title: Cardiovascular activity of 9-hydroxy-ellipticine.
abstract: The cardiovascular activity of 9-hydroxy-ellipticine (9-OH-E) has been studied on anaesthetized dogs. The drug has been administered intravenously in one dose ranging from 1 to 10 mg/kg. The variations in the myocardial contractility, the systemic haemodynamics, the respiration and the general metabolism of the anaesthetized dogs were studied to make evident the mechanism of 9-OH-E cardiostimulating action. 9-OH-E from 5 mg/kg i.v. stimulates the contractility of myocardium and improves the cardiac performances of the anaesthetized dogs. This heart-stimulating action is long-lasting and is not accompanied by any modification in the arterial blood pressure. It is inhibited or at least strongly attenuated by beta-adrenergic blocking agents and by the depletion of catecholamines.
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood; D002302:Cardiac Output / Q000187:drug effects; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000494:pharmacology; D004285:Dogs; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004611:Ellipticines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects*; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects*; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000187:drug effects; D010313:Partial Pressure; D011433:Propranolol / Q000494:pharmacology; D012119:Respiration / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D002395:Catecholamines; D004611:Ellipticines; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D011433:Propranolol; D010100:Oxygen