title: [Animal experiments on the effect of triamterene and amiloride on heart and circulation and the toxicity of digoxin (author's transl)].
abstract: 1. In anesthetized cats 2,4,7-triamino-6-phenyl-pteridine (triamterene) (5 mg/kg i.v.) causes a short-lasting increase in blood pressure, a decrease in heart rate, whereas the contractility (see article) remains unchanged. N-Amidino-3,5-diamino-6-chloropyrazinecarboxamide (amiloride) (5 mg/kg i.v.) causes a fall of blood pressure, an increase in heart rate, and an increase in contractility. 2. In cats the i.v. toxicity of digoxin is diminished by pretreatment with triamterene or amiloride; the arrhythmias and the cardiac arrest are significantly delayed in the course of an infusion of digoxin. In guinea-pigs a pretreatment with triamterene only delays the arrhythmias but not the lethal effect of digoxin or g-strophanthin. 3. In the isolated atria of the guinea-pig triamterene and amiloride (5 mug or 50 mug/ml) lowers the rate of contraction and prolongs the functional refractory period. The force of contraction is increased by triamterene and diminished by amiloride.
mesh_terms: D000584:Amiloride / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000139:chemically induced; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002415:Cats; D004077:Digoxin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000633:toxicity*; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D005260:Female; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D010042:Ouabain / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000633:toxicity; D011719:Pyrazines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014223:Triamterene / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D011719:Pyrazines; D010042:Ouabain; D004077:Digoxin; D000584:Amiloride; D014223:Triamterene
vernacular_title: Tierexperimentelle Untersuchungen über den Einfluss von Triamteren und Amilorid auf Herz, Kreislauf nud Toxizität des Digoxins