• J. Heart Lung Transplant. · Jun 2010

    Reversal of impaired myocardial beta-adrenergic receptor signaling by continuous-flow left ventricular assist device support.

    • Shahab A Akhter, Karen M D'Souza, Ricky Malhotra, Michelle L Staron, Tracy B Valeroso, Savitri E Fedson, Allen S Anderson, Jai Raman, and Valluvan Jeevanandam.
    • Department of Surgery, Section of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA. sakhter@surgery.bsd.uchicago.edu
    • J. Heart Lung Transplant. 2010 Jun 1; 29 (6): 603-9.

    BackgroundMyocardial beta-adrenergic receptor (beta-AR) signaling is severely impaired in chronic heart failure (HF). This study was conducted to determine if left ventricular (LV) beta-AR signaling could be restored after continuous-flow LV assist device (LVAD) support.MethodsTwelve patients received LVADs as a bridge to transplant. Paired LV biopsy specimens were obtained at the time of LVAD implant (HF group) and transplant (LVAD group). The mean duration of LVAD support was 152 +/- 34 days. Myocardial beta-AR signaling was assessed by measuring adenylyl cyclase (AC) activity, total beta-AR density (B(max)), and G protein-coupled receptor kinase-2 (GRK2) expression and activity. LV specimens from 8 non-failing hearts (NF) were used as controls.ResultsBasal and isoproterenol-stimulated AC activity was significantly lower in HF vs NF, indicative of beta-AR uncoupling. Continuous-flow LVAD support restored basal and isoproterenol-stimulated AC activity to levels similar to NF. B(max) was decreased in HF vs NF and increased to nearly normal in the LVAD group. GRK2 expression was increased 2.6-fold in HF vs NF and was similar to NF after LVAD support. GRK2 activity was 3.2-fold greater in HF vs NF and decreased to NF levels in the LVAD group.ConclusionsMyocardial beta-AR signaling can be restored to nearly normal after continuous-flow LVAD support. This is similar to previous data for volume-displacement pulsatile LVADs. Decreased GRK2 activity is an important mechanism and indicates that normalization of the neurohormonal milieu associated with HF is similar between continuous-flow and pulsatile LVADs. This may have important implications for myocardial recovery.Copyright 2010 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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