{"title":"Inhibition of myocardial inward rectifier potassium current by propylbutyldopamine.","authors":"W Dun, R R Zhao, J G Li, B W Wu","doi":"","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>To study the effects of propylbutyldopamine (PBDA) on the inward rectifier potassium current (Ik1).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The quasi-steady state current-voltage relationship from the isolated guinea pig ventricular cells were measured using whole-cell patch-clamp techniques with a slow ramp depolarization (8 mV.s-1).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>PBDA 5, 50, and 100 mumol.L-1 concentration-dependently reduced the inward rectifier potassium current. PBDA blocked Ik1 in guinea pig ventricular cells. The effect of PBDA was not blocked by the selective dopamine D2-receptor blocker, domperidone.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>PBDA inhibited Ik1 directly, independent of the dopamine D2-receptor.</p>","PeriodicalId":24002,"journal":{"name":"Zhongguo yao li xue bao = Acta pharmacologica Sinica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1999-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Zhongguo yao li xue bao = Acta pharmacologica Sinica","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Aim: To study the effects of propylbutyldopamine (PBDA) on the inward rectifier potassium current (Ik1).
Methods: The quasi-steady state current-voltage relationship from the isolated guinea pig ventricular cells were measured using whole-cell patch-clamp techniques with a slow ramp depolarization (8 mV.s-1).
Results: PBDA 5, 50, and 100 mumol.L-1 concentration-dependently reduced the inward rectifier potassium current. PBDA blocked Ik1 in guinea pig ventricular cells. The effect of PBDA was not blocked by the selective dopamine D2-receptor blocker, domperidone.
Conclusion: PBDA inhibited Ik1 directly, independent of the dopamine D2-receptor.