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    Science. 1994 Apr 22;264(5158):582-6.

    Enhanced myocardial function in transgenic mice overexpressing the beta 2-adrenergic receptor.

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    Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710.

    Abstract

    Transgenic mice were created with cardiac-specific overexpression of the beta 2-adrenergic receptor. This resulted in increased basal myocardial adenylyl cyclase activity, enhanced atrial contractility, and increased left ventricular function in vivo; these parameters at baseline in the transgenic animals were equal to those observed in control animals maximally stimulated with isoproterenol. These results illustrate a useful approach for studying the effect of gene expression on cardiac contractility. Because chronic heart failure in humans is accompanied by a reduction in the number of myocardial beta-adrenergic receptors and in inotropic responsiveness, these results suggest a potential gene therapy approach to this disease state.

    PMID:
    8160017
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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