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ArticleJournal of the American Heart Association2019

Phosphodiesterase 5 Associates With β2 Adrenergic Receptor to Modulate Cardiac Function in Type 2 Diabetic Hearts.

Toni M West, Qingtong Wang, Bingqing Deng, Yu Zhang, Federica Barbagallo, Gopireddy R Reddy, Dana Chen, Kyle S Phan, Bing Xu, Andres Isidori and 1 more

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Article in Journal of the American Heart Association, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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29 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Toni M WestDepartment of Pharmacology University of California Davis School of Medicine Davis CA.
Qingtong WangDepartment of Pharmacology University of California Davis School of Medicine Davis CA.
Bingqing DengDepartment of Pharmacology University of California Davis School of Medicine Davis CA.
Yu ZhangDepartment of Pharmacology University of California Davis School of Medicine Davis CA.
Federica BarbagalloDepartment of Pharmacology University of California Davis School of Medicine Davis CA.
Gopireddy R ReddyDepartment of Pharmacology University of California Davis School of Medicine Davis CA.
Dana ChenDepartment of Pharmacology University of California Davis School of Medicine Davis CA.
Kyle S PhanDepartment of Pharmacology University of California Davis School of Medicine Davis CA.
Bing XuDepartment of Pharmacology University of California Davis School of Medicine Davis CA.
Andres IsidoriDepartment of Experimental Medicine Sapienza University of Rome Rome Italy.
Yang K XiangDepartment of Pharmacology University of California Davis School of Medicine Davis CA.
University of California, Davis · USGuangzhou Medical University · CNSapienza University of Rome · IT

Funding

BLRD VA I01 BX002900NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL112413NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL127764NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM129376
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background In murine heart failure models and in humans with diabetic-related heart hypertrophy, inhibition of phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) by sildenafil improves cardiac outcomes. However, the mechanism by which sildenafil improves cardiac function is unclear. We have observed a relationship between PDE5 and β2 adrenergic receptor (β2AR), which is characterized here as a novel mechanistic axis by which sildenafil improves symptoms of diabetic cardiomyopathy. Methods and Results Wild-type and β2AR knockout mice fed a high fat diet (HFD) were treated with sildenafil, and echocardiogram analysis was performed. Cardiomyocytes were isolated for excitation-contraction (E-C) coupling, fluorescence resonant energy transfer, and proximity ligation assays; while heart tissues were implemented for biochemical and histological analyses. PDE5 selectively associates with β2AR, but not β1 adrenergic receptor, and inhibition of PDE5 with sildenafil restores the impaired response to adrenergic stimulation in HFD mice and isolated ventriculomyocytes. Sildenafil enhances β adrenergic receptor (βAR)-stimulated cGMP and cAMP signals in HFD myocytes. Consequently, inhibition of PDE5 leads to protein kinase G-, and to a lesser extent, calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinase II-dependent improvements in adrenergically stimulated E-C coupling. Deletion of β2AR abolishes sildenafil's effect. Although the PDE5-β2AR association is not altered in HFD, phosphodiesterase 3 displays an increased association with the β2AR-PDE5 complex in HFD myocytes. Conclusions This study elucidates mechanisms by which the β2AR-PDE5 axis can be targeted for treating diabetic cardiomyopathy. Inhibition of PDE5 enhances β2AR stimulation of cGMP and cAMP signals, as well as protein kinase G-dependent E-C coupling in HFD myocytes.

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AnimalsCyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 5Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diabetic CardiomyopathiesHeartMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPhosphodiesterase 5 InhibitorsReceptors, Adrenergic, beta-2Sildenafil CitrateCyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 5Phosphodiesterase 5 InhibitorsReceptors, Adrenergic, beta-2Sildenafil Citratecardiac myocytecell signalingdiabetic cardiomyopathyEC couplingechocardiographypathophysiologypharmacology

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PMID31311394
PMCPMC6761630
OpenAlexW2958245778

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