Journal article
Endogenous adenosine, A1 adenosine receptor, and pertussis toxin sensitive guanine nucleotide binding protein mediate hypoxia induced AV nodal conduction block in guinea pig heart in vivo
Cardiovascular research, v 27(1), pp 134-140
Jan 1993
PMID: 8458024
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Abstract
Objective: The aim was to study the mechanism of global hypoxia induced atrioventricular (AV) nodal conduction block in vivo using a guinea pig model.
Methods: Animals subjected to 10 min periods of global hypoxia, induced by decremental changes in O2 content in the inhaled gas mixture, were randomly divided into three groups: group I=control; group II=animals treated with a new selective A1 adenosine receptor antagonist, N0861 (N6-endo-norbornan-2-yl-9-methyladenine); and group III - animals treated with pertussis toxin, an irreversible inhibitor of specific guanine nucleotide binding proteins (G protein).
Results: Progressive incremental hypoxia was associated with progressive AV nodal conduction delay culminating in a complete block. In addition, there was an inverse relationship between the severity of hypoxia and time to AV nodal block. Both N0861 and pertussis toxin treatment significantly reduced the degree of hypoxia induced AV nodal conduction block and delayed its appearance.
Conclusions: (1) Endogenous adenosine released during acute global hypoxia causes AV nodal conduction block observed under these conditions in the guinea pig heart in vivo; and (2) this action of adenosine in the AV node is mediated by an A1 adenosine receptor and a pertussis toxin sensitive G protein.
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- Title
- Endogenous adenosine, A1 adenosine receptor, and pertussis toxin sensitive guanine nucleotide binding protein mediate hypoxia induced AV nodal conduction block in guinea pig heart in vivo
- Creators
- Jiang Xu - Drexel University, Hahnemann University (1982-1993)He Tong - Drexel University, Hahnemann University (1982-1993)Li Wang - Drexel University, Hahnemann University (1982-1993)Carl M Hurt - Drexel University, Hahnemann University (1982-1993)Amir Pelleg - Drexel University, Hahnemann University (1982-1993)
- Publication Details
- Cardiovascular research, v 27(1), pp 134-140
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 7
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Hahnemann University (1982-1993)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1993KH13000021
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85047679919
- Other Identifier
- 991019184082504721
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