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Allen BG, Merlen C, Branco AF, Pétrin D, Hébert TE. Understanding the impact of nuclear-localized GPCRs on cellular signalling. Cell Signal 2024; 123:111358. [PMID: 39181220 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2024.111358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2024] [Revised: 08/14/2024] [Accepted: 08/20/2024] [Indexed: 08/27/2024]
Abstract
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) have historically been associated with signalling events driven from the plasma membrane. More recently, signalling from endosomes has been recognized as a feature of internalizing receptors. However, there was little consideration given to the notion that GPCRs can be targeted to distinct subcellular locations that did not involve an initial trafficking to the cell surface. Here, we focus on the evidence for and the potential impact of GPCR signalling specifically initiated from the nuclear membrane. We also discuss the possibilities for selectively targeting this and other internal pools of receptors as novel venues for drug discovery.
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- Bruce G Allen
- Montreal Heart Institute, Montréal, Québec H1T 1C8, Canada; Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Medicine, Pharmacology and Physiology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Montreal Heart Institute, Montréal, Québec H1T 1C8, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montréal, Québec H3G 1Y6, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montréal, Québec H3G 1Y6, Canada.
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Gao ZG, Haddad M, Jacobson KA. A 2B adenosine receptor signaling and regulation. Purinergic Signal 2024:10.1007/s11302-024-10025-y. [PMID: 38833181 DOI: 10.1007/s11302-024-10025-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 06/06/2024] Open
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The A2B adenosine receptor (A2BR) is one of the four adenosine-activated G protein-coupled receptors. In addition to adenosine, protein kinase C (PKC) was recently found to activate the A2BR. The A2BR is coupled to both Gs and Gi, as well as Gq proteins in some cell types. Many primary cells and cell lines, such as bladder and breast cancer, bronchial smooth muscle, skeletal muscle, and fat cells, express the A2BR endogenously at high levels, suggesting its potentially important role in asthma, cancer, diabetes, and other conditions. The A2BR has been characterized as both pro- and anti-inflammatory, inducing cell type-dependent secretion of IL-6, IL-8, and IL-10. Theophylline and enprofylline have long been used for asthma treatment, although it is still not entirely clear if their A2BR antagonism contributes to their therapeutic effects or side effects. The A2BR is required in ischemic cardiac preconditioning by adenosine. Both A2BR and protein kinase C (PKC) contribute to cardioprotection, and both modes of A2BR signaling can be blocked by A2BR antagonists. Inhibitors of PKC and A2BR are in clinical cancer trials. Sulforaphane and other isothiocyanates from cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli and cauliflower have been reported to inhibit A2BR signaling via reaction with an intracellular A2BR cysteine residue (C210). A full, A2BR-selective agonist, critical to elucidate many controversial roles of the A2BR, is still not available, although agonist-bound A2BR structures have recently been reported.
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- Zhan-Guo Gao
- Molecular Recognition Section, Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Yarmouk University, Irbid, 21163, Jordan
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- Molecular Recognition Section, Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
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Sanchez-Guerrero G, Umbaugh DS, Ramachandran AA, Artigues A, Jaeschke H, Ramachandran A. Translocation of Adenosine A2B Receptor to Mitochondria Influences Cytochrome P450 2E1 Activity after Acetaminophen Overdose. LIVERS 2024; 4:15-30. [PMID: 39007013 PMCID: PMC11245301 DOI: 10.3390/livers4010002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/16/2024] Open
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The adenosine A2B receptor (A2BAR) is a member of a family of G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs), which has a low affinity for adenosine and is now implicated in several pathophysiological conditions. We have demonstrated the beneficial effects of A2BAR activation in enhancing recovery after acute liver injury induced by an acetaminophen (APAP) overdose. While receptor trafficking within the cell is recognized to play a role in GPCR signaling, its role in the mediation of A2BAR effects in the context of APAP-induced liver injury is not well understood. This was investigated here, where C57BL/6J mice were subjected to an APAP overdose (300 mg/kg), and the temporal course of A2BAR intracellular localization was examined. The impact of A2BAR activation or inhibition on trafficking was examined by utilizing the A2BAR agonist BAY 60-6583 or antagonist PSB 603. The modulation of A2BAR trafficking via APAP-induced cell signaling was explored by using 4-methylpyrazole (4MP), an inhibitor of Cyp2E1 and JNK activation. Our results indicate that APAP overdose induced the translocation of A2BAR to mitochondria, which was prevented via 4MP treatment. Furthermore, we demonstrated that A2BAR is localized on the mitochondrial outer membrane and interacts with progesterone receptor membrane component 1 (PGRMC1). While the activation of A2BAR enhanced mitochondrial localization, its inhibition decreased PGRMC1 mitochondria levels and blunted mitochondrial Cyp2E1 activity. Thus, our data reveal a hitherto unrecognized consequence of A2BAR trafficking to mitochondria and its interaction with PGRMC1, which regulates mitochondrial Cyp2E1 activity and modulates APAP-induced liver injury.
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- Giselle Sanchez-Guerrero
- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, MS 1018, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, MS 1018, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, MS 1018, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, MS 1018, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, MS 1018, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, MS 1018, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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Wragg ES, Pannucci P, Hill SJ, Woolard J, Cooper SL. Involvement of β-adrenoceptors in the cardiovascular responses induced by selective adenosine A 2A and A 2B receptor agonists. Pharmacol Res Perspect 2022; 10:e00975. [PMID: 35643970 PMCID: PMC9148549 DOI: 10.1002/prp2.975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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A2A and A2B adenosine receptors produce regionally selective regulation of vascular tone and elicit differing effects on mean arterial pressure (MAP), whilst inducing tachycardia. The tachycardia induced by the stimulation of A2A or A2B receptors has been suggested to be mediated by a reflex increase in sympathetic activity. Here, we have investigated the role of β1 - and β2 -adrenoceptors in mediating the different cardiovascular responses to selective A2A and A2B receptor stimulation. Hemodynamic variables were measured in conscious male Sprague-Dawley rats (350-450 g) via pulsed Doppler flowmetry. The effect of intravenous infusion (3 min per dose) of the A2A -selective agonist CGS 21680 (0.1, 0.3, 1.0 µg.kg-1 .min-1 ) or the A2B -selective agonist BAY 60-6583 (4.0, 13.3, 40.0 µg.kg-1 .min-1 ) in the absence or following pre-treatment with the non-selective β-antagonist propranolol (1.0 mg.kg-1 ), the selective β1 -antagonist CGP 20712A (200 µg.kg-1 ), or the selective β2 -antagonist ICI 118,551 (2.0 mg.kg-1 ) was investigated (maintenance doses also administered). CGP 20712A and propranolol significantly reduced the tachycardic response to CGS 21680, with no change in the effect on MAP. ICI 118,551 increased BAY 60-6583-mediated renal and mesenteric flows, but did not affect the heart rate response. CGP 20712A attenuated the BAY 60-6583-induced tachycardia. These data imply a direct stimulation of the sympathetic activity via cardiac β1 -adrenoceptors as a mechanism for the A2A - and A2B -induced tachycardia. However, the regionally selective effects of A2B agonists on vascular conductance were independent of sympathetic activity and may be exploitable for the treatment of acute kidney injury and mesenteric ischemia.
