title: Effects of the oral converting enzyme inhibitor SQ 14225 in experimental high output failure.
abstract: The relation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system to sodium retention was studied in dogs with an aortic-caval fistula and high output failure by administering orally the new converting enzyme inhibitor SQ 14225. The acute response to an initial oral dose of SQ 14225 (10 mg/kg) consisted in a fall in arterial pressure (BP) from 97 to 67 mmHg, plasma aldosterone concentration (PAC) from 21.7 to 11.3 ng/100 ml, creatinine clearance (CCr) from 89 to 44 ml/min, and filtration fraction (FF) from 39 to 18%, whereas plasma renin activity (PRA) increases from 12.7 to 36.1 ng angiotensin I.ml-1.h-1 and renal sodium excretion was unchanged. It is suggested that the marked fall in BP and CCr offset the drop in PAC and FF which favored a natriuresis. The daily responses to SQ 14225 for 3 days also showed a fall in BP and PAC but sodium excretion increased. In the animal with the best response, a striking natriuresis occurred. These findings demonstrate an important role for the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in experimental high output failure.
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000450:Aldosterone / Q000097:blood*; D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000097:blood*; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011392:Proline / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D012083:Renin / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D000804:Angiotensin II; D000450:Aldosterone; D011392:Proline; D012083:Renin