scholarly journals The positive inotropic effect of compound II, a novel analogue of sotalol, on guinea-pig papillary muscles and single ventricular myocytes

1993 ◽  
Vol 110 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. White ◽  
S.P. Connors ◽  
E.W. Gill ◽  
D.A. Terrar
Keyword(s):  
Guinea Pig ◽  
Positive Inotropic Effect ◽  
Ventricular Myocytes ◽  
Inotropic Effect ◽  
Papillary Muscles ◽  
Single Ventricular Myocytes ◽  
Compound Ii

Evidence for physiological functions of protein phosphatases in the heart: evaluation with okadaic acid

1993 ◽  
Vol 265 (1) ◽  
pp. H257-H266 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Neumann ◽  
P. Boknik ◽  
S. Herzig ◽  
W. Schmitz ◽  
H. Scholz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Guinea Pig ◽  
Okadaic Acid ◽  
Guinea Pigs ◽  
Positive Inotropic Effect ◽  
Inotropic Effect ◽  
Papillary Muscles ◽  
Force Of Contraction ◽  
Phosphorylation State ◽  
Ventricular Cardiomyocytes ◽  
Channel Currents

Okadaic acid exerts a positive inotropic effect in cardiac preparations. We studied whether the positive inotropic effect of okadaic acid in cardiac preparations could be due to phosphatase inhibition and whether this inhibition affects the phosphorylation of cardiac proteins. In papillary muscles from guinea pigs, 30 microM okadaic acid increased force of contraction to 175% of predrug value. In isolated guinea pig ventricular cardiomyocytes, okadaic acid augmented single Ca(2+)-channel currents by enhancing channel availability. In homogenates from ventricles, 1 microM okadaic acid completely inhibited phosphorylase a phosphatase activity. In isolated 32P-labeled ventricular cardiomyocytes, 30 microM okadaic acid increased phosphorylation of phospholamban (PLB) and troponin inhibitor (TnI) to 325 and 284% of control, respectively. Furthermore, 30 microM okadaic acid increased phosphorylation of a hitherto unknown 23-kDa protein to 352% of control. It is concluded that the effects of okadaic acid could be mediated by increasing the phosphorylation state of several proteins including PLB, a 23-kDa protein, and TnI.

Roles of PKA, PI3K, and cPLA2 in the NO-mediated negative inotropic effect of β2-adrenoceptor agonists in guinea pig right papillary muscles

2008 ◽  
Vol 294 (1) ◽  
pp. C106-C117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabien A. Faucher ◽  
François E. Gannier ◽  
Jacques M. Lignon ◽  
Pierre Cosnay ◽  
Claire O. Malécot
Keyword(s):  
Guinea Pig ◽  
Positive Inotropic Effect ◽  
Negative Inotropic Effect ◽  
Inotropic Effect ◽  
Papillary Muscles ◽  
Guinea Pig Heart ◽  
Inotropic Effects ◽  
Inotropic State ◽  
No Release ◽  
High Concentrations

Although β2-adrenoceptors represent 15–25% of β-adrenoceptors in the guinea pig heart, their functionality is controversial. We assessed the inotropic effects of β2-adrenoceptor partial agonists in right papillary muscles. Salbutamol induced a small but significant concentration-dependent negative inotropic effect (NIE, −5% at 60 nM) followed by a moderate positive inotropic effect (+36% at 6 μM) due to activation of β1-adrenoceptors. In the presence of 4 μM atenolol, the concentration-dependent NIE (−12% at 6 μM) was biphasic, best described by a double logistic equation with respective EC50 values of 3 and ∼420 nM, and was insensitive to SR59230A. In muscles from pertussis toxin-treated guinea pigs, the salbutamol-induced positive inotropic effect was sensitive to low concentrations of ICI-118551 in an unusual manner. Experiments in reserpinized animals revealed the importance of the phosphorylation-dephosphorylation processes. PKA inhibition reduced and suppressed the effects obtained at low and high concentrations, respectively, indicating that its activation was a prerequisite to the NIE. The effect occurring at nanomolar concentrations depended upon PKA/phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2) activations leading to nitric oxide (NO) release via the arachidonic acid/cyclooxygenase pathway. NO release via PKA-dependent phosphorylation of the receptor was responsible for the inotropic effect observed at submicromolar concentrations, which is negatively controlled by cPLA2. The possibility that these effects are due to an equilibrium between different affinity states of the receptor (Gs/Gi coupled and Gi independent with different signaling pathways) that can be displaced by ICI-118551 is discussed. We conclude that β2-adrenoceptors are functional in guinea pig heart and can modulate the inotropic state.

