Abstract
1. The inotropic effect of a Ca2+-entry stimulator, CGP28392, (CGP) was compared in rat and frog myocardium in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. 2. Frog preparations exhibited a persistent positive inotropic effect following prolonged treatment with CGP. 3. Compared to amphibian myocardium, rat ventricular muscle exhibited a biphasic time-dependent response to CGP: an initial increase in the twitch tension amplitude of 30% was changed to a reduction of 80% below the control level during prolonged exposure to CGP (stimulation frequency, 0.2 Hz). 4. Following prolonged incubation with CGP, the resting-state contraction was decreased and the negative force-frequency relation was converted into a positive one in rat muscle. 5. Since sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) is the major source of Ca2+ in a rested-state contraction, inhibition by CGP suggests an additional, intracellular action of the Ca2+ channel activator on SR-Ca2+ release in rat myocardium.
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