beta-Adrenergic receptor (beta-AR)-induced cardiac remodeling is closely linked with the re-expression of the atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) gene. However, the exact molecular mechanism of this response remains elusive. Here, we demonstrate that the beta-AR agonist isoproterenol potently evokes the tyrosine phosphorylation of STAT3 and increases its transcriptional activity in an extracellularly regulated kinase 1/2 and glycoprotein (gp)130 signaling-dependent manner in rat cardiomyocytes. Interestingly, both specific silencing of signal transducers and activators of transcription 3 (STAT3) expression by lentivirus-mediated RNA interference and antagonism of gp130 signaling lead to significant inhibition of isoproterenol-stimulated ANF expression. Together, these results indicate that gp130/STAT3 signaling has an essential role in ANF expression by beta-AR stimulation.
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