title: Effects of diltiazem on calcium ion translocation: a study on isolated frog rectus abdominis muscle.
abstract: Diltiazem, a calcium channel blocker was studied to observe its effects on the acetylcholine contractile responses of isolated frog rectus abdominis muscle. This response was modified in a dual manner i.e., initial potentiation, followed by inhibition. Diltiazem may not have anticholinesterase like mechanism, as it potentiated the responses to both acetylcholine and succinylcholine. Rectus muscle preparation, incubated in calcium free frog Ringer, showed dose dependent inhibition of acetylcholine contractile responses by diltiazem. The study suggests that diltiazem inhibits calcium ion influx across receptor operated calcium channels and may also inhibit calcium ion release from intracellular structures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Nagpur.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Parhate
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Shembekar
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Jagtap
mesh_terms: D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001001:Anura; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D004110:Diltiazem / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004357:Drug Synergism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D017568:Rectus Abdominis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D013390:Succinylcholine / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D015220:Calcium Channels; D004110:Diltiazem; D013390:Succinylcholine; D000109:Acetylcholine; D002118:Calcium