title: Adrenergic modulation of the type 1 IP3 receptors in the rat heart.
abstract: Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) receptors are calcium-releasing channels localized on the sarcoplasmic reticulum. IP3 receptors mediate the calcium mobilizing effect of a wide range of hormones, cytokines, and neurotransmitters and play an important role in variety of cell functions. The aim of this work was to study, how partial depletion of catecholamines affects the gene expression and protein levels of the type 1 IP3 receptors in rat heart. The type 1 IP3 receptor mRNA levels were studied in the left cardiac atrium and ventricle of rats treated with 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) in control and stressed conditions. The 6-OHDA produces anatomical and functional denervation resulting in decreased levels of noradrenaline and adrenaline. We also used corticoliberin (CRH) knockout mice, where secretion of adrenaline is significantly suppressed. Administration of 6-OHDA significantly decreases mRNA levels of the type 1 IP3 receptor in both, the left atrium and the left ventricle, while the gene expression of the sarcoplasmic reticular Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA 2) was unaffected. CRH knockout mice possess markedly lower levels of the type 1 IP3 receptor mRNA compared to wild-type mice in both, control and stressed conditions. These data point to the adrenergic modulation of the type 1 IP3 receptors in the rat hearts.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular Physiology and Genetics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Vlarska 5, 833 34 Bratislava, Slovak Republic.
authors.forename: Dana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jurkovicova
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kubovcakova
authors.forename: Sona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hudecova
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kvetnansky
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Krizanova
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000187:drug effects; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000187:drug effects; D053496:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism*; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D016627:Oxidopamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015220:Calcium Channels; D053496:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D016627:Oxidopamine; D009638:Norepinephrine; D004837:Epinephrine