Article date: November 1991
By: RF Schafers, HL Elliott, PA Meredith, SH Miller, JL Reid, in Volume 32, Issue 5, pages 605-610
1. This study further examines the quinoline‐derivative abanoquil with particular respect to the duration of its alpha 1‐adrenoceptor antagonist activity and its concentration‐effect relationship following a single intravenous bolus dose of 0.5 micrograms kg‐1 in young, normotensive males. 2. alpha 1‐adrenoceptor antagonism (as assessed by phenylephrine pressor responses) was detectable for up to 12 h post dosing: at 12 h there was a significant 1.5‐fold rightward shift (95% CI: 2.2 to 1.1) of the pressor dose‐response curve for diastolic blood pressure. 3. Despite evidence of substantial alpha 1‐adrenoceptor antagonism abanoquil had no significant effect on blood pressure, supine and erect, but there were small and statistically significant increments in heart rate. 4. The degree of alpha 1‐adrenoceptor antagonism was related to whole blood concentrations abanoquil: the PD‐ ratios of phenylephrine pressor responses performed at 1, 6, and 12 h post dosing were significantly correlated with log drug concentrations (r = 0.57 for systolic (P less than 0.05) and r = 0.78 for diastolic blood pressure (P less than 0.005). 5. In conclusion, abanoquil produced significant alpha 1‐adrenoceptor antagonism which was related to circulating drug concentrations. The absence of other significant cardiovascular effects suggests that abanoquil warrants further clinical study as an antiarrhythmic agent.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1991.tb03959.x
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