• 대한약리학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.63-69
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• 1972

The effects of omission of buffers from Krebs-Ringer medium on contractile activity, membrane potentials and ATP content of electrically stimulated isolated rat atria were investigated. 1) Contractile status: A rapid and marked depression of the contractile activity of atria occurred when buffer-free medium was substituted for the normal Krebs-Ringer medium. 2) Electrical status: The omission of buffers from medium did not alter the resting or action potential magnitudes of atria. However, the action potential duration was on initial increase followed by a decrease in the buffer-free medium. 3) ATP concentration: The omission of buffers from medium resulted in a marked decrease in the ATP levels of atria. It has been also found in the present study that bicarbonate buffer plays an important role for the maintenance of the contractility and ATP levels of the heart. The contractile depression by the omission of buffers was not directly associated with electrical alterations in resting or action potentials of the heart. In the absence of bicarbonate-buffer, glucose no longer plays to maintain the contractile activity and the ATP levels of rat atria.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제14권1_2호
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• pp.41-46
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• 1978

The effects of sodium taurocholate(STC) and sodium deoxycholate(SDC) on cardiac function were examined by using isolated atria of rabbit and guinea pig and heart of anesthetized frog. Also the antiarrythmic action of STC and SDC on atrial arrhythmias induced by epinephrine or ouabain was studied. The results were following. The cholates exhibited a slight decrease in rate and contractile amplitude of the isolated rabbit atria. The cholates abolished partially the spontaneous arrhythmic occurring in isolated rabbit and guinea pig atria but no effect on the atrial arrhythmia induced by ouabain and epinephrine was observed. Concomitant administration of cholates with ouabain produced a marked prolongation of atrial arrhythmia in comparison to that of ouabain alone in both isolated rabbit and guinea pig atria. The cholates exhibited a marked prolongation in ventricular arrhythmia and cardiac arrest time in comparison to that of ouabain treatment. However, the combined treatment with cholates and ouabain produced a slight prolongation in comparison to that of ouabain alone in the heart of anesthetized frog. The above results suggest that cholates have a slight antiarrythmic effect on the heart but this effectiveness is different from those of propranolol that is non-selective antiarrhythmic drug.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제4권5호
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• pp.417-425
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• 2000

The underlying mechanism commonly applicable for both the positive and negative force-frequency relationships (FFR) was pursued in left atria (LA) of rat and rabbit. The species differences in the roles of $Na^+/Ca^{2+}$ exchanger and sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR), which are major intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ regulatory mechanisms in the heart, were examined in the amplitude accommodation to the frequency that changed from 3 Hz to the variable test frequencies for 5 minutes in the electrically field stimulated left atria (LA) of rat and rabbit. Norepinephrine strongly increased the frequency-related amplitude accommodation in both of rat and rabbit LA, while monensin, oubain or the reduced $Na^+$ and 0 mM $Ca^{2+}$ containing Tyrode solution increased the frequency-related amplitude accommodation only in the rabbit LA. Monenisn was also able to increase the frequency-related amplitude accommodation only in 1-day old rat LA but not in 4-week old rat LA that had 75% less $Na^+/Ca^{2+}$ exchanger with 97% higher SR than 1-day old rat LA. Taken together, it is concluded that the differences in the prevalence between myocardial $Na^+/Ca^{2+}$ exchanger and SR in the amplitude accommodation to the frequency-change determine the difference in the FFR between rat and rabbit heart.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.59-65
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• 1994

기아(starvation)기간중 흰쥐의 심근세포내에 심장의 수축 기능에 필요한 내인성 대사 기질인 지질의 축적이 증가된다는 사실이 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 lidocaine의 심근내 지방대사에 대한 영향을 기능적 측면에서 관찰하기 위하여, 굶긴 쥐 적출 심장의 수축성에 대한 lidocaine의 영향을 검토한바 다음과 같은 실험결과를 얻었다. 1. 굶긴 쥐 체중은 정상쥐에 비하여 현저히 감소되었으며, 기아시작 4일에서 약 30%의 체중감소를 나타했다. 그러나 정상쥐의 체중은 증가되었다. 2. 정상 쥐의 적출 심방은 기질제거 용액에서 30분에 약 40%의 현저한 수축력의 감소를 보였다. 그러나 2일간 굶긴 쥐의 적출 심장은 기질제거용액에서 30분에 약 13%의 수축력의 감소를 보여 정상 쥐에서의 수축력 저하보다 현저히 낮은 감소율을 나타냈다. 3. Lidocaine(0.1mM)에 의한 흰쥐 적출 심장의 수축력 감소는 정상쥐에 비해 굶긴 쥐 적출 심장의 수축력이 작게 감소되었다. 또한, lidocaine에 의한 굶긴 쥐 적출심장의 감소율은, 1일간 굴긴 쥐 보다 2일간 굴긴 쥐의 적출심장이 현저히 더 작게 감소되었다. 이상의 결과로 미루어 보아, 굶기는 동안 쥐 심근 내에 축적된 내인성 대사 기질인 지질이 lidocaine에 의해 해당과정이 억제된 심장의 수축과정에 energy원으로 쓰여지고 있을 가능성을 시사하고 있다.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.57-63
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• 1993

