PMID: 3751620Jan 1, 1986Paper

Depressant action of Ca-antagonists on slow action potentials in guinea pig ventricular muscles

Acta Physiologica Hungarica
H Sada, S Sada

Abstract

The depressant action of four Ca antagonists, including a novel drug, tiapamil, on Ca channels was investigated using a conventional microelectrode technique. "All or none" slow action potentials were recorded in K+-depolarized guinea-pig papillary muscles. Verapamil and diltiazem decreased the amplitude and maximum rate of rise (Vmax) of the slow action potentials at concentrations up to 2 microM. The depressant effect of a novel Ca-antagonist, tiapamil, on the slow action potentials was as marked as that of verapamil and diltiazem. However, prenylamine was less potent than the other 3 drugs. In addition, the action of all drugs on the slow action potentials was enhanced as the frequency of stimulation was increased between 0.0083 and 1 Hz. It was concluded that tiapamil, as verapamil and diltiazem, produced a frequency-dependent blockade of the slow Ca channel.

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