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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY
卷 579, 期 1-3, 页码 326-329出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2007.11.010
关键词
defibrillation; acetylcholine; K-channel; anti-arrhythmic agents; arrhythmia (mechanisms)
It is well established that a tonic increase in the availability of the atrial muscarinic K+ channels, either by enhanced vagal tone or by steady infusion of a low-dose of cholinergic or adenosine receptor agonists, promotes the genesis of atrial fibrillation. Here, we aimed to test the hypothesis that bolus administration of a muscarinic receptor agonist would destabilize and terminate atrial arrhythmia by uniformly and transiently activating K+ channels throughout the atria, and that if the agonist was rapidly hydrolysable, it would dissipate before the more tonic, pro-arrhythmic effects could take hold. The episodes of untreated atrial fibrillation, induced in anesthetized rats by programmed electrical stimulation via trans-esophageal bipolar catheter, lasted on average 8.6 +/- 12.2 min (n = 32). Intravenous injection of a model hydrolysable muscarinic agonist, acetylcholine (0.2 mg/kg body weight), converted atrial fibrillation into sinus rhythm within 8.4 +/- 1.9 s (n = 10, P< 0.05). The termination of an atrial fibrillation episode was always accompanied by transient bradycardia; the sinus rhythm gradually accelerated and reached pre-atrial fibrillation values within 10-20 s of injection. In conclusion, our evidence indicates that bolus administration of rapidly hydrolysable muscarinic agonist could be an effective way to pharmacologically terminate atrial fibrillation and restore sinus rhythm. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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