Furosemide is a loop diuretic and an inhibitor of the Na+/K+/2Cl- (NKCC) cotransporters, NKCC1 and NKCC2 (Kis = ~10 ?M for both).1,2 In vivo, furosemide (0.1 mg/kg, p.o.) increases diuresis in beagle dogs.3 Furosemide (30 mg/kg) reduces ventricular collagen deposition and fibrosis in a rat model of dilated cardiomyopathy.4 It is also an inhibitor of carbonic anhydrase I (CAI), CAII, and CAIII (Kis = 0.052-0.065 ?M) and organic ion transporter 1 (OAT1; Ki = 9.5 ?M), as well as a GABAA receptor antagonist.5,6,7 This product is also available as an analytical reference standard .
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