[Changes in balance of ionic currents of cardiac cells as one of the mechanisms of arrhythmia].

Changes in balance of transmembrane ionic currents were achieved in two ways: 1) modifying Na current with lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC), a toxic metabolite of ischemia; 2) modifying Ca current with BAY K 8644, an agonist of Ca channels. Elementary current through Na channel were recorded in an inside-out mode using patch clamp techniques. The effects of BAY K 8644 were studied on the transmembrane potential of guinea pig papillary muscle (PM) and sheep Purkinje fibers (PF).

[Inotropic effect of chlorpromazine on the frog atrium].

The chlorpromazine, a calmodulin inhibitor, has been studied for its action on the contraction force and calcium current of the frog atrium fibres. Chlorpromazine (10(-5) mol/l) was observed to induce maximal increase of the contraction force that 30 min after the agent action amounted to (47.3 + 9.

[Asymmetrical changes in electrical activity of Purkinje fibers and muscle cells after administration of BAY K 8644. A new model of cardiac arrhythmia].

The effects of calcium current agonist BAY K 8644 on transmembrane potential of guinea pig papillary muscle (PM) and sheep Purkinje fibers (PF) were studied. The action potentials (AP) and contractions (C) were recorded. C both of PM and PF increased (two-four times) in response to BAY K 8644 (0.