Frequency and Voltage-dependent Inhibition of Delayed Outward Potassium Current by Flecainide in Isolated Atrial Cell of Guinea Pig Heart
Frequency and Voltage-dependent Inhibition of Delayed Outward Potassium Current by Flecainide in Isolated Atrial Cell of Guinea Pig Heart作者机构:Department of Pharmacology Eisai Tshikuba Laboratories 1-3 5-Chome Ibaraki Japan
出 版 物:《哈尔滨医科大学学报》 (Journal of Harbin Medical University)
年 卷 期:1993年第3期
页 面:222-222页
主 题:Flecainide Voltage Clamp Action pontential Delayed outward potassium current
摘 要:Effects of flecanide on membrane currents were studied using an isolated single atrial cell from guinea pig hearts. The tightseal cell clamp technique was used. In the current clamp condition, flecainide prol(?)nged significantly the atrial action potential (APD) with frequency *** outward K current (I) and outward tail current were specifically inhibited by flecainide in a frequency and concentration fashion. Flecainide inhibit(?)d Imore strongly as the membrane potential become more positive from+10mV to+*** value of Iwas attenuated to 0.973 nA from 1.105 nA of control and the value of tail current was reduced to 0.113 nA from 0.288 nA of control at 60 mV. The drug did not affect on the holding *** effects of flecainide on the action potential and transmembrane ionic currents strongly suggest that the main mechanism of action of this agent is to inhibit Voltage-dependent potassium current. In the Voltage clamp condition, flecainide affected neither the conventional L type Cacurrent nor the Icurrent significantly. Our research proved that F1e was not completely consistent with class Ic agents, because F1e could markedly increase the APD in the experiment.