Cardiotoxicity of verrucotoxin, a protein isolated from the venom of Synanceia verrucosa
Cardiotoxicity of verrucotoxin, a protein isolated from the venom of Synanceia verrucosa
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DOI:
10.1016/s0041-0101(96)00075-x
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发表时间:
1997-01-01
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影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
Perriere, C
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作者:
Garnier, P;Sauviat, MP;Perriere, C
P. Garnier, M.-P. Sauviat, F. Goudey-Perriere and C. Perriere. Cardiotoxicity of verrucotoxin, a protein isolated from the venom of Synanceia verrucosa. Toxicon 35, 47-55, 1997.-Freshly purified but unstable verrucotoxin (VTX) and a more stable proteic complex of the toxin (p-VTX) were isolated from the venom of the stonefish Synanceia verrucosa and applied to frog atrial fibres. VTX and p-VTX decreased the amplitude and the duration of the stimulated peak tension and accelerated the relaxation phase of the contraction. The negative inotropic effect of p-VTX decreased with increasing the external Ca concentration ([Ca](o)) in the Ringer solution. The negative chronotropic effect induced by p-VTX was insensitive to change in [Ca](o). It is reversed by glibenclamide. p-VTX shortened the duration of the plateau and the repolarizing phase of the action potential. Glibenclamide but not tetraethylammonium reversed the p-VTX-induced shortening of the AP repolarizing phase. The data suggest that the toxin isolated from the venom of S. verrucosa inhibits Ca channels and might activate ATP-sensitive potassium channels in frog atrial heart muscle. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd.