Some pharmacodynamic and biochemical aspects of cefamandole

The pharmacodynamic and nephrotoxic effects of cefamandole were investigated. Cefamandole at concentrations of 512 and 1024 micrograms/ml bath caused complete relaxation in isolated guinea pig ileum and rabbit duodenum, respectively. Concentrations of 2048 and 4096 micrograms cefamandole/ml bath caused marked stimulation in force and frequency of rat uterine muscle in all stages of sex cycle. Cefamandole in all tested concentrations did not induce any response on isolated guinea pig tracheal chain or isolated rabbit aortic strip. Cefamandole in concentrations of 256 to 1024 micrograms/ml bath as well as 256 and 512 micrograms/ml cannula produced marked inhibition on isolated guinea pig auricles and rabbit heart, respectively. The effect of graded increased concentrations on isolated frog gastrocnemius muscle, frog rectus abdominis muscle and rat phrenic nerve hemidiaphragm was recorded. Cefamandole in a dose of 53.2 mg/kg b. wt. in anaesthetized dogs caused very marked hypotensive effects and decrease in rate of respiration. Single intramuscular injection of cefamandole in a therapeutic (23.3 mg/kg b. wt.) and double therapeutic (46.6 mg/kg.b. wt.) doses in rabbits had no effect on electrocardiographic parameters among a period of 8 hours after injection. Effects of cefamandole on serum and urine concentrations of creatinine, urea, sodium, potassium, calcium, glucose and protein as well as clearance tests were investigated in rats.