심장에 작용하는 약물의 기전연구에 있어서 약물의 작용이 심근수축에 필요한 대사 기질과의 관계를 검토하고자, 심근 수축력 유지에 필요한 에너지원인 각종 대사기질의 정상쥐 적출 심방 수축력 유지능력과 굶긴 쥐 적출 심방의 수축력 유지 능력을 비교 관찰한 바 다음과 같은 실험결과를 얻었다. 1. 굶긴 쥐의 체중은 정상쥐에 비해 기아 (starvation) 시작 2일에서 약 15%의 체중감소를 나타냈다. 2. 정상 쥐의 적출 심방은 기질제거 용액에서 30분에 약 40%의 현저한 수축력의 감소를 보였다. 그러나 2일간 굶긴 쥐의 적출 심장은 기질제거액에서 30분에 약 13%의 수축력의 감소를 보여 정상 쥐에서의 수축력 저하보다 현저히 낮은 감소율을 나타냈다. 3. 기질제거 용액에서 glucose, pyruvate 및 acetate가 적출 심장의 수축력을 회복시키는 능력은 굶긴 쥐에서보다 정상쥐에서 현저히 높게 나타났다 4. 이상의 data들은 기질제거 용액에서 굻긴 쥐 적출 심장은 정상 쥐 적출 심장에 비해 현저히 적게 외인성 기질을 쓰고 있음을 시사하고 있다. 이상의 연구 결과로 미루어 보아 기아가 흰쥐의 현저한 체중감소를 초래하나, 심근의 수축성에 대해서는 유해하지 않은 것 같이 보여지며, 오히려 기아 기간 중 흰쥐의 적출 심장의 수축 기능에 필요한 내인성 대사 기질의 축적을 증가시킨다는 사실을 시사하고 있다.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제28권8호
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• pp.930-935
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• 2005

We have investigated the effects of relatively high concentration of carbachol (CCh), an agonist of muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (mAChR), on cardiac automaticity in mouse heart. Action potentials from automatically beating right atria of mice were measured with conventional microelectrodes. When atria were treated with $100{\mu}M$ CCh, atrial beating was immediately arrested and diastolic membrane potential (DMP) was depolarized. After exposure of the atria to CCh for $\~4 min$, action potentials were regenerated. The regenerated action potentials had lower frequency and shorter duration when compared with the control. When atria were pre-exposed to pirenzepine $(1{\mu}M)$, an $M_1$ mAChR antagonist, there was complete inhibition of CCh-induced depolarization of DMP and regeneration of action potentials. Pre-exposure to AFDX-116 (11 ({2-[(diethylamino)-methyl]-1-piperidyl}acetyl)-5, 11-dihydro-6H-pyridol[2,3-b][1,4] benzodiazepine-6-one base, $1{\mu}M$), an $M_2$ mAChR antagonist, failed to block CCh-induced arrest of the beating. However, prolonged exposure to CCh elicited gradual depolarization of DMP and slight acceleration in beating rate. Our data indicate that high concentration of CCh depolarizes membrane potential and recovers right atrial automaticity via $M_1$ mAChR, providing functional evidence for the role of $M_1$ mAChR in the atrial myocytes.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.9-17
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• 1975

The adrenergic blocking activity and refractory period of cardiac muscle on isolated rabbit atria were measured after administration of Scutellaria. In rabbits and cats the antiarrhythmic action of Scutellaria on atrial and ventricular arrhythmias produced by epinephrine or ouabain was examined and also compared with that of propranolol and quinidine. The alcoholic extract of Scutellaria produced a marked decrease in heart rate and contractile amplitude of the isolated rabbit atria. Pretreatment with Scutellaria rendered the atria to fail to respond to epinephrine, indicating that this crude drug possesses an adrenergic blocking activity. The extract produced a marked prolongation of the refractory period of atrial muscle. The extract effectively abolished the spontaneous arrhythmia occurring in the isolated rabbit atria. As propranolol and quinidine it also suppressed the atrial arrhythmia induced by ouabain. The extract prevented, as propranolol and quinidine, the induction of ventricular arrhythmia arising from excessive dose of epinephrine in anesthetized rabbits and cats. With regard to the ventricular arrhythmia induced by a continuous infusion of ouabain, the alcoholic extract of Scutellaria exerted some suppressive effect in anesthetized rabbits but no effect on cats. From the above results, it may be concluded that Scutellaria is effective against atrial and ventricular arrhythmias. The antiarrhythmic effects of this drug may be the result of adrenergic beta receptor blocking and cardiac depressive activities including prolongation of the refractory period of cardiac muscle.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.41-48
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• 1992

