Reduction of gastric acid secretion and ulcer formation by 3,3-dimethyl-1-(3-methylaminopropyl)-1-phenylphthalan (Lu 3–010); an inhibitor of noradrenaline uptake

Abstract

Lu 3–010 [3,3-dimethyl-1-(3-methylaminopropyl)-1-phenylphthalan], administered intraperitoneally, blocks the uptake of [3H]noradrenaline into the mouse and rat heart and has an activity 5 times greater than imipramine and comparable to that of desipramine. Lu 3–010 inhibits basal gastric acid secretion in the rat and is 4 and 2 times more potent than imipramine and desipramine, respectively. The drug is about 9 times more potent than desipramine in preventing the pentagastrin-induced stimulation of gastric acid secretion in the rat. Lu 3–010 reduces the incidence of stress-induced gastric lesions in the rat, exhibiting an ED50 ± s.e. of 6.3 ± 1.4 mg/kg, and at 10 mg/kg, ulcer development in the 17-hour Shay test is reduced by 50%.