title: Differential effects of EMD-53998 on calcium-pressure relationship in normal and ischemic guinea pig heart.
abstract: We investigated the effects of EMD-53998 and digoxin on Ca2+ transients and left ventricular (LV) function in indo 1-loaded Langendorff guinea pig hearts. EMD-53998 (10(-9) to 10(-5) M) and digoxin (10(-10) to 10(-6) M) increased +dP/dt and Ca2+ transients in normal hearts. The relative increase in Ca2+ transients by EMD-53998 was similar to digoxin. At 10(-5) M, EMD-53998 increased LV end-diastolic pressure. Low-flow ischemia decreased +dP/dt by 50%, while indo 1 ratio increased by 10-25%. EMD-53998 (10(-9) to 10(-6) M) effectively restored the depressed +dP/dt with little effect on indo 1 ratio, but at 10(-5) M, it markedly elevated LV end-diastolic pressure and the beneficial effect on contractile dysfunction disappeared. Digoxin (10(-10) to 10(-7) M) failed to improve LV function, but at 10(-6) M, it restored contractile dysfunction with a large increase in indo 1 ratio. The relation between indo 1 ratio and +dP/dt clearly showed that EMD-53998 restored contractile dysfunction by Ca2+ sensitization. These findings suggest that Ca2+ sensitization by EMD-53998 is an advantageous approach for ischemic contractile failure but impairs diastolic function.
authors: First Department of Internal Medicine, Mie University School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Ishisu
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Abe
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Onishi
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Sekioka
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Nakano
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004077:Digoxin / Q000494:pharmacology; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism; D011804:Quinolines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012016:Reference Values; D013829:Thiadiazines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D011804:Quinolines; D013829:Thiadiazines; C070609:EMD 53998; D004077:Digoxin; D002118:Calcium