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Kotsopoulou I, Vyas AK, Cory MJ, Chan CS, Jagarapu J, Gill S, Mudduluru M, Angelis D. Developmental changes of the fetal and neonatal thyroid gland and functional consequences on the cardiovascular system. J Perinatol 2022; 42:1576-1586. [PMID: 36376450 DOI: 10.1038/s41372-022-01559-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Revised: 10/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Thyroid hormones play an important role in the development and function of the cardiac myocyte. Dysregulation of the thyroid hormone milieu affects the fetal cardiac cells via complex molecular mechanisms, either by altering gene expression or directly by affecting post-translational processes. This review offers a comprehensive summary of the effects of thyroid hormones on the developing cardiovascular system and its adaptation. Furthermore, we will highlight the gaps in knowledge and provide suggestions for future research.
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- Ioanna Kotsopoulou
- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Division of Pediatrics and Endocrinology, College of Medicine, California Northstate University, Elk Grove, CA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
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Amiodarone is a potent antiarrhythmic drug associated with thyroid dysfunction. Its high iodine content causes inhibition of 5'-deiodinase activity. Most patients remain euthyroid. Amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis (AIT) or amiodarone-induced hypothyroidism (AIH) may occur depending on the iodine status of individuals and prior thyroid disease. AIT is caused by excess iodine-induced thyroid hormone synthesis (type I AIT) or by destructive thyroiditis (type II AIT). If the medical condition allows it, discontinuation of the drug is recommended in type I AIT. Otherwise, large doses of thioamides are required. Type II AIT is treated with corticosteroids. Mixed cases require a combination of both drugs. Potassium perchlorate has been used to treat resistant cases of type I AIT but use is limited by toxicity. Thyroidectomy, plasmapheresis, lithium, and radioiodine are used in select cases of AIT. AIH is successfully treated with levothyroxine. Screening for thyroid disease before starting amiodarone and periodic monitoring of thyroid function tests are advocated.
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Shahar A, Reuveny S, David Y, Budu C, Shainberg A. Cerebral neurons, skeletal myoblasts, and cardiac muscle cells cultured on macroporous beads. Biotechnol Bioeng 2009; 43:826-31. [PMID: 18615806 DOI: 10.1002/bit.260430817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Biodegradable macroporous spherical microcarriers (MCs) offer a suitable substrate for adhesion, growth, and differentiation of cerebral neurons, skeletal myoblasts, and cardiac cells. The cavernous structure of these gelatin beads supplies a large surface and a tridimensional habitat for cell propagation. Within hours from their seeding, all three cell types became firmly attached to the MCs, forming cell-MC aggregates, which remained floating in the medium. Neuronal aggregates were composed mainly of single or groups of perikarya, and their sprouted nerve processes formed a ramified network. In skeletal muscle aggregates, fusion of myoblasts into myotubes occurred within 5 days. The myotubes, arranged in bundles having the same orientation, became striated and the whole aggregate, or parts of it, contracted spontaneously. Cardiac cells divided in the aggregate to form one or more layers of flat cells, which exhibited single microvilli. The cells were interconnected at uneven intervals and the whole aggregate contracted actively. Morphological and biochemical analysis of sampled aggregates ensured that cells reached the proper stage of maturation and could be used for either physiological and pharmacological studies or implantation into injured or dystrophic tissue.
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- A Shahar
- Department of Virology, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona 70450, Israel
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Thyroid hormones and cardiac arrhythmias. Vascul Pharmacol 2009; 52:102-12. [PMID: 19850152 DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2009.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2009] [Accepted: 10/05/2009] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Thyroid hormone plays an important role in cardiac electrophysiology and Ca2+ handling through both genomic and nongenomic mechanisms of action, while both actions can interfere. Chronic changes in the amount of circulating thyroid hormone due to thyroid dysfunction or systemic disease result in structural, electrophysiological and Ca2+ handling remodeling, while acute changes may affect basal activity of cardiac cells membrane systems. Consequently, long-term or rapid modulation of sarcolemmal ion channels, Ca2+ cycling proteins and intercellular communicating channels by thyroid hormone may affect heart function as well as susceptibility of the heart to arrhythmias. This aspect including pro- and anti-arrhythmic potential of thyroid hormone is highlighted in this review.
