FIGURE 4.
Gs-biased pepducins do not promote β2AR internalization or desensitization. A, β2AR internalization was monitored by cell surface ELISA in HEK 293 cells stably overexpressing FLAG-β2AR post-stimulation with 1 μm isoproterenol, 5 μm salbutamol, or 10 μm pepducin in DMEM with 10% FBS. 0.05% DMSO was included in non-pepducin-stimulated cells. The data are represented by the mean of three independent experiments ± S.D. B, total cAMP was measured post-stimulation with 1 μm isoproterenol, 5 μm salbutamol, or 10 μm pepducin in DPBS at the indicated time points in human ASM cells. C, intracellular cAMP was measured post-stimulation with 1 μm isoproterenol, 5 μm salbutamol, or 10 μm pepducin in DPBS at the indicated time points in human ASM cells. 0.05% DMSO was included in non-pepducin-stimulated cells. The data are represented by the mean of three independent experiments ± S.D.