title: Hypotensive response of ethanol in rats pretreated with disulfiram or nitrefazole.
abstract: The effect of disulfiram or nitrefazole pretreatment on ethanol induced hypotension was examined in urethane anesthetized rats. A relatively low dose of ethanol (150 mg/kg; i.p.) produced a characteristic hypotensive response in rats pretreated for various periods with disulfiram or nitrefazole. This hypotensive episode started 5-10 minutes following ethanol administration and lasted 40-60 minutes. The hypotensive response was not seen unless disulfiram or nitrefazole treatment preceded ethanol administration by a least 6-8 hours. The low dose of ethanol produced a plasma ethanol concentration of 10mg/100ml or less. One treatment with nitrefazole (200 mg/kg) rendered rats vulnerable to ethanol-induced hypotension for 6 but not 8 days. One treatment with disulfiram (200 mg/kg) lasted 4 but not 6 days. In addition, the hypotensive response was greater in rats treated with nitrefazole than in rats treated with an equal dose (200 mg/kg) of disulfiram.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D004221:Disulfiram / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004347:Drug Interactions; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007022:Hypotension / Q000139:chemically induced; D008297:Male; D009593:Nitroimidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D009593:Nitroimidazoles; D000431:Ethanol; D004221:Disulfiram; C013756:nitrefazole