Effect of ouabain on potassium exchange in the mammalian heart

1961 ◽  
Vol 200 (5) ◽  
pp. 1055-1062 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sidney S. Schreiber ◽  
Murray Oratz ◽  
Marcus A. Rothschild
Keyword(s):  
Guinea Pig ◽  
Guinea Pig Heart ◽  
Intracellular Potassium ◽  
Ringer’S Solution ◽  
Mammalian Heart ◽  
Digitalis Glycoside ◽  
Ouabain Inhibition ◽  
Potassium Exchange

The effect of the digitalis glycoside, ouabain, on potassium exchange in the guinea pig heart in vitro was studied with the aid of K42. With modified Ringer's solution as a perfusate at 38 C, K was found to exchange at two rates in both washout and buildup studies. In vivo equilibration studies also suggested more than one rate of exchange. Ouabain, in vitro, effected inhibition of entrance of K into the slowly exchanging compartment, but did not affect influx into the fast compartment or efflux from the fast or slow compartments. The ouabain inhibition was seen at Ringer's K concentrations of 3.8–4.3 mEq/liter was equivocal at K concentrations of 5.0–5.5 mEq/ liter and absent at K concentrations of 7.0–7.5 mEq/liter. It was postulated that ouabain inhibition was directed toward the slowly exchanging fraction of intracellular potassium.

Effect of ouabain on potassium exchange in hypothermic mammalian heart

1962 ◽  
Vol 203 (5) ◽  
pp. 834-838
Author(s):  
Sidney S. Schreiber ◽  
Murray Oratz ◽  
Marcus A. Rothschild
Keyword(s):  
Ventricular Fibrillation ◽  
Guinea Pig ◽  
Low Temperatures ◽  
Minimal Effect ◽  
Apparent Effect ◽  
Guinea Pig Heart ◽  
Cold Temperatures ◽  
Ouabain Inhibition ◽  
Potassium Exchange

Potassium exchange was studied in the intact working hypothermic guinea pig heart in vitro with K42. As at 37 C, buildup and washout experiments demonstrated two compartments of K exchange, but these behaved differently with reductions in temperature to 20 C. The rate of K exchange of the "fast" compartment decreased with lowered temperatures, whereas the rate of "slow" compartment exchange either remained unaffected or increased slightly. Ouabain had no apparent effect on the fast compartment K exchange. Toxic levels of ouabain, which inhibited entrance of K into the slowly exchanging phase at 37 C, showed a minimal effect on this compartment at 20 C. The decreased ouabain inhibition at 20 C was paralleled by a concomitant decrease in toxicity (contracture and ventricular fibrillation). It was postulated that intracellular cardiac K exchange involved two separate processes which responded differently to low temperatures. Ouabain action was indicated to be specifically on that process which was insensitive to cold temperatures.

Effect of Acetaldehyde on the Isolated, Non-working Guinea-Pig Heart: Independence of the Coronary Flow Increase from Changes in Heart Rate and Oxygen Consumption

1974 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 602-612 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minh-Hau Nguyen ◽  
L. Gailis
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Oxygen Consumption ◽  
Guinea Pig ◽  
Gas Phase ◽  
Coronary Flow ◽  
Constant Pressure ◽  
Guinea Pig Heart ◽  
Bicarbonate Buffer

Guinea-pig hearts were perfused at constant pressure with Krehs–Henseleit bicarbonate buffer equilibrated with 95% O2 – 5% CO2. Acetaldehyde at 1 and 5 mM increased coronary flow, oxygen consumption, and heart rate. At 0.2 mM, it increased coronary flow and oxygen consumption only. In the rapidly paced heart, 1 mM acetaldehyde increased coronary flow, but not heart rate or oxygen consumption. Acetaldehyde increased coronary flow and oxygen consumption of the potassium-arrested heart. Acetaldehyde increased all parameters of the hypoxic heart (25% O2 gas phase), but the anoxic heart was not affected (coronary flow was already maximal).Reserpine (in vivo) and catecholamine β blockers (dichloroisoproterenol and propranolol) (in vitro) blocked the heart rate increases and moderated the rise in oxygen consumption. Dichloroisoproterenol plus phentolamine blocked the increases of both heart rate and oxygen consumption. None of the compounds affected the increase of coronary flow produced by acetaldehyde. Epinephrine, norepinephrine, and tyramine increased the heart rate and oxygen consumption, but not the coronary flow. Theophylline increased all three parameters. Neither tranylcypromine nor atropine modified the acetaldehyde effect. We conclude that the increase in heart rate is mediated by catecholamine β receptors. The increase in coronary flow is independent of the increase in heart rate or oxygen consumption and is not mediated by catecholamines.