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- Edward S Wragg
- Division of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.,Centre of Membrane Proteins and Receptors, University of Birmingham and University of Nottingham, Midlands, UK
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- Division of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.,Centre of Membrane Proteins and Receptors, University of Birmingham and University of Nottingham, Midlands, UK
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- Division of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.,Centre of Membrane Proteins and Receptors, University of Birmingham and University of Nottingham, Midlands, UK
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- Division of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.,Centre of Membrane Proteins and Receptors, University of Birmingham and University of Nottingham, Midlands, UK
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- Division of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.,Centre of Membrane Proteins and Receptors, University of Birmingham and University of Nottingham, Midlands, UK
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Duan L, Sanchez-Guerrero G, Jaeschke H, Ramachandran A. Activation of the adenosine A2B receptor even beyond the therapeutic window of N-acetylcysteine accelerates liver recovery after an acetaminophen overdose. Food Chem Toxicol 2022; 163:112911. [PMID: 35292334 PMCID: PMC9018526 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2022.112911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Revised: 02/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/05/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
Acetaminophen (APAP) overdose is the most common cause of acute liver failure in the USA. The short therapeutic window of the current antidote, N-acetylcysteine (NAC) highlights the need for novel late acting therapeutics. The neuronal guidance cue netrin-1 provides delayed protection against APAP hepatotoxicity through the adenosine A2B receptor (A2BAR). The clinical relevance of this mechanism was investigated here by administration of the A2BAR agonist BAY 60-6583, after an APAP overdose (300 or 600 mg/kg) in fasted male and female C57BL/6J mice with assessment of liver injury 6 or 24 h after APAP in comparison to NAC. BAY 60-6583 treatment 1.5 h after APAP overdose (600 mg/kg) protected against liver injury at 6 h by preserving mitochondrial function despite JNK activation and its mitochondrial translocation. Gender independent protection was sustained when BAY 60-6583 was given 6 h after APAP overdose (300 mg/kg), when NAC administration did not show benefit. This protection was accompanied by enhanced infiltration of macrophages with the reparative anti-inflammatory phenotype by 24 h, accompanied by a decrease in neutrophil infiltration. Thus, our data emphasize the remarkable therapeutic utility of using an A2BAR agonist, which provides delayed protection long after the standard of care NAC ceased to be effective.
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- Luqi Duan
- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA.
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Semwal BC, Garabadu D. Amyloid beta (1-42) downregulates adenosine-2b receptors in addition to mitochondrial impairment and cholinergic dysfunction in memory-sensitive mouse brain regions. J Recept Signal Transduct Res 2020; 40:531-540. [PMID: 32496898 DOI: 10.1080/10799893.2020.1767136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by memory impairment. Adenosinergic receptors are considered as a potential alternative in the management of several neurodegenerative disorders. However, there is no information available on the role of A2b receptor in the pathophysiology of AD. Therefore, the effect of Aβ on the level of expression of A2b receptor was investigated in discrete memory-sensitive mouse brain regions. Aβ (1-42) was injected intracerebroventricularly to healthy male mouse to induce AD-like behavioral manifestations on Day-1 (D-1) of the experimental protocol. The animals were subjected to the Morris water maze (MWM) test on D-14 to D-18. On D-18, the animals were subjected to the Y-maze test after 30 min lag to the MWM paradigm. Aβ significantly attenuated the spatial working memory in MWM and Y-maze tests. In addition, Aβ significantly increased cholinergic dysfunction in terms of decrease in the activity of ChAT and ACh level and increase in the AChE activity in the hippocampus, pre-frontal cortex and amygdala of AD-like animals. Further, there was a significant increase in the extent of apoptosis in the selected mouse brain regions. Moreover, Aβ caused a substantial reduction in the mitochondrial function, integrity and bioenergetics in all the mouse brain regions. Furthermore, there was a significant decrease in the level of expression of A2b receptors in the selected brain regions of the rodents. Hence, it can be assumed that A2b receptor downregulation could be another therapeutic target in the management of AD.
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- Bhupesh Chandra Semwal
- Division of Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, GLA University, Mathura, India
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- Division of Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, GLA University, Mathura, India
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Hashimoto T, Kim GE, Tunin RS, Adesiyun T, Hsu S, Nakagawa R, Zhu G, O'Brien JJ, Hendrick JP, Davis RE, Yao W, Beard D, Hoxie HR, Wennogle LP, Lee DI, Kass DA. Acute Enhancement of Cardiac Function by Phosphodiesterase Type 1 Inhibition. Circulation 2019; 138:1974-1987. [PMID: 30030415 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.117.030490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Phosphodiesterase type-1 (PDE1) hydrolyzes cAMP and cGMP and is constitutively expressed in the heart, although cardiac effects from its acute inhibition in vivo are largely unknown. Existing data are limited to rodents expressing mostly the cGMP-favoring PDE1A isoform. Human heart predominantly expresses PDE1C with balanced selectivity for cAMP and cGMP. Here, we determined the acute effects of PDE1 inhibition in PDE1C-expressing mammals, dogs, and rabbits, in normal and failing hearts, and explored its regulatory pathways. METHODS Conscious dogs chronically instrumented for pressure-volume relations were studied before and after tachypacing-induced heart failure (HF). A selective PDE1 inhibitor (ITI-214) was administered orally or intravenously±dobutamine. Pressure-volume analysis in anesthetized rabbits tested the role of β-adrenergic and adenosine receptor signaling on ITI-214 effects. Sarcomere and calcium dynamics were studied in rabbit left ventricular myocytes. RESULTS In normal and HF dogs, ITI-214 increased load-independent contractility, improved relaxation, and reduced systemic arterial resistance, raising cardiac output without altering systolic blood pressure. Heart rate increased, but less so in HF dogs. ITI-214 effects were additive to β-adrenergic receptor agonism (dobutamine). Dobutamine but not ITI-214 increased plasma cAMP. ITI-214 induced similar cardiovascular effects in rabbits, whereas mice displayed only mild vasodilation and no contractility effects. In rabbits, β-adrenergic receptor blockade (esmolol) prevented ITI-214-mediated chronotropy, but inotropy and vasodilation remained unchanged. By contrast, adenosine A2B-receptor blockade (MRS-1754) suppressed ITI-214 cardiovascular effects. Adding fixed-rate atrial pacing did not alter the findings. ITI-214 alone did not affect sarcomere or whole-cell calcium dynamics, whereas β-adrenergic receptor agonism (isoproterenol) or PDE3 inhibition (cilostamide) increased both. Unlike cilostamide, which further enhanced shortening and peak calcium when combined with isoproterenol, ITI-214 had no impact on these responses. Both PDE1 and PDE3 inhibitors increased shortening and accelerated calcium decay when combined with forskolin, yet only cilostamide increased calcium transients. CONCLUSIONS PDE1 inhibition by ITI-214 in vivo confers acute inotropic, lusitropic, and arterial vasodilatory effects in PDE1C-expressing mammals with and without HF. The effects appear related to cAMP signaling that is different from that provided via β-adrenergic receptors or PDE3 modulation. ITI-214, which has completed phase I trials, may provide a novel therapy for HF.
