Recombinant N–terminal fragments of chromogranin–A modulate cardiac function of the Langendorff–perfused rat heart

M. C. Cerra1,2, L. De Iuri1, T. Angelone1,2, A. Corti3, B. Tota2
1Department of Pharmaco-Biology, University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Italy
2Department of Cell Biology, University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Italy
3DIBIT-San Raffaele H, Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy

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In this study we tested the hypothesis that vasostatins could act as myocardial modulators in the mammalian heart. Using the Langendorff–perfused rat heart, the cardiac effects of the two recombinant human CGA N–terminal fragments STA–CGA1–78 and STA–CGA1–115, containing the vasostatin–1 (CGA 1–76) and vasostatin–2 (CGA 1–113) sequences, respectively, were evaluated at concentrations of 11 ÷ 165 nM. Cardiac performance was evaluated by analyzing left ventricular pressure (LVP) and the rate pressure product (RPP: HR × LVP), used as indexes of contractile activity and cardiac work, respectively. Under basal conditions, STA–CGA1–78 at all concentrations tested elicited a dose–dependent negative inotropism (LVP variations ranging from –9.6% ± 2 to –23% ± 2.9) without affecting coronary pressure (CP). In contrast, STA–CGA1–115 increased CP at 110 and 165 nM without affecting inotropism. Both STA–CGA1–78 and STA–CGA1–115 counteracted the cardio–stimulatory effects of isoproterenol (ISO). The ISO–dependent positive chronotropism was unaffected by STA–CGA1–78, while being reduced by STA–CGA1–115. Both peptides abolished the ISO–induced positive inotropism without modifying either the β–adrenergic–dependent coronary dilation or the ouabain–induced positive inotropism. The analysis of the percentage of variations of RPP in terms of EC50 values of ISO alone (–8.5 ± 0.3; r2 = 0.88) and in presence of STA–CGA1–78 (11, or 33, or 65 nM: –7.7 ± 0.15, r2 = 0.97; –7.7 ± 0.15, r2 = 0.97; –7.8 ± 0.78, r2 = 0.55, respectively) revealed a non–competitive type of antagonism of STA–CGA1–78. Taken together, these data suggest vasostatins as novel cardioregulatory peptides in mammals.

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