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The Aziridinium Derivative of DSP4 (N-(2-chloroethyl)-N-ethyl-2-bromobenzylamine) Accelerates the Beating Rate of Isolated Rat Atria by Enhancing the Spontaneous Release of Noradrenaline

The Aziridinium Derivative of DSP4 (N-(2-chloroethyl)-N-ethyl-2-bromobenzylamine) Accelerates the Beating Rate of Isolated Rat Atria by Enhancing the Spontaneous Release of Noradrenaline

M E Landa, M C Rubio, G Jaim-Etcheverry

Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol. 1987 Oct;336(4):396-402.

PMID: 3431596

Abstract:

The aziridinium derivative of the compound N-(2-chloroethyl)-N-ethyl-2-bromobenzylamine hydrochloride (az-DSP4) depletes endogenous noradrenaline stores and exerts neurotoxic actions on noradrenergic neurons. These effects are persistent in the central nervous system and transient in the periphery. To determine if transmitter release plays a role in the noradrenaline depletion caused by az-DSP4, the action of the compound was studied in isolated and spontaneously beating rat atria. 1. az-DSP4 enhanced atrial beating rate when present in the incubation medium at concentrations ranging from 10(-7) M to 10(-4) M but at 10(-3) M decreased that rate below basal levels. 2. Preincubation of atria for 30 min with the noradrenaline uptake blocker desimipramine (DMI, 10(-6) M) or with the beta-blocker propranolol (10(-7) M), abolished the positive chronotropic action of az-DSP4. 3. The rate-accelerating effect of az-DSP4 could be prevented by pretreating the rats with reserpine (5 mg/kg i.p. 24 h) or enhanced by pargyline pretreatment (100 mg/kg i.p. 18 h). 4. az-DSP4 stimulated the spontaneous efflux of tritium from the isolated atria previously labeled with 3H-noradrenaline (4 X 10(-7) M), an increase that was mainly accounted for by DOPEG. 5. COMT and MAO activities in atria homogenates were inhibited by az-DSP4 in a concentration-dependent manner. However, MAO inhibition did not result in a change of the metabolic pattern as could be expected. 6. The results obtained indicate that az-DSP4 enhances the rate of spontaneous beating of isolated rat atria.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP40616759	N-(2-Chloroethyl)-N-ethyl-2-bromobenzylamine hydrochloride		40616-75-9	Price

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