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- Toru Hashimoto
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (T.H., G.E.K., R.S.T., T.A., S.H., R.N., G.Z., D.I.L., D.A.K.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (T.H., G.E.K., R.S.T., T.A., S.H., R.N., G.Z., D.I.L., D.A.K.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (T.H., G.E.K., R.S.T., T.A., S.H., R.N., G.Z., D.I.L., D.A.K.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (T.H., G.E.K., R.S.T., T.A., S.H., R.N., G.Z., D.I.L., D.A.K.).,Dr Adesiyun's current affiliation is Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital3 Chome-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi Ward, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (T.H., G.E.K., R.S.T., T.A., S.H., R.N., G.Z., D.I.L., D.A.K.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (T.H., G.E.K., R.S.T., T.A., S.H., R.N., G.Z., D.I.L., D.A.K.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (T.H., G.E.K., R.S.T., T.A., S.H., R.N., G.Z., D.I.L., D.A.K.)
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- Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc, New York, NY (J.J.O'B., J.P.H., R.E.D., W.Y., D.B., H.R.H., L.P.W.)
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- Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc, New York, NY (J.J.O'B., J.P.H., R.E.D., W.Y., D.B., H.R.H., L.P.W.)
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- Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc, New York, NY (J.J.O'B., J.P.H., R.E.D., W.Y., D.B., H.R.H., L.P.W.)
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- Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc, New York, NY (J.J.O'B., J.P.H., R.E.D., W.Y., D.B., H.R.H., L.P.W.)
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- Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc, New York, NY (J.J.O'B., J.P.H., R.E.D., W.Y., D.B., H.R.H., L.P.W.)
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- Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc, New York, NY (J.J.O'B., J.P.H., R.E.D., W.Y., D.B., H.R.H., L.P.W.)
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- Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc, New York, NY (J.J.O'B., J.P.H., R.E.D., W.Y., D.B., H.R.H., L.P.W.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (T.H., G.E.K., R.S.T., T.A., S.H., R.N., G.Z., D.I.L., D.A.K.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (T.H., G.E.K., R.S.T., T.A., S.H., R.N., G.Z., D.I.L., D.A.K.)
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Alter C, Ding Z, Flögel U, Scheller J, Schrader J. A2bR-dependent signaling alters immune cell composition and enhances IL-6 formation in the ischemic heart. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2019; 317:H190-H200. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00029.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Although the cardioprotective effect of adenosine is undisputed, the role of the adenosine A2breceptor (A2bR) in ischemic cardiac remodeling is not defined. In this study we aimed to unravel the role A2bR plays in modulating the immune response and the healing mechanisms after myocardial infarction. Genetic and pharmacological (PSB603) inactivation of A2bR as well as activation of A2bR with BAY60-6583 does not alter cardiac remodeling of the infarcted (50-min left anterior descending artery occlusion/reperfusion) murine heart. Flow cytometry of immune cell subsets identified a significant increase in B cells, NK cells, CD8 and CD4 T cells, as well as FoxP3-expressing regulatory T cells in the injured heart in A2bR-deficient mice. Analysis of T-cell function revealed that expression and secretion of interleukin (IL)-2, interferon (IFN)γ, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)α by T cells is under A2bR control. In addition, we found substantial cellular heterogeneity in the response of immune cells and cardiomyocytes to A2bR deficiency: while in the absence of A2bR, expression of IL-6 was greatly reduced in cardiomyocytes and immune cells except T cells, and expression of IL-1β was strongly reduced in cardiomyocytes, granulocytes, and B cells as determined by quantitative PCR. Our findings indicate that A2bR signaling in the ischemic heart triggers substantial changes in cardiac immune cell composition of the lymphoid lineage and induces a profound cell type-specific downregulation of IL-6 and IL-1β. This suggests the presence of a targetable adenosine–A2bR–IL-6-axis triggered by adenosine formed by the ischemic heart.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Genetic deletion and pharmacological inactivation/activation of A2bR does not alter cardiac remodeling after MI but is associated by compensatory upregulation of various pro- and anti-inflammatory immune cell subsets (B cells, NK cells, CD8 and CD4 T cells, regulatory T cells). In the inflamed heart, A2bR modulates the expression of IL-2, IFNγ, TNFα in T cells and of IL-6 in cardiomyocytes, monocytes, granulocytes and B cells. This suggests an important adenosine–IL-6 axis, which is controlled by A2bR via local adenosine.
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- Christina Alter
- Department of Molecular Cardiology, University Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Cardiology, University Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Cardiology, University Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, University Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Cardiology, University Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Vecchio EA, White PJ, May LT. The adenosine A 2B G protein-coupled receptor: Recent advances and therapeutic implications. Pharmacol Ther 2019; 198:20-33. [PMID: 30677476 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2019.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
The adenosine A2B receptor (A2BAR) is one of four adenosine receptor subtypes belonging to the Class A family of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). Until recently, the A2BAR remained poorly characterised, in part due to its relatively low affinity for the endogenous agonist adenosine and therefore presumed minor physiological significance. However, the substantial increase in extracellular adenosine concentration, the sensitisation of the receptor and the upregulation of A2BAR expression under conditions of hypoxia and inflammation, suggest the A2BAR as an exciting therapeutic target in a variety of pathological disease states. Here we discuss the pharmacology of the A2BAR and outline its role in pathophysiology including ischaemia-reperfusion injury, fibrosis, inflammation and cancer.
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- Elizabeth A Vecchio
- Drug Discovery Biology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia; Heart Failure Pharmacology, Baker Heart & Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia
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- Drug Discovery Biology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
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- Drug Discovery Biology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia.
