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CLINICAL CIRCULATORY EFFECTS OF DINITROPHENOL
Abstract
During the clinical use of sodium dinitrophenol (1-2-4) in obese patients, the occasional appearance of subjective symptoms such as tachycardia, dyspnea and profuse diaphoresis1 suggested the necessity of investigating the effects of the drug on the circulation.Thirteen patients with apparently normal cardiovascular systems were selected for this study. Six of the group were placed at bed rest in the hospital, and control observations of blood pressure, pulse rate, vital capacity and venous pressure made regularly at 8 a. m., 2 p. m. and 7 p. m. The control period was continued until at least three consecutive results were in close agreement. A mean of three or more control results was taken as the base. The control period was never less than three days and was sometimes as long as five days. A quantity of 300 mg. of sodium dinitrophenol was then administered orally in three divided doses each day,
... The principles underlying the use of 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP) and of carbon monoxide to reduce selectively the oxygen tension of mixed venous blood are illustrated with reference to the standard oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve in Figure 1. DNP decreases the mixed venous Po0 by increasing the oxygen consumption without proportionate increase in the cardiac output (16,17); on the other hand, carbon monoxide accomplishes the same end by decreasing the oxygen capacity of the blood. ...
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