Constitutive inhibitory action of muscarinic receptors on adenylyl cyclase in cardiac membranes and its stereospecific suppression by hyoscyamine.
Physiol Res
; 51(2): 131-7, 2002.
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Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors in the heart have been shown to display agonist-independent spontaneous (constitutive) activity which causes changes in the opening of cardiac ion channels and in the activity of G proteins. We investigated whether an inhibition of the constitutive activity of muscarinic receptors induced by the binding of antagonist brings about a change in the synthesis of cyclic AMP in rat cardiac membranes, and whether the action ofthe antagonist is stereospecific. Atropine and S-(-)-hyoscyamine were indeed found to enhance the forskolin-stimulated synthesis of cyclic AMP in rat cardiac (both atrial and ventricular) membranes by up to 24%. The effect was stereospecific and the potency of R-(+)-hyoscyamine was 30 fold lower than that of the S-(-) enantiomer, confirming that the action of hyoscyamine is receptor-mediated. The effect did not depend on the presence of endogenous acetylcholine in the system used. The results strongly suggest that the adenylyl cyclase in the heart is exposed to continuous mild inhibition by constitutively active muscarinic receptors in the membranes of cardiomyocytes.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Atropina
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Adenilil Ciclasas
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Receptores Muscarínicos
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Antagonistas Muscarínicos
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Miocardio
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Physiol Res
Asunto de la revista:
FISIOLOGIA
Año:
2002
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
República Checa