title: [The effect of a dimenhydrinate combination of the cardiovascular system and cerebral blood circulation in the anaesthetized dog].
abstract: The influence of Vertigo-Vomex (VV) and Vertigo-Vomex Retard (VVR) on the perfusion rate of the a. carotis interna and on the peripheral circulation was tested in 30 anaesthetized dogs. These drugs represent beta-dimethylamino-ethyl-benzhydrylether-1,3-dimethyl-8-chloroxanthine (dimenhydrinate, Vomex A) with the addition of pyridine-3-carbonic acid (nicotinic acid, niacin) and pyridoxine-HCl (vitamin B6) and its retard preparation. A) Angiographic researches of the brain vessels after i.v. injection of VV. B) Perfusion rate in the a. carotis int. by electromagnetic flowmeter; measurements of blood pressure, heart rate, and acid-base balance; reactions after injection of niacin, dimenhydrinate, and pyridoxine-HCl as well as after a combination of both. C) Same measurements as in B but after oral application. In one out of four cases there was a dilation of the brain vessels, in two cases there was a small one, in one case there was none. Niacin induces a short-lasting augmentation of the perfusion rate in the a. carotis int. simultaneously with rising aortic blood pressure. Dimenhydrinate with pyridoxine-HCl slightly increases the heart rate. Combined with niacin the perfusion rate shortly increases immediately after injection of niacin without any rise of blood pressure but combined with a fall in blood pH and standard bicarbonate. After oral application of VVR there was a slight but not significant augmentation of the perfusion rate in the a. carotis int. combined with rising blood pressure but with no change of the blood pH. Therefore the certain intivertigineous effect of VV and VVR cannot be explained by a rise of the perfusion rate in the inner ear or in the brain. In view of our results the central effect of dimenhydrinate combined with niacin and pyridoxine-HCl hypothetically may be improved by metabolic influences on the cells and their membranes.
mesh_terms: D000136:Acid-Base Equilibrium / Q000187:drug effects; D000818:Animals; D001639:Bicarbonates / Q000097:blood; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000187:drug effects*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation / Q000187:drug effects; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D004111:Dimenhydrinate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004285:Dogs; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D009539:Nicotinic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011736:Pyridoxine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D001639:Bicarbonates; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D004338:Drug Combinations; D009539:Nicotinic Acids; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D004111:Dimenhydrinate; D011736:Pyridoxine
vernacular_title: Die Wirkung eines Dimenhydrinat-Kombinationspräparates auf Kreislauf und Hirndurchblutung beim narkotisierten Hund