期刊
PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS
卷 120, 期 3, 页码 219-232出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2008.06.003
关键词
Beta-adrenoceptor; Hypertrophy; Atrophy; Heart; AKAP
资金
- Australian Research Council [DP0665071, DP0772781]
- National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia [350439, 454561, 509313]
- Muscular Dystrophy Association (USA) [3595, 4167]
- Pfizer Inc. (USA)
- Merck Co. Inc. (USA)
- Australian Research Council [DP0772781, DP0665071] Funding Source: Australian Research Council
The beta-adrenergic signaling pathway represents a novel therapeutic target for skeletal muscle wasting and weakness due to its role in the mechanisms controlling protein synthesis and degradation and in modulating fiber type. Stimulation of the pathway with beta-adrenoceptor agonists (beta-agonists) has therapeutic potential for muscle wasting disorders including: sarcopenia, cancer cachexia, disuse and inactivity, unloading or microgravity, sepsis and other metabolic disorders, denervation, burns, HIV-AIDS, chronic kidney or heart failure, and neuromuscular diseases. However, there are also pitfalls associated with beta-agonist administration and clinical applications have so far been limited, largely because of cardiovascular side effects. In rats and mice, newer generation beta-agonists (such as formoterol) can elicit an anabolic response in skeletal muscle even at very low doses, with reduced effects on the heart and cardiovascular system compared with older generation beta-agonists (such as fenoterol and clenbuterol). However, the potentially deleterious cardiovascular side effects of beta-agonists have not been obviated completely and so it is important to refine their development and therapeutic approach in order to overcome these obstacles. This review describes the therapeutic potential of stimulating the beta-adrenergic signaling pathway with beta-agonists, highlighting the beneficial effects on skeletal muscle structure and function and identifying some of the pitfalls associated with short- and long-term beta-agonist administration. The review also identifies some important, but as yet unanswered questions, regarding the importance of p-adrenoceptor signaling in muscle health and disease and the strategies needed to improve the efficacy and safety of beta-agonists for muscle wasting disorders. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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