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Abstract
ß-adrenergic receptor blockers have demonstrated significant survival benefit and have become standard therapy for adults with dilated cardiomyopathy, although their efficacy in pediatric patients is still unproven. Recent data suggests that the two major cardiac ß-adrenergic receptor subtypes (ß1 and ß2) couple differentially to intracellular signaling pathways regulating contractility and remodeling. This has led some to suggest that the ß1 receptor is the "cardiotoxic subtype" whereas the ß2 receptor is "cardioprotective." Given this paradigm, there could be situations where subtype selective ß-blockade or even subtype selective ß-stimulation might be beneficial. However, since most of these studies have been performed in isolated cardiomyocytes, their application to clinical practice is unclear. To better understand the roles of ß1- vs. ß2-receptors in the pathogenesis of clinical cardiomyopathy, we and others have taken advantage of several well-characterized murine models of cardiovascular disease. These studies demonstrate that ß-receptor regulation of the balance between cardioprotection and cardiotoxicity is even more complex than previously appreciated: the role of each ß-receptor subtype may vary depending on the specific cardiac stressor involved (e.g. ischemia, pressure overload, genetic mutation, cardiotoxin). Furthermore, the remodeling effects of ß-receptor signaling have a temporal component, depending on whether a cardiac stress is acute vs. chronic.
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