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α1-adrenergic Receptor Attenuates β1-adrenergic Modulation of IKr by Protein Kinase C-dependent Suppression of Adenylyl Cyclase in Ventricular Myocytes

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The rapid delayed rectifier K+ current (Ikr) is critical for repolarization of the cardiac action potential. Previous studies have shown activated α1-adrenergic receptor (AR) attenuates β1-adrenergic regulation of Ikr while the mechanisms involved are poorly understood. To evalutate how α1-adrenergic receptor affect β1-adrenergic modulation of Ikr, whole-cell patch-clamp recordings were peformed in isolated guinea-pig ventricular myocytes. Application of xamoterol, a selective β1-AR agonist, induced a negative shift in the activation curve and Ikr current reduction by 40.50±6.66% at the test pulse of +40 mV. Forskolin and 8-Br-cAMP also resulted in Ikr reduction by 38.17±1.50% and 24.65±3.37%, respectively. Phenylephrine, a selective α1-AR agonist, prevented the activation shift and Ikr current reduction induced by xamoterol and forskolin, but not by 8-Br-cAMP. The effect of xamoterol or forskolin on Ikr was also prevented by pretreatment with PDBu, a protein kinase C (PKC) activator, while the effect of cAMP on Ikr can not, which was similar to pretreatment with phenylephrine. When cells were pretreated with chelerythrine, a specific PKC inhibitor, phenylephrine failed to prevent Ikr reduction induced by xamoterol. Our data suggests that α1-adrenergic stimulation attenuates β1-adrenergic regulation of Ikr, through PKC-dependent downregulation of adenylyl cyclase/cyclic AMP pathway.

Published in International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medical Sciences (Volume 5, Issue 2)
DOI 10.11648/j.ijcems.20190502.11
Page(s) 26-32
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Keywords

Adrenergic Receptors, Ikr, Cross-talk, Protein Kinase C, Adenylyl Cyclase

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