Am. Kasel et al., B-2 BRADYKININ RECEPTORS IN CULTURED NEONATAL RAT CARDIOMYOCYTES MEDIATE A NEGATIVE CHRONOTROPIC AND NEGATIVE INOTROPIC RESPONSE, Diabetes, 45, 1996, pp. 44-50
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Receptors for bradykinin (BK) were characterized in primary cultures o
f beating neonatal rat cardiomyocytes using [H-3]BK as radioligand. De
gradation studies demonstrated that [H-3]BK was stable for at least 2
h when incubated with cardiomyocytes at 2 and 37 degrees C in the pres
ence of bacitracin in combination with captopril or ramiprilat. Withou
t these inhibitors, >80% of the [3H]BK was degraded within 2 h at 37 d
egrees C. This indicates that angiotensin-concerting enzyme (ACE) is r
esponsible for the main BK-degrading activity in cardiomyocytes. Scatc
hard plots were linear and gave a K-d of 1.5 +/- 0.8 nmol/l (mean +/-
SD, n = 4) and a maximum binding capacity of 55-125 fmol/mg protein. A
ssociation and dissociation studies showed that binding of [H-3]BK was
saturable and reversible. Binding of [H-3]BK at 37 degrees C led to i
nternalization of the ligand. Competition studies with B-1 and B-2 ago
nists and antagonists were consistent with a B-2 subtype of receptor.
Addition of BK to beating cardiomyocytes (>1 nmol/l) at 37 degrees C g
ave a strong but transient negative chronotropic effect. This response
was paralleled by changes in the pulsation amplitude, which indicated
a simultaneous negative inotropic effect of BK. These results provide
a basis for the hypothesis that ACE inhibition exerts its cardioprote
ctive effect at the level of a population of cardiomyocytes by virtue
of kinin receptor-mediated mechanisms.