Effect of Carvedilol on Beta-Adrenoceptor Density and Adenylate Cyclase Activity in Erythrocyte Membranes of post-MI Patients with Chronic Heart Failure

U.K. Kamilova, PhD, ScD¹; T.A. Alieva²

¹The Republican Specialized Scientific - Practical Medical Centre of Therapy and Medical Rehabilitation, Tashkent, Uzbekistan; ²Tashkent Medical Academy, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

*Corresponding author: Umida K. Kamilova, PhD, ScD. The Republican Specialized Scientific - Practical Medical Centre of Therapy and Medical Rehabilitation; Tashkent, Uzbekistan. E-mail: umida_kamilova@mail.ru

Abstract: 

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of carvedilol on β2-adrenoceptor density and AC activity in erythrocyte membranes of post-MI patients with CHF (NYHA FC I-III). The study included 56 post-MI male patients aged from 45 to 55 years (mean age 51.2±4.6) with CHF FCII-III. All the patients were divided into two groups according to the New York Heart Classification (NYHA) functional class (FC). Group 1 consisted of 30 post-MI patients with CHF FC-II and Group 2 consisted of 26 post-MI patients with CHF-III. The β2-adrenoceptor density in erythrocyte membranes was determined using β-APM-AGAT kits. The adenylyl cyclase activity in red blood cells homogenate was determined according to the method of Y. Salomon (1979). All patients received carvedilol on the background of basic therapy. In post-MI patients with CHF FC I-III, the increased β2-adrenoceptor density was accompanied by desensitization of the adenylate cyclase system, which was more pronounced in patients of Group 2. Long-term therapy with carvedilol reduced the β2-adrenoceptor density and increased the adenylate cyclase activity in erythrocyte membranes of post-Mi patients with CHF FCII-III.

Keywords: 
post-MI patients; chronic heart failure; beta2-adrenoceptor density; adenylate cyclase activity; carvedilol.
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