A novel β_(2)-AR agonist,Higenamine,induces β-arrestin-biased signaling

作     者：Nana Zhang Haibo Zhu Zijian Li Erdan Dong Nana Zhang;Haibo Zhu;Zijian Li;Erdan Dong

作者机构：State Key Laboratory for Bioactive Substances and Functions of Natural Medicines/Beijing Key Laboratory of New Drug Mechanisms and Pharmacological Evaluation Study/Institute of Materia MedicaChinese Academy of Medical Sciences&Peking Union Medical CollegeBeijing 100050China Department of Cardiology and Institute of Vascular MedicinePeking University Third Hospital/Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Receptors ResearchBeijing/Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular SciencesMinistry of Education/Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Molecular Biology and Regulatory PeptidesMinistry of HealthBeijing 100191China 

出 版 物：《Science China(Life Sciences)》 (中国科学（生命科学英文版）)

年 卷 期：2022年第65卷第7期

页      面：1357-1368页

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学科分类：0710[理学-生物学] 1007[医学-药学(可授医学、理学学位)] 10[医学] 100701[医学-药物化学] 

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(91939301,81820108031,82070235) Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation(7172235,7191013) Research Unit of Medical Science Research Management/Basic and Clinical Research of Metabolic Cardiovascular Diseases,Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences(2021RU003) CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences(2021-1-I2M028) Disciplines construction project for multi-omics pharmacology(201920200807)。 

主　　题：Higenamine β_(2)-adrenergic receptor β-arrestin-biased signaling extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 

摘      要：The biased ligands in G protein-coupled receptors(GPCRs)have opened new avenues for developing safer and more effective drugs.However,the identification of such biased ligands as drug candidates is highly desirable.Here,we report that Higenamine,a compound isolated from a Chinese herb,functions as a novel β-arrestin-biased ligand of the β_(2)-adrenergic receptor(β_(2)-AR).The radioligand binding assays demonstrated that Higenamine was the ligand of β_(2)-AR.Higenamine induced phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2(ERK1/2),which can be blocked by propranolol,an inhibitor of β_(2)-AR.The Gi protein inhibitor,pertussis toxin,had no effect on the phosphorylation of ERK1/2 induced by Higenamine.Furthermore,Higenamine induced ERK1/2 phosphorylation through transactivation of Epithelial growth factor receptor(EGFR).We also found that Higenamine-induced-ERK1/2 phosphorylation is dependent on β-arrestin1/2,and HG inhibits Doxorubicin-induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis.Our results identify Higenamine as a novel biased ligand via the β-arrestin-dependent pathway.These findings give us a better understanding of Higenamine’s potential role in designing diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.