title: Effects of high potassium and the bradycardic agents ZD7288 and cesium on heart rate of rabbits and guinea pigs.
abstract: The effects of 2 mM cesium (Cs+) and a novel selective bradycardic agent ZD7288 (0.64 microM) on sinoatrial Node (SAN) pacing rate were investigated in an isolated guinea pig SAN/atrial preparation, rabbit SAN preparation, and isolated working rabbit heart preparation. The effect of Cs+ and ZD7288 on the response of the preparations to increased extracellular potassium concentration ([K+]o) was also studied. Cs+ reduced beating frequency by 24% in isolated rabbit SAN (n = 16, p < 0.01) and by 21% in isolated working rabbit heart (n = 9, p < 0.01). ZD7288 decreased beating rate by 53% in guinea pig SAN (n = 7, p < 0.01) and by 38% in isolated working rabbit heart (n = 6, p < 0.01). In all three preparations, increased [K+]o significantly decreased the rate (p < 0.01) in normal Tyrode's solution but had no effect in the presence of Cs+ and caused tachycardia (p < 0.01) in the presence of ZD7288. We conclude that Cs+ and ZD7288 decrease pacing rate in rabbits and guinea pigs, possibly through modulation of the hyperpolarization-activated current (I(f)). ZD7288 is a more effective bradycardic agent than Cs+.
authors.affiliation: University Laboratory of Physiology, Oxford, England.
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Leitch
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Sears
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Paterson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001283:Atrioventricular Node / Q000187:drug effects; D001919:Bradycardia / Q000139:chemically induced; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002586:Cesium / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects*; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011817:Rabbits; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D011743:Pyrimidines; C082246:ICI D2788; D002586:Cesium; D011188:Potassium