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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
52
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-12-22
pubmed:abstractText
Inhibition of Na,K-ATPase activity by cardiac glycosides is believed to be the major mechanism by which this class of drugs increases heart contractility. However, direct evidence demonstrating this is lacking. Furthermore it is unknown which specific alpha isoform of Na,K-ATPase is responsible for the effect of cardiac glycosides. Several studies also suggest that cardiac glycosides, such as ouabain, function by mechanisms other than inhibition of the Na,K-ATPase. To determine whether Na,K-ATPase, specifically the alpha2 Na,K-ATPase isozyme, mediates ouabain-induced cardiac inotropy, we developed animals expressing a ouabain-insensitive alpha2 isoform of the Na,K-ATPase using Cre-Lox technology and analyzed cardiac contractility after administration of ouabain. The homozygous knock-in animals were born in normal Mendelian ratio and developed normally to adulthood. Analysis of their cardiovascular function demonstrated normal heart function. Cardiac contractility analysis in isolated hearts and in intact animals demonstrated that ouabain-induced cardiac inotropy occurred in hearts from wild type but not from the targeted animals. These results clearly demonstrate that the Na,K-ATPase and specifically the alpha2 Na,K-ATPase isozyme mediates ouabain-induced cardiac contractility in mice.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
26
pubmed:volume
278
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
53026-34
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:14559919-Alleles, pubmed-meshheading:14559919-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:14559919-Blotting, Southern, pubmed-meshheading:14559919-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:14559919-Dobutamine, pubmed-meshheading:14559919-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:14559919-Glycosides, pubmed-meshheading:14559919-Heart, pubmed-meshheading:14559919-Hemodynamics, pubmed-meshheading:14559919-Homozygote, pubmed-meshheading:14559919-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:14559919-Microsomes, pubmed-meshheading:14559919-Models, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:14559919-Mutagenesis, Site-Directed, pubmed-meshheading:14559919-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:14559919-Myocardial Contraction, pubmed-meshheading:14559919-Ouabain, pubmed-meshheading:14559919-Protein Isoforms, pubmed-meshheading:14559919-Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase, pubmed-meshheading:14559919-Tissue Distribution
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
The alpha2 isoform of Na,K-ATPase mediates ouabain-induced cardiac inotropy in mice.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.