title: 2-Mercaptoacetamidines as gastric antisecretory agents.
abstract: A series of N-substituted 2-mercaptoacetamidines was synthesized and evaluated for gastric antisecretory activity in dogs stimulated with gastrin tetrapeptide. The most potent analogues showed 80--95% inhibition of acid secretion after an oral dose of 8 mg/kg. Thus, these compounds represent a new structural type having significant antisecretory activity. Disulfides had essentially the same antisecretory potency as the corresponding mercaptoacetamidines, indicating a metabolic interconversion. Alkylation of the mercapto group decreased potency. Higher carboxamidine homologues such as 2- and 3-mercaptopropionamidines had very low activity. Hydroxyacetamidines and mercaptoacetamides also had low potency. Side effects observed with this series of compounds included emesis, tachycardia, and gastric bleeding.
mesh_terms: D000578:Amidines / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D003864:Depression, Chemical; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005750:Gastric Juice / Q000378:metabolism*; D005755:Gastrins / Q000494:pharmacology; D008785:Metiamide / Q000494:pharmacology; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000578:Amidines; D005755:Gastrins; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; D008785:Metiamide