ISSN:
1432-1912
Keywords:
Sheep cardiac Purkinje fibre
;
Pacemaker current
;
Action potential
;
Bradycardic agent
;
ZD 7288
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract The bradycardic mechanism of ZD 7288 (4-(N-ethyl-N-phenylamino)-1,2-dimethyl-6-(methylamino)pyrimidinium chloride) was investigated in sheep cardiac Purkinje fibres. The pacemaker if-current measured with the two-microelectrode voltage-clamp technique, as well as the diastolic depolarization rate and the frequency of spontaneously active fibres were evaluated. ZD 7288 did inhibit if-current. The if-amplitude recorded with a 0.8s-lasting test pulse from about −50 mV to −100 mV was reduced to 50% of control at 0.85 μmol/l and to 5% of control at 10 μmol/l. The threshold potential of if-activation was unaffected at a concentration of 1 μmol/l ZD 7288. The time constant of if-activation at different test potentials was not changed by 1 μmol/l ZD 7288. The drug was equally effective during if-activation with a 0.5 s-lasting test pulse applied at 0.05 Hz or 0.5 Hz. During long lasting (5 s) hyperpolarizing test pulses (−120 mV) the inhibition of if-current was removed. In constantly stimulated Purkinje fibres (0.5 Hz) the slope of the early diastolic depolarization was decreased by ZD 7288. The half-maximal effect occurred at 0.92 μmol/l. There was strong correlation over the concentration range of 0.01 to 10 μmol/l ZD 7288 between the decrease of the slope of early diastolic depolarization and inhibition of if-amplitude recorded with 0.8s-lasting test pulses to −100 mV. The correlation coefficient was r = 0.97. These results will explain the decrease in frequency of spontaneously active (about 0.6 Hz) Purkinje fibres. At 0.3 μmol/l ZD 7288 spontaneous activity had stopped in 8 of 11 preparations. Complete recovery of drug-induced effects on the frequency was gained after 3 h of wash-out with drug-free solution.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00169374
