Abstract
Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFα) is a potentially powerful anti-neoplastic agent; however, its therapeutic usefulness is limited by its cardiotoxic and negative inotropic effects. Accordingly, studies were undertaken to gain a better understanding of the mechanisms of TNFα-mediated cardiodepression. Single cell RT-PCR, [125I]TNFα ligand binding and Western immunoblotting experiments demonstrated that rat cardiac cells predominantly express type I TNFα receptors (TNFRI or p60). TNFα inhibited cardiac L-type Ca2+ channel current (ICa) and contractile Ca2+ transients. Thus, it is possible that the negative inotropic effects of TNFα are the result of TNFRI-mediated blockade of cardiac excitation-contraction coupling.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 24-30 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | FEBS Letters |
Volume | 376 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 27 1995 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cardiac Ca
- Inotropy
- Rat cardiac myocyte
- Single cell RT-PCR
- TNFα receptor
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Structural Biology
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Genetics
- Cell Biology