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Yu Z, Huang CX, Wang SY, Wang T, Xu L. Thyroid hormone predisposes rabbits to atrial arrhythmias by shortening monophasic action period and effective refractory period: results from an in vivo study. J Endocrinol Invest 2009; 32:253-7. [PMID: 19542744 DOI: 10.1007/bf03346462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Atrial arrhythmias are common complications of hyperthyroidism, but the underlying mechanisms remain to be further clarified. Thus, in this study, we try to investigate the effects of thyroid hormone on atrial electrophysiology by using a hyperthyroidism model in vivo. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-four New Zealand white rabbits were randomized into Thyroxine group (no.=12) and Control group (no.=12). In Thyroxine group, Levo-thyroxine (L-T(4)) solution (1 mg/kg x d(-1)) was injected daily into the peritoneum for 2 weeks. In Control group, the same amount of saline was injected. On day 15, 8 rabbits in each group were chosen randomly to receive electrophysiological experiment in vivo, in which electrophysiological parameters and atrial arrhythmias induced by electrical stimulation were recorded and serum thyroid hormone levels were examined. The others were killed so as to exam the L-type calcium current of atrium. RESULTS Atrial monophasic action potential at 90 repolarization (AMAP(90)) and effective refractory period (AERP) were significantly shorter in Thyroxine group than in Control group (AMAP(90): 103.21+/-1.94 vs 122.14+/-6.13, p<0.01; AERP: 82.69+/-0.99 vs 102.46+/-2.32, p<0.01). There are significant differences in the incidence of atrial arrhythmias between the two groups. The mean peak of L-type calcium current (I(Ca,L)) densities (pA/pF) at -10mV was significantly higher in Thyroxine group than in Control group (-8.59+/-0.68 vs -6.54+/-0.49, no.=8, p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS In our hyperthyroidism model, thyroid hormone predisposed rabbits to atrial arrhythmias by shortening AMAP and AERP, which might be associated with increased I(Ca,L) current densities in atrium.
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- Z Yu
- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Iglesias P. Repercusiones del tratamiento con amiodarona sobre la función tiroidea y su manejo actual. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/s1575-0922(07)71465-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Zinman T, Shneyvays V, Tribulova N, Manoach M, Shainberg A. Acute, nongenomic effect of thyroid hormones in preventing calcium overload in newborn rat cardiocytes. J Cell Physiol 2006; 207:220-31. [PMID: 16331687 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.20562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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In this study, we examined the acute effects of thyroid hormones (TH) T(3) and T(4), leading to improvement of myocardial function through activation of Ca(2+) extrusion mechanisms and, consequently, prevention of intracellular calcium overload. Extracellular calcium elevation from 1.8 to 3.8 mM caused immediate increase in intracellular calcium level ([Ca(2+)](i)) in newborn cardiomyocyte cultures. Administration of 10 or 100 nM T(3) or T(4) rapidly (within 10 sec) decreased [Ca(2+)](i) to its control level. Similar results were obtained when [Ca(2+)](i) was elevated by decreasing extracellular Na(+) concentration, causing backward influx of Ca(2+) through Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchanger, or by administration of caffeine, releasing Ca(2+) from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR). Under these conditions, T(3) or T(4) decreased [Ca(2+)](i). T(3) and T(4) also exhibited protective effects during ischemia. T(3) or T(4) presence during hypoxia for 120 min in culture medium restricted the increase of [Ca(2+)](i) and prevented the pathological effects of its overload. An inhibitor of SR Ca(2+)-ATPase (SERCA2a), thapsigargin, increases [Ca(2+)](i) and in its presence neither T(3) nor T(4) had any effect on the [Ca(2+)](i) level. The reduction of [Ca(2+)](i) level by T(3) and T(4) was also blocked in the presence of H-89 (a PKA inhibitor), and by calmodulin inhibitors. The effect of TH on the reduction of [Ca(2+)](i) was prevented by propranolol, indicating that the hormones exert their effect through interaction with adrenergic receptors. These results support our hypothesis that TH prevent calcium overload in newborn rat cardiomyocytes, most likely by a direct, acute, and nongenomic effect on Ca(2+) transport into the SR.
