[Regulation of lipid and carbohydrate metabolism of the heart by carbocromen (author's transl)].

The influence of 3-(2-diethylaminoethyl)-4-methyl-7-(carbethoxy-methoxy)-2-oxo-1,2-chromene-hydrochloride (carbocromen, Intensain) on lipid and carbohydrate metabolism of the heart was investigated. Carbocromen inhibits the incorporation of 14C-palmitate in heart slices of the rat. The degree of inhibition is dose-dependent and can reach a maximum of 30%. However, the relative concentrations of the various lipid components do not vary significantly. In the heart tissue of the mouse carbocromen increases the uptake of 14C-3-O-methyl-D-glucose by about 30% which might be due to an increased influx of glucose into the heart. The metabolic degradation of 14C-palmitate to 14CO2 decreases up to 40% in the presence of carbocromen with a parallel reduction in oxygen consumption.