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. 1990 Mar;99(3):587–591. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1990.tb12973.x

Somatostatin decreases the calcium inward current in guinea-pig atria.

T Ohmura 1, M Nishio 1, S Kigoshi 1, I Muramatsu 1
PMCID: PMC1917352  PMID: 1970502

Abstract

1. The effects of somatostatin on mechanical and electrophysiological responses were studied in guinea-pig atrial muscle preparations and single cells. 2. Somatostatin (greater than or equal to 10(-8) M) decreased the twitch contraction in a concentration-dependent manner in electrically driven left atria and spontaneously beating right atria. However, the beating rate was not affected. 3. The negative inotropic effect of somatostatin was transient. Desensitization to this agent developed slowly during continuous exposure to the peptide. 4. In single atrial cells, somatostatin significantly shortened the action potential duration, but the resting potential and action potential amplitude were not affected. 5. Under whole cell voltage-clamp conditions, somatostatin decreased the calcium inward current without affecting the sodium and potassium currents. 6. These results suggest that somatostatin selectively acts on the calcium channel of guinea-pig atrial cells to reduce the calcium inward current, which in turn gives rise to the negative inotropic effect.

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