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The contribution of the heterogeneous digitalis receptors to the inotropic effect of ouabain was studied in hypertrophied rat hearts (aortic stenosis) by using isolated Langendorff heart preparations. Development and washout of the biological effects as well as the dose/ response curves revealed two inotropic components of high and low drug sensitivity. Maximal inotropy was observed with 100 μM ouabain in both control and hypertrophied rat hearts. The high-sensitivity component accounted for only one-third of the response in control hearts but for two-thirds in hypertrophied hearts. The respective apparent affinities (10–20 nM and 10–20 μM) of the two inotropic components found in isolated hearts were similar to those of the high- and low-affinity Na+,K+-ATPase activities detected in isolated cardiac sarcolemma. Onset and reversion of the pharmacological effects of ouabain occurred at respective rates that were similar to those of the association and dissociation of ouabain to the Na+,K+-ATPase level. In hypertrophied heart, the high- and low-sensitivity components (or receptors) reacted seven- and threefold, respectively, more slowly than the corresponding sites in normal hearts. These alterations in inotropic responsiveness and propertries of the digitalis receptors in cardiac hypertrophy suggest that new regulations should be taken into account in the adaptation to pressure overload.
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Berrebi-Bertrand, I., Lelièvre, L.G., Mouas, C. et al. Inotropic effect of ouabain in hypertrophied rat heart. Pflugers Arch. 417, 247–254 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00370988
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