Coronary vasomotor and cardiac electrophysiologic effects of diadenosine polyphosphates and nonhydrolyzable analogs in the guinea pig

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology
B M StavrouN A Flores

Abstract

Platelet activation in heart disease is important owing to the effects of platelet-derived compounds on myocardial perfusion and cardiac electrophysiology. Diadenosine polyphosphates are secreted from platelets and present in the myocardium, but their electrophysiologic and vasomotor effects are incompletely understood. We used isolated guinea-pig hearts to study the effects of diadenosine triphosphate (Ap3A), tetraphosphate (Ap4A), pentaphosphate (Ap5A), and hexaphosphate (Ap6A) (10 pM-0.1 mM), comparing their actions to those of adenosine, adenosine triphosphate, and non-hydrolyzable Ap4A and Ap5A analogs. Diadenosine polyphosphates (0.1 nM-0.1 microM) transiently reduced coronary perfusion pressure, which recovered during the continued presence of the compounds. At concentrations greater than 0.1 microM effects were maximal and sustained (perfusion pressure decreased from 36.5+/-3.4 to 18.6+/-2.5 mm Hg, p < 0.001, with 1 microM Ap4A). The changes in action potential duration and refractory period developed slowly but were maintained (0.1 nM-1 microM). With 1 nM Ap4A, action potential duration increased from 170.6+/-2.6 to 187.3+/-3.8 ms, p < 0.05, and refractory period increased from 138.5+/-1.6 to 147.9+/-2.0 ms, p < 0.05. ...Continue Reading

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