%0 Journal Article %T Adenosine Attenuates cAMP-Dependent Chloride Current In Isolated Guinea-Pig Ventricular Mycocytes %A Amir Pelleg %A Jiang Xu %A Qi-Hua Gong %A Steven J. Wiel %J - %D 2017 %X The hypothesis that adenosine can attenuate cAMP-dependent chloride current (ICl) was tested in isolated single guinea-pig ventricular myocytes. Using the patch clamp technique, whole cell ICl was quantified during 220 msec voltage steps in the range of -100 mV to +50 mV from a holding potential of -30 mV under conditions of equal intra- and extra-cellular chloride concentrations and minimized Na+, Ca2+ and K+ currents. The addition of either isoproterenol (ISO) or forskolin (both 1 ¦ÌM) enhanced transmembrane current from 120 ¡À 15 pA to 353 ¡À 50 pA, and from 110 ¡À 15 pA to 606 ¡À 133 pA, respectively (each, p<0.05). The reversal potential of this current shifted to ~ + 30 mV upon substitution of NaCl with Na-glutamate indicating that the current was ICl. Adenosine (Ado, 100¦ÌM) attenuated the ISOand forskolin-enhanced currents to 198 ¡À 55pA and 377 ¡À 74 pA, respectively (each, p<0.05). The A1AdoR agonist N6-cyclopentyladenosine (CPA, 5 ¦ÌM) exerted similar action, and the A1AdoR antagonist 8-cyclopentyltheophylline (CPT, 5 ¦ÌM) partially reversed it. Pre-treatment with pertussis toxin (PTX; 1 ¦Ìg/ml for 3 hrs.) also abolished the effect of Ado. It was concluded that (i) A1AdoR and PTX-sensitive G protein(s) mediated the effect of Ado on cAMP-dependent ICl, (ii) the activation of adenylyl cyclase with forskolin modulates the action of CPT on A1AdoR-mediated agonists actions, and (iii) This additional manifestation of the anti-adrenergic action of Ado in the mammalian ventricular myocardium, could play a role in its cardio-protective effect under pathophysiologic conditions. %K A1 adenosine receptor %K Pertussis toxin %K G proteins %K Catecholamines %K list of open access journals %K open access %K open access journals %K open access publication %K open access publisher %K open access publishing %K open access journal articles %K imedpub %K imedpub publishing %K insight medical publishing %K imedpub online %U https://www.imedpub.com/articles/adenosine-attenuates-campdependent-chloride-current-in-isolated-guineapig-ventricular-mycocytes.php?aid=18757