Role of Ca2+-independent PKC in alpha(1)-adrenoceptor-mediated inotropic responses of neonatal rat hearts
Role of Ca2+-independent PKC in alpha(1)-adrenoceptor-mediated inotropic responses of neonatal rat hearts
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DOI:
10.1152/ajpheart.1997.273.3.h1113
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发表时间:
1997-09-01
影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
Varma, DR
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作者:
Deng, XF;Mulay, S;Varma, DR
We investigated the role of protein kinase C (PKC) in alpha(1)-adrenoceptor (alpha(1)-AR)-mediated positive inotropic responses of neonatal rat myocardium. Bisindolylmaleimide (BIM), an inhibitor of all PKC isoforms, reduced the positive inotropic responses to phenylephrine and methoxamine but not to isoproterenol. The positive inotropic effect of phenylephrine was not attenuated by Go-6976, a selective inhibitor of Ca2+-dependent isoforms; it was potentiated by the 1,2-diacylglycerol kinase inhibitor R-59949. Phorbol 12,13-dibutyrate, an activator of both Ca2+-dependent and -independent PKC isoforms, as well as thymeleatoxin, a selective activator of Ca2+-dependent PKC isoforms, inhibited myocardial contractions, which were prevented by BIM and Go-6976. BIM inhibited the phenylephrine-induced increase in particulate PKC activity but not the increase in phosphatidylinositide turnover. Phenylephrine induced translocation of only Ca2+-independent PKC-epsilon and -delta. These results suggest that activation of Ca2+-independent PKC isoforms by alpha(1)-AR agonists plays a key role in alpha(1)-AR-mediated positive inotropic effect on neonatal myocardium.