The long-term objective of this project is to investigate the hypothesis that adenosine functions as a negative-feedback regulator of catecholamine-elicited responses in the mammalian heart.
One specific aim i s to reveal the importance of extracellular (interstitial) adenosine in the antiadrenergic actions of the nucleoside in isolated working hearts. Another specific aim is to investigate the ability of adenosine to modulate intracellular calcium of adult primary cultured ventricular myocytes using an intracellular calcium sensitive fluorescent indicator. Finally, and of primary importance are the studies designed to investigate the membrane biochemical mechanisms by which adenosine, upon interaction with its inhibitory receptor, manifests its antiadrenergic actions in the myocardial cell. For the last series of studies cultured ventricular myocytes and ventricular membranes will be utilized. The knowledge gained from this project should contribute significantly to the physiological characterization of the antiadrenergic action of adenosine in the normal working heart. The new knowledge should also provide insight into the way in which mechanisms regulating myocardial contractile state are altered in the failing and hypoxic heart, such as in conditions of cardiac and coronary artery disease.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Type
Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) Award (R37)
Project #
4R37HL022828-15
Application #
3485795
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (NSS)
Project Start
1978-07-01
Project End
1997-06-30
Budget Start
1992-07-13
Budget End
1993-06-30
Support Year
15
Fiscal Year
1992
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester
Department
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
660735098
City
Worcester
State
MA
Country
United States
Zip Code
01655
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