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MD-2 is a new predictive biomarker in dilated cardiomyopathy and exerts direct effects in isolated cardiomyocytes. Int J Cardiol 2018; 270:278-286. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.06.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2018] [Revised: 05/08/2018] [Accepted: 06/06/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Bessa-Gonçalves M, Bragança B, Martins-Dias E, Correia-de-Sá P, Fontes-Sousa AP. Is the adenosine A 2B 'biased' receptor a valuable target for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension? Drug Discov Today 2018; 23:1285-1292. [PMID: 29747005 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2018.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2018] [Revised: 03/25/2018] [Accepted: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a maladaptive disorder characterized by increased pulmonary vascular resistance leading to right ventricular failure and death. Adenosine released by injured tissues, such as the lung and heart, influences tissue remodeling through the activation of adenosine receptors. Evidence regarding activation of the low-affinity A2BAR by adenosine points towards pivotal roles of this receptor in processes associated with both acute and chronic lung diseases. Conflicting results exist concerning the beneficial or detrimental roles of the A2B 'biased' receptor in right ventricular failure secondary to PAH. In this review, we discuss the pros and cons of manipulating A2BARs as a putative therapeutic target in PAH.
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- Mafalda Bessa-Gonçalves
- Laboratório de Farmacologia e Neurobiologia, Centro de Investigação Farmacológica e Inovação Medicamentosa (MedInUP), Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto (ICBAS-UP), Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Farmacologia e Neurobiologia, Centro de Investigação Farmacológica e Inovação Medicamentosa (MedInUP), Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto (ICBAS-UP), Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Farmacologia e Neurobiologia, Centro de Investigação Farmacológica e Inovação Medicamentosa (MedInUP), Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto (ICBAS-UP), Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Farmacologia e Neurobiologia, Centro de Investigação Farmacológica e Inovação Medicamentosa (MedInUP), Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto (ICBAS-UP), Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Farmacologia e Neurobiologia, Centro de Investigação Farmacológica e Inovação Medicamentosa (MedInUP), Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto (ICBAS-UP), Porto, Portugal.
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Shen Y, Tang G, Gao P, Zhang B, Xiao H, Si LY. Activation of adenosine A2b receptor attenuates high glucose-induced apoptosis in H9C2 cells via PI3K/Akt signaling. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 2018; 54:384-391. [PMID: 29626279 DOI: 10.1007/s11626-018-0241-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2017] [Accepted: 03/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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High glucose plays a vital role in apoptosis in H9C2 cells. However, the exact molecular mechanism remains unclear. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the cardio-protective role of A2b receptor in high glucose-induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis via PI3K/Akt pathway. Adenosine A2b receptor agonist (Bay506583), antagonist (MRS1754), and Akt inhibitor (LY294002) were applied respectively to H9C2 cells before exposed to high glucose for 12 h. Apoptosis of H9C2 cells was determined by TUNEL assay and the apoptosis rate by flow cytometry. The protein level of adenosine A2b receptor, p-Akt, total Akt, cleaved capase-3, cleaved capase-9, bax, and bcl-2 was measured by western blotting. The results demonstrated that apoptosis of H9C2 cardiomyocytes triggered by high-glucose treatment was time-dependent. The protein level of A2b receptor and activated Akt was both decreased in cardiomyocyte with high-glucose treatment. Moreover, we found that high glucose-induced apoptosis in H9C2 cells could be attenuated by administration of adenosine A2b receptor agonist Bay606583. This effect could be reversed by Akt inhibitor LY294002. In conclusion, activation of A2b receptor could prevent high glucose-induced apoptosis of H9C2 cells in vitro to a certain extent by activating PI3K/Akt signaling. In conclusion, these results suggested that activation of A2b receptor could be a novel therapeutic approach to high glucose-induced cardiomyocyte injury.
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- Yi Shen
- Department of Geriatrics, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.
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- Department of Geriatrics, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.
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Kang C, Qin J, Osei W, Hu K. Regulation of protein kinase C-epsilon and its age-dependence. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2016; 482:1201-1206. [PMID: 27919679 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2016.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2016] [Accepted: 12/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Protein kinase C (PKC) is an important mediator in the cardioprotection of ischemic preconditioning and has been shown to translocate to mitochondria upon activation. However, little is known about the cellular signaling underlying the translocation of PKC isoforms to mitochondria and its age-dependence. The present study aimed to explore whether adenosine-induced translocation of PKCε to mitochondria is mediated by caveolin-3 and/or adenosine A2B receptor/PI3 kinase mediated signaling, and whether the mitochondrial targeting of PKCε is age-related. Immunofluorescence imaging of isolated mitochondria from cardiomyocytes and H9c2 cells showed that while adenosine-induced increase in mitochondrial PKCε was inhibited by adenosine A1 receptor blocker, pretreatment with adenosine A2B receptor specific inhibitor MRS 1754 or PI3K inhibitor Wortmannin did not significantly reduce adenosine-mediated increase in mitochondrial PKCε. Interestingly, adenosine-induced increase in mitochondrial translocation of PKCε was significantly blocked by suppressing caveolin-3 expression with specific siRNA. When compared to that in young adult rat hearts, the level of mitochondrial PKCε in middle-aged rat hearts was significantly lower at the basal condition and in response to adenosine treatment, along with largely decreased mitochondrial HSP90 and TOM70 protein expression. We demonstrate that adenosine-induced translocation of PKCε to mitochondria is mediated by a caveolin-3-dependent mechanism and this process is age-related, possibly in part, through regulation of HSP90 and TOM70 expression. These results point out a novel mechanism in regulating PKC function in mitochondria.
