title: Effects of indoramin therapy on BP, renal function, and body fluid composition.
abstract: Indoramin hydrochloride is a new alpha 1-adrenoceptor antagonist. Eleven hypertensive men in whom the BP was normalized with indoramin underwent assessment of renal function, renal hemodynamics, and body fluid composition following short-term (three to six weeks), long-term (five to six months), and withdrawal (two weeks) therapy. Short-term indoramin therapy produced a 28% increase in glomerular filtration rate, a 24% increase in effective renal plasma flow, and a 31% decrease in renal vascular resistance. Although urine flow rate and free water clearance were unchanged, fractional sodium excretion decreased 38%. Long-term indoramin therapy was associated with qualitatively similar renal effects, but the changes did not achieve statistical significance. Plasma volume was increased only during short-term therapy; however, body weight was increased following both short- and long-term therapy. Indoramin effectively lowers BP without producing deleterious renal effects.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D001810:Blood Volume / Q000187:drug effects; D001826:Body Fluids / Q000032:analysis / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D007211:Indoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007217:Indoramin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007668:Kidney / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D007211:Indoles; D007217:Indoramin