Cardiac phosphodiesterase 5 (cGMP-specific) modulates β-adrenergic signaling in vivo and is down-regulated in heart failure

Hideaki Senzaki, Carolyn J. Smith, George J. Juang, Takayoshi Isoda, Sharon P. Mayer, Andreas Ohler, Nazareno Paolocci, Gordon F. Tomaselli, Joshua M. Hare, David A. Kass

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Abstract

Recent studies implicate increased cGMP synthesis as a postreceptor contributor to reduced cardiac sympathetic responsiveness. Here we provide the first evidence that modulation of this interaction by cGMP-specific phosphodiesterase PDE5A is also diminished in failing hearts, providing a novel mechanism for blunted β-adrenergic signaling in this disorder. In normal conscious dogs chronically instrumented for left ventricular pressure-dimension analysis, PDE5A inhibition by EMD82639 had modest basal effects but markedly blunted dobutamine-enhanced systolic and diastolic function. In failing hearts (tachypacing model), however, EMD82639 had negligible effects on either basal or dobutamine-stimulated function. Whole myocardium from failing hearts had 50% lower PDE5A protein expression and 30% less total and EMD92639-inhibitable cGMP-PDE activity. Although corresponding myocyte protein and enzyme activity was similar among groups, the proportion of EMD82639-inhibitable activity was significantly lower in failure cells. Immunohistochemistry confirmed PDE5A expression in both the vasculature and myocytes of normal and failing hearts, but there was loss of z-band localization in failing myocytes that suggested altered intracellular localization. Thus, PDE5A regulation of cGMP in the heart can potently modulate β-adrenergic stimulation, and alterations in enzyme localization and reduced synthesis may blunt this pathway in cardiac failure, contributing to dampening of the β-adrenergic response. - Senzaki, H., Smith, C. J., Juang, G. J., Isoda, T., Mayer, S. P., Ohler, A., Paolocci, N., Tomaselli, G. F., Hare, J. M., Kass, K. A. Cardiac phosphodiesterase 5 (cGMP-specific) modulates β-adrenergic signaling in vivo and is down-regulated in heart failure.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1718-1726
Number of pages9
JournalFASEB Journal
Volume15
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 2001
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Coronary blood flow
  • PDE5
  • Protein expression
  • Tissue activity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics

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