title: Diazepam increases calcium sensitivity of the skinned cardiac muscle fiber in guinea pig.
abstract: Influences of diazepam, a benzodiazepine derivative, on the contractile response to calcium in skinned trabecular fibers of guinea pig heart were examined. Diazepam (100 microM) enhanced the contractile response of the skinned fiber to calcium and shifted the concentration-response curve to the left. The pCa50 values were 6.07+/-0.03 and 6.28+/-0.03 (P<0.05) in the absence and presence of diazepam, respectively. This result suggests that diazepam increases calcium sensitivity of contractile proteins in heart muscles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Pharmacology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Kitasato University, Towada, Aomori, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hara
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chugun
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Futamura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishino
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kondo
mesh_terms: D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003975:Diazepam / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004357:Drug Synergism; D005260:Female; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D018485:Muscle Fibers, Skeletal / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D003975:Diazepam; D002118:Calcium