1. Department of Pharmacology Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Nashville, Tennessee 37232 USA;2. Department of Pediatrics Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Nashville, Tennessee 37232 USA
Abstract:
The interactions of ouabain and vanadate with (Na+,K+)ATPase were investigated at different potassium concentrations. Also, the contractile effects of a mixture of these two inhibitors were compared to those produced by ouabain or vanadate alone. The results from the enzyme and contractile studies suggested that inhibition of sarcolemmal (Na+,K+)ATPase was involved in mediating the positive inotropic effect of vanadate.