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- T Zinman
- Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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Bogazzi F, Raggi F, Ultimieri F, Russo D, Cosci C, Cecchetti P, Dell'Unto E, Sardella C, Tonacchera M, Vitti P, Benzi L, Bartalena L, Martino E. Uptake of amiodarone by thyroidal and non-thyroidal cell lines. J Endocrinol Invest 2006; 29:61-6. [PMID: 16553035 DOI: 10.1007/bf03349178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Amiodarone perturbs thyroid function, causing overt hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism in 15% of patients. Changes in thyroid function are likely due, at least in part, to amiodarone and/or desethylamiodarone (DEA) concentration into the thyroid gland, but mechanisms whereby the drug uptake occurred are not known. Thyroidal (FRTL-5) or non-thyroidal [Chinese hamster ovary wild-type (CHOwt) or CHO stably transfected with NIS (CHO-NIS)] cells were exposed to 10 microM amiodarone or DEA. Cellular content of both drugs was measured by HPLC and normalized by protein concentration. Cellular concentration of the two drugs was higher in FRTL-5 (mean +/- SD 17.2 +/- 1.2 microg/mg protein of amiodarone and 18.9 +/- 0.7 microg/mg protein of DEA) than in CHO-NIS and CHOwt cells (10.8 +/- 0.8 microg/mg protein and 12.8 +/- 0.2 microg/mg protein, respectively, of amiodarone (p < 0.004); 11.9 +/- 0.1 microg/mg protein and 11 +/- 0.2 microg/mg protein, respectively, of DEA (p < 0.0002). DEA concentration was higher than that of amiodarone in all cell lines (p < 0.002). Differences between FRTL-5 and CHO cell lines were not dependent on TSH: in fact, cellular content of either drug did not change in the presence or absence of TSH in the culture medium. NIS did not intervene in amiodarone or DEA entry into thyroid cells, since amiodarone and DEA content was the same in CHOwt and CHO-NIS cells; in addition, KClO4 inhibited NIS function, but had no effect on drug uptake by the cells. At variance, 80 microM DEA reduced 125I uptake by CHO-NIS cells by 40% at 30 min without affecting cell viability. In conclusion, mechanisms whereby amiodarone is taken up by thyroid cells remain largely unknown, but the two main factors involved in thyroid-specific cellular transport, ie, NIS and TSH, seem to be excluded.
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- F Bogazzi
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
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Brørs O, Sharikabad MN, Jørgen J. Sarcolemmal beta-adrenoceptors determined in rat ventricular heart biopsies with (-)-[3H]CGP-12177. PHARMACOLOGY & TOXICOLOGY 2002; 91:166-73. [PMID: 12530466 DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0773.2002.910403.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Binding of the hydrophilic beta-adrenoceptor ligand (-)-[H]CGP-12177 was investigated by incubating biopsies from rat hearts (left ventricle/interventricular septum) to elucidate the applicability of this approach in determining the content of cell membrane beta-adrenoceptors in heart biopsies. Binding of (-)-[3H]CGP-12177 at 1 nM and 37 degrees reached maximum after 4-10 hr and declined after 10 hr. Binding of (-)-[3H]CGP-12177 at nM and 4 degrees reached equilibrium at 24 hr and was stable up to 96 hr. Total and specific binding was independent of biopsy size in the weight range of 4-35 mg. Competition binding studies with (+)- and (-)-isoprenaline showed that binding was stereospecific. Non-specific binding, determined in the presence of 5 microM (-)-timolol, was 6-8% of total binding at 0.1 nM (at Kd) and 15% of total binding at 1 nM (-)-[3H]CGP-12177. The coefficient of variation for total binding was 5.1%. Dissociation initiated at equilibrium showed complete reversibility of specific binding and was monoexponential with half-life of 0.6 hr at 37 degrees and 30.1 hr at 4 degrees. Binding-saturation experiments at 4 degrees showed beta-adrenoceptor density of 7 fmol/mg wet weight and equilibrium dissociation constant of 0.1 nM. Kd calculated from the rate constants of association and dissociation was 0.15 nM. Rapid freezing of tissue in liquid nitrogen with subsequent thawing and binding at 4 degrees C reduced receptor density by 21%. Density of beta-adrenoceptors did not differ in hearts from lean and obese insulin resistant Zucker rats. The results show that the method allows direct determination of sarcolemmal beta-adrenoceptors in small myocardial biopsies at 4 degrees with a minimum of preparation and equipment, using (-)-[3H]CGP-12177 . The method may be useful for other hydrophilic ligands.
