title: Disopyramide and neuromuscular transmission.
abstract: The effect of disopyramide on neuromuscular transmission has been studied using the rat isolated phrenic nerve-diaphragm preparation. The response of the muscle to indirect nerve stimulation was decreased in the presence of disopyramide 5.6 x 10(-6) mol litre-1 (P less than 0.05), total blockade occurring at 5.6 x 10(-4) mol litre-1. Marked augmentation of the response to direct muscle stimulation was recorded in the presence of disopyramide 1.8 x 10(-4)-5.6 x 10(-4) mol litre-1. Disopyramide 5.6 x 10(-6) mol litre-1 caused a leftward shift of the log concentration response for tubocurarine and decreased the antagonist effect of neostigmine.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004206:Disopyramide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004357:Drug Synergism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009388:Neostigmine / Q000494:pharmacology; D009469:Neuromuscular Junction / Q000502:physiology*; D011725:Pyridines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000187:drug effects*; D014403:Tubocurarine / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D011725:Pyridines; D009388:Neostigmine; D004206:Disopyramide; D014403:Tubocurarine