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- Chen Kang
- Division of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Division of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Division of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Division of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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Seo SW, Koeppen M, Bonney S, Gobel M, Thayer M, Harter PN, Ravid K, Eltzschig HK, Mittelbronn M, Walker L, Eckle T. Differential Tissue-Specific Function of Adora2b in Cardioprotection. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2015; 195:1732-43. [PMID: 26136425 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1402288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2014] [Accepted: 06/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The adenosine A2b receptor (Adora2b) has been implicated in cardioprotection from myocardial ischemia. As such, Adora2b was found to be critical in ischemic preconditioning (IP) or ischemia/reperfusion (IR) injury of the heart. Whereas Adora2b is present on various cells types, the tissue-specific role of Adora2b in cardioprotection is still unknown. To study the tissue-specific role of Adora2b signaling on inflammatory cells, endothelia, or myocytes during myocardial ischemia in vivo, we intercrossed floxed Adora2b mice with Lyz2-Cre(+), VE-cadherin-Cre(+), or myosin-Cre(+) transgenic mice, respectively. Mice were exposed to 60 min of myocardial ischemia with or without IP (four times for 5 min) followed by 120 min of reperfusion. Cardioprotection by IP was abolished in Adora2b(f/f)-VE-cadherin-Cre(+) or Adora2b(f/f)-myosin-Cre(+), indicating that Adora2b signaling on endothelia or myocytes mediates IP. In contrast, primarily Adora2b signaling on inflammatory cells was necessary to provide cardioprotection in IR injury, indicated by significantly larger infarcts and higher troponin levels in Adora2b(f/f)-Lyz2-Cre(+) mice only. Cytokine profiling of IR injury in Adora2b(f/f)-Lyz2-Cre(+) mice pointed toward polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs). Analysis of PMNs from Adora2b(f/f)-Lyz2-Cre(+) confirmed PMNs as one source of identified tissue cytokines. Finally, adoptive transfer of Adora2b(-/-) PMNs revealed a critical role of Adora2b on PMNs in cardioprotection from IR injury. Adora2b signaling mediates different types of cardioprotection in a tissue-specific manner. These findings have implications for the use of Adora2b agonists in the treatment or prevention of myocardial injury by ischemia.
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- Seong-wook Seo
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045; Department of Anesthesiology, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, 80336 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045
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- Institute of Neurology (Edinger Institute), University of Frankfurt, 60528 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118; Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118; and
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045
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- Institute of Neurology (Edinger Institute), University of Frankfurt, 60528 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045;
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Reperfusion is mandatory to salvage ischemic myocardium from infarction, but reperfusion per se contributes to injury and ultimate infarct size. Therefore, cardioprotection beyond that by timely reperfusion is needed to reduce infarct size and improve the prognosis of patients with acute myocardial infarction. The conditioning phenomena provide such cardioprotection, insofar as brief episodes of coronary occlusion/reperfusion preceding (ischemic preconditioning) or following (ischemic postconditioning) sustained myocardial ischemia with reperfusion reduce infarct size. Even ischemia/reperfusion in organs remote from the heart provides cardioprotection (remote ischemic conditioning). The present review characterizes the signal transduction underlying the conditioning phenomena, including their physical and chemical triggers, intracellular signal transduction, and effector mechanisms, notably in the mitochondria. Cardioprotective signal transduction appears as a highly concerted spatiotemporal program. Although the translation of ischemic postconditioning and remote ischemic conditioning protocols to patients with acute myocardial infarction has been fairly successful, the pharmacological recruitment of cardioprotective signaling has been largely disappointing to date.
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- Gerd Heusch
- From the Institute for Pathophysiology, West German Heart and Vascular Centre, University of Essen Medical School, Essen, Germany.
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Kleinbongard P, Heusch G. Extracellular signalling molecules in the ischaemic/reperfused heart - druggable and translatable for cardioprotection? Br J Pharmacol 2014; 172:2010-25. [PMID: 25204973 DOI: 10.1111/bph.12902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2014] [Revised: 08/21/2014] [Accepted: 08/29/2014] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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In patients with acute myocardial infarction, timely reperfusion is essential to limit infarct size. However, reperfusion also adds to myocardial injury. Brief episodes of ischaemia/reperfusion in the myocardium or on organ remote from the heart, before or shortly after sustained myocardial ischaemia effectively reduce infarct size, provided there is eventual reperfusion. Such conditioning phenomena have been established in many experimental studies and also translated to humans. The underlying signal transduction, that is the molecular identity of triggers, mediators and effectors, is not clear yet in detail, but several extracellular signalling molecules, such as adenosine, bradykinin and opioids, have been identified to contribute to cardioprotection by conditioning manoeuvres. Several trials have attempted the translation of cardioprotection by such autacoids into a clinical scenario of myocardial ischaemia and reperfusion. Adenosine and its selective agonists reduced infarct size in a few studies, but this benefit was not translated into improved clinical outcome. All studies with bradykinin or drugs which increase bradykinin's bioavailability reported reduced infarct size and some of them also improved clinical outcome. Synthetic opioid agonists did not result in a robust infarct size reduction, but this failure of translation may relate to the cardioprotective properties of the underlying anaesthesia per se or of the comparator drugs. The translation of findings in healthy, young animals with acute coronary occlusion/reperfusion to patients of older age, with a variety of co-morbidities and co-medications, suffering from different scenarios of myocardial ischaemia/reperfusion remains a challenge.
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- P Kleinbongard
- Institute for Pathophysiology, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University School of Medicine Essen, Essen, Germany
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Garcia N, Priego M, Hurtado E, Obis T, Santafe MM, Tomàs M, Lanuza MA, Tomàs J. Adenosine A2B and A3 receptor location at the mouse neuromuscular junction. J Anat 2014; 225:109-17. [PMID: 24754634 DOI: 10.1111/joa.12188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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To date, four subtypes of adenosine receptors have been cloned (A(1)R, A(2A)R, A(2B)R, and A(3)R). In a previous study we used confocal immunocytochemistry to identify A(1)R and A(2A)R receptors at mouse neuromuscular junctions (NMJs). The data shows that these receptors are localized differently in the three cells (muscle, nerve and glia) that configure the NMJs. A(1)R localizes in the terminal teloglial Schwann cell and nerve terminal, whereas A(2A)R localizes in the postsynaptic muscle and in the axon and nerve terminal. Here, we use Western blotting to investigate the presence of A(2B)R and A(3)R receptors in striated muscle and immunohistochemistry to localize them in the three cells of the adult neuromuscular synapse. The data show that A(2B)R and A(3)R receptors are present in the nerve terminal and muscle cells at the NMJs. Neither A(2B)R nor A(3)R receptors are localized in the Schwann cells. Thus, the four subtypes of adenosine receptors are present in the motor endings. The presence of these receptors in the neuromuscular synapse allows the receptors to be involved in the modulation of transmitter release.