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- Odd Brørs
- Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Clinical Chemistry Department, Ullevål University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
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Budu CE, Balas N, Nawrath H, Wegener JW, Shainberg A. Increased cardiac alpha-1-adrenoceptor density in rats following treatment with amiodarone. J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol 2002; 12:33-47. [PMID: 11414506 DOI: 10.1515/jbcpp.2001.12.1.33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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This study was undertaken to investigate the interaction between amiodarone and alpha-1-adrenoceptors in rat cardiac cells. The level (Bmax) and affinity (Kd) of alpha-1-adrenoceptors in heart cells were determined by [3H]prazosin radioligand binding following amiodarone treatment. In cultured intact cardiocytes treated for 48 h with 10 microM amiodarone, [3H]prazosin binding increased by 31% compared with the control cells (p<0.05). The increase was both dose and time dependent and was found to be specific because no significant change occurred in creatine kinase activity. Additionally, under the same conditions, an increase in [3H]prazosin binding to cultured cardiocyte cell membranes was also obtained. Oral gavage of amiodarone to rats for 8 d resulted in a 25% increase in [3H]prazosin binding to isolated ventricle membranes compared with control rats (p<0.05). We conclude that amiodarone treatment can increase the response to alpha-1-adrenoceptors agonist in the heart due to an increase in the density of alpha-1-adrenoceptors.
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- C E Budu
- Gonda (Goldschmied) Medical Diagnostic Research Center, Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
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Amiodarone is a benzofuranic-derivative iodine-rich drug widely used for the treatment of tachyarrhythmias and, to a lesser extent, of ischemic heart disease. It often causes changes in thyroid function tests (typically an increase in serum T(4) and rT(3), and a decrease in serum T(3), concentrations), mainly related to the inhibition of 5'-deiodinase activity, resulting in a decrease in the generation of T(3) from T(4) and a decrease in the clearance of rT(3). In 14-18% of amiodarone-treated patients, there is overt thyroid dysfunction, either amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis (AIT) or amiodarone-induced hypothyroidism (AIH). Both AIT and AIH may develop either in apparently normal thyroid glands or in glands with preexisting, clinically silent abnormalities. Preexisting Hashimoto's thyroiditis is a definite risk factor for the occurrence of AIH. The pathogenesis of iodine-induced AIH is related to a failure to escape from the acute Wolff-Chaikoff effect due to defects in thyroid hormonogenesis, and, in patients with positive thyroid autoantibody tests, to concomitant Hashimoto's thyroiditis. AIT is primarily related to excess iodine-induced thyroid hormone synthesis in an abnormal thyroid gland (type I AIT) or to amiodarone-related destructive thyroiditis (type II AIT), but mixed forms frequently exist. Treatment of AIH consists of L-T(4) replacement while continuing amiodarone therapy; alternatively, if feasible, amiodarone can be discontinued, especially in the absence of thyroid abnormalities, and the natural course toward euthyroidism can be accelerated by a short course of potassium perchlorate treatment. In type I AIT the main medical treatment consists of the simultaneous administration of thionamides and potassium perchlorate, while in type II AIT, glucocorticoids are the most useful therapeutic option. Mixed forms are best treated with a combination of thionamides, potassium perchlorate, and glucocorticoids. Radioiodine therapy is usually not feasible due to the low thyroidal radioiodine uptake, while thyroidectomy can be performed in cases resistant to medical therapy, with a slightly increased surgical risk.
