H2-receptors and traumatic oedema

Abstract
The effects of the H2-antagonists metiamide and cimetidine on edema following limb ischemia or scald were investigated in 2 rat strains. No inhibition of edema formation was found except when large doses of cimetidine were given before scalding. This effect was attributed to the fall in body temperature. The view that H2-receptors are concerned in the vascular response to injury was not supported.