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Inhibition of L-type calcium current by propafenone in single myocytes isolated from the rabbit atrioventricular node.

Abstract：

:1. The atrioventricular node (AVN) is an important part of the conduction system in the heart and is a significant site of antiarrhythmic drug action. The class 1 antiarrhythmic propafenone is effective in treating a variety of arrhythmias, including those involving the AVN. In this study, we have investigated the effects of propafenone on ionic currents in single rabbit AVN cells, focusing in particular on those on L-type calcium current (ICa,L). 2. With a standard K-based internal dialysis solution, exposure to 5 microM propafenone reduced significantly the amplitude of ICa,L. In spontaneously active AVN myocytes, action potential upstroke velocity was decreased by propafenone exposure, consistent with the observed change in ICa,L. 3. By use of a Cs-based internal dialysis solution to record ICa,L selectively, voltage clamp test pulses were applied from a holding potential of -40 mV to +10 mV (stimulation frequency 0.33 Hz). Propafenone 5 microM reduced mean ICa,L density at +10 mV from -9.58 +/- 1.05 pA/pF to -4.19 +/- 0.60 pA/pF (P < 0.002). A range of propafenone concentrations were applied which reduced ICa,L in a dose-dependent manner (IC50 1.7 microM). When test pulses were applied to a range of potentials, propafenone reduced ICa,L at each potential without significantly affecting the activation curve for this current. Thus, propafenone reduced ICa,L conductance, without affecting the voltage-dependent activation properties of the current. 4. ICa,L block by propafenone exhibited tonic-, use- and frequency-dependent characteristics. 5. In the presence of propafenone, the voltage-dependence of inactivation of ICa,L was shifted 8 mV in the hyperpolarizing direction. Also, the recovery of ICa,L from inactivation was slowed by propafenone. 6. The ICa,L blocking properties of propafenone may mediate some of the antiarrhythmic properties of this agent, particularly in regions of the heart such as the AVN in which ICa,L contributes significantly to the action potential upstroke.

journal_name

Br J Pharmacol

journal_title

British journal of pharmacology

authors

Hancox JC,Mitcheson JS

doi

10.1038/sj.bjp.0701086

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1997-05-01 00:00:00

pages

7-14

issue

eissn

0007-1188

issn

1476-5381

journal_volume

121

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Inhibition of L-type calcium current by propafenone in single myocytes isolated from the rabbit atrioventricular node.