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- E Martino
- Dipartimento di Endocrinologia e Metabolismo, University of Pisa, Ospedale de Cisanello, via Paradisa, 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
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Shahrara S, Drvota V. Thyroid hormone alpha1 and beta1 receptor mRNA are downregulated by amiodarone in mouse myocardium. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 1999; 34:261-7. [PMID: 10445678 DOI: 10.1097/00005344-199908000-00012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Amiodarone, a powerful antiarrhythmic drug, may exert its effect by antagonism of the thyroid hormone, probably at the receptor level. The aim of this study was to investigate whether amiodarone affects the levels of thyroid hormone receptor (TR) messenger RNA (mRNA) subtypes in mouse hearts. Mice were treated with 10, 25, and 50 mg/kg body weight (BW) amiodarone or vehicle (propyleneglycol) intraperitoneally, daily for 14 days. The heart rate dose-dependently decreased in the 25 mg/kg BW (p < 0.05) and 50 mg/kg BW (p < 0.005) amiodarone-treated mice compared with control. Serum T3 levels were significantly decreased by 25% (4.2 +/- 0.7 pM) in the 50 mg/kg BW amiodarone group in comparison to control (5.6 +/- 1.4 pM; p < 0.05). The serum T4 levels were 1.3 times higher in 50 mg/kg BW amiodarone-treated mice (13.2 +/-1.6 pM) compared with the control (10.3 +/- 1.3 pM; p < 0.005). Determination of TRalpha1, alpha2, beta1, and beta2 mRNA in the heart were performed by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)/enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Both in treated and untreated mice, TRalpha2 mRNA had the highest density in mouse heart, whereas TRbeta2 mRNA had the lowest density. Amiodarone dose-dependently downregulated the levels of TRalpha1 and beta1 mRNA in comparison to the control. There were, however, no differences in the TRalpha2 and TRbeta2 mRNA levels in the mice heart treated with different doses of amiodarone in comparison with the control group. In conclusion, this study shows that amiodarone subtype selectively downregulates the TR mRNA levels in mouse myocardium in a dose-dependent manner. These results support a thyroid hormone-dependent action of amiodarone.
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- S Shahrara
- Department of Cardiology, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge Hospital, Sweden
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Adli H, Bazin R, Perret GY. Interaction of amiodarone and triiodothyronine on the expression of beta-adrenoceptors in brown adipose tissue of rat. Br J Pharmacol 1999; 126:1455-61. [PMID: 10217540 PMCID: PMC1565924 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0702456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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1. This study was undertaken to evaluate in vivo the influence of amiodarone on the effects of triiodothyronine (T3) in brown adipose tissue (BAT) which are independent of thyroid hormone synthesis and of the conversion of thyroxine (T4) to T3. Thyroidectomized rats were given a replacement dose of T3 (0.5 mg kg(-1) p.o. daily for 3 days) with or without amiodarone (50 mg kg(-1) p.o. daily for 1 week). 2. As assessed by RT-PCR, treatment of thyroidectomized rats with T3 caused a 2 fold decrease in beta3-adrenoceptor (beta3-AR) mRNA levels and a 2 fold increase in beta1-AR mRNA levels. 3. Binding studies using [3H]-CGP 12177 as a ligand showed that treatment of thyoidectomized rats with T3 resulted in a 70% decrease in beta3-AR number and in an 80% increase in beta1-AR in BAT membranes. 4. T3-treatment abolished the increase in BAT adenylyl cyclase (AC) activity induced by CGP12177 in thyroidectomized rats. It also decreased the amount of Gi protein (ADP-ribosylation) by 30%. 5. At variance with the literature on the heart, amiodarone administration did not inhibit the positive effect of T3 on beta1-AR expression in BAT in thyroidectomized rats. However, it antagonized the effect of T3 on beta3-AR number, but not on AC activity or on Gi expression. 6. These results indicate that the effects of thyroid hormones on the responsiveness of BAT to catecholamines involves both receptor and post-receptor mechanisms, they also suggest that interaction between amiodarone and thyroid hormones is highly tissue-specific and depends on the beta-AR subtype.
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MESH Headings
- Adenylyl Cyclases/drug effects
- Adenylyl Cyclases/metabolism
- Adipose Tissue, Brown/drug effects
- Adipose Tissue, Brown/metabolism
- Adrenergic beta-Agonists/pharmacology
- Adrenergic beta-Antagonists/pharmacology
- Amiodarone/pharmacology
- Animals
- Anti-Arrhythmia Agents/pharmacology
- Drug Interactions
- GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-Go/drug effects
- GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-Go/metabolism
- GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gs/drug effects
- GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gs/metabolism
- Gene Expression/drug effects
- Isoproterenol/pharmacology
- Male
- Propanolamines/pharmacology
- Proteins/drug effects
- Proteins/metabolism
- RNA, Messenger/drug effects
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Receptors, Adrenergic, beta/drug effects
- Receptors, Adrenergic, beta/genetics
- Triiodothyronine/pharmacology
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- H Adli
- Laboratoire de Pharmacologie Clinique et Expérimentale, Université Paris Nord, Bobigny, France.
