The electrophysiologic effects of low and high digoxin concentrations on isolated mammalian cardiac tissue: reversal by digoxin-specific antibody
AUTOR(ES)
Mandel, William J.
RESUMO
The effects of digoxin on electrophysiologic properties were evaluated in isolated perfused cardiac tissue. In canine Purkinje fiber (PF)-ventricular muscle (VM) preparations, control measurements, using microelectrode technique, were made of: resting potential (RP), action potential (AP) amplitude, rate of rise, overshoot, duration (APD), membrane responsiveness, conduction velocity (CV), and refractory period. The preparation was then exposed to 1 × 10-7 M digoxin and repeat measurements were carried out every 15 min. At slow (30/min) rates of stimulation APD initially prolonged then markedly shortened. With more rapid stimulation (75 and 120/min) no initial APD prolongation was observed. When stimulated at 75/min, RP and AP rate of rise, amplitude, and CV remained near control values for 60-75 min then rapidly decreased until electrical inexcitability (110±15 min). At that time fibers were perfused with serum containing digoxin-specific antibody (DSA) or one of a group of test solutions. In the preparations exposed to DSA, membrane characteristics improved by 15 min, and by 60 min approximated control values. No beneficial effect was seen with the various test solutions. DSA also reversed digoxin-induced enhanced phase 4 depolarization in PF.
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