Actions of phencyclidine on the action potential and membrane currents of single guinea-pig myocytes.
The direct actions of phencyclidine (PCP) on mammalian sarcolemma were examined by determination of the drug's effects on the action potentials of isolated guinea-pig ventricular cells, and on the underlying ionic currents. PCP (10(-6) to 10(-4) M) did not alter the resting membrane potential but produced a dose-dependent prolongation of the duration of the action potential, and a reduction of the rate of depolarization of phase 0 (Vmax) of the action potential. Voltage clamp experiments revealed that PCP blocks both myocardial Ca++ channels and myocardial time-dependent K+ channels. The K+ channel blockade was shown to exhibit an apparent voltage-dependence. The effects of PCP on these ionic channels could explain previous reports of it prolonging myocardial action potentials and conflicting reports of positive and negative inotropism.
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D000200:Action Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D000818:Animals; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000187:drug effects*; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D009206:Myocardium / Q000166:cytology; D010622:Phencyclidine / Q000494:pharmacology*
D007473:Ion Channels; D010622:Phencyclidine