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El-Ani D, Jacobson KA, Shainberg A. Regulation of A1 adenosine receptors by amiodarone and electrical stimulation in rat myocardial cells in vitro. Biochem Pharmacol 1997; 54:583-7. [PMID: 9337074 PMCID: PMC5470623 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-2952(97)00177-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The effects of conditions that either increase or decrease heart rate on the pharmacological properties of adenosine receptors in cultured rat myocytes were examined. Levels of A1 adenosine receptors, following prolonged treatment with electrical stimulation (ES) or the antiarrhythmic drug amiodarone, were determined using radioligand binding with the specific A1 receptor antagonist [3H]1,3-dipropyl-8-cyclopentylxanthine (CPX). The effects of lowering temperature were also explored. Exposure to amiodarone for 4 days reduced the density of A1 receptors by 19% (from 24.7 +/- 0.4 to 20.09 +/- 0.3 fmol/dish) and inhibited the rate of contraction by 60% (from 188 +/- 16 to 76 +/- 30 beats/min), without changing the receptor affinity, protein content, creatine kinase (CK) activity or cell number. Electrical stimulation at 25 degrees C elevated the density of A1 adenosine receptors by 185% (from 4.1 +/- 0.4 to 11.69 +/- 2.1 fmol/dish). Four days of reduced temperature (from 37 degrees C to either 30 or 25 degrees C) lowered the density of A1 adenosine receptors by 69 or 86%, respectively (from 24.1 +/- 1.2 to 7.4 +/- 0.4 or 3.4 +/- 0.3 fmol/dish), with no significant change in the receptor affinity, activity of CK, or lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), protein content or cell number. The observed up- and down-regulation of A1 adenosine receptors in primary myocyte cultures in response to conditions that exogenously alter the rate of contraction, is indicative of the role of adenosine receptors in adaptation of heart cells to stress.
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- Dalia El-Ani
- The Otto Meyerhoff Drug Receptor Center, Department of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 52900, Israel
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- Molecular Recognition Section, Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, NIH, NIDDK, Bethesda, MD 20892, U.S.A
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- The Otto Meyerhoff Drug Receptor Center, Department of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 52900, Israel
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el-Ani D, Jacobson KA, Shainberg A. Effects of theophylline and dibutyryl-cAMP on adenosine receptors and heart rate in cultured cardiocytes. J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol 1996; 7:347-62. [PMID: 9080309 PMCID: PMC5472055 DOI: 10.1515/jbcpp.1996.7.4.347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The effects of chronic exposure to the adenosine antagonist theophylline (Theo) and dibutyryl cyclic-AMP, a membrane-permeant derivative of the second messenger 3', 5'-cyclic-AMP (cAMP), on contractions and adenosine receptor levels in cultured cardiocytes were studied. Binding of the A1-adenosine receptor antagonist [3H]8-cyclopentyl-1,3-dipropylxanthine ([3H]CPX) was used to monitor the level of the receptors in intact cardiocytes. Both Theo and cAMP stimulated the rate of contraction and also increased the density of adenosine receptors. The Bmax value for [3H]CPX binding to intact cardiocytes was increased by 45-47% following 4 days of exposure to either 50 microM Theo or 100 microM cAMP. Scatchard analysis indicated that the affinity of the A1 receptors for [3H]CPX remained unchanged (Kd 0.1-0.2 nM). No significant differences were observed in protein content or in cell number. A linear correlation was achieved between the level of A1-adenosine receptors and heart rate at various Theo and dibutyryl-cAMP concentrations, although Theo was more efficient in elevation of the receptor density. Increases of 82, 78, 138 and 235% in A1 receptor density and increases of 63, 59, 66 and 150% in heart rate were obtained following 5 days of treatment with 1, 10, and 1000 microM of Theo, respectively. It is concluded that there is a linkage between the rate of cardiac contractions and the level of adenosine receptors. Thus, changes in the density of adenosine receptors may compensate for chronic drug-induced changes in cardiac contractile activity so as to restore conditions to the normal state.