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- Neus Garcia
- Unitat d'Histologia i Neurobiologia (UHN), Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
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Cardiovascular adenosine receptors: Expression, actions and interactions. Pharmacol Ther 2013; 140:92-111. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2013.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2013] [Accepted: 05/28/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Methner C, Lukowski R, Grube K, Loga F, Smith RAJ, Murphy MP, Hofmann F, Krieg T. Protection through postconditioning or a mitochondria-targeted S-nitrosothiol is unaffected by cardiomyocyte-selective ablation of protein kinase G. Basic Res Cardiol 2013; 108:337. [PMID: 23423145 DOI: 10.1007/s00395-013-0337-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2011] [Revised: 01/14/2013] [Accepted: 02/04/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Protein kinase G type I (PKGI) plays a critical role in survival signaling of pre- and postconditioning downstream of cardiac cGMP. However, it is unclear whether PKGI exerts its protective effects in the cardiomyocyte or if other cardiac cell types are involved, and whether nitric oxide (NO) metabolism can target cardiomyocyte mitochondria independently of cGMP/PKGI. We tested whether protection against reperfusion injury by ischemic postconditioning (IPost), soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC) activation and inhibition, adenosine A(2B) receptor (A(2B)AR) agonist, phosphodiesterase type-5 (PDE-5) inhibitor, or mitochondria-targeted S-nitrosothiol (MitoSNO) was affected by a cardiomyocyte-specific ablation of the PKGI gene in the mouse (CMG-KO). In situ hearts underwent 30 min of regional ischemia followed by 2 h of reperfusion. As expected, in CMG-CTRs all interventions at early reperfusion lead to profound infarct size reduction: IPost (six cycles of 10-s reperfusion and 10-s coronary occlusion) with or without treatment with the sGC inhibitor ODQ, treatment with the specific sGC activator BAY58-2667 (BAY58), the selective A(2B)AR agonist BAY60-6583 (BAY60), PDE-5 inhibitor sildenafil, and MitoSNO. MitoSNO accumulates within mitochondria, driven by the membrane potential, where it generates NO· and S-nitrosates thiol proteins. In contrast, the hearts of CMG-KO animals were not protected by BAY58 and sildenafil, whereas the protective effects of IPost, IPost with ODQ, BAY60, and MitoSNO were unaffected by the lack of PKGI. Taken together, PKGI is important for the protection against ischemia reperfusion injury afforded by sGC activation or PDE-5 inhibition. However, the beneficial effects of IPost, activation of the A(2B)AR, as well as the direct effects via mitochondrial S-nitrosation do not depend on PKGI in cardiomyocytes.
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- Carmen Methner
- Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital Box 110, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK
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Przyklenk K. Role of adenosine A(2B) receptor stimulation in ischaemic postconditioning: dawn of a new paradigm in cardioprotection. Cardiovasc Res 2012; 96:195-7; discussion 198-201. [PMID: 22843707 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvs181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Salie R, Moolman JA, Lochner A. The mechanism of beta-adrenergic preconditioning: roles for adenosine and ROS during triggering and mediation. Basic Res Cardiol 2012; 107:281. [PMID: 22797560 DOI: 10.1007/s00395-012-0281-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2010] [Revised: 06/15/2012] [Accepted: 06/29/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the mechanism of beta-adrenergic preconditioning (BPC). The roles of adenosine and its receptor subtypes, the generation of oxygen free radicals (ROS) and activation of the K(ATP) channels as well as the phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI(3)K)/PKB/Akt and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) signal transduction pathways during the triggering and mediation phases were evaluated. Using the isolated working rat heart, BPC was elicited by administration of denopamine (beta1 adrenergic receptor agonist, 10(-7) M), isoproterenol (beta1/beta2 adrenergic receptor agonist, 10(-7) M) or formoterol (beta2 adrenergic receptor agonist, 10(-9) M) for 5 min followed by 5 min washout. Index ischaemia was 35 min regional ischaemia and infarct size determined using the tetrazolium method. The role of adenosine was studied using adenosine deaminase and selective antagonists as well as the PI(3)K and ERK inhibitors, wortmannin and PD98,059, bracketing the triggering and mediating phases. Involvement of ROS, PKC, the mitochondrial K(ATP) channels, release of endogenous opioids and bradykinin was studied by administration of N-acetyl cysteine (NAC), bisindolylmaleimide, the K(ATP) channel blocker 5-hydroxydecanoate (5-HD), naloxone or HOE140, respectively. Activation of PKB/Akt and ERKp44/p42 during triggering and reperfusion was determined by Western blot. Preconditioning with all three beta-adrenergic receptor agonists caused a reduction in infarct size and an improvement in postischaemic function. BPC preconditioning with isoproterenol, denopamine or formoterol was abolished by the adenosine A3 receptor antagonist MRS1191 during both the triggering and mediation phases. Isoproterenol-induced preconditioning (beta1/beta2 PC) was attenuated by MRS1754, an adenosine A(2B) receptor antagonist, during the triggering phase and abolished during reperfusion. The mediation phase of beta1/beta2 PC was also abolished by ZM241385, an adenosine A(2A) antagonist. The free radical scavenger NAC caused a significant attenuation of cardioprotection induced by isoproterenol when administered during both trigger and mediation phases, while being effective during the trigger phase with denopamine and during reperfusion in formoterol preconditioned hearts. The mitochondrial K(ATP) channel blocker, 5-HD, was without effect on beta1/beta2 PC during both triggering and mediation phases. BPC in rat hearts is dependent on activation of the A(3) adenosine receptors by endogenously produced adenosine and production of free radicals during the triggering and mediation phases while the A(2A) and A(2B) adenosine receptors participate mainly during reperfusion. The mitochondrial K(ATP) channels do not contribute to cardioprotection at any stage. Activation of ERK and PI3K/PKB/Akt during the triggering and reperfusion phases is associated with cardioprotection.
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- Ruduwaan Salie
- Division Medical Physiology, Department Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg, Republic of South Africa
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Abd-Elfattah AS, Ding M, Jessen ME, Wechsler AS. On-pump inhibition of es-ENT1 nucleoside transporter and adenosine deaminase during aortic crossclamping entraps intracellular adenosine and protects against reperfusion injury: role of adenosine A1 receptor. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012; 144:243-9. [PMID: 22325325 PMCID: PMC3355204 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.09.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2011] [Revised: 09/14/2011] [Accepted: 09/28/2011] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The inhibition of adenosine deaminase with erythro-9 (2-hydroxy-3-nonyl)-adenine (EHNA) and the es-ENT1 transporter with p-nitro-benzylthioinosine (NBMPR), entraps myocardial intracellular adenosine during on-pump warm aortic crossclamping, leading to a complete recovery of cardiac function and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) during reperfusion. The differential role of entrapped intracellular and circulating adenosine in EHNA/NBMPR-mediated protection is unknown. Selective (8-cyclopentyl-1,3-dipropyl-xanthine) or nonselective [8-(p-sulfophenyl)theophyline] A1 receptor antagonists were used to block adenosine A1-receptor contribution in EHNA/NBMPR-mediated cardiac recovery. METHODS Anesthetized dogs (n = 45), instrumented to measure heart performance using sonomicrometry, were subjected to 30 minutes of warm aortic crossclamping and 60 minutes of reperfusion. Three boluses of the vehicle (series A) or 100 μM EHNA and 25 μM NBMPR (series B) were infused into the pump at baseline, before ischemia and before reperfusion. 8-Cyclopentyl-1,3-dipropyl-xanthine (10 μM) or 8-(p-sulfophenyl)theophyline (100 μM) was intra-aortically infused immediately after aortic crossclamping distal to the clamp in series A and series B. The ATP pool and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide was determined using high-performance liquid chromatography. RESULTS Ischemia depleted ATP in all groups by 50%. The adenosine/inosine ratios were more than 10-fold greater in series B than in series A (P < .001). ATP and function recovered in the EHNA/NBMPR-treated group (P < .05 vs control group). 8-Cyclopentyl-1,3-dipropyl-xanthine and 8-(p-sulfophenyl)theophyline partially reduced cardiac function in series A and B to the same degree but did not abolish the EHNA/NBMPR-mediated protection in series B. CONCLUSIONS In addition to the cardioprotection mediated by activation of the adenosine receptors by extracellular adenosine, EHNA/NBMPR entrapment of intracellular adenosine provided a significant component of myocardial protection despite adenosine A1 receptor blockade.
