Seizure-induced Torsades de pointes:In a canine drug-induced long-QT1 model.

Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods
Henk van der LindeDavid J Gallacher

Abstract

People with epilepsy are at heightened risk of sudden death compared to the general population. The leading cause of epilepsy-related premature mortality is a sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). The mechanism of SUDEP remains largely unresolved and the lack of preclinical models to study the potential mechanism underlying SUDEP is a problem. By combining electroencephalographic (EEG) and electrocardiogram (ECG) measurements within a well described LQT1 dog model, we investigated the effect of the proconvulsive compound pentylenetetrazol (PTZ), and its link to the induction of Torsades de Pointes (TdP). Pre-treatment with the potent and selective IKs blocker JNJ 282 induced a pronounced QT (QTc) prolongation in anaesthetized dogs (Long QT syndrome type 1 or LQT1 group) compared to dogs that were not treated (control group). Subsequent PTZ administration induced spiking on the EEG signal and seizures in both groups, but only R-on-T, salvo and TdP were observed in dogs of the LQT1 group. Our results show that a proconvulsive drug can trigger TdP-like cardiac arrhythmias, in conditions of compromised repolarization in the heart (Iks blockade). In man, TdP arrythmia's can often lead to ventricular fibrillation (VF) and sudd...Continue Reading

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