Cardiovascular and pulmonary response to oral administration of ATP in rabbits.

Extracellular purines such as ATP and adenosine participate in the regulation of cardiovascular and respiratory functions through specific P1 and P2 purine receptors. These properties have mainly been described after intravenous infusion. Experiments reported herein were designed to explore the possible effect of oral ATP administration (3 or 20 mg.

Effect of a combination of coumarin derivatives and rutoside on venous and lymphatic circulations during severe constriction of the caudal vena cava in rabbits.

The effect of a coumarin (CAS 91-64-5) derivatives-rutoside (CAS 153-18-4) combination (Esberiven) has been investigated in an in vivo model of venous hind leg stasis elicited by severe constriction of the caudal vena cava in anesthetized rabbits. The vena cava flow is initially reduced by 80% compared to reference values; then, it significantly declines over time. The venous femoral pressure drops as well as the perfusion pressure whereas the peripheral resistance increases.

Evaluation of first pass effect and biliary excretion of diperdipine in the dog.

Intravenous, oral and intraportal doses of diperdipine were given to bile duct cannulated dogs in order to assess the impact of first pass effect on the pharmacokinetics of this compound. After intravenous and oral doses, absolute bioavailability was calculated to be 18.7%.