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Cardiovasc Res. 1983 Dec;17(12):735-9. doi: 10.1093/cvr/17.12.735.

Mechanism of the inotropic action of inosine on canine myocardium.

Cardiovascular research

W Czarnecki, M I Noble

PMID: 6661745 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/17.12.735

Abstract

The positive inotropic effect of inosine in intact dog hearts was approximately halved by beta-adrenergic blockade with sotalol. The same result was obtained in dogs with chronic denervation of the heart, in which the sympathetic nerve terminals had degenerated. Therefore part of the positive inotropic action of inosine appears to be non-adrenergic. Inosine infusion caused supersensitivity of the positive inotropic effect over a wide range of doses of adrenaline. It is postulated that inosine may act by blocking the desensitising action of cyclic AMP on the reaction between calcium ions and the contractile proteins.

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