title: Inhibitory effect mediated by alpha 1-adrenoceptors on transient outward current in isolated rat ventricular cells.
abstract: In order to clarify the underlying ionic mechanism(s) by which alpha 1-adrenoceptor stimulation prolongs the action potential duration (APD), single rat ventricular cells were voltage-clamped under a Na(+)-free condition using patch pipettes. Depolarizing pulses from a holding potential of -77 mV induced a 4-aminopyridine-sensitive transient outward current (Ito). Phenylephrine, in the presence of the beta-blocker propranolol (1 microM), inhibited Ito in a concentration-dependent fashion and the maximum inhibition of Ito (42.5 +/- 10.0%, n = 5) was produced by 30 microM phenylephrine. The inhibitory effect of phenylephrine on Ito was almost abolished by 1 microM prazosin, a selective alpha 1-blocker, indicating that the Ito inhibition is mediated by alpha 1-adrenoceptors. On the other hand, phenylephrine had little influence on the Ca2+ current in the presence of 4-aminopyridine. In isolated rat papillary muscles, both the alpha 1-adrenoceptor-mediated APD prolongation and positive inotropic response were markedly attenuated by pretreatment with 1.5 mM 4-aminopyridine. These results suggest that the inhibition of Ito is a primary cause of the prolongation of APD produced by alpha 1-adrenoceptor stimulation and that the Ito inhibition may be causally related to the positive inotropic effect mediated by alpha 1-adrenoceptors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tohse
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakaya
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hattori
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Endou
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kanno
mesh_terms: D015761:4-Aminopyridine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000200:Action Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000502:physiology; D002469:Cell Separation; D004594:Electrophysiology; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D007700:Kinetics; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism*; D010656:Phenylephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011942:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha / Q000502:physiology*; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D011942:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha; D010656:Phenylephrine; D015761:4-Aminopyridine; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate; D002118:Calcium