Abstract：
:The effects of N-n-propylajmaline (prajmalium) on the Na and Ca currents of single frog atrial and ventricular cells were studied by means of the whole-cell patch-clamp technique. Prajmalium (10(-9) to 10(-6) M) depressed the Na current (INa) in a dose- and use-dependent manner. In the same range of concentrations, prajmalium induced a dual effect on the high (ICaL) and low (ICaT) threshold Ca currents (the latter being only present in atrial cells). At a low concentration (10(-9) M), prajmalium increased both Ca currents while at high concentrations (10(-6) M) it depressed them. Prajmalium appeared very potent on ICaT although this current is generally reported to be barely sensitive to agonists and drugs. The action of the drug was also accompanied by a shortening in the half-time of inactivation of the Ca currents and a slight hyperpolarizing shift of their availability curves. The increase in ICaL by prajmalium was not prevented by prazosin (10(-7) M) nor by propranolol (10(-6) M), and it was also observed after ICaL had been fully stimulated by isoproterenol (10(-7)M). Nifedipine (10(-6) M), however, was able to prevent or block the prajmalium-induced increase in ICaL. Some similarities between the actions of prajmalium and dihydropyridine agonists on Ca currents are discussed.
journal_name
J Mol Cell Cardioljournal_title
Journal of molecular and cellular cardiologyauthors
Alvarez JL,Vassort Gdoi
10.1016/0022-2828(91)90054-psubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1991-05-01 00:00:00pages
627-38issue
5eissn
0022-2828issn
1095-8584pii
0022-2828(91)90054-Pjournal_volume
23pub_type
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journal_title：Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology
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journal_title：Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology
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journal_title：Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology
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journal_title：Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology
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journal_title：Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology
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更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology
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journal_title：Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology
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journal_title：Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology
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journal_title：Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology
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