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Reciprocal in vivo regulation of myocardial G protein-coupled receptor kinase expression by beta-adrenergic receptor stimulation and blockade.

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Iaccarino, G; Tomhave, ED; Lefkowitz, RJ; Koch, WJ
Published in: Circulation
October 27, 1998

BACKGROUND: Impaired myocardial beta-adrenergic receptor (betaAR) signaling, including desensitization and functional uncoupling, is a characteristic of congestive heart failure. A contributing mechanism for this impairment may involve enhanced myocardial beta-adrenergic receptor kinase (betaARK1) activity because levels of this betaAR-desensitizing G protein-coupled receptor kinase (GRK) are increased in heart failure. An hypothesis has emerged that increased sympathetic nervous system activity associated with heart failure might be the initial stimulus for betaAR signaling alterations, including desensitization. We have chronically treated mice with drugs that either activate or antagonize betaARs to study the dynamic relationship between betaAR activation and myocardial levels of betaARK1. METHODS AND RESULTS: Long-term in vivo stimulation of betaARs results in the impairment of cardiac +betaAR signaling and increases the level of expression (mRNA and protein) and activity of +betaARK1 but not that of GRK5, a second GRK abundantly expressed in the myocardium. Long-term beta-blocker treatment, including the use of carvedilol, improves myocardial betaAR signaling and reduces betaARK1 levels in a specific and dose-dependent manner. Identical results were obtained in vitro in cultured cells, demonstrating that the regulation of GRK expression is directly linked to betaAR signaling. CONCLUSIONS: This report demonstrates, for the first time, that betaAR stimulation can significantly increase the expression of betaARK1 , whereas beta-blockade decreases expression. This reciprocal regulation of betaARK1 documents a novel mechanism of ligand-induced betaAR regulation and provides important insights into the potential mechanisms responsible for the effectiveness of beta-blockers, such as carvedilol, in the treatment of heart failure.

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Circulation

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0009-7322

Publication Date

October 27, 1998

Volume

98

Issue

17

Start / End Page

1783 / 1789

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Signal Transduction
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Receptors, Adrenergic, beta
  • Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
  • Organ Size
  • Myocardium
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Mice
  • Heart Failure
  • GTP-Binding Proteins
 

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Iaccarino, G., Tomhave, E. D., Lefkowitz, R. J., & Koch, W. J. (1998). Reciprocal in vivo regulation of myocardial G protein-coupled receptor kinase expression by beta-adrenergic receptor stimulation and blockade. Circulation, 98(17), 1783–1789. https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.98.17.1783
Iaccarino, G., E. D. Tomhave, R. J. Lefkowitz, and W. J. Koch. “Reciprocal in vivo regulation of myocardial G protein-coupled receptor kinase expression by beta-adrenergic receptor stimulation and blockade.Circulation 98, no. 17 (October 27, 1998): 1783–89. https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.98.17.1783.
Iaccarino, G., et al. “Reciprocal in vivo regulation of myocardial G protein-coupled receptor kinase expression by beta-adrenergic receptor stimulation and blockade.Circulation, vol. 98, no. 17, Oct. 1998, pp. 1783–89. Pubmed, doi:10.1161/01.cir.98.17.1783.

Published In

Circulation

DOI

ISSN

0009-7322

Publication Date

October 27, 1998

Volume

98

Issue

17

Start / End Page

1783 / 1789

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Signal Transduction
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Receptors, Adrenergic, beta
  • Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
  • Organ Size
  • Myocardium
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Mice
  • Heart Failure
  • GTP-Binding Proteins