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- Anwar Saad Abd-Elfattah
- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, VA 23298-0068, USA.
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Yang Z, Sun W, Hu K. Molecular mechanism underlying adenosine receptor-mediated mitochondrial targeting of protein kinase C. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2012; 1823:950-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2011.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2011] [Revised: 12/16/2011] [Accepted: 12/21/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Abd-Elfattah AS, Aly H, Hanan S, Wechsler AS. Myocardial protection in beating heart cardiac surgery: I: pre- or postconditioning with inhibition of es-ENT1 nucleoside transporter and adenosine deaminase attenuates post-MI reperfusion-mediated ventricular fibrillation and regional contractile dysfunction. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012; 144:250-5. [PMID: 22329983 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.10.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2011] [Revised: 09/14/2011] [Accepted: 10/04/2011] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the role of the p-nitrobenzylthioinosine-sensitive equilibrative nucleoside transporter 1 (es-ENT1) in postmyocardial infarction reperfusion injury-mediated ventricular fibrillation and regional dysfunction. We used erythro-9 (2-hydroxy-3-nonyl)-adenine and p-nitrobenzylthioinosine to inhibit both adenosine deamination and transport in a canine model of off pump acute myocardial infarction. METHODS Anesthetized adult dogs (n = 37), instrumented to monitor the percentage of systolic segmental shortening and wall thickening using sonomicrometry, underwent 90 minutes of left anterior descending coronary artery occlusion and 120 minutes of reperfusion. Myocardial coronary blood flow, adenosine triphosphate pool, infarct size, and the incident of ventricular fibrillation and cardioversion were also measured. The dogs received an intravenous infusion of the vehicle (control) or 100 μM of erythro-9 (2-hydroxy-3-nonyl)-adenine and 25 μM p-nitrobenzylthioinosine before ischemia (preconditioning group) or just before reperfusion (postconditioning group). RESULTS In the control group, adenosine triphosphate depletion was associated with the accumulation of more inosine than adenosine during ischemia and washed out during reperfusion. Myocardial adenosine and inosine were the major nucleosides in the pre- and postconditioning groups during ischemia and remained detectable during reperfusion. In both groups, recovery of systolic segmental shortening and wall thickening and a reduction in the incidence of ventricular fibrillation (P < .05 vs the control group) coincided with retention of myocardial nucleosides. The infarct size in the 3 groups was not significantly different, independent of myocardial blood flow during ischemia. CONCLUSIONS Preconditioning or postconditioning with erythro-9 (2-hydroxy-3-nonyl)-adenine/p-nitrobenzylthioinosine significantly reduced the incidence of ventricular fibrillation and cardioversion and attenuated regional contractile dysfunction mediated by postmyocardial infarction reperfusion injury. It is concluded that p-nitrobenzylthioinosine-sensitive equilibrative nucleoside transporter 1 played a major role in these events.
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- Anwar Saad Abd-Elfattah
- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, VA 23298-0068, USA.
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Cai M, Huttinger ZM, He H, Zhang W, Li F, Goodman LA, Wheeler DG, Druhan LJ, Zweier JL, Dwyer KM, He G, d'Apice AJF, Robson SC, Cowan PJ, Gumina RJ. Transgenic over expression of ectonucleotide triphosphate diphosphohydrolase-1 protects against murine myocardial ischemic injury. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2011; 51:927-35. [PMID: 21939667 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2011.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2011] [Revised: 08/23/2011] [Accepted: 09/03/2011] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Modulation of purinergic signaling is critical to myocardial homeostasis. Ectonucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase 1 (ENTPD-1; CD39) which converts the proinflammatory molecules ATP or ADP to AMP is a key regulator of purinergic modulation. However, the salutary effects of transgenic over expression of ENTPD-1 on myocardial response to ischemic injury have not been tested to date. Therefore we hypothesized that ENTPD-1 over expression affords myocardial protection from ischemia-reperfusion injury via specific cell signaling pathways. ENTPD-1 transgenic mice, which over express human ENTPDase-1, and wild-type (WT) littermates were subjected to either ex vivo or in vivo ischemia-reperfusion injury. Infarct size, inflammatory cell infiltrate and intracellular signaling molecule activation were evaluated. Infarct size was significantly reduced in ENTPD-1 versus WT hearts in both ex vivo and in vivo studies. Following ischemia-reperfusion injury, ENTPD-1 cardiac tissues demonstrated an increase in the phosphorylation of the cellular signaling molecule extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1/2 (ERK 1/2) and glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β). Resistance to myocardial injury was abrogated by treatment with a non-selective adenosine receptor antagonist, 8-SPT or the more selective A(2B) adenosine receptor antagonist, MRS 1754, but not the A(1) selective antagonists, DPCPX. Additionally, treatment with the ERK 1/2 inhibitor PD98059 or the mitochondrial permeability transition pore opener, atractyloside, abrogated the cardiac protection provided by ENTPDase-1 expression. These results suggest that transgenic ENTPDase-1 expression preferentially conveys myocardial protection from ischemic injury via adenosine A(2B) receptor engagement and associated phosphorylation of the cellular protective signaling molecules, Akt, ERK 1/2 and GSK-3β that prevents detrimental opening of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore.
