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Activation of Distinct cAMP-Dependent and cGMP-Dependent Pathways by Nitric Oxide in Cardiac Myocytes

Martin G. Vila-Petroff, Antoine Younes, Josephine Egan, Edward G. Lakatta, Steven J. Sollott

From the Laboratory of Cardiovascular Science (M.G.V.-P., A.Y., E.G.L., S.J.S.) and Laboratory of Clinical Investigation (J.E.), Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Aging, Gerontology Research Center, Baltimore, Md.

Correspondence to Steven J. Sollott, MD, Laboratory of Cardiovascular Science, Gerontology Research Center, Box 13, Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Aging, 5600 Nathan Shock Dr, Baltimore, MD 21224-6825. E-mail sollotts{at}grc.nia.nih.gov

Abstract—Nitric oxide (NO) donors were recently shown to produce biphasic contractile effects in cardiac tissue, with augmentation at low NO levels and depression at high NO levels. We examined the subcellular mechanisms involved in the opposing effects of NO on cardiac contraction and investigated whether NO modulates contraction exclusively via guanylyl cyclase (GC) activation or whether some contribution occurs via cGMP/PKG-independent mechanisms, in indo 1–loaded adult cardiac myocytes. Whereas a high concentration of the NO donor S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine (SNAP, 100 µmol/L) significantly attenuated contraction amplitude by 24.4±4.5% (without changing the Ca2+ transient or total cAMP), a low concentration of SNAP (1 µmol/L) significantly increased contraction amplitude (38±10%), Ca2+ transient (26±10%), and cAMP levels (from 6.2 to 8.5 pmol/mg of protein). The negative contractile response of 100 µmol/L SNAP was completely abolished in the presence of the specific blocker of PKG KT 5823 (1 µmol/L); the positive contractile response of 1 µmol/L SNAP persisted, despite the presence of the selective inhibitor of GC 1H-[1,2,4]oxadiazolo[4,3-a]quinoxalin-1-one (ODQ, 10 µmol/L) alone, but was completely abolished in the presence of ODQ plus the specific inhibitory cAMP analog Rp-8-CPT-cAMPS (100 µmol/L), as well as by the NO scavenger oxyhemoglobin. Parallel experiments in cell suspensions showed significant increases in adenylyl cyclase (AC) activity at low concentrations (0.1 to 1 µmol/L) of SNAP (AC, 18% to 20% above basal activity). We conclude that NO can regulate both AC and GC in cardiac myocytes. High levels of NO induce large increases in cGMP and a negative inotropic effect mediated by a PKG-dependent reduction in myofilament responsiveness to Ca2+. Low levels of NO increase cAMP, at least in part, by a novel cGMP-independent activation of AC and induce a positive contractile response.


Key Words: nitric oxide signaling • cGMP • cAMP • contractility • cardiac myocyte




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H. Tanioka, K. Nakamura, S. Fujimura, M. Yoshida, M. Suzuki-Kusaba, H. Hisa, and S. Satoh
Facilitatory role of NO in neural norepinephrine release in the rat kidney
Am J Physiol Regulatory Integrative Comp Physiol, May 1, 2002; 282(5): R1436 - R1442.
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N. Abi-Gerges, G. Szabo, A. S Otero, R. Fischmeister, and P.-F. Mery
NO donors potentiate the {beta}-adrenergic stimulation of ICa,L and the muscarinic activation of IK,ACh in rat cardiac myocytes
J. Physiol., April 15, 2002; 540(2): 411 - 424.
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J. Layland, J.-M. Li, and A. M Shah
Role of cyclic GMP-dependent protein kinase in the contractile response to exogenous nitric oxide in rat cardiac myocytes
J. Physiol., April 15, 2002; 540(2): 457 - 467.
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J. W. Wegener, H. Nawrath, W. Wolfsgruber, S. Kuhbandner, C. Werner, F. Hofmann, and R. Feil
cGMP-Dependent Protein Kinase I Mediates the Negative Inotropic Effect of cGMP in the Murine Myocardium
Circ. Res., January 11, 2002; 90(1): 18 - 20.
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W. F. Saavedra, N. Paolocci, M. E. St. John, M. W. Skaf, G. C. Stewart, J.-S. Xie, R. W. Harrison, J. Zeichner, D. Mudrick, E. Marban, et al.
Imbalance Between Xanthine Oxidase and Nitric Oxide Synthase Signaling Pathways Underlies Mechanoenergetic Uncoupling in the Failing Heart
Circ. Res., February 22, 2002; 90(3): 297 - 304.
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G. U. Ahmmed, Y. Xu, P. Hong Dong, Z. Zhang, J. Eiserich, and N. Chiamvimonvat
Nitric Oxide Modulates Cardiac Na+ Channel via Protein Kinase A and Protein Kinase G
Circ. Res., November 23, 2001; 89(11): 1005 - 1013.
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F. Brunner, P. Andrew, G. Wolkart, R. Zechner, and B. Mayer
Myocardial Contractile Function and Heart Rate in Mice With Myocyte-Specific Overexpression of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase
Circulation, December 18, 2001; 104(25): 3097 - 3102.
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D. K. Kalra, X. Zhu, M. K. Ramchandani, G. Lawrie, M. J. Reardon, D. Lee-Jackson, W. L. Winters, N. Sivasubramanian, D. L. Mann, and W. A. Zoghbi
Increased Myocardial Gene Expression of Tumor Necrosis Factor-{alpha} and Nitric Oxide Synthase-2: A Potential Mechanism for Depressed Myocardial Function in Hibernating Myocardium in Humans
Circulation, April 2, 2002; 105(13): 1537 - 1540.
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