title: Effects of mibefradil, a selective T-type Ca2+ channel antagonist, on sino-atrial node and ventricular myocardia.
abstract: The effects of mibefradil, a non-dihydropyridine Ca2+ channel antagonist, on the action potential configuration of isolated rabbit sino-atrial node preparations, membrane currents of guinea-pig ventricular myocytes and the contractile force of isolated ventricular papillary muscles were examined. In sino-atrial node preparations, 10 microM mibefradil decreased the slope of the pacemaker depolarization (phase 4 depolarization) and maximum rate of rise, and shifted the threshold potential to the positive direction with no effect on action potential duration. In ventricular myocytes, 1 microM mibefradil inhibited the T-type Ca2+ current by about 40% while it had no effect on the L-type Ca2+ current. At 10 microM, mibefradil inhibited the L-type and T-type Ca2+ currents by about 40% and 90%, respectively. Mibefradil had no effect on contractile force at concentrations up to 1 microM. Thus, mibefradil was shown to produce potent prolongation of the pacemaker depolarization, mainly through inhibition of the T-type Ca2+ current. It is suggested that the T-type Ca2+ current may not be involved in ventricular contraction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Toho University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Funabashi, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Masumiya
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kase
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shigenobu
mesh_terms: D000200:Action Potentials; D000818:Animals; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020747:Calcium Channels, T-Type / Q000187:drug effects*; D003864:Depression, Chemical; D005260:Female; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D020748:Mibefradil / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D011817:Rabbits; D012849:Sinoatrial Node / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D016276:Ventricular Function
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D020747:Calcium Channels, T-Type; D020748:Mibefradil