This study was carried out to observe the effect of testosterone on carbonic anhydrase inhibiting action of acetazolamide. Carbonic anhydrase activities in the kidneys of mice were measured by Philpot and Philpot method(1936) at 30, 90 and 150 minutes after intravenous administration of saline(0.5 ml/10 g) or acetazolamide (0.25 mg/10 g) in mice pretreated with testosterone (0.1 mg/10 g). The changes in volume and pH of urine as well as those in urinary electrolytes, such as $Na^+,\;K^+\;and\;Cl^-$ were measured at 15 minutes interval for 150 minutes in the rabbit pretreated with double administrations of testosterone(10 mg/kg), 1 hour and 18 hours, prior to the administration of acetazolamide (10 mg/kg). The results were as follows: 1. Carbonic anhydrase activities in the kidneys of mice of testosterone-pretreated groups were significantly higher than those of acetazolamide-treated group at 30 minutes. No significant changes of carbonic anhydrase activities were observed in testosterone-pretreated groups compared with saline-treated groups. 2. Combined administrations of acetazolamide and testosterone exhibited higher carbonic anhydrase activity than those group of acetazolamide alone in the kidney of mice through observed period of 150 minutes. 3. There were no significant changes in the excretion rate of urine and urinary electrolytes in the group of rabbits with testosterone administerone alone. Urine volume as well as $Na^+\;and\;Cl^-$ excretion rates in the combined treated group of acetazolamide and testosterone were significantly lower than that of acetazolamide group throughout experimental period except 15 minutes after drug administration at the time transient increase was shown. 4. Generally lower $K^+$ excretion rate was observed in the combined treated group of acetazolamide and testosterone compared with the single acetazolamide-treated group and the testosterone-pretreated group shows lowest excretion rate of potassium.

The adrenergic blocking activity and refractory period of cardiac muscle on isolated rabbit atria were measured after administration of Scutellaria. In rabbits and cats the antiarrhythmic action of Scutellaria on atrial and ventricular arrhythmias produced by epinephrine or ouabain was examined and also compared with that of propranolol and quinidine. The alcoholic extract of Scutellaria produced a marked decrease in heart rate and contractile amplitude of the isolated rabbit atria. Pretreatment with Scutellaria rendered the atria to fail to respond to epinephrine, indicating that this crude drug possesses an adrenergic blocking activity. The extract produced a marked prolongation of the refractory period of atrial muscle. The extract effectively abolished the spontaneous arrhythmia occurring in the isolated rabbit atria. As propranolol and quinidine it also suppressed the atrial arrhythmia induced by ouabain. The extract prevented, as propranolol and quinidine, the induction of ventricular arrhythmia arising from excessive dose of epinephrine in anesthetized rabbits and cats. With regard to the ventricular arrhythmia induced by a continuous infusion of ouabain, the alcoholic extract of Scutellaria exerted some suppressive effect in anesthetized rabbits but no effect on cats. From the above results, it may be concluded that Scutellaria is effective against atrial and ventricular arrhythmias. The antiarrhythmic effects of this drug may be the result of adrenergic beta receptor blocking and cardiac depressive activities including prolongation of the refractory period of cardiac muscle.

