrenergic receptor (beta-AR) stimulation with changes in beta-AR signaling in failing cardiomyocytes, contractile and L-type Ca(2+) current responses to isoproterenol along with stimulated cAMP generation were compared among cardiomyocytes isolated from canines with tachycardia-induced heart failure or healthy hearts. The magnitude of shortening of failing cardiomyocytes was significantly depressed (by 22 +/- 4.4%) under basal conditions, and the maximal response to isoproterenol was significantly reduced (by 45 +/- 18%). Similar results were obtained when the responses in the rate of contraction and rate of relaxation to isoproterenol were considered. The L-type Ca(2+) current amplitude measured in failing cardiomyocytes under basal conditions was unchanged, but the responses to isoproterenol were significantly reduced compared with healthy cells. Isoproterenol-stimulated cAMP generation was similar in sarcolemmal membranes derived from the homogenates of failing (45 +/- 6.8) and healthy cardiomyocytes (52 +/- 8.5 pmol cAMP. mg protein(-1). min(-1)). However, stimulated cAMP generation was found to be significantly reduced when the membranes were derived from the homogenates of whole tissue (failing: 67 +/- 8.1 vs. healthy: 140 +/- 27.8 pmol cAMP. mg protein(-1). min(-1)). Total beta-AR density was not reduced in membranes derived from either whole tissue or isolated cardiomyocyte homogenates, but the beta(1)/beta(2) ratio was significantly reduced in the former (failing: 45/55 vs. healthy: 72/28) without being altered in the latter (failing: 72/28, healthy: 77/23). We thus conclude that, in tachycardia-induced heart failure, reduction in the functional responses of isolated cardiomyocytes to beta-AR stimulation may be attributed to alterations in the excitation-contraction machinery rather than to limitation of cAMP generation.
authors.affiliation: Département de Pharmacologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada.
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Laurent
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cardinal
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rousseau
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vermeulen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bouchard
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Armour
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bouvier
mesh_terms: D015056:1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D020746:Calcium Channels, L-Type / Q000502:physiology; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000502:physiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism*; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000097:blood; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D012016:Reference Values; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D020746:Calcium Channels, L-Type; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases; D007545:Isoproterenol; D015056:1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine; D009638:Norepinephrine