Nakano M, Kanda T, Matsuzaki S, Hasegawa S, Ma H, Imai S, Suzuki T, Kobayashi I
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Gunma University School of Medicine, Japan.
Res Commun Mol Pathol Pharmacol. 1995 Apr;88(1):21-30.
Ornithine decarboxylase (ODC,EC 4.1.1.7), a rate-limiting enzyme in polyamine biosynthesis, is known to be induced by a beta-adrenoceptor agonist, isoproterenol (ISO). ODC activity and cardiac polyamine content are considered to be correlated with ISO-induced cardiac hypertrophy in rat hearts. To determine whether ISO-induced cardiac ODC activity is mediated through the renin-angiotensin system, especially at the AT1-receptor, we used a nonpeptide AT1 receptor antagonist, losartan, in this study. Losartan (10 mg/kg) suppressed both heart ODC and polyamine contents in ISO-treated rats. Although metoprolol (a selective beta-adrenoceptor antagonist) totally suppressed ODC activity, these results suggest that ISO-stimulated cardiac ODC activity may be regulated through beta 2-adrenoceptors coupled with AT1 receptors in rats.
鸟氨酸脱羧酶(ODC,EC 4.1.1.7)是多胺生物合成中的限速酶,已知可被β-肾上腺素能受体激动剂异丙肾上腺素(ISO)诱导。ODC活性和心脏多胺含量被认为与ISO诱导的大鼠心脏肥大相关。为了确定ISO诱导的心脏ODC活性是否通过肾素-血管紧张素系统介导,尤其是通过AT1受体介导,我们在本研究中使用了非肽类AT1受体拮抗剂氯沙坦。氯沙坦(10 mg/kg)抑制了ISO处理大鼠的心脏ODC和多胺含量。虽然美托洛尔(一种选择性β-肾上腺素能受体拮抗剂)完全抑制了ODC活性,但这些结果表明,ISO刺激的心脏ODC活性可能通过大鼠体内与AT1受体偶联的β2-肾上腺素能受体进行调节。