Role of guanine nucleotide-binding protein in the regulation by adenosine of cardiac potassium conductance and force of contraction. Evaluation with pertussis toxin |
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Authors: | Michael Böhm Reinhard Brückner Joachim Neumann Wilhelm Schmitz Hasso Scholz Jutta Starbatty |
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Affiliation: | (1) Abteilung Allgemeine Pharmakologie, Universitäts-Krankenhaus Eppendorf, Universität Hamburg, Martinistrasse 52, D-2000 Hamburg 20, Germany |
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Abstract: | Summary In atrial cardiac preparations adenosine exerts a receptor-mediated negative inotropic effect due to an increased potassium conductance. Pretreatment of guinea pigs with pertussis toxin abolished the negative inotropic and action potential shortening effect of adenosine and the adenosine analogue (–)-N6-phenylisopropyladenosine (PIA). As pertussis toxin specifically inactivates guanine nucleotide-binding proteins involved in the signal transfer from receptor binding to specific cell functions, it is concluded that a guanine nucleotide-binding protein is involved in the regulation of the receptor-mediated change in potassium conductance and force of contraction.Parts of the results have been presented at the Joint Meeting of the Belgian, Dutch, and German Pharmacological Societies at Aachen (Böhm et al. 1985a) |
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Keywords: | Pertussis toxin Adenosine Negative inotropic effect Potassium conductance Guinea-pig heart |
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