β-Adrenergic receptor, an essential target in cardiovascular diseases
β-Adrenergic receptor, an essential target in cardiovascular diseases
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DOI:
10.1007/s10741-019-09825-x
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发表时间:
2020-03-01
影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
Li Changxing
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作者:
Ali, Daniel Chikere;Naveed, Muhammad;Li Changxing
beta-Adrenergic receptors (beta ARs) belong to a large family of cell surface receptors known as G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). They are coupled to Gs protein (G alpha s) for the activation of adenylyl cyclase (AC) yielding cyclic AMP ((C)AMP), and this provides valuable responses, which can affect the cardiac function such as injury. The binding of an agonist to beta AR enhances conformation changes that lead to the G alpha s subtype of heterotrimeric G protein which is the AC stimulatory G protein for activation of (C)AMP in the cells. However, cardiovascular diseases (CVD) have been reported as having an increased rate of death and beta 1AR, and beta 2AR are a promising tool that improves the regulatory function in the cardiovascular system (CVS) via signaling. It increases the G alpha level, which activates beta AR kinase (beta ARK) that affects and enhances the progression of heart failure (HF) through the activation of cardiomyocyte beta ARs. We also explained that an increase in GPCR kinases (GRKs) would practically improve the HF pathogenesis and this occurs via the desensitization of beta ARs, which causes the loss of contractile reserve. The consistency or overstimulation of catecholamines contributes to CVD such as stroke, HF, and cardiac hypertrophy. When there is a decrease in catecholamine responsiveness, it causes aging in old people because the reduction of beta AR sensitivity and density in the myocardium enhances downregulation of beta ARs to AC in the human heart.