Tanaka H, Komikado C, Namekata I, Nakamura H, Suzuki M, Tsuneoka Y, Shigenobu K, Takahara A. Species difference in the contribution of T-type calcium current to cardiac pacemaking as revealed by r(-)-efonidipine.
J Pharmacol Sci 2008;
107:99-102. [PMID:
18460822 DOI:
10.1254/jphs.sc0070405]
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Abstract
The contribution of the T-type Ca2+ current to cardiac pacemaking was examined in isolated right atrial tissue from the mouse, guinea pig, and rabbit using a specific blocker, R(-)-efonidipine. At 10(-6) M, R(-)-efonidipine produced negative chronotropy, which was prominent in the mouse and small but significant in the guinea pig. No effect was observed in the rabbit. Microelectrode recordings revealed that R(-)-efonidipine significantly prolongs the pacemaker (phase 4) depolarization of the sinoatrial-node action potential in the mouse and guinea pig. These results provide the first pharmacological evidence that the contribution of T-type Ca2+ current to cardiac pacemaking differs among experimental animal species.
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