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- D el-Ani
- Otto Meyerhoff Drug Receptor Center, Department of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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Bergman M, Cohen F, Schlesinger H, Kessler-Icekson G. Effects of amiodarone on beating rate and Na-K-ATPase activity in cultured neonatal rat heart myocytes. GENERAL PHARMACOLOGY 1995; 26:285-90. [PMID: 7590075 DOI: 10.1016/0306-3623(94)00178-p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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1. The purpose of this study was to examine the possibility that the cellular action of amiodarone is mediated by inhibition of thyroid hormone regulatory functions within the myocardial cell. We measured the rate of cell beating and the activity of Na-K-ATPase in cultured neonatal rat heart myocytes. 2. Amiodarone (0.25 and 1 microgram/ml) reduced beating rate up to 75% within 20 min, and Na-K-ATPase activity up to 40% within 2 hr. No toxic effects were detected in the treated cells. 3. The inhibitory actions of amiodarone on beating rate and Na-K-ATPase activity were the same in myocytes grown in the presence or absence of 3-iodothyronine (T3, 5 nM). 4. These data indicate that amiodarone affects beating rate and Na-K-ATPase activity independently of thyroid hormone. It is suggested that interference of amiodarone with thyroid hormone action is not the only mechanism by which this drug modulates some functions of the myocardial cell.
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- M Bergman
- Hasharon Hospital, Petah-Tikva, Israel
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el-Ani D, Jacobson KA, Shainberg A. Regulation of adenosine receptors in cultured heart cells. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 1995; 382:205-15. [PMID: 8540397 PMCID: PMC10791484 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-1893-8_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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A1 adenosine receptors were studied on heart cells grown in cultures by the radioligand binding technique. Treatments with agents that accelerated heart rate for 3-4 days, caused an increase in the level of adenosine receptors. Treatments that attenuated heart rate, reduced the level of the receptors. Thus, the cardiac cells respond to environmental conditions affecting heart contraction so as to restore the basal rate of heart activity.
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- D el-Ani
- Otto Meyerhoff Drug Receptor Center, Department of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
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el-Ani D, Jacobson KA, Shainberg A. Characterization of adenosine receptors in intact cultured heart cells. Biochem Pharmacol 1994; 48:727-35. [PMID: 8080445 PMCID: PMC5610786 DOI: 10.1016/0006-2952(94)90050-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Adenosine receptors were studied on heart cells grown in cultures by the radioligand binding technique. We used the hydrophilic A1 adenosine receptor radioligand [3H]-8-cyclopentyl-1,3-dipropylxanthine ([3H]CPX), to monitor the level of the receptors on intact cardiocytes. The binding showed high affinity (Kd = 0.13 nM) and the number of [3H]CPX binding sites (Bmax) was 23.1 fmol/dish (21 fmol/mg protein). The Ki of the agonists R-N6-(2-phenylisopropyl)-adenosine (R-PIA) and S-N6-(2-phenylisopropyl)-adenosine (S-PIA), and of the antagonists CPX and theophylline were 3.57, 49.0, 1.63 and 4880 nM, respectively. The number of adenosine receptors was very low during the first days in cultures (5 fmol/dish) and increased gradually until it reached a plateau on days 8-10. Treatment with norepinephrine or isoproterenol which accelerated the rate of contractions, induced up regulation of the receptors. Bmax increased 2-3-fold by application of norepinephrine for 4 days, while receptor affinity to the radioligand was unaffected. Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and creatine kinase (CK) activity increased only by 22 and 38%, respectively. Similarly, 3 days treatment with triiodothyronine (T3, 10(-8) M), which also accelerated heart rate, increased the number of adenosine receptors by 56% without a significant change in the affinity of the receptors to [3H]CPX. Carbamylcholine (5 x 10(-6) M), which reduced the rate of heart contractions, caused 26% down regulation while the affinity of the receptors remained unchanged. It is concluded that there is a linkage between the rate of cardiac contractions and the level of adenosine receptors. Thus, the level of adenosine receptors may respond to drug-induced chronic changes in cardiac contractile activity so as to restore conditions to normal (basal) contractions.
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- D el-Ani
- Otto Meyerhoff Drug Receptor Center, Department of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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Yin Y, Vassy R, Nicolas P, Perret GY, Laurent S. Antagonism between T3 and amiodarone on the contractility and the density of beta-adrenoceptors of chicken cardiac myocytes. Eur J Pharmacol 1994; 261:97-104. [PMID: 8001659 DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(94)90306-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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3,3',5-Triiodothyronine (T3), at 10(-8) M, potentiated by 26.4-30.9% the isoproterenol-mediated inotropic effect in chick embryo cardiac myocytes in culture. Amiodarone (10(-6) M) decreased this response by 44.6% only in cells cultured with serum, where the T3 concentration was 10(-13) M. Amiodarone inhibited the potentiating effect of T3. Amiodarone alone had no influence on the beta-adrenoceptor density in cells cultured in serum-free medium. This confirms that the effects of amiodarone on cardiac beta-adrenoceptors are T3 dependent. T3 increased the density of beta-adrenoceptors through two concentration ranges, with an initial 30% increase between 10(-14) and 10(-11) M, followed by a second increase until 10(-7) M. Amiodarone not only inhibited the first positive effect of T3 but also decreased beta-adrenoceptor density far below the control value. The second positive T3 effect was also inhibited by 50% by amiodarone. This study suggests that T3 might increase the number of cell-surface beta-adrenoceptors and modify their cellular traffic through at least two mechanisms, one assumed to be non-genomic, the other being genomic, and that amiodarone could affect the two mechanisms differently.
