title: [Effects of N-696, a new beta-blocking agent, on canine experimental arrhythmias].
abstract: We evaluated antiarrhythmic effects of N-696 using canine digitalis ventricular arrhythmia models and electrophysiological actions of N-696 using canine ventricular muscles and isolated blood perfused A-V node preparations and compared the effects with those of propranolol. 1) N-696 at 30 mg/kg, i.v. was not effective on digitalis arrhythmia, but reduced the total heart rate and atrial rate for 60 min and transiently decreased the blood pressure. Propranolol at 3 mg/kg, i.v. transiently suppressed digitalis ventricular arrhythmia and decreased the total heart rate, atrial rate and blood pressure. The minimum effective plasma concentration of propranolol was 1.7 +/- 0.4 microgram/ml. 2) Ten to 100 micrograms/ml N-696 and 3 to 10 micrograms/ml propranolol did not affect the resting potential and the action potential duration at 75% repolarization of the canine ventricular muscle, but decreased the maximum rate of rise of the action potential in a dose-dependent fashion, and 100 micrograms/ml N-696 decreased significantly the action potential amplitude. The minimum effective drug concentration of N-696 was 60 micrograms/ml, and that of propranolol was 6 micrograms/ml. 3) N-696 (30 micrograms-3mg) dose-dependently delayed the A-V conduction time of the isolated blood perfused A-V node preparation when it was administered into the posterior septal artery (PSA) and the anterior septal artery (ASA). Propranolol (10-600 micrograms) also had similar effects, but the doses of N-696 delaying the A-V conduction time by 15% was about 8 to 21 times higher than those of propranolol.
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001283:Atrioventricular Node / Q000187:drug effects; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D004071:Digitalis Glycosides / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D011433:Propranolol / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D004071:Digitalis Glycosides; D007546:Isoquinolines; D011433:Propranolol; C036593:tilisolol