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- Ming Cai
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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Robin E, Sabourin J, Benoit R, Pedretti S, Raddatz E. Adenosine A1 receptor activation is arrhythmogenic in the developing heart through NADPH oxidase/ERK- and PLC/PKC-dependent mechanisms. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2011; 51:945-54. [PMID: 21907719 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2011.08.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2011] [Revised: 08/06/2011] [Accepted: 08/24/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Whether adenosine, a crucial regulator of the developing cardiovascular system, can provoke arrhythmias in the embryonic/fetal heart remains controversial. Here, we aimed to establish a mechanistic basis of how an adenosinergic stimulation alters function of the developing heart. Spontaneously beating hearts or dissected atria and ventricle obtained from 4-day-old chick embryos were exposed to adenosine or specific agonists of the receptors A(1)AR (CCPA), A(2A)AR (CGS-21680) and A(3)AR (IB-MECA). Expression of the receptors was determined by quantitative PCR. The functional consequences of blockade of NADPH oxidase, extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), phospholipase C (PLC), protein kinase C (PKC) and L-type calcium channel (LCC) in combination with adenosine or CCPA, were investigated in vitro by electrocardiography. Furthermore, the time-course of ERK phosphorylation was determined by western blotting. Expression of A(1)AR, A(2A)AR and A(2B)AR was higher in atria than in ventricle while A(3)AR was equally expressed. Adenosine (100μM) triggered transient atrial ectopy and second degree atrio-ventricular blocks (AVB) whereas CCPA induced mainly Mobitz type I AVB. Atrial rhythm and atrio-ventricular propagation fully recovered after 60min. These arrhythmias were prevented by the specific A(1)AR antagonist DPCPX. Adenosine and CCPA transiently increased ERK phosphorylation and induced arrhythmias in isolated atria but not in ventricle. By contrast, A(2A)AR and A(3)AR agonists had no effect. Interestingly, the proarrhythmic effect of A(1)AR stimulation was markedly reduced by inhibition of NADPH oxidase, ERK, PLC, PKC or LCC. Moreover, NADPH oxidase inhibition or antioxidant MPG prevented both A(1)AR-mediated arrhythmias and ERK phosphorylation. These results suggest that pacemaking and conduction disturbances are induced via A(1)AR through concomitant stimulation of NADPH oxidase and PLC, followed by downstream activation of ERK and PKC with LCC as possible target.
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- Elodie Robin
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, CH-1005, Switzerland.
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Xin W, Yang X, Rich TC, Krieg T, Barrington R, Cohen MV, Downey JM. All preconditioning-related G protein-coupled receptors can be demonstrated in the rabbit cardiomyocyte. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther 2011; 17:190-8. [PMID: 21828281 DOI: 10.1177/1074248411416815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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G protein-coupled receptors for adenosine (A(1), A(3), A(2A), and A(2B)), bradykinin (B(1)) and opioids (δ) are all involved in the mechanism of ischemic preconditioning. Although the heart is comprised of many tissue types, it has been assumed that preconditioning's protective signaling occurs in the cardiomyocyte. We critically tested that hypothesis by testing for the presence of each of these receptors in isolated adult rabbit ventricular myocytes that had been transfected with cyclic nucleotide-gated (CNG) ion channels. Because subsarcolemmal cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) opens the CNG channels, we could monitor cAMP levels within a single cardiomyocyte by measuring channel current with a patch pipette. The presence of a receptor would be confirmed if we could alter cAMP in the cell with a selective agonist to the receptor being studied. Superfusion with the β-adrenergic G(s)-coupled receptor agonist isoproterenol (50 nmol/L) transiently increased cAMP levels and, therefore, channel current. Pretreatment with selective agonists to A(1) or A(3) adenosine receptors (ARs) that are G(i)-coupled markedly attenuated the response to isoproterenol, indicating inhibition of adenylyl cyclase by increased G(i) activity. Agonists to bradykinin or δ-opioid receptors also attenuated isoproterenol's response. A(2A)AR and A(2B)AR are G(s)-coupled. The A(2A)AR-selective agonist CGS21680 increased current through CNG channels but only in the presence of phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitors, indicating low surface receptor activity and high intracellular PDE activity. As we previously reported, BAY 60-6583, an A(2B)AR-selective agonist which mimics preconditioning's protection in rabbit heart, neither increased nor decreased membrane current in transfected cardiomyocytes, suggesting the absence or a markedly limited number of A(2B)AR in the sarcolemma. However, reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) of purified cardiomyocytes yielded an A(2B)AR band, implying that rabbit cardiomyocytes do indeed express A(2B)AR. These data reveal that all receptors reported to be involved in ischemic preconditioning do exist on or within the cardiomyocyte.
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- Wenkuan Xin
- Department of Pharmacology, University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile, AL 36688, USA
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Yang X, Xin W, Yang XM, Kuno A, Rich TC, Cohen MV, Downey JM. A2B adenosine receptors inhibit superoxide production from mitochondrial complex I in rabbit cardiomyocytes via a mechanism sensitive to Pertussis toxin. Br J Pharmacol 2011; 163:995-1006. [PMID: 21366548 PMCID: PMC3130946 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2011.01288.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2009] [Revised: 01/04/2011] [Accepted: 01/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE A(2B) adenosine receptors protect against ischaemia/reperfusion injury by activating survival kinases including extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K). However, the underlying mechanism(s) and signalling pathway(s) remain undefined. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH HEK 293 cells stably transfected with human A(2B) adenosine receptors (HEK-A(2B) ) and isolated adult rabbit cardiomyocytes were used to assay phosphorylation of ERK by Western blot and cation flux through cAMP-gated channels by patch clamp methods. Generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by mitochondria was measured with a fluorescent dye. KEY RESULTS In HEK-A(2B) cells, the selective A(2B) receptor agonist Bay 60-6583 (Bay 60) increased ERK phosphorylation and cAMP levels, detected by current through cAMP-gated ion channels. However, increased cAMP or its downstream target protein kinase A was not involved in ERK phosphorylation. Pertussis toxin (PTX) blocked ERK phosphorylation, suggesting receptor coupling to G(i) or G(o) proteins. Phosphorylation was also blocked by inhibition of PI3K (with wortmannin) or of ERK kinase (MEK1/2, with PD 98059) but not by inhibition of NO synthase (NOS). In cardiomyocytes, Bay 60 did not affect cAMP levels but did block the increased superoxide generation induced by rotenone, a mitochondrial complex I inhibitor. This effect of Bay 60 was inhibited by PD 98059, wortmannin or PTX. Inhibition of NOS blocked superoxide production because NOS is downstream of ERK. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS Activation of A(2B) adenosine receptors reduced superoxide generation from mitochondrial complex I through G(i/o) , ERK, PI3K, and NOS, all of which have been implicated in ischaemic preconditioning.
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- Xiulan Yang
- Department of Physiology Pharmacology Medicine, University of South Alabama, College of Medicine, Mobile, AL 36688, USA
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