title: Mechanisms of L-type Ca(2+) current downregulation in rat atrial myocytes during heart failure.
abstract: Downregulation of the L-type Ca(2+) current (I(Ca)) is an important determinant of the electrical remodeling of diseased atria. Using a rat model of heart failure (HF) due to ischemic cardiopathy, we studied I(Ca) in isolated left atrial myocytes with the whole-cell patch-clamp technique and biochemical assays. I(Ca) density was markedly reduced (1.7+/-0.1 pA/pF) compared with sham-operated rats (S) (4.1+/-0.2 pA/pF), but its gating properties were unchanged. Calcium channel alpha(1C)-subunit quantities were not significantly different between S and HF. The beta-adrenergic agonist isoproterenol (1 micromol/L) had far greater stimulatory effects on I(Ca) in HF than in S (2.5- versus 1-fold), thereby suppressing the difference in current density. Dialyzing cells with 100 micromol/L cAMP or pretreating them with the phosphatase inhibitor okadaic acid also increased I(Ca) and suppressed the difference in density between S and HF. Intracellular cAMP content was reduced more in HF than in S. The phosphodiesterase inhibitor 3-isobutyl-1-methyl-xanthine had a greater effect on I(Ca) in HF than in S (76.0+/-11.2% versus 15.8+/-21.2%), whereas the inhibitory effect of atrial natriuretic peptide on I(Ca) was more important in S than in HF (54.1+/-4.8% versus 24.3+/-8.8%). Cyclic GMP extruded from HF myocytes was enhanced compared with S (55.8+/-8.0 versus 6.2+/-4.0 pmol. mL(-1)). Thus, I(Ca) downregulation in atrial myocytes from rats with heart failure is caused by changes in basal cAMP-dependent regulation of the current and is associated with increased response to catecholamines.
authors.affiliation: INSERM Unité 460, Faculté de Médecine Xavier Bichat, Paris, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Boixel
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Louedec
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Hatem
mesh_terms: D015056:1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D020746:Calcium Channels, L-Type / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000494:pharmacology; D002469:Cell Separation; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D006152:Cyclic GMP / Q000378:metabolism; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D015536:Down-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications; D009206:Myocardium / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D019319:Okadaic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D020746:Calcium Channels, L-Type; D002395:Catecholamines; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D019319:Okadaic Acid; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases; D006152:Cyclic GMP; D002118:Calcium; D015056:1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine