Medizinische Universität Graz Austria/Österreich - Forschungsportal - Medical University of Graz
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Koidl, B; Flaschberger, P; Schaffer, P; Pelzmann, B; Bernhart, E; Mächler, H; Rigler, B.
Effects of the class III antiarrhythmic drug ambasilide on outward currents in human atrial myocytes.
Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol. 1996; 353(2):226-232
Doi: 10.1007/BF00168761
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- Führende Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
- Koidl Bernd
- Co-Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
- Bernhart Eva Maria
- Mächler Heinrich
- Pelzmann Brigitte
- Rigler Bruno
- Schaffer Peter
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- Abstract:
- We have studied the inhibitory influence of the class III antiarrhythmic drug ambasilide (LU 47110) on the transient outward current Ito1 and the sustained current Iso following inactivation of Ito1, in human atrial myocytes. The two currents are separated by a mathematical procedure based on the amplitudes and time constants of the biexponential inactivation of the total outward current. The frequency dependence, the recovery from inactivation and the kinetics of activation and inactivation are described. Ambasilide reversibly and concentration dependently inhibited Ito1, Iso and the sodium current INa. Concentration required for half maximal inhibition (IC50) for the effects on Ito1 and Iso were 23.3 mumol/l and 45.7 mumol/l respectively, concentrations shown by others to be effective in terminating and preventing fibrillation in a dog atrial arrhythmia model. Ambasilide not only reduced the amplitude of Ito1 and Iso but also accelerated the time course of inactivation from 14.22 to 6.69 ms and from 202.3 to 87.9 ms respectively. The amplitude of Ito1 showed only a small dependence on stimulation frequency characteristic for human atrial myocytes, whereas Iso was reduced significantly at higher stimulation frequencies. Ambasilide did not change these relationships (0.1-4 Hz) and therefore did not show the reverse use-dependence known from other class III antiarrhythmic agents and which is an important property for a prospective antiarrhythmic drug. The lack of an effect of ambasilide on both steady-state activation and inactivation of Ito1, and the time constant of recovery from inactivation, suggests that ambasilide acts by changing conductance rather than by influencing the gating mechanism. The described characteristics make ambasilide an interesting substance in the group of class III antiarrhythmic drugs.
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- Human Atrial Myocytes
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