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  • Title: Cardiac effects of 3,5-diiodothyropropionic acid, a thyroid hormone analog with inotropic selectivity.
    Author: Pennock GD, Raya TE, Bahl JJ, Goldman S, Morkin E.
    Journal: J Pharmacol Exp Ther; 1992 Oct; 263(1):163-9. PubMed ID: 1403782.
    Abstract:
    Thyroid hormone exerts a strong positive inotropic action on the heart and induces alpha-myosin heavy chain (MHC) gene expression. 3,5-Diiodothyropropionic acid (DITPA), a carboxylic acid analog with low metabolic activity, was observed to induce alpha-MHC mRNA in heart cell culture with EC50 approximately 5 x 10(-7) M. To determine if the compound has positive inotropic actions, the effects of DITPA and L-thyroxine on heart rate, left ventricular pressures, left ventricular dP/dt, myosin isoenzymes and hepatic alpha-glycerolphosphate dehydrogenase activity were compared in hypothyroid rats. Binding affinities of DITPA and triiodothyronine for bacterially expressed alpha-1 and beta-1 thyroid hormone receptors (TRs) also were determined. Over the dosage range of 150 to 1500 micrograms/100 g, DITPA produced increases in left ventricular dP/dt comparable to those obtained with L-thyroxine at dosages of 1.5 to 15 micrograms/100 g, but with significantly less tachycardia. The increase in alpha-MHC mRNA was about the same with both compounds whereas alpha-MHC protein content and GPDH activity increased less with DITPA. These differences could not be explained by preferential binding of DITPA to TR subtypes. Because heart rate is a major determinant of myocardial oxygen consumption, DITPA is able to achieve increased cardiac performance at lower myocardial oxygen costs.
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