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- Y Yin
- Département de Biophysique et Pharmacologie des Biosignaux, Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris-Nord, Bobigny, France
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Waisberg M, Shainberg A. Characterization of muscarinic cholinergic receptors in intact myocardial cells in vitro. Biochem Pharmacol 1992; 43:2327-34. [PMID: 1610397 DOI: 10.1016/0006-2952(92)90310-f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (mAChR) were studied on heart cells grown in culture by the radioligand binding technique. We used [3H]n-methyl-scopolamine to monitor the level of receptors on intact cardiocytes. The number of mAChR was very low during the first days in culture (23 fmol/dish). It increased gradually until it reached a plateau on the 4th day (180 fmol/dish), where it remained for 1-2 weeks. To determine whether contractile activity affected the level or affinity of mAChR, the cardiocytes were exposed to agents that stimulate or arrest the heart beat. Treatment with triiodothyronine (T3, 10-90 nM) for 48 hr caused a reduction in the level of the receptors by 20-30% without changing significantly the affinity of the receptors. Similarly, electrical stimulation caused a reduction in the level of the receptors by 30-40%, without a significant influence on creatine kinase activity. When the myocardial cells were treated with Ca-channel blocker such as metoxyverapamil (D600) (10-30 micrograms/mL) or diltiazem (10-25 micrograms/mL) the level of the receptors was also reduced by 30-40%. The reduction in the receptor binding sites was accompanied by an increase in Kd from 0.8 to 3.2 nM in D600-treated cells, whereas there was no significant change in the radioligand affinity after application of diltiazem. Treatment with D600 or T3 together with cycloheximide showed that under these experimental conditions the rate of receptor degradation was accelerated. The half-life of the receptors in the control was 27 hr, whereas the half-lives of T3 and D600 were 15 and 18 hr, respectively. It is concluded that regulation of the amount of cholinergic receptors occurs at the level of receptor breakdown, and simple linkage does not exist between the rate of cardiac contractions and the number of mAChR.
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- M Waisberg
- Otto Meyerhoff Drug Receptor Center, Department of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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Disatnik MH, Shainberg A. Effects of calcium and calcium-channel blocker methoxyverapamil on the beta-adrenoceptors in myocardial cells in vitro. Biochem Pharmacol 1992; 43:213-7. [PMID: 1310849 DOI: 10.1016/0006-2952(92)90280-v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The possible relationship between methoxyverapamil (D600) as a calcium-channel blocker and the beta-adrenoceptors was investigated on heart cells grown in culture, using [3H]CGP-12177 as a radioligand. Treatment with D600 (20 micrograms/mL) for 24 hr caused a decrease of 30% in the [3H]CGP-12177 binding sites. Scatchard analysis showed that the Bmax is similar in control and D600-treated cells, but the Kd in D600-treated cells increases. The effect of D600 on the isoproterenol-induced adenylate cyclase activation was examined and it was found that the D600 prevented the increase in cAMP obtained by isoproterenol treatment. These results indicate that the action of D600 on the beta-adrenoceptors is a competitive inhibition of the [3H]CGP-12177 binding sites. We investigated the effect of Ca2+ in the growth medium on the level of beta-adrenoceptors. Heart cells grown for 24 hr in Ca(2+)-free medium showed a decrease of 36% in the [3H]CGP-12177 binding sites without changing the dissociation constant. This decrease is probably a result of reduction in synthesis of the receptors. The level of receptors returned to control values following replenishment with normal growth medium. These results show that calcium is essential for the development of the beta-adrenoceptors in heart cells in vitro.
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- M H Disatnik
- Otto Meyerhoff Drug Receptor Center, Department of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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