DL-017

The electromechanical effects of 3-[[4-(2-methoxy phenyl)piperazin-1-yl]methyl]-5-(methylthio)-2,3-dihydroimidazo[1,2-c]quinazoline (DL-017), a newly synthesized quinazoline-derived antihypertensive agent, on mammalian cardiac tissues were evaluated. In driven canine Purkinje fibers, DL-017 decreased twitch tension, the maximal rate of upstroke of the action potential (Vmax), and intracellular Na+ activity (a(i)Na) in a concentration-dependent manner. The action potential duration was decreased in canine Purkinje fibers but increased in guinea pig papillary muscles. In guinea pig ventricular papillary muscles, phenylephrine in the presence of 1 microM propranolol increased the twitch tension in a concentration-dependent manner. At 10 microM, phenylephrine significantly decreased a(i)Na and shortened the action potential duration. DL-017 at 0.01 microM inhibited these phenylephrine-induced effects and shifted the concentration-dependent curve to the right. In sinoatrial nodes, DL-017 inhibited pacemaker activity, involving decreases in the slope of diastolic depolarization and Vmax and an increase in a delay of repolarization. These results suggest that, in addition to blockade of alpha1-adrenoceptors and Na+ channels, DL-017 reduces cardiac excitability and contractility in association with inhibition of slow inward Ca2+ and outward K+ channels. Since two order higher concentrations are required, the contribution of DL-017 to cardiac depressant from blockade of ionic channels seems to be less important when this compound is clinically used as an antihypertensive drug.

Electrical and mechanical effects of 3-[[4-(2-methoxyphenyl)piperazin-1-ly]methyl]-5-(methylthio)-2,3-+ ++dihydroimidazo[1,2-c]quinazoline (DL-017), a new synthesized antihypertensive agent, were studied in guinea-pig ventricular papillary muscles. In muscle fibers driven at 1 Hz, DL-017 decreased the twitch force in a concentration-dependent manner and significantly increased the action-potential duration and decreased intracellular Na+ activity (ai(Na)) and maximal rate of upstroke of action-potential (Vmax) when concentrations were greater than 1 microM. Phenylephrine in the presence of 1 microM propranolol produced a concentration-dependent positive inotropy. DL-017 (0.01 microM) antagonized the positive inotropic effect of phenylephrine and shifted the concentration-response curve to the right. In K+-depolarized muscle fibers, 0.1 microM DL-017 significantly decreased the contractile force without changing the slow action potential. In low-[K+]o and high-[Ca2+]o solutions, a train of stimuli triggered a spontaneous rhythm that could be abolished by 3 microM DL-017. Our results suggest that DL-017 not only exhibits an alpha1-antagonistic effect but also induces negative inotropy by a decrease in myofibrillar calcium sensitivity and inhibits Na+ channels at higher concentrations, contributing to the drug's negative inotropic and type-I antiarrhythmic effects.