Alpha 1-adrenoceptor subtypes mediating inotropic and electrophysiological effects in mammalian myocardium

1996 ◽  
Vol 271 (4) ◽  
pp. H1423-H1432
Author(s):  
M. Nagashima ◽  
Y. Hattori ◽  
Y. Akaishi ◽  
N. Tohse ◽  
I. Sakuma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Positive Inotropic Effect ◽  
Outward Current ◽  
Ventricular Myocardium ◽  
Inotropic Effect ◽  
Transient Outward Current ◽  
Papillary Muscles ◽  
Binding Studies ◽  
Positive Inotropism ◽  
Wb 4101 ◽  
Rabbit Ventricular Myocardium

Stimulation of alpha 1-adrenoceptors produces a positive inotropic effect in rat and rabbit ventricular myocardium via different mechanisms, the prolongation of action potential duration (APD) exclusively in the former and an increase in myofibrillar Ca2+ sensitivity in large part in the latter. This study was designed to determine whether the two inotropic mechanisms are mediated by different alpha 1-adrenoceptor subtypes. In rat papillary muscles, the positive inotropic effect and APD prolongation induced by phenylephrine (in the presence of propranolol) were inhibited by WB-4101, but not affected by chlorethylclonidine (CEC). WB-4101, but not CEC, blocked the phenylephrine-induced inhibition of the transient outward current (Ito) in rat ventricular cells. On the other hand, WB-4101 and CEC each antagonized the positive inotropic effect of phenylephrine in rabbit papillary muscles. However, the phenylephrine-induced APD prolongation observed in rabbit papillary muscles was blocked only by WB-4101. These results indicate that the WB-4101 sensitive alpha 1-adrenoceptor subtype mediates the positive inotropism that is correlated with the APD prolongation resulting from Ito reduction, whereas the CEC-sensitive subtype mediates the positive inotropism that is probably associated with increased myofibrillar Ca2+ sensitivity. Radioligand binding studies with [3H] prazosin showed a similar ratio of alpha 1A-to alpha 1B-adrenoceptor subtypes in rat and rabbit ventricular myocardium, implying that the different degree of contribution of each action mechanism to the overall inotropic effect in the two species cannot be explained by distribution of the alpha 1-adrenoceptor subtypes.

Calcium channels and excitation–contraction coupling in cardiac cells. II. A pharmacological study of the biphasic contraction in guinea-pig papillary muscle

1987 ◽  
Vol 65 (9) ◽  
pp. 1832-1839 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Honoré ◽  
M. M. Adamantidis ◽  
B. A. Dupuis ◽  
C. E. Challice ◽  
P. Guilbault
Keyword(s):  
Guinea Pig ◽  
Papillary Muscle ◽  
Positive Inotropic Effect ◽  
Pharmacological Study ◽  
Negative Inotropic Effect ◽  
Cardiac Cells ◽  
Inotropic Effect ◽  
Free Solution ◽  
Contraction Coupling ◽  
Rich Solution

Biphasic contractions were obtained in guinea-pig papillary muscle by inducing partial depolarization in K+-rich solution (17 mM) in the presence of 0.3 μM isoproterenol. Mn2+ ions inhibited the two components of contraction in a similar way. Nifedipine and particularly Cd2+ ions specifically inhibited the second component of contraction. Isoproterenol and BAY K 8644 markedly increased the amplitude of the second component (P2) of contraction. Nevertheless, a moderate positive inotropic effect of isoproterenol was found on the first component (P1) of contraction when excitability was restored by 0.2 mM Ba instead of isoproterenol. Acetylcholine and hypoxia decreased the amplitude of the second component of contraction to a greater extent. In the presence of digoxin or Na+-free solution, P1was strongly increased. When sarcoplasmic reticular function was hindered by 1 mM caffeine or in the presence of Ca2+-free Sr2+ solution, digoxin always induced a negative inotropic effect on P2. Inversely in these conditions the transient positive inotropic effect of Na+-free solution was strongly reduced. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that the late component of contraction is triggered by the slow inward Ca2+ current and that the early component is due to Ca2+ release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum.

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