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β3-adrenergic receptor activation increases human atrial tissue contractility and stimulates the L-type Ca2+ current
V. Arvydas Skeberdis, … , Jonas Jurevičius, Rodolphe Fischmeister
V. Arvydas Skeberdis, … , Jonas Jurevičius, Rodolphe Fischmeister
Published August 14, 2008
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2008;118(9):3219-3227. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI32519.
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Research Article Cardiology

β3-adrenergic receptor activation increases human atrial tissue contractility and stimulates the L-type Ca2+ current

Abstract

β3-adrenergic receptor (β3-AR) activation produces a negative inotropic effect in human ventricles. Here we explored the role of β3-AR in the human atrium. Unexpectedly, β3-AR activation increased human atrial tissue contractility and stimulated the L-type Ca2+ channel current (ICa,L) in isolated human atrial myocytes (HAMs). Right atrial tissue specimens were obtained from 57 patients undergoing heart surgery for congenital defects, coronary artery diseases, valve replacement, or heart transplantation. The ICa,L and isometric contraction were recorded using a whole-cell patch-clamp technique and a mechanoelectrical force transducer. Two selective β3-AR agonists, SR58611 and BRL37344, and a β3-AR partial agonist, CGP12177, stimulated ICa,L in HAMs with nanomolar potency and a 60%–90% efficacy compared with isoprenaline. The β3-AR agonists also increased contractility but with a much lower efficacy (~10%) than isoprenaline. The β3-AR antagonist L-748,337, β1-/β2-AR antagonist nadolol, and β1-/β2-/β3-AR antagonist bupranolol were used to confirm the involvement of β3-ARs (and not β1-/β2-ARs) in these effects. The β3-AR effects involved the cAMP/PKA pathway, since the PKA inhibitor H89 blocked ICa,L stimulation and the phosphodiesterase inhibitor 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine (IBMX) strongly increased the positive inotropic effect. Therefore, unlike in ventricular tissue, β3-ARs are positively coupled to L-type Ca2+ channels and contractility in human atrial tissues through a cAMP-dependent pathway.

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V. Arvydas Skeberdis, Vida Gendvilienė, Danguolė Zablockaitė, Rimantas Treinys, Regina Mačianskienė, Andrius Bogdelis, Jonas Jurevičius, Rodolphe Fischmeister

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