Electrocardiographic profile of guinea pig heart submitted to Ginkgo biloba extract and its terpenoids

Revista Brasileira de Plantas Medicinais

A.c.o. Santos¹  J.a.s. Souza¹  E.a. Conde-garcia¹  A.a. Souza¹  J.e.r. Menezes-filho¹  E.d. Oliveira¹  C.m.l Vasconcelos¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de Sergipe Departamento de Fisiologia Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde Laboratório de Biofísica do CoraçãoSão Cristóvão Sergipe ,Brazil

关键词: Ginkgo biloba;    ginkgolide A;    ginkgolide B;    bilobalide;    heart;    Ginkgo biloba;    ginkgolídeo A;    ginkgolídeo B;    bilobalide;    coração;   

DOI  :  10.1590/1983-084X/12_167

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Electrocardiographic effects produced by Ginkgo biloba extract (EGb) and by ginkgolides A (GA) and B (GB), and bilobalide (BB) were investigated in guinea pig heart mounted in Langendorff apparatus (Tyrode, 34 ± 0.1 ºC, 95% O2, 5% CO2). Electrocardiographic parameters were evaluated in the conditions: 1) control with Tyrode and DMSO, 2) EGb (n=4), GA (n=5), GB (n=5) or BB (n=6), and 3) washout. The results showed that 0.1 and 1.0 mg/ml of EGb do not change the electrocardiographic parameters. However, 10 mg/ml of EGb increased the PR interval (PRi) at 21% (p<0.001). This increase was also observed for 50 mM GA (20%, p<0.001) and 70 mM BB (13%, p<0.001), which indicates Ca2+ channel block. However, the 50 mM GB reduced the PRi at 11 % (p<0.001). The GA (23%, p<0.001), GB (16%, p<0.001), and BB (40%, p<0.001) reduced the QT interval (QTi), which suggests the activation of the potassium channel. However, EGb increased QTi (6%, p<0.001). The EGb (28%, p<0.05) and GB (13%, p<0.05) reduced the heart rate. Atrioventricular (AV) block was observed with EGb, GA, and BB. We can conclude that EGb and its terpenoids alter the ECG parameters inducing AV block, which indicates possible arrhythmogenic potential.

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