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Slow calcium channel blockers and the calcium paradox: comparative studies in the rat with seven drugs. J Mol Cell Cardiol 1983 Jul;15(7):475-85

Date

07/01/1983

Pubmed ID

6312058

DOI

10.1016/0022-2828(83)90266-3

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0020609650 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   24 Citations

Abstract

In studies of the calcium paradox, the isolated perfused rat heart was used to characterize the relationship between myocardial protein leakage and the concentration of calcium antagonist (verapamil and D600) or calcium in the perfusion fluid during a cycle of calcium depletion and repletion. The results indicated a dose-dependency such that protein leakage could be progressively reduced by decreasing the concentration of calcium during calcium repletion and/or by increasing the concentrations of drug. Detailed dose-response studies with seven calcium antagonists (verapamil, D600, nifedipine, terodiline, diltiazem, fendiline and prenylamine) and a calcium concentration of 1.0 mmol/l during a 20 min period of calcium repletion following a 10 min period of calcium depletion revealed complex dose-response characteristics for each drug. In the dose range studied (0 to 40 mumol/l) all drugs with the exception of prenylamine were able to reduce protein leakage by up to 25 to 30% Optimal concentrations for verapamil, nifedipine, D600, diltiazem and terodiline were all between 2.0 and 4.0 mumol/l. With the exception of D600, which provided a constant reduction of protein leakage at all concentrations above this optimum, all drugs exhibited bell-shaped dose-response curves with a loss of efficacy at higher concentrations. Fendiline also had a bell-shaped dose-response curve with 23% as a maximal reduction of leakage; however, the optimal concentration for this drug was 21.0 mumol/l. Additional studies with verapamil revealed that the drug acted during the calcium repletion phase and did not influence events during calcium depletion. Simultaneous use of two drugs, verapamil and nifedipine, at their optimal concentrations failed to improve the reduction in protein leakage over and above that observed with one drug alone.

Author List

Baker JE, Hearse DJ

Author

John E. Baker PhD Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Animals
Butylamines
Calcium
Calcium Channel Blockers
Diltiazem
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Fendiline
Gallopamil
In Vitro Techniques
Ion Channels
Male
Myocardium
Nifedipine
Prenylamine
Rats
Verapamil