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The effects of papaverine upon force of contraction, maximal rate of contraction, maximal rate of relaxation and 45Ca efflux were studied in isolated superfused rat left atria electrically driven at 1 Hz.
Papaverine (3×10−5 mol/l, increased developed tension (from 5.35±1.17 mN to 7.18±1.51 mN) by 1.8±0.41 mN (+33%, p<0.01) and maximal rate of contraction (+T) by 34.5±13% (p<0.05).
In all experimental conditions tested, papaverine increased the rate of 45Ca efflux. The amount by which papaverine increased 45Ca efflux was 175±41 nmoles · g wet wt−1 and 304±76 nmoles · g wet wt−1, in the presence and in the absence of caffeine, respectively.
The plot of changes in 45Ca efflux versus changes in developed tension fitted to a straight line (r=+0.56, n=17, p<0.05), with a slope and intercept of 42 nmoles Ca · mN−1 · g wet wt−1 and −0.47 mN respectively, suggesting an association between the changes induced by papaverine in force development and increased 45Ca efflux.
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Márquez, M.T., Ponce-Hornos, J.E. & Aramendía, P. Effects of papaverine on calcium efflux and contractility in superfused rat left atria. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Arch. Pharmacol. 333, 168–171 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00506521
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