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. 2014 Apr 15;22(5):198–213. doi: 10.1007/s12471-014-0549-5

Table 5.

Late Ina inhibition and antiarrhythmic properties

Model Inhibitor Inhibitor administration Dose Effect Author
Langendorff perfused rat hearts (rapid pacing induced VF and oxidative stress induced VF) Ranolazine Prior to challenge 10 μM

Pacing induced VF shortening >3 min → 12 ± 6 s

Oxidative stress induced VF termination and suppression

Morita 2011 [77]
Transgenic CaMKII mice papillary muscles Ranolazine After challenge 5 μmol/L Termination of premature arrhythmogenic contractions Sossalla 2011 [78]
CAVB dog, dofetilide induced Ranolazine After challenge 4 mg/kg/0.5 min + 0.225 mg/kg/min TdP episodes ↓ 10 → 3 Antoons 2010 [79]
In vivo animal model (rats I/R induced arrhythmias and ischemia induced arrhythmias) Ranolazine

After challenge (I/R)

Prior to challenge (I)

10 mg/kg iv bolus (I/R)

2, 6, 10 μM (I and I/R)

Sustained VT incidence ↓ 9/12 vs. 1/11 (I/R)

VF incidence ↓ 10/12, 8/12, 5/10, 4/12 (control, 2, 8, 10 μM Ranolazine resp.)

Dhalla 2009 [80]
Clinical trial Ranolazine Prior to challenge Reduced the incidence of VT vs placebo Scirica 2007 [81]
Rabbit and guinea pig isolated ventricular myocytes H2O2 challenge Ranolazine After challenge 10 μM Suppression of APD prolongation and EAD formation Song 2006 [82]
Canine myocytes of normal and HF dogs Ranolazine After challenge 5, 10, 20 μM Shortening of APD and suppression of EADs Undrovinas 2006 [83]
Langendorff perfused guinea pig hearts. ATX-II induced arrhythmias Ranolazine Both 5 μM Ranolazine abolished ATX-II induced EADs/VTs and prevented ATX-II induced EADs/VTs in pretreated hearts Wu 2004 [84]
Langendorff perfused rat hearts I/R ATX-II challenge Ranolazine Prior to challenge 4 μM, 9 μM in perfusate Reduced Ca2+ overload and LV mechanical dysfunction Fraser 2006 [85]
Isolated canine wedge preparations, M cells and Purkinje fibres Ranolazine Prior to challenge 1–100 μmol/L Abolished TdP and EADs Antzelevitch 2004 [76]
Isolated guinea pig ventricular myocytes–ATX-II challenge Ranolazine After challenge 0.1–30 μmol/L Reduced ATX-II induced EADs Song 2004 [86]
Canine Purkinje fibres E-4031, ATX-II and high Ca+ isoproterenol induction GS-967 After challenge 30 nM/100 nM

EAD and DAD incidence ↓ EAD 4/4 → 2/5 → 0/5 (E-4031) EAD 4/4 → 1/4 → 0/4 (ATX-II)

DAD 4/4 → 2/4 → 0/5 (high Ca+ isoproterenol)

Sicouri et al. 2013 [87]
Langendorff perfused rabbit heart ATX-II and E-4031 induction GS-967 After challenge 100 and 600 nmol/L (ATX-II and E-4031 resp.) Incidence of VT ↓ 6/11 → 0/11 (ATX-II) 5/5 → 0/5 (E-4031) Belardinelli et al. 2013 [88]
In vivo animal model (rabbits clofilium/methoxamine and ischaemia induced) GS-967 Prior to challenge

60 μg/kg bolus + 16 μg/kg/min (clofilium)

15 μg/kg + 4 μg/kg/min (ischaemia)

Incidence VT ↓ 5/6 → 1/6 (clofilium) 5/10 → 2/8 (ischemia) Belardinelli et al. 2013 [88]
Langendorff perfused guinea pig heart isoprenaline induction Sophocarpine After challenge 300 μmol/L incidence VT ↓ 6/6 → 0/6 Yang et al. 2011 [89]

EAD early after depolarisation. TdP torsade de pointes arrhythmia. I/R ischaemia reperfusion model. VT ventricular tachycardia. A H2O2 challenge mimics oxidative stress