Haloperidol, a butyrophenone, was synthetized by Janssen and introduced for the treatment of psychosis. Although structurally different from the phenothiazines, the butyrophenones share many of their pharmacological properties, such as inhibition of conditioned avoidance response, blocking effect of amphetamine reaction, producing catalepsy, antishock effect and protection against the lethal effects of catecholalmines. Chlorpromazine can lower the arterial blood pressure through its adrenergic blocking activity, its direct effect in relaxing vascular smooth muscle, its direct effect in depressing the myocardium and its action in a complex manner on the central nervous system. In the case of haloperidol, however, was not clarified the mechanism of lowering the blood pressure. The present paper describes the effects of haloperidol on cardiovascular system to investigate the mechanisms of its actions on the arterial blood pressure. The results are followings; 1. In anesthetized cats, intravenous administration of haloperidol and chlorpromazine in the dose of 0.1mg/kg produced a slight decrease in the blood pressure, which followed by complete recovery within $30{\sim}60$ minutes. In the dose of 3mg/kg, however, both produced an abrupt and marked decrease of the blood pressure, which followed by delayed recovery. 2. Haloperidol in the dose ranges of 0.1mg to 3.0mg/kg tended to produce the heart rate slowing in the cats, while chlorpromazine has no effect on the rate. 3. Following administration of haloperidol or chlorpromazine, epinephrine reversal in the arterial blood pressure was observed in the cat, however the responses of norepinephrine and acetylcholine were little affected. 4. In the isolated rabbit atrium the contractility was depressed by haloperidol in the doses over 0.5mg per 100ml, but the rate was not affected. In contrast, the epinephrine-induced contractility was not depressed after haloperidol treatment. However, the increased rate of atrium by epinephrine was partially blocked after haloperidol. 5. In the isolated rabbit aortic strip, epinephrine-induced contraction was blocked by haloperidol. With the above results, it may be concluded that the hypotensive effect of haloperidol was largely due to ${\alpha}$-adrenergic blocking properties and the direct effect in depressing the myocardium as well as its action on central nervous system.

1. 척수가토(脊髓家兎)에서 nicotine, DMPP, McN-A-343, AHR-602, tyramine, angiotensin및 neostigmine에 의한 심박증가(心搏增加)의 작용점(作用點)을 조사(調査)하였다. 2. 상기약물(上記藥物)에 의한 심박증가(心搏增加)는 reserpine 처리가토(處理家兎)에서는 대단히 약(弱)하였고, Propranolol 투여후(投與後)에는 거의 나타나지 않았다. 3. Tetrodotoxin, guanethidine은 isoproterenol, nicotine, DMPP, tyramine에 의한 심박증가(心搏增加)에는 영향(影響)을 미치지 않았으나 McN-A-343, AHR-602, angiotensin, neostigmine에 의한 심박증가(心搏增加)는 이를 현저(顯著)히 약화(弱化)시켰다. 4. Nicotine, DMPP의 심박증가(心搏增加)는 chlorisondamine으로 McN-A-343, AHR-602의 심박증가(心搏增加)는 atropine으로 각각(各各) 억제(抑制)되었다. 5. Isoproterenol, nicotine, DMPP, McN-A-343, tyramine, angiotensin, neostigmine은 적당량(適當量)을 우심방내(右心房內)에 주입(注入)하였을때 이들을 이정맥내(耳靜脈內)에 주사(注射)하였을 때와 비슷한 반응(反應)을 일으킬 수 있었다. 그러나 AHR-602 우심방내(右心房內) 주입(注入)은 유의(有意)한 심박증가(心搏增加)를 일으키지 않았다. 6. Nicotine, DMPP, neostigmine은 우심방내(右心房內) 주입시(注入時)는 현저(顯著)한 심박증가(心搏增加)를 일으켰으나, 동량(同量)을 우심실내(左心室內)에 주입(注入)하였을때는 증가(增加)를 일으키기 않았다. Isoprotereool 및 tyramine에 대한 반응(反應)은 우심실내(右心室內) 주입(注入)보다도 우심방내(右心房內) 주입시(注入時) 훨씬 컸다. 7. McN-A-343, angiotensin의 우심실내(右心室內) 주입시(注入時)는 우심방내(右心房內) 주입시(注入時)보다도 훨씬 현저(顯著)한 심박증가(心搏增加)를 일으켰고, AHR-602의 우심실내(左心室內) 주입(注入)도 현저(顯著)한 반응(反應)을 일으켰다. 8. Nicotine, DMPP, tyramine은 심장(心臟)의 aenergic nerve의 말단(末端) 또는 extraneuronal norepinephrine-store에 작용(作用)하여, Mcn-A-343, AHR-602, angiotensin은 심장(心臟)의 adrenergic nerve에 작용(作用)하여 심박증가(心搏增加)를 일으키며, nicotine, DMPP, tyramine, neostigmine의 작용점(作用點)은 주(主)로 우심방(右心房)에 McN-A-343, AHR-602, angiotenisin의 작용점(作用點)은 주(主)로 우심실(右心室)에 존재(存在)하는것으로 추론(推論)하였다.

