Aim of this study is to confirm and investigate the diuretic effect of crocine which is the pharmacologically active component of Crocus sativus L. (saffron) and to study the possible mechanism of action in relation to urinary nitrite. Twenty four rats were divided into 3 groups; control, hydrochlorothiazide and crocine treated groups. Assay of the diuretic activity of crocine was performed by ...

Aim of this study is to confirm and investigate the diuretic effect of crocine which is the pharmacologically active component of Crocus sativus L. (saffron) and to study the possible mechanism of action in relation to urinary nitrite. Twenty four rats were divided into 3 groups; control, hydrochlorothiazide and crocine treated groups. Assay of the diuretic activity of crocine was performed by ...

The effect of short-term diuretic treatment on the action of clonidine was evaluated in eight subjects with mild, uncomplicated hypertension. A single oral dose of clonidine (0.3 mg) was given before and after 1 week of therapy with hydrochlorothiazide, 50 mg, and amiloride, 5 mg, taken daily. Changes in mean arterial pressure, heart rate, plasma norepinephrine and epinephrine levels, and plasm...

FUROSEMIDE (4 chloro-N[2-furyl methyl] -5-sulfamyl-anthranilic acid) (fig. 1) is a new and potent diuretic compound which is effective when given either orally or parenterally. Structurally it has in common with substituted thiazides a sulfamyl-benzene grouping. Animal studies have revealed it to be a most effective diuretic in both rats and dogs, resulting in maximum diuretic effects of up to ...

Bumetanide is a 3-aminobenzoic acid derivative. Of the several analogues having various substituents which are about equally active in test animals (3). Ostergaard elal. (5) selected 3-n-butylamino-4-phenoxy·5-sulphamyl benzoic acid (bumetanide) and studied its pharmacological properties. including its diuretic action in rats and dogs. Besides the diuretic effect bumetanide displayed hardly any...