Abstract
It has been suggested that increases in cyclic GMP levels are responsible for the negative inotropic effects of acetylcholine in the heart. This hypothesis was tested by monitoring the effects of acetylcholine and sodium nitroprusside on tension and cyclic nucleotide levels in strips of cat atrial appendage. Sodium nitroprusside markedly increased atrial cyclic GMP levels but did not decrease the twitch tension developed by the atrial strips. Low concentrations of acetylcholine, on the other hand, decreased twitch tension without increasing myocardial cyclic GMP levels. No significant change in cyclic AMP levels was observed in any of these experiments. These results are not consistent with the proposed role for cyclic GMP as the mediator of the negative inotropic effects of acetylcholine.
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