title: Glucocorticoids reverse IL-1beta-induced impairment of beta-adrenoceptor-mediated relaxation and up-regulation of G-protein-coupled receptor kinases.
abstract: 1. The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of glucocorticoid dexamethasone on airway responsiveness to albuterol after intratracheal instillation of saline or IL-1beta in Brown-Norway rats in vivo and to elucidate the molecular mechanism of this effect. 2. IL-1beta caused a significant reduction in albuterol-mediated relaxation to protect against MCh-induced bronchoconstriction. Dexamethasone attenuated the IL-1beta-induced impaired relaxation while alone had no effect when compared to rats treated identically with saline. 3. The density of beta(2)-adrenoceptors was significantly reduced in lung membranes harvested from IL-1beta-treated rats, which was associated with impaired isoproterenol- and forskolin-stimulated cyclic AMP accumulation and adenylyl cyclase (AC) activity ex vivo. Dexamethasone did not prevent IL-1beta-induced down-regulation of beta(2)-adrenoceptors but completely blocked IL-1beta-induced impairment of cyclic AMP accumulation and AC activity stimulated by isoproterenol and forskolin. 4. The inhibitory G-protein subtypes, G(ialpha1), G(ialpha2) and G(ialpha3), were detected in lung membranes prepared from all groups of rats but the intensity of G(ialpha1) and G(ialpha2) was markedly increased in IL-1beta-treated rats, which were not prevented by dexamethasone. 5. The activity of cytosolic GRK and the expression of GRK2 and GRK5 were elevated in the lung of IL-1beta-treated rats, which were completely abolished by dexamethasone. 6. These results indicate that treatment of rats with IL-1beta results in desensitization of pulmonary beta(2)-adrenoceptors. In light of data obtained in this study, we propose that both the decrease in AC activity and the increase in GRK activity, which are reversed by dexamethasone, may underlie beta(2)-adrenoceptor desensitization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College School of Medicine, Dovehouse Street, London SW3 6LY.
authors.forename: Judith C W
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Mak
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hisada
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salmon
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Barnes
authors.forename: K Fan
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Chung
mesh_terms: D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases / Q000378:metabolism; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000096:biosynthesis; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D054770:G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 3; D054774:G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 5; D019206:GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-Go / Q000378:metabolism; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008168:Lung / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D009126:Muscle Relaxation / Q000187:drug effects; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000378:metabolism; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D011869:Radioligand Assay; D051381:Rats; D018343:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D015854:Up-Regulation; D051552:beta-Adrenergic Receptor Kinases
chemical_list: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D007375:Interleukin-1; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D018343:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2; D003907:Dexamethasone; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D011494:Protein Kinases; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases; D054770:G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 3; C517851:Grk3 protein, rat; D051552:beta-Adrenergic Receptor Kinases; D054774:G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 5; C517897:Grk5 protein, rat; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; D019206:GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-Go; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases