Abstract
L-type Ca2+ current (ICa) was measured in cultured atrial myocytes
from hearts of adult guinea-pigs using whole-cell voltage clamp.
Potentiation of ICa induced by beta-adrenergic stimulation (isoprenaline
2.10(-7) M) could be completely antagonized by diluted sera (1:100
v/v). Half-maximal inhibition of beta-receptor-stimulated ICa occurred
at about 1:1000. Basal ICa was not affected by serum. Atropine in
a concentration (10(-6) M) that completely antagonized the anti-adrenergic
effect of acetylcholine (ACh, 2.10(-6) M) did not interfere with
the effect of serum. In cells dialysed with cyclic adenosine monophosphate
(cAMP)-containing (10(-4) M) pipette solution, potentiated ICa was
insensitive to both ACh and serum. Preincubation of the myocytes
with pertussis toxin almost completely abolished the anti-adrenergic
effects of both ACh and serum. The potency of serum was not reduced
by dialysis. It is concluded that serum contains a factor which,
like ACh, inhibits beta-receptor-stimulated adenylyl cyclase via
Gi-protein.
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