국소마취제인 bupivacaine의 심근억제작용에 관한 기전을 규명하기 위하여, bupivacaine에 의해 수축력이 감소된 흰쥐 적출심장에 대한 각종 대사기질의 영향을 관찰한 바 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. Krebs-Ringer glucose medium에 현수한 적출심방의 수축력은 0.01% bupivacaine에 의해 약 50% 감소되었다. 2. Pyruvate, acetate 및 fructose는 bupivacaine 억제심방의 수축력을 증가시켰으나, 정상 Krebs-Ringer medium에서의 수축력에는 현저한 영향이 없었다. 3. Glucose는 bupivacaine 억제심방의 수축력에는 별 영향이 없었으나, 정상 Krebs-Ringer medium에서의 수축력은 증가시켰다. 4. Pyruvate, acetate 및 fructose는 hypertonic medium에 의해 억제된 심방의 수축력에 영향이 없었으나, glucose는 약간의 수축력 증가를 보였다. 5. 각종 대사기질중 pyruvate가 bupivacaine 억제심방의 수축력을 최대로 증가시켰다. 이상의 결과는 bupivacaine이 심근의 glucose 섭취를 억제하거나, 해당과정을 통한 glucose의 이용을 억제하였음을 시사한다. 나아가서, bupivacaine에 의한 대사억제는 심근의 해당과정에서의 phosphofructokinase step이전의 단계에서 작용함을 시사하고 있다.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.51-59
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• 1986

Lidocaine의 심근수축력 억제 작용에 관한 기전연구 일환으로 lidocaine에 의해 수축력이 감소된 흰쥐 적출심방에 대한 fructose의 효과를 검토하였다. Fructose는 기질제거에 의해 감소된 적출심방의 수축력을 현저히 증가시켰으며, 30mM에서 최대 증가효과를 나타냈다. Krebs-Ringer glucose용액에 현수한 적출심방의 수축력은 0.1mM lidocaine에 의해 약 50%의 감소를 나타냈으며, 30mM fructose의 투여는 이 감소된 수축력을 현저히 증가 시켰다. Lidocaine 억제심방에 대한 fructose의 실험 성적은 pyruvate나 acetate에서 얻은 실험성적과 유사하였다. 그러나 같은 농도의 fructose는 저 calcium(1/2)농도의 Krebs-Ringer glucose medium에서 감소(약 50% 감소)된 적출심방의 수축력을 증가시키지 못하였다. 이상의 결과에서 lidocaine은 심근내 포도당 대사를 해당과정에서 억제한다는 가능성을 재확인하고 있으며, 나아가서 lidocaine은 해당과정의 phosphofructokinase step 이전의 초기단계에서 억제하고 있을 가능성을 시사하고 있다.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.21-29
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• 1966

Dichloroisoproterenol(DCI) i; one of the well known ${\beta}$-adrenergic receptor blocking agents. According to Moran and Perkins, DCI has sympathomimetic like action in relatively low concentrations. Fleming and Hawkins confirmed that DCI acts upon the receptors concerned with positive chronotropic and inotropic actions in the heart. Vogins reported that DCI, in concentration of $5{\times}10^{-8}$ to $5{\times}10^{-6}g/ml$, had properties of sympathomimetic amine causing positive inotropic and chronotropic actions in normal rat atria. And James and Nadeau found that DCI had not only adrenergic blocking effect in moderate and higher concentrations, but it also blocked the effect on the sinus node by vagal stimulation and of directly administered acetylcholine in higher concentrations. As stated above by many authors, DCI has complicated actions according to its concentrations. Our aim at the present experiments was to study the effects of DCI to the action of ouabain and acetylcholine upon the excised rabbit atria, as well as to the action of barium chloride and acetylcholine upon the excised rabbit intestine. In addition, Pan ax Ginseng is widely used as tonics in oriental nations, its pharmacological action, however, has not been clearly established. So we atempted to investigate the effects of the water extract of Panax Ginseng to the action of ouabain and DCI upon both atria and intestine. The results obtained were as follows. 1) DCI has a negative inotropic effect on the excised rabbit atria at concentration of $10^{-5}$ and a positive inotropic effect at concentration of $10^{-6}$. 2) DCI (at concentration of $10^{-6}$) potentiates the positive inotropic effect of ouabain upon the excised rabbit atria. 3) DCI antagonizes the action of acetylcholine upon the excised rabbit atria. 4) The water extract of Panax Ginseng, at concentration of $10^{-3}$, decreases the contractile force of rabbit atria, and tends to slightly increase that of rabbit atria at $10^{-4}$. 5) The water extract of Panax Ginseng exhibits a synergistic action with ouabain on the contractile force of rabbit atria. 6) DCI, in concentrations of $10^{-7}{\sim}10^{-6}$, depresses the tone and amplitude of contraction of the excised rabbit intestine. The depression of the intestinal tone markedly appears in pretreatment with reserpine 2mg/kg 24 hours. 7) DCI antagonizes the contractile effect of barium chloride on the excised rabbit atria. 8) DCI has no significant influence on the action of acetylcholine upon the excised rabbit intestine. 9) The series of those evidences indicates that DCI has a sympathomimetic-like action and more over a relaxing action directly on the excised rabbit intestine. 10) The water extract of Panax Ginseng in concentrations of $10^{-4}{\sim}10^{-3}$, has transient depression of the intestinal tone, but later gradually recovers its normal motility: 11) The water extract of Panax Ginseng has a synergistic action with ouabain on the intestinal contractility.