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Imidazoline receptors in the heart: characterization, distribution, and regulation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12021582     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Imidazoline receptors were identified in cardiac tissues of various species. Imidazoline receptors were immunolocalized in the rat heart. Membrane binding and autoradiography on frozen heart sections using 0.5 nM para-iodoclonidine (125I-PIC) revealed that binding was equally and concentration-dependently inhibited by epinephrine and imidazole-4-acetic acid (IAA), implying 125I-PIC binding to cardiac alpha2-adrenergic and I1-receptors, respectively. After irreversible blockade of alpha2-adrenergic receptors, binding was inhibited by the selective I1-agonist, moxonidine, and the I1-antagonist, efaroxan, in a concentration-dependent (10-12 to 10-5 M) manner. Calculation of kinetic parameters revealed that in canine left and right atria, I1-receptor Bmax was 13.4 +/- 1.7 and 20.1 +/- 3.0 fmol/mg protein, respectively. Compared to age-matched normotensive Wistar Kyoto rats, I1-receptors were increased in 12-week-old hypertensive rat (SHR) right (22.6 +/- 0.3 to 43.7 +/- 4.4 fmol/unit area, p < 0.01) and left atria (13.3 +/- 0.6 to 30.2 +/- 4.1 fmol/unit area, p < 0.01). Also, compared to corresponding normal controls, Bmax was increased in hearts of hamsters with advanced cardiomyopathy (13.9 +/- 0.4 to. 26.0 +/- 2.3 fmol/unit area, p < 0.01) and in human ventricles with heart failure (12.6 +/- 1.3 to 35.5 +/- 2.9 fmol/mg protein, p < 0.003). These studies demonstrate that the heart possesses imidazoline I1-receptors that are up-regulated in the presence of hypertension or heart failure, which would suggest their involvement in cardiovascular regulation.
Authors:
Rouwayda El-Ayoubi; Jolanta Gutkowska; Soundar Regunathan; Suhayla Mukaddam-Daher
Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology     Volume:  39     ISSN:  0160-2446     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Cardiovasc. Pharmacol.     Publication Date:  2002 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-05-21     Completed Date:  2002-10-24     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7902492     Medline TA:  J Cardiovasc Pharmacol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  875-83     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Cardiovascular Biochemistry, Center Hospitalier de L'Université de Montréal Research Center, Campus Hotel-Dieu, Quebec, Canada.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Cardiomyopathies / metabolism
Cricetinae
Dogs
Humans
Imidazoline Receptors
Mesocricetus
Myocardium / chemistry,  metabolism*
Organ Specificity
Rats
Rats, Inbred SHR
Rats, Inbred WKY
Receptors, Drug / analysis,  metabolism*
Sheep
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Imidazoline Receptors; 0/Receptors, Drug

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