β-Adrenergic Over-Stimulation and Cardio-Myocyte Apoptosis: Two Receptors, One Organelle, Two Fates?
β-Adrenergic Over-Stimulation and Cardio-Myocyte Apoptosis: Two Receptors, One Organelle, Two Fates?
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DOI:
10.2174/1389450115666140902124230
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发表时间:
2014-01-01
影响因子:
3.2
通讯作者:
Oliveira, Paulo J.
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作者:
Branco, Ana F.;Moreira, Ana C.;Oliveira, Paulo J.
Neuro-hormonal regulation of cardiac function via cathecol-amines results in increased heart rate and contractility. A persistent adrenergic tone, however, is an insult to the heart, affecting its regular homeostasis, altering morphology and gene expression patterns, as well as inducing apoptosis of cardio-myocytes. At the same time as being the main oxygen consumers, mitochondria are also key to the energy production required for the heart to maintain its vital functions and to integrate a series of signaling pathways that define the life and death of the cell. As beta-adrenergic receptors (beta-AR) orchestrate multiple biochemical events that can either trigger or inhibit cell death, mitochondria can act as a referee in the entire process. In fact, beta-AR subtypes beta(1) and beta(2) activate various down-stream pathways which differently modulate intracellular calcium levels and production of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS). The delicate balance between an adaptive (cardio-protective) response resulting in increased contractility and activation of survival pathways, vs. cell death caused by calcium and ROS-induced mitochondrial disruption, along with evidence of their clinical and potential therapeutic translations, are reviewed in this communication.