title: Effect of ethamsylate on carrageenan-induced rat paw oedema: a comparison with indomethacin.
abstract: 1. Ethamsylate (diethylammonium 2,5-dihydroxybenzene sulfonate, Dicynene), a systemic haemostatic agent with an unknown mechanism of action, was tested for anti-inflammatory activity using the carrageenan-induced rat paw oedema test. 2. Ethamsylate was shown to be an effective anti-inflammatory agent with a time course and amplitude of effect similar to that of indomethacin, although the potency was only about 4% of that for indomethacin. 3. When ethamsylate and indomethacin were co-administered they did not show additive effects, suggesting that they do not share a common mode of action. It is proposed that ethamsylate, like indomethacin, may inhibit prostaglandin synthesis. Ulceration produced by indomethacin, it is suggested that it may prove to be a useful addition to, or replacement for, indomethacin in the treatment of inflammatory disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Brighton Polytechnic, East Sussex, UK.
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Gard
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Trigger
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002351:Carrageenan; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004487:Edema / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004979:Ethamsylate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D004979:Ethamsylate; D002351:Carrageenan; D007213:Indomethacin