Facilitation of ethanol consumption by intracerebroventricular infusions of corticosterone

Male Wistar rats bearing intracerebroventricular (ICV) cannulae and with simultaneous access to 6% ethanol and water were subjected to adrenalectomy (ADX) or sham surgery. ADX decreased ethanol intake. Starting a few days later, the animals received ICV infusions with 100 μg corticosterone acetate (CORT) with 2-to 3-day intervals for 2 weeks. ICV CORT, but not SC CORT at the same dose, restored ethanol consumption in ADX rats to preoperative levels, whereas vehicle infusions (propylene, glycol) did not. Adrenally intact animals, which normally consumed moderate amounts of ethanol (≈0.5 g/kg per day), also showed a robust effect of ICV infusions of CORT, whereas this facilitatory effect was not observed in high consumers (≈3.0 g/kg per day). The suppressive effect of ADX on ethanol intake was not reproduced by concurrent and repeated ICV infusions of intracellular mineralocorticoid (RU 28318) and glucocorticoid (mifepristone) receptor blockers. It is concluded that CORT stimulates alcohol consumption by acting in the brain, probably by way of neuronal membrane mechanisms.     

A Novel Extravascular Input Function for the Assessment of Drug Absorption in Bioavailability Studies

Purpose. Flexible parametric models describing the input process after extravascular drug administration are needed for the assessment of absorption rate and the use of population methods in bioavailability and bioequivalence studies. Methods. The oral concentration-time curve modeled as the product of the input and disposition function in the Laplace domain was obtained by numerical inversion methods for parameter estimation. The utility of the inverse Gaussian input density was examined using bioavailability data of an extended-release dosage form. Measures of rate of absorption and the cumulative absorbed amount profile were defined in terms of the estimated model parameters. Results. Accurate estimation of absorption parameters was achieved by simultaneous fitting of the extravascular and intravascular data (describing the latter by a triexponential function). The new input function allowed a direct estimation of both extent of absorption and mean absorption time. Conclusions. The findings suggest that the inverse Gaussian density is a useful input function. Its flexibility may reduce the effect of model misspecification in parameter estimation. All parameters can be readily interpreted in terms of the absorption process.     

呋苄青霉素药代动力学及组织分布的研究

呋苄青霉素是由我国开发成功的一个酰脲类青霉素。本项研究采用微生物法,以狗和正常人为受试对象,以氧哌嗪青霉素和羧苄青霉素为对照进行药代动力学研究,结果表明,3个药的药—时曲线符合二室开放式模型,呋苄青霉素较其它对照药具较高的即刻血浓度和较低的肾清除率。用微生物法和放射自显影法测定的呋苄青霉素在小鼠体内组织分布汪明,呋苄青霉素广泛分布于体内各组织,尤其在肺、肝、肠中的浓度明显高于羧苄青霉素。     

双氯灭痛药膜体外透皮速率的实验研究

作者选择乙基纤维素、聚乙烯醇等高分子材料制成涂膜剂，用大鼠皮进行双氯灭痛药膜的体外透皮速率测定。结果表明，氮酮与丙二醇可以促进药物渗透。不同的高分子材料可影响药物的扩散与释放，从而影响其透皮速率。与无膜无促透剂处方相比，药物在乙基纤维素中的透皮速率没有增加，在聚乙烯醇膜中的透皮速率有显著增加。     

免疫反应在实验性游离型腰椎间盘突出自然吸收中的意义

目的：通过检测CD3和IgG在实验性游离型腰椎间盘突出自然吸收中的表达，探讨腰椎间盘突出后能否自然吸收及其可能的吸收机制。方法：将25只成年狗平均分成5组，从L2/3切取髓核组织，置于L5处的硬脊膜外，于术后2，4，6，8，12周，取动物标本以及正常部位的髓核组织，用CD3抗体和抗IgG进行免疫组化检测。结果：约30%的标本局部为脂肪组织，54%的标本局部硬脊膜与骨粘连，16%的标本既无粘连也无脂肪，免疫组化测定显示，随着时间的推移，CD3^ 细胞的浸润程度呈递减趋势，而IgG沉积的分布程度呈递增趋势，正常髓核无CD3^ 细胞浸润，IgG沉积分布极少。结论：在椎管内，狗游离的髓核组织8-12周后可部分或全部自然吸收，其吸收机制是机体自身免疫反应的结果。     

Small-dose oral iron absorption test in anaemic and non-anaemic elderly hospitalized patients

Abstract: The small-dose (20 mg) oral iron absorption test (OIAT) was performed in 76 hospitalized elderly patients and 30 healthy adults. Of the elderly