alpha-adrenergic receptor in rat heart. Effects of thyroidectomy

The effects of thyroid status on alpha-adrenergic receptors in the rat myocardium were investigated. The potent antagonist [3H]dihydroergokryptine was used to identify alpha-adrenergic receptors in rat heart particulate and sarcolemmal fractions. Administration of triiodothyronine to thyroidectomized rats decreased specific binding to alpha-adrenergic receptors in heart particulate and sarcolemmal fractions by 41% and 45%, respectively. Scatchard analysis revealed that the cardiac sarcolemmal fraction from thyroidectomized rats contained 29.3 fmol/mg of protein, as compared with 17.0 fmol/mg of protein found in the heart preparation of thyroidectomized rats treated with triiodothyronine. The equilibrium dissociation constants for the interaction of receptors with dihydroergokryptine were similar (about 1.5 nM) in the heart sarcolemmal fractions derived from these two groups of rats. The results of this study demonstrate that thyroid hormone can regulate the number of cardiac alpha-adrenergic receptors. In addition, there appears to be a reciprocal relationship between alpha-adrenergic and beta-adrenergic receptors in the rat myocardium.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1978

Erschienen:

1978

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:253

Enthalten in:

The Journal of biological chemistry - 253(1978), 15 vom: 10. Aug., Seite 5277-9

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sharma, V K [VerfasserIn]
Banerjee, S P [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

06LU7C9H1V
11032-41-0
Dihydroergotoxine
Journal Article
Receptors, Adrenergic
Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Triiodothyronine

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Date Completed 15.09.1978

Date Revised 12.02.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM002079151