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  • Title: Sustained beta1-adrenergic stimulation modulates cardiac contractility by Ca2+/calmodulin kinase signaling pathway.
    Author: Wang W, Zhu W, Wang S, Yang D, Crow MT, Xiao RP, Cheng H.
    Journal: Circ Res; 2004 Oct 15; 95(8):798-806. PubMed ID: 15375008.
    Abstract:
    A tenet of beta1-adrenergic receptor (beta1AR) signaling is that stimulation of the receptor activates the adenylate cyclase-cAMP-protein kinase A (PKA) pathway, resulting in positive inotropic and relaxant effects in the heart. However, recent studies have suggested the involvement of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) in beta1AR-stimulated cardiac apoptosis. In this study, we determined roles of CaMKII and PKA in sustained versus short-term beta1AR modulation of excitation-contraction (E-C) coupling in cardiac myocytes. Short-term (10-minute) and sustained (24-hour) beta1AR stimulation with norepinephrine similarly enhanced cell contraction and Ca2+ transients, in contrast to anticipated receptor desensitization. More importantly, the sustained responses were largely PKA-independent, and were sensitive to specific CaMKII inhibitors or adenoviral expression of a dominant-negative CaMKII mutant. Biochemical assays revealed that a progressive and persistent CaMKII activation was associated with a rapid desensitization of the cAMP/PKA signaling. Concomitantly, phosphorylation of phospholamban, an SR Ca2+ cycling regulatory protein, was shifted from its PKA site (16Ser) to CaMKII site (17Thr). Thus, beta1AR stimulation activates dual signaling pathways mediated by cAMP/PKA and CaMKII, the former undergoing desensitization and the latter exhibiting sensitization. This finding may bear important etiological and therapeutical ramifications in understanding beta1AR signaling in chronic heart failure.
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