The Effect of Paroxetine on Ouabain-Induced Toxicity in Isolated Guinea Pig Atria
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Mir-Jamal Hosseini
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Azam Bakhtiarian
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Peyvand Bina
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Sima Sabzeh-Khah
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Farzaneh Najar
,
Abbas Pousti
Abstract
It has been reported that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) possess some cardiac effects. In the present study we have investigated the effect of paroxetine (PX), a potent SSRI agent, on spontaneously as well as ouabain-induced arrhythmia beating isolated guinea-pig atria. The Guinea-pig heart was rapidly removed; the auricles were dissected out in oxygenated modified Krebs solution. The rate and force of spontaneous contractions were recorded isometrically with a photosensitive transducer. PX (1-16 µg/ml) caused a dose-dependent decrease in the rate of contractions (14-70%) and contractile force (8-16%). Ouabain alone (1.2 µg/ml) produced arrhythmia at 7.2 ± 1.5 min and asystole at 20.1 ± 3.1 min. Pretreatment with PX (4 µg/ml) significantly increased the time of arrhythmia onset to 19.8 min. In addition, PX prolonged the duration of action beating from 20.1 ± 3.1 min to 43.1± 2.6 and delayed the occurrence of asystole. The pattern of contractile force by PX + ouabain treatment was more regular than that observed after administration of ouabain alone. The above findings may the probably be due to the inhibition of cardiac Na+ and Ca2+ channels or autonomic nervous system. Results also suggest that PX may reduce the membrane conductance through inhibition of ionic channels to prevent ouabain-induced arrhythmia.
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