{"title":"Beta,gamma-methylene ATP but not alpha,beta-methylene ATP mimics the inhibitory effect of ATP on ventricular automaticity.","authors":"J Hernández, M L Laorden, F Ruiz, J A Ribeiro","doi":"10.1034/j.1600-0773.2000.d01-13.x","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The effects of alpha,beta- and beta,gamma-methylene ATP on ventricular automaticity induced by local injury in the right ventricle of rats pretreated with reserpine, were investigated and compared with the effects of ATP and adenosine. Beta,gamma-methylene ATP but not alpha,beta-methylene ATP mimicked the inhibitory effect of both ATP and adenosine on the spontaneous automaticity In low concentrations, adenosine was more effective than ATP. Alpha,beta-methylene ATP caused little or no effect on ventricular automaticity. The results suggest that the effect of ATP might depend on its hydrolysis into AMP/adenosine.</p>","PeriodicalId":19876,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacology & toxicology","volume":"86 2","pages":"68-70"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2000-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Pharmacology & toxicology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0773.2000.d01-13.x","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Abstract
The effects of alpha,beta- and beta,gamma-methylene ATP on ventricular automaticity induced by local injury in the right ventricle of rats pretreated with reserpine, were investigated and compared with the effects of ATP and adenosine. Beta,gamma-methylene ATP but not alpha,beta-methylene ATP mimicked the inhibitory effect of both ATP and adenosine on the spontaneous automaticity In low concentrations, adenosine was more effective than ATP. Alpha,beta-methylene ATP caused little or no effect on ventricular automaticity. The results suggest that the effect of ATP might depend on its hydrolysis into AMP/adenosine.