Specific β2AR Blocker ICI 118,551 Actively Decreases Contraction Through a Gi-Coupled Form of the β2AR in Myocytes From Failing Human Heart

Background— We have observed direct (noncatecholamine-blocking) negative inotropic effects of the selective β2-adrenoceptor (AR) antagonist ICI 118,551 in myocytes from failing human ventricle. In this study we characterize the effect in parallel in human myocytes and in myocytes from animal models where β2ARs or Gi proteins are overexpressed. Methods and Results— Enzymatically isolated, superfused ventricular myocytes were exposed to βAR agonists and antagonists/inverse agonists, and contraction amplitude was measured. ICI 118,551 decreased contraction in ventricular myocytes from failing human hearts by 45.3±4.1% (n=20 hearts/31 myocytes, P<0.001) but had little effect in nonfailing hearts (4.9±4%, n=5 myocytes/3 hearts). Effects were significantly larger in patients classified as end-stage. Transgenic mice with high β2AR number and increased Gi levels had normal basal contractility but showed a similar negative inotropic response to ICI 118,551. Overexpression of human β2AR in rabbit myocytes using ade...

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