Abstract. Potential utility of halothane-anesthetized guinea pigs for detecting drug-induced repolarization delay was analyzed in comparison with urethane-anesthesia (n = 4 for both groups). Basal QT interval was significantly greater under halothane-anesthesia than urethaneanesthesia (192 ± 7 vs 132 ± 5 ms, respectively), whereas the reverse was true for the heart rate (190 ± 7 vs 248 ± 11 beats / min, respectively). The typical I Kr -blocker dl-sotalol (0.1 to 3 mg/ kg, i.v.) induced dose-related bradycardia and QT interval prolongation under each anesthesia. The extent of maximum prolongation in the QT interval was greater under halothaneanesthesia than urethane-anesthesia (+101 ± 15 vs +49 ± 3 ms, respectively), whereas that of peak change in the heart rate was smaller under the former than the latter (−49 ± 8 vs −63 ± 5 beats / min, respectively). Pretreatment of the animals under urethane-anesthesia with the selective I Ks blocker chromanol 293B (n = 6) increased the extent of the dl-sotalol-induced QT interval prolongation to +57 ± 8 ms, which was only 0.56 times of that under the halothaneanesthesia, whereas the pretreatment increased the peak change in the heart rate to −76 ± 12 ms. These results indicate that the halothane-anesthesia may effectively sensitize the guinea-pig heart to pharmacological I Kr blockade.
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