title: Differences between negative inotropic and vasodilator effects of calcium antagonists acting on extra- and intracellular calcium movements in rat and guinea-pig cardiac preparations.
abstract: In order to get more insight into the utilization of calcium in the mammalian heart and the influence of calcium antagonists on this process we have evaluated the negative inotropic and vasodilator effect of nifedipine, diltiazem, verapamil, bepridil and lidoflazine as well as of the intracellularly acting calcium antagonists ryanodine and TMB-8 in the presence of 0.9 and 1.8 mmol/l calcium in rat Langendorff hearts. The effect of ryanodine was also studied in guinea-pig Langendorff hearts. In addition, in rat and guinea-pig papillary muscles the effect of these drugs on the force of contraction was examined. With the exception of ryanodine and TMB-8 all calcium antagonists induced a pronounced coronary vasodilator effect. The rank order of potency for this effect was: nifedipine greater than verapamil = diltiazem = bepridil = lidoflazine in the presence of 0.9 mmol/l calcium. At a calcium concentration of 1.8 mmol/l nifedipine and verapamil proved more potent, whereas diltiazem was less active. All calcium antagonists completely suppressed the development of the left ventricular pressure. At a calcium concentration of 0.9 mmol/l the potency order for this effect was: ryanodine greater than nifedipine = verapamil greater than diltiazem = bepridil = lidoflazine greater than TMB-8. In the presence of 1.8 mmol/l calcium the concentration-response curves for reduction of the left ventricular pressure by nifedipine, verapamil and diltiazem slightly shifted to the right. In contrast to all calcium antagonists investigated, in guinea-pig Langendorff hearts ryanodine only partially decreased the left ventricular pressure.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacotherapy/Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Hugtenburg
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Mathy
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Boddeke
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Beckeringh
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: van Zwieten
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000502:physiology*; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003326:Coronary Circulation / Q000187:drug effects; D003864:Depression, Chemical; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000187:drug effects; D008013:Lidoflazine / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects*; D009543:Nifedipine / Q000494:pharmacology; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012433:Ryanodine / Q000494:pharmacology; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D012433:Ryanodine; D009543:Nifedipine; D008013:Lidoflazine; D002118:Calcium