QT prolongation in anaesthetized guinea‐pigs: an experimental approach for preliminary screening of torsadogenicity of drugs and drug candidates
QT prolongation in anaesthetized guinea‐pigs: an experimental approach for preliminary screening of torsadogenicity of drugs and drug candidates
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麻醉豚鼠的 QT 延长:初步筛选药物和候选药物扭转致伤性的实验方法
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发表时间:
2004
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
E. Martinotti
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作者:
L. Testai;V. Calderone;A. Salvadori;M. Breschi;P. Nieri;E. Martinotti
Many non‐cardiovascular drugs can prolong the QT interval of the electrocardiogram (ECG); this is an accessory property not necessary for their pharmacological action and generally linked to the block of the potassium HERG channels and delayed cardiac repolarization. The QT prolongation can lead to a dangerous tachyarrhythmia, called torsade de pointes, and potentially to fatal ventricular fibrillation. The experimental approaches, aimed at an early identification of this undesidered property, often require sophisticated and expensive equipment or the use of superior animal species (dog, primates) that cannot be employed easily for ethical and/or economic reasons.