The negative chronotropic effects of (±)-propranolol and (±)-4-NO 2 -propranolol in the rat isolated right atrium are due to blockade of the 6-nitrodopamine receptor

• Published in: Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology 2024-10
• Main Authors: Oliveira, Denis Lima, Cardoso, Vinicius Francisco, Britto-Júnior, Jose, Fuguhara, Vivian, Frecentese, Francesco, Sparaco, Rosa, Santagada, Vincenzo, Caliendo, Giuseppe, Pupo, André Sampaio, Antunes, Edson, De Nucci, Gilberto
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 1432-1912
• DOI: 10.1007/s00210-024-03463-3

The positive chronotropic action induced by 6-nitrodopamine (6-ND) is selectively blocked by β -adrenoceptor antagonists at concentrations that do not affect the positive chronotropic effect induced by dopamine, noradrenaline, and adrenaline. Here, the effects of ( ±)-propranolol, ( ±)-4-NO -propranolol, and ( ±)-7-NO -propranolol were investigated in the rat isolated right atrium. The atrium was mounted in glass chambers containing gassed (95%O :5%CO ) and warmed (37 °C) Krebs-Henseleit's solution, and the isometric tension registered (PowerLab system). ( ±)-Propranolol, ( ±)-4-NO -propranolol, and ( ±)-7-NO -propranolol caused concentration-dependent falls in the spontaneous atrial frequency (pIC : 4.80 ± 0.10, 4.64 ± 0.10, and 4.95 ± 0.10, respectively). The calculated pA values for ( ±)-propranolol, ( ±)-4-NO -propranolol, and ( ±)-7-NO -propranol on noradrenaline-induced positive chronotropism were 8.44 ± 0.08, 6.41 ± 0.07, and 9.21 ± 0.29, respectively. The positive chronotropism induced by 6-ND (10 pM) was blocked by ( ±)-propranolol (1 µM) and ( ±)-4-NO -propranolol (30 nM), whereas ( ±)-7-NO -propranolol (1 µM) had no effect on 6-ND-induced responses. The pIC of ( ±)-propranolol, ( ±)-4-NO -propranolol, and ( ±)-7-NO -propranolol were significantly shifted to the right in L-NAME-treated atria. The discrepancy between pA values of ( ±)-propranolol and its respective pIC indicates that the falls in atrial rate induced by ( ±)-propranolol should not be attributed to b-adrenergic antagonism. The reduced chronotropism by ( ±)-propranolol was unaffected by the sodium channel inhibitors tetrodotoxin and lidocaine but that was abolished in atria pre-treated with ( ±)-4-NO -propranolol. The finding that ( ±)-propranolol reduces spontaneous atrial rate only in concentrations that affect 6-ND-induced positive chronotropism confirms the role of this catecholamine as an endogenous modulator of heart chronotropism. ( ±)-4-NO -Propranolol behaves as a selective antagonist of 6-ND in the rat isolated atrium.