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Cardiac dysrhythmia produced by Mesobuthus tamulus venom involves NO-dependent G-Cyclase signaling pathway

Overview of attention for article published in Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, November 2008
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Title
Cardiac dysrhythmia produced by Mesobuthus tamulus venom involves NO-dependent G-Cyclase signaling pathway
Published in
Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, November 2008
DOI 10.1007/s00210-008-0375-7
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Sadhana Kanoo, Maloy B. Mandal, Anitha B. Alex, Shripad B. Deshpande

Abstract

Role of G-protein coupled pathways in modulating the cardiotoxic effects produced by Indian red scorpion (Mesobuthus tamulus) venom were examined. The isometric contractions of spontaneously beating or paced (3.5 Hz) rat right atrial preparations in vitro were recorded. The cumulative concentration (0.01-3.0 microg/ml)-response of venom on spontaneously beating atria exhibited a marked decrease in rate (by 55%) and an increase in force (by 92%) only at a higher concentration (3.0 microg/ml). The venom-induced decrease in rate and increase in force were sensitive to atropine, N-omega-nitro-L-arginine methylester (NO synthase inhibitor) and methylene blue (guanylyl cyclase inhibitor). Further, nifedipine, a Ca(2+) channel antagonist, blocked the force changes but not the rate changes induced by venom. In the paced atrium, on the other hand, a concentration-dependent decrease in force was observed, and at 3 microg/ml, the decrease was 50%. Pretreatment with nifedipine, but not with methylene blue, significantly attenuated the venom-induced force changes in paced atrium. The observations of this study demonstrate that the venom-induced atrial dysrhythmia is mediated through the muscarinic receptor-dependent NO-G-cyclase cell-signaling pathways.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 6 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 2 33%
Student > Bachelor 1 17%
Other 1 17%
Student > Master 1 17%
Unknown 1 17%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 50%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 1 17%
Medicine and Dentistry 1 17%
Unknown 1 17%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 November 2018.
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#7,454,427
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Outputs from Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology
#347
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#47,563
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#2
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