title: The influence of nifedipine and verapamil on the ischaemia-induced changes in canine sarcolemmal membranes.
abstract: Ischaemic injury was produced in the dog heart by occluding the left anterior descending coronary artery just below the second diagonal branch for the duration of 3 h. Nifedipine 5.0 mg/kg and Verapamil 5.0 mg/kg were injected intravenously 10 min before the occlusion. Sarcolemmal membrane vesicles were prepared from an ischaemic and non-ischaemic hearts. Without treatment with Nifedipine or Verapamil the total amount of sarcolemmal phospholipid obtained from ischaemic hearts, as well as the amounts of phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine were significantly decreased as compared with those from non-ischaemic hearts. Calcium channel blocker pretreatment abolished the decrease in the total amount of sarcolemmal phospholipids, as well as phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine content induced by ischaemia. Thus, our work indicates that Nifedipine and Verapamil, suppressed the ischaemia-induced increase in phospholipid breakdown of cardiac sarcolemma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, Medical Academy, Agricultural University, Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kobusiewicz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ogonowska-Kobusiewicz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Michalak
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ledwozyw
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004285:Dogs; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D019158:N-Acetylneuraminic Acid / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D009543:Nifedipine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D010714:Phosphatidylethanolamines / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D012508:Sarcolemma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D014700:Verapamil / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D010714:Phosphatidylethanolamines; D010743:Phospholipids; D014700:Verapamil; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase; D019158:N-Acetylneuraminic Acid; D009543:Nifedipine