期刊
JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS
卷 18, 期 3, 页码 280-289出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/1074248412469299
关键词
echocardiography; inotrope; Ca2+ influx; ischemia/reperfusion; infarct
资金
- NIH [HL007382, HL091478]
- University of Cincinnati CCTST [T1 UL1RR026314]
- Cardiovascular Center of Excellence at the University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine
The current therapeutic options for acute decompensated heart failure are limited to afterload reducers and positive inotropes. The latter increases myocardial contractility through changes in myocyte calcium (Ca2+) handling (mostly through stimulation of the beta-adrenergic pathways [beta-ADR]) and is associated with paradoxical effects of arrhythmias, cell death, and subsequently increased mortality. We have previously demonstrated that probenecid can increase cytosolic Ca2+ levels in the cardiomyocyte resulting in an improved inotropic response in vitro and in vivo without activating the beta-ADR system. We hypothesize that, in contrast to other commonly used inotropes, probenecid functions through a system separate from that of beta-ADR and hence will increase contractility and improve function without damaging the heart. Furthermore, our goal was to evaluate the effect of probenecid on cell death in vitro and its use in vivo as a positive inotrope in a mouse model of ischemic cardiomyopathy. Herein, we demonstrate that probenecid induced an influx of Ca2+ similar to isoproterenol, but does not induce cell death in vitro. Through a series of in vivo experiments we also demonstrate that probenecid can be used at various time points and with various methods of administration in vivo in mice with myocardial ischemia, resulting in improved contractility and no significant difference in infarct size. In conclusion, we provide novel data that probenecid, through its activity on cellular Ca2+ levels, induces an inotropic effect without causing or exacerbating injury. This discovery may be translatable if this mechanism is preserved in man.
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