Partial Adenosine A1 Agonist in Heart Failure
Recommended Citation
Dinh W, Albrecht-Kupper B, Gheorghiade M, Voors AA, van der Laan M, Sabbah HN. Partial adenosine a1 agonist in heart failure. Handb Exp Pharmacol. 2017;243:177-203.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2017
Publication Title
Handb Exp Pharmacol
Abstract
Adenosine exerts a variety of physiological effects by binding to cell surface G-protein-coupled receptor subtypes, namely, A1, A2a, A2b, and A3. The central physiological role of adenosine is to preclude tissue injury and promote repair in response to stress. In the heart, adenosine acts as a cytoprotective modulator, linking cardiac function to metabolic demand predominantly via activation of adenosine A1 receptors (A1Rs), which leads to inhibition of adenylate cyclase activity, modulation of protein kinase C, and opening of ATP-sensitive potassium channels. Activation of myocardial adenosine A1Rs has been shown to modulate a variety of pathologies associated with ischemic cardiac injury, including arrhythmogenesis, coronary and ventricular dysfunction, apoptosis, mitochondrial dysfunction, and ventricular remodeling. Partial A1R agonists are agents that are likely to elicit favorable pharmacological responses in heart failure (HF) without giving rise to the undesirable cardiac and extra-cardiac effects observed with full A1R agonism. Preclinical data have shown that partial adenosine A1R agonists protect and improve cardiac function at doses that do not result in undesirable effects on heart rate, atrioventricular conduction, and blood pressure, suggesting that these compounds may constitute a valuable new therapy for chronic HF. Neladenoson bialanate (BAY1067197) is the first oral partial and highly selective A1R agonist that has entered clinical development for the treatment of HF. This review provides an overview of adenosine A1R-mediated signaling in the heart, summarizes the results from preclinical and clinical studies of partial A1R agonists in HF, and discusses the potential benefits of these drugs in the clinical setting.
Medical Subject Headings
Adenosine; Adenosine A1 Receptor Agonists; Aminopyridines; Angina Pectoris; Animals; Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; Coronary Artery Disease; Diabetes Mellitus; Dipeptides; Drug Partial Agonism; Furans; Heart; Heart Failure; Humans; Insulin Resistance; Ischemic Preconditioning, Myocardial; Lipolysis; Mitochondria, Heart; Myocardium; Oxygen Consumption; Pyridines; Renal Insufficiency; Tachycardia, Supraventricular; Thiazoles
PubMed ID
27770217
Volume
243
First Page
177
Last Page
203
