Abstract:
The effects of 3, 6-dimethylamino-dibenzopyriodonium formiate (IHC-64) on action potential and slow inward calcium current (I
si) were investigated in isolated guinea pig ventricular myocytes using whole cell voltage clamp recording. IHC-64 (20 and 200 μmol/L) was shown to markedly decrease APD
20 and APD
90. However, in the presence of nisoldipine, no obvious effects of IHC-64 on APD
20 could be detected. Under voltage clamp conditions, IHC-64 (20 and 200 μmol/L) caused a significant decrease in I
si. The results indicate that IHC-64 can block the calcium channels in isolated guinea pig ventricular myocytes.