An examination of the cardiac actions of PD117,302, a kappa-opioid receptor agonist

作者:Pugsley Michael K*; Saint David A; Hayes Eric S; Abraham Shlomo; Walker Michael J A
来源:European Journal of Pharmacology, 2015, 761: 330-340.
DOI:10.1016/j.ejphar.2015.06.018

摘要

These studies examined the opioid and non-opioid in vivo and in vitro actions of PD117,302 (((+/-)-trans-N-methyl-N-[2-(L-pyrrolidinyl)-cyclohexyl]benzo[b]thiophene-4-acetamide), a kappa (kappa)-opioid receptor agonist. PD117,302 selectively labeled the K-opioid receptor in guinea pig cerebellar membranes and in mice the ED50 for analgesia was 2.3 mu mol/kg. A non opioid cardiovascular assessment of PD117,302 showed that it dose-dependently increased left-ventricular peak systolic pressure in rat isolated perfused hearts but reduced heart rate and blood pressure in anaesthetized rats. Over the concentration range 0.3-30 mu M in vitro, and dose-range 0.25-4 mu mol/kg in vivo, PD117,302 dose-dependently prolonged the P-R interval, QRS width and Q-T interval of the rat heart ECG. Naloxone (either 1 mu M or 8 mu mol/kg) did not antagonize the observed ECG effects of PD117,302 Cardiac electrical stimulation studies in an-esthetized rats showed that threshold currents for capture and fibrillation were increased and effective refractory period (ERP) prolonged. In rats subject to coronary artery occlusion PD117,302 reduced arrhythmia incidence. Intracellular cardiac action potential studies qualified the ECG changes produced by PD117,302 such that there was a dose-dependent reduction in the maximum rate of depolarization of phase 0 (dV/dt(max)) and prolongation of the action potential duration (APD). In isolated cardiac myocytes PD117,302 dose-clepenclently (1-100 mu M) reduced peak Na+ current and produced a hyperpolarizing shift in the inactivation curve. Transient outward and sustained outward K+ currents were blocked by PD117,302 Thus, the ECG changes and antiarrhythmic effects observed in vivo result from direct blockade of multiple cardiac ion channels.

  • 出版日期2015-8-15