Agonist‐specific activation of the <i>β</i><sub>2</sub>‐adrenoceptor/G<sub>s</sub>‐protein and <i>β</i><sub>2</sub>‐adrenoceptor/G<sub>i</sub>‐protein pathway in adult rat ventricular cardiomyocytes

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<jats:p> <jats:list list-type="explicit-label"> <jats:list-item><jats:p>In rat ventricular cardiomyocytes <jats:italic>β</jats:italic><jats:sub>2</jats:sub>‐adrenoceptors (AR) couple to G<jats:sub>s</jats:sub>‐ and G<jats:sub>i</jats:sub>‐protein, and evidence has accumulated that <jats:italic>β</jats:italic><jats:sub>2</jats:sub>‐AR agonists can differentially activate either G<jats:sub>s</jats:sub>‐ or G<jats:sub>s</jats:sub>‐ and G<jats:sub>i</jats:sub>‐protein.</jats:p></jats:list-item> <jats:list-item><jats:p>In this study, in isolated adult rat ventricular cardiomyocytes, we assessed the effects of pertussis toxin (PTX) on <jats:italic>β</jats:italic><jats:sub>2</jats:sub>‐AR agonist (terbutaline (TER), salbutamol (SAL) and fenoterol (FEN)) evoked inhibition of phenylephrine (PE)‐induced increase in the rate of protein synthesis (assessed as [<jats:sup>3</jats:sup>H]phenylalanine incorporation) to find out which <jats:italic>β</jats:italic><jats:sub>2</jats:sub>‐AR agonist activates selectively G<jats:sub>s</jats:sub>‐ or G<jats:sub>s</jats:sub>‐ and G<jats:sub>i</jats:sub>‐protein.</jats:p></jats:list-item> <jats:list-item><jats:p>PE (1 <jats:italic>μ</jats:italic><jats:sc>M</jats:sc>) increased the rate of protein synthesis from 100% to 130±2% (<jats:italic>n</jats:italic>=34). FEN, TER and SAL (1 n<jats:sc>M</jats:sc>–10 <jats:italic>μ</jats:italic><jats:sc>M</jats:sc>) inhibited PE‐induced increase in the rate of protein synthesis concentration‐dependently. FEN inhibited PE effects almost completely (from 132±3 to 101±1%), whereas TER and SAL caused only partial inhibition (from 131±2 to 114±2 and 129±1 to 111±2%, respectively).</jats:p></jats:list-item> <jats:list-item><jats:p>Pretreatment of cardiomyocytes with PTX (250 ng ml<jats:sup>−1</jats:sup> for 16 h at 37°C) did not affect FEN effects, but converted TER‐ and SAL‐evoked partial inhibition into complete inhibition.</jats:p></jats:list-item> <jats:list-item><jats:p>Inhibitory effects of the three <jats:italic>β</jats:italic><jats:sub>2</jats:sub>‐AR agonists were markedly attenuated by <jats:italic>β</jats:italic><jats:sub>1</jats:sub>‐AR selective antagonist CGP 20712A (CGP) (300 n<jats:sc>M</jats:sc>); in contrast, <jats:italic>β</jats:italic><jats:sub>2</jats:sub>‐AR selective antagonist ICI 118,551 (55 n<jats:sc>M</jats:sc>) inhibited the inhibitory effects of the three <jats:italic>β</jats:italic><jats:sub>2</jats:sub>‐AR agonists only in PTX‐pretreated cardiomyocytes, with <jats:italic>β</jats:italic><jats:sub>1</jats:sub>‐AR blocked by CGP.</jats:p></jats:list-item> <jats:list-item><jats:p>We conclude that, in adult rat ventricular cardiomyocytes, FEN activates selectively the G<jats:sub>s</jats:sub> protein‐pathway, while TER and SAL activate the G<jats:sub>s</jats:sub>‐ and G<jats:sub>i</jats:sub>‐protein pathways. Part of the effects of these three <jats:italic>β</jats:italic><jats:sub>2</jats:sub>‐AR agonists appears to be mediated by <jats:italic>β</jats:italic><jats:sub>1</jats:sub>‐AR.</jats:p></jats:list-item> </jats:list> </jats:p><jats:p><jats:italic>British Journal of Pharmacology</jats:italic> (2006) <jats:bold>147</jats:bold>, 714–719. doi:<jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" ext-link-type="doi" xlink:href="10.1038/sj.bjp.0706674">10.1038/sj.bjp.0706674</jats:ext-link></jats:p>

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