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Title: Dose-dependent alpha 1-adrenoceptor antagonist activity of the anti-arrhythmic drug, abanoquil (UK-52,046), without reduction in blood pressure in man. Author: Tham TC, Guy S, Shanks RG, Harron DW. Journal: Br J Clin Pharmacol; 1992 Apr; 33(4):405-9. PubMed ID: 1349492. Abstract: 1. The dose-dependency of the alpha 1-adrenoceptor antagonist activity of the anti-arrhythmic abanoquil (UK-52,046) was investigated in 10 healthy male subjects who received serially increasing infusions of phenylephrine before and 2, 4, 8, 12, 24 and 48 h after single oral doses of abanoquil 0.25, 0.5 and 1 mg and placebo in a double-blind randomised manner. 2. The doses of phenylephrine required to increase systolic BP by 20 mm Hg (PS20) were calculated using a quadratic fit to the individual dose-response curves. 3. Abanoquil 0.25, 0.5 and 1 mg increased the PS20 in a dose-dependent manner with effects which were maximal at 2 to 8 h and lasted for 24 to 48 h (P less than 0.05). Maximal dose ratios were: abanoquil 0.25 mg 2.0 +/- 0.9, 0.5 mg 2.4 +/- 1.3, 1 mg 3.4 +/- 1.1. 4. No change occurred in supine BP but a small increase (P less than 0.01) occurred in supine HR 8 h post-dosing (64 +/- 9, 58 +/- 6 beats min-1 for abanoquil 1 mg and placebo respectively). 5. Therefore abanoquil 0.25, 0.5 and 1 mg showed dose-dependent alpha 1-adrenoceptor antagonist activity with no effect on supine BP.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]