Inhibition of Human and Animal Platelet Adhesiveness to Glass Bead Columns by Adenosine, Dipyridamole, Chlorpromazine and Acetylsalicylic Acid

1976 ◽  
Vol 36 (02) ◽  
pp. 401-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Buichi Fujttani ◽  
Toshimichi Tsuboi ◽  
Kazuko Takeno ◽  
Kouichi Yoshida ◽  
Masanao Shimizu
Keyword(s):  
Guinea Pig ◽  
Acetylsalicylic Acid ◽  
Guinea Pigs ◽  
Glass Bead ◽  
Animal Species ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Rabbit Platelet ◽  
Platelet Adhesiveness

SummaryThe differences among human, rabbit and guinea-pig platelet adhesiveness as for inhibitions by adenosine, dipyridamole, chlorpromazine and acetylsalicylic acid are described, and the influence of measurement conditions on platelet adhesiveness is also reported. Platelet adhesiveness of human and animal species decreased with an increase of heparin concentrations and an increase of flow rate of blood passing through a glass bead column. Human and rabbit platelet adhesiveness was inhibited in vitro by adenosine, dipyridamole and chlorpromazine, but not by acetylsalicylic acid. On the other hand, guinea-pig platelet adhesiveness was inhibited by the four drugs including acetylsalicylic acid. In in vivo study, adenosine, dipyridamole and chlorpromazine inhibited platelet adhesiveness in rabbits and guinea-pigs. Acetylsalicylic acid showed the inhibitory effect in guinea-pigs, but not in rabbits.

The control of trophoblastic growth in the guinea pig

Development ◽  
1980 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 405-418
Author(s):  
E. B. Ilgren
Keyword(s):  
Guinea Pig ◽  
Inner Cell Mass ◽  
Cell Mass ◽  
The Other ◽  
In Vivo Analysis

The growth of mouse trophectoderm depends upon the presence of the inner cell mass. Whether this applies to other species of mammals is not known. To investigate this problem, the guinea pig was selected for two reasons. Firstly, the growth of guinea-pig trophoblast resembles that of man. Secondly, earlier studies suggest that the proliferation of guinea-pig trophectoderm may not be under ICM control. Therefore, in the present study, the guinea-pig blastocyst was cut microsurgically to yield two tissue fragments. These contained roughly equal numbers of trophectodermal cells, one fragment being composed only of trophectoderm and the other containing ICM tissue as well. Subsequently, the growth of these mural and polar fragments was followed in vitro since numerous technical difficulties make an in vivo analysis of this problem impracticable. In a manner similar to the mouse, the isolated mural trophectoderm of the guinea pig stopped dividing and became giant. In contrast, guinea-pig polar fragments formed egg-cylinder-like structures. The latter contained regions structurally similar to two presumptive polar trophectodermal derivatives namely the ectoplacental and extraembryonic ectodermal tissues. These findings suggest that guinea-pig trophectodermal growth may occur in a manner similar to the mouse and thus be under ICM control.

scholarly journals Cardiotonic effects of Terminalia arjuna extracts on guinea pig heart in vitro

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
A.M. Mujibul Haq ◽  
Md. Mahbubul Huque ◽  
Shah Abdur Rahman Chaudhury ◽  
Mohammad Nurul Haque
Keyword(s):  
Guinea Pig ◽  
Terminalia Arjuna ◽  
Guinea Pig Heart

scholarly journals Reversible neutralization by congo red of the anthracidal power of serum

1937 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 471-473 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Gordon ◽  
N. Wood
Keyword(s):  
Guinea Pig ◽  
Congo Red ◽  
Inhibitory Action ◽  
Protein Solutions ◽  
Haemolytic Activity ◽  
In Vitro Experiments ◽  
Serum Complement ◽  
Destructive Effect

In earlier papers (Gordon, 1930) it was shown that congo red has an inactivating effect on serum complement, both haemolytic and bactericidal, and that this effect can be reversed by treating the serum and congo red mixture with charcoal, the charcoal removing the congo red and leaving the complement active again. A similar reversal of inactivation is obtained by using instead of the charcoal, heated serum (55° C. for 30 min.) or protein solutions. Later (Gordon, 1931), it was shown that congo red had an inactivating effect on the haemolysins of Streptococcus haemolyticus and B. welchii. The reversibility of this effect was not so easy to demonstrate as with complement. Charcoal had a destructive effect on the haemolysins and so could not be used. It was found, however, that when the concentration of congo red was just sufficient to neutralize the streptococcal haemolysin, the addition of cuprammonium artificial silk adsorbed the congo red and liberated the haemolysin. In the case of B. welchii this method of reversal was not suitable, as the artificial silk had a destructive effect on the haemolysin. Instead, reversibility was demonstrated by adding ox serum to the mixture of congo red and haemolysin. This brought about a redistribution of the congo red between the ox serum and the haemolysin and if the amount of congo red used had been only just sufficient to neutralize the haemolysin of B. welchii, then the haemolytic activity could again be demonstrated. Gordon and Robson (1933) showed that congo red interfered with the anaphylactic reaction tested both in vivo and in vitro, the guinea-pig uterus being used in the in vitro experiments, in which the inhibitory action of the dye was shown to be reversible. It was suggested that the congo red interfered with the entrance of antigen into the cell.

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