The isolated strips of tortoise intestine are evaluated as a test organ for bioassay of prostaglandin $E_1$. This preparation responded highly sensitively to $PGE_1$ and $PGE_2$ in picogram concentration range. The mean slope and the value of precision index among the doses of 0.1, 0.3 and 0.5ng/ml in final concentration were 37.7 and 0.143, respectively. And this was relatively insensitive to different prostaglandins; $E_1/E_2{\gtrsim}1$, $E_1/A_2{\sim}50$ and $E_1/F_{2\alpha}{\sim}100$, and showed the dual responses to 5-hydroxytryptamine and histamine; initial contraction followed by relaxation. The dose-ratio inducing the relative equal contraction height for $PGE_1$, acetylcholine, caerulein, angiotensin and barium chloride was 0.4 : 50 : 25 : 10 : 100 in this order. These results suggest that the intestinal strips of the tortoise are suitable for bioassay of prostaglandin $E_1$ and $E_2$ between the doses of 0.1 and 1.0 ng/ml level in the tissue extracts.

Pan-Korean multi-center trial of doxycycline in the treatment of upper and lower respiratory infection was carried out in the summer(from May to October) of 1975. A total of 204 patients between the ages of 3 and 75 was treated by 37 physicians including the internal medicine, pediatrics and ENT specialist in 17 general hospitals and 2 private clinics all-over the country. The dosage recommended was 200 mg on the first day of therapy followed by 100 mg daily thereafter. The pediatric dosage was 4 mg/kg on the first day and then 2mg/kg on each successive day. The subjective and objective signs of respiratory infection such as temperature, cough, sputum, pain and associated inflammatory symptoms were assessed using the carefully designed protocols and it showed rapid improvement by the fifth day (80%) of therapy. Only minor side-effects were reported and these were mild and mainly limited to gastrointestinal tract. The overall evaluation of the trial showed that 170 patients(83.3%) had a very good or good result, 13 patients (6.4%) a moderate and another 13 patients (6.4%) a negative result.

Safety study of the continuous releasing dichlorvos-resin insecticide $(Mopari^{\circledR})$ was conducted in human volunteers and domestic fowls. For the purpose, the potential hazards in using the insecticide were observed in terms of the inhibition of plasma cholinesterase activity and the changes in the liver function (GOT, GPT, Alkaline phosphatase, Bilirubin, Thymol turbidity), the blood picture (RBC, WBC with differential count, Hemoglobin, Hematocrit and ESR) and the urine picture (sugar, albumin, pH and microscopic findings) in 40 healthy adult volunteers and 60 leghorn domestic fowls. In case of the human study the observation was continued for 2 months during the application of the insectiside ($1{\sim}3$ solid formulations/$30m^3$) in the living rooms of ordinary Korean dwelling houses or in the office. In the animal test, however, 1 to 5 solid formulations of the insecticide were applied in the fowl cage of $9.2m^3$ for 5 weeks. Any significant inhibition of the plasma cholinesterase activity was not observed in both the human volunteer and the fowl throughout the experimental period. And the liver function as well as the blood and urine pictures were also not changed after exposure to the vaporizing insecticide. It is considered from the result that the amount of dichlorvos released into the air by the continuous vaporizing dichlorvos-resin insecticide presents no significant hazardous effect on humans or animals in the present experimental condition.