We hypothesized that by limiting the Na+ and Ca2+ loading by a blocker/inhibitor of the Na+ channel (lidocaine), Na+ overload (R56865: N-[1-[4-(4-fluorophenoxy)butyl]-4-piperidinyl]-N-methyl-2-benzothiazo lamine), Ca2+ channel (verapamil), Na+ -H+ exchange (ethylisobutyl amiloride) or of Na+ -Ca2+ exchange (No. 7943: 2-[2-[4-(4-nitrobenzyloxy)phenyl]ethyl]isothiourea methanesulfonate), it should be possible to reduce ischemia/reperfusion-induced arrhythmias. To test this hypothesis, we used anaesthetized rats subjected to 5 min of coronary artery occlusion followed by 10 min of reperfusion to study antiarrhythmic effects of above compounds on reperfusion-induced ventricular premature beats, ventricular tachycardia, and reversible and irreversible ventricular fibrillation. Compound or saline was administered as an intravenous bolus injection at 5 min before ischemia. Pretreatment with lidocaine (5 mg/kg), verapamil (0.63 mg/kg), R56865 (0.63 mg/kg) or ethylisobutyl amiloride (1.25 mg/kg) significantly reduced or abolished all types of ventricular arrhythmias. However, pretreatment with verapamil was associated with second or third degree heart block in 3 out of 12 animals. Pretreatment with No. 7943 did not significantly influence the ischemia/reperfusion-induced ventricular arrhythmias. The present results suggest that both intracellular Na+ -and Ca2+ -loading play important roles in reperfusion-induced ventricular arrhythmias and the inhibition of Na+ -Ca2+ exchange to limit Ca2+ loading probably does not play any important role in ischemia/reperfusion-induced arrhythmias in anaesthetized rats.
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