Kensuke Orito, Hiromichi Takase, Hiroyuki Fujiki and Toyoki Mori
2nd Tokushima Institute of New Drug Research, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 463-10 Kagasuno, Kawauchi-cho, Tokushima 771-01, Japan
Abstract: The effects of toborinone ([(+-)-6-[3-(3,4-dimethoxybenzylamino)-2-hydroxypropoxy]-2(1H)- quinolinone], OPC-18790), milrinone and E-4031 (1-(2-(6-methyl-2-pyridil)-1-ethyl)-4-(4-methanesulfonylamino-1-benzoyl)piperidine dihydrochloride) on membrane potential were examined in isolated guinea pig sinoatrial node preparations. Toborinone, a new positive inotropic agent, prolonged cycle length (CL), depolarized maximum diastolic potential (MDP) and decreased maximum upstroke velocity (Vmax) and action potential amplitude (APA). On the other hand, milrinone, a peak III phosphodiesterase (PDE Ill) inhibitor, increased Vmax and APA and shortened CL and action potential duration. E-4031, an IK blocker, prolonged CL, depolarized MDP and decreased Vmax and APA. These results suggest that toborinone modulates the action potential like an IK blocker rather than a PDE III inhibitor in a sinoatrial node.
Keywords:
OPC-18790, Sinoatrial node, Action potential