title: The effects of tetramethylpyrazine on the incidence of arrhythmias and the release of PGI2 and TXA2 in the ischemic rat heart.
abstract: Pretreatment with tetramethylpyrazine (TMP, 12 mg/kg/day), a drug originally derived from the rhizomes of Ligusticum wallichii, significantly reduced the incidence of ischemia-induced ventricular tachycardia (VT) and fibrillation (VF) from 100% and 50% of control hearts to 41% (p < 0.05) and 0% (p < 0.05), respectively, in the ischemic rat heart. TMP also diminished the incidence of reperfusion-induced VT and VF from 100% and 100% of control hearts to 33% (p < 0.05) and 41% (p < 0.05), respectively. Pretreatment with TMP produced a slight, but significant increase of 6-keto-PGF1 alpha and a decrease of TXB2 production during aerobic perfusion. Ischemia and reperfusion markedly increased the release of 6-keto-PGF1 alpha and TXB2. Pretreatment with TMP significantly enhanced the release of 6-keto-PGF1 alpha and diminished TXB2 outflow following left coronary artery occlusion and reperfusion.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011464:Epoprostenol / Q000378:metabolism*; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000378:metabolism*; D011719:Pyrazines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013928:Thromboxane A2 / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D011719:Pyrazines; D013928:Thromboxane A2; D011464:Epoprostenol; C017953:tetramethylpyrazine