Claims
- 1. A pharmaceutical composition to inhibit phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase comprising a pharmaceutical carrier and, in an effective amount to inhibit phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase, a tetrahydroisoquinoline compound of the formula: ##STR3## in which: R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are both trifluoromethyl or R.sub.1 is sulfamoyl and R.sub.2 is hydrogen
- R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are hydrogen or a pharmaceutically acceptable, acid addition salt thereof.
- 2. A pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 in which the tetrahydroisoquinoline compound is 7-sulfamoyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline.
- 3. A pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 in which the tetrahydroisoquinoline compound is 7,8-di-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline.
- 4. A method of inhibiting phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase which comprises administering to an animal, in an amount sufficient to inhibit phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase, a tetrahydroisoquinoline compound of the formula: ##STR4## in which: R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are both trifluoromethyl or R.sub.1 is sulfamoyl and R.sub.2 is hydrogen and
- R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are hydrogen or a pharmaceutically acceptable, acid addition salt thereof.
- 5. A method of claim 4 in which the tetrahydroisoquinoline compound is 7-sulfamoyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline.
- 6. A method of claim 4 in which the tetrahydroisoquinoline compound is 7,8-di-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline.
- 7. A method of reducing the formation of epinephrine in an animal under stress which comprises administering to said animal, in amount sufficient to reduce the formation of epinephrine, a tetrahydroisoquinoline compound of the formula: ##STR5## in which: R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are both trifluoromethyl or R.sub.1 is sulfamoyl and R.sub.2 is hydrogen and
- R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are hydrogen or a pharmaceutically acceptable, acid addition salt thereof.
- 8. A method of claim 7 in which the tetrahydroisoquinoline compound is 7-sulfamoyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 590,772 filed June 26, 1975, now U.S. Pat. No. 3,988,339 which is a continuation-in-part of now U.S. Pat. No. 3,939,164.
US Referenced Citations (1)
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Divisions (1)
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