Abstract:It has been found that the rapid (5min) and slow (120min) phases of 45Ca uptake by normal myocardial cells and their beating rate are remarkably inhibited by paeonol. And that paeonol can also decrease 45Ca uptake and lipid peroxide in calcium paradoxical heart cells, which appears in dose-dependence. This indicates that the mechanism of protection of paeonol against calcium paradox is associated with its inhibition of Ca2+) influx and antioxidation.