Increased levels of G protein coupled receptor kinase GRK2 appear to participate in hypertension presumably through the desensitization of beta adrenergic receptors (betaARs) that mediate vasodilatation. There are contrasting data on the occurrence of betaAR desensitization in the vasculature, we therefore investigated betaAR vasodilatation and desensitization in normotensives and in hypertensive humans. In blood lymphocytes, we assessed betaAR signaling and GRK2 expression and found betaAR signaling alterations and, consistent with desensitization, ncreased GRK2 levels in hypertensives. We studied in vivo vasodilatation to the betaAR agonist isoproterenol (ISO) injected in the brachia artery in control conditions and during the concomitant infusion of heparin, a known in vitro nonspecific GRK inhibitor. ISO induced a dose-dependent vasorelaxation that was attenuated in hypertensives indicating a loss of betaAR signaling. Intra-arterial infusion of heparin nhibited lymphocyte GRK2 activity and prevented desensitization of betaAR vasodilatation in normotensives. In hypertensives, heparin restored vasodilatation to ISO, to levels observed in normotensives. Our results suggest that betaAR desensitization does indeed occur at the vascular levels in vivo, and that heparin by acting as a GRK inhibitor prevents this in normotensives and restores impaired betaAR vasodilation in hypertensives. We conclude that desensitization participates to impaired betaAR vasodilation in hypertension.

Enhanced GRK2 expression and desensitization of betaAR vasodilatation in hypertensive patients / Izzo, Raffaele; E., Cipolletta; M., Ciccarelli; A., Campanile; Santulli, Gaetano; G., Palumbo; A., Vasta; Formisano, Salvatore; Trimarco, Bruno; Iaccarino, Guido. - In: CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE. - ISSN 1752-8054. - STAMPA. - 1:(2008), pp. 215-220. [10.1111/j.1752-8062.2008.00050.x]

Enhanced GRK2 expression and desensitization of betaAR vasodilatation in hypertensive patients.

IZZO, RAFFAELE;SANTULLI, GAETANO;FORMISANO, SALVATORE;TRIMARCO, BRUNO;IACCARINO, GUIDO
2008

Abstract

Increased levels of G protein coupled receptor kinase GRK2 appear to participate in hypertension presumably through the desensitization of beta adrenergic receptors (betaARs) that mediate vasodilatation. There are contrasting data on the occurrence of betaAR desensitization in the vasculature, we therefore investigated betaAR vasodilatation and desensitization in normotensives and in hypertensive humans. In blood lymphocytes, we assessed betaAR signaling and GRK2 expression and found betaAR signaling alterations and, consistent with desensitization, ncreased GRK2 levels in hypertensives. We studied in vivo vasodilatation to the betaAR agonist isoproterenol (ISO) injected in the brachia artery in control conditions and during the concomitant infusion of heparin, a known in vitro nonspecific GRK inhibitor. ISO induced a dose-dependent vasorelaxation that was attenuated in hypertensives indicating a loss of betaAR signaling. Intra-arterial infusion of heparin nhibited lymphocyte GRK2 activity and prevented desensitization of betaAR vasodilatation in normotensives. In hypertensives, heparin restored vasodilatation to ISO, to levels observed in normotensives. Our results suggest that betaAR desensitization does indeed occur at the vascular levels in vivo, and that heparin by acting as a GRK inhibitor prevents this in normotensives and restores impaired betaAR vasodilation in hypertensives. We conclude that desensitization participates to impaired betaAR vasodilation in hypertension.
2008
Enhanced GRK2 expression and desensitization of betaAR vasodilatation in hypertensive patients / Izzo, Raffaele; E., Cipolletta; M., Ciccarelli; A., Campanile; Santulli, Gaetano; G., Palumbo; A., Vasta; Formisano, Salvatore; Trimarco, Bruno; Iaccarino, Guido. - In: CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE. - ISSN 1752-8054. - STAMPA. - 1:(2008), pp. 215-220. [10.1111/j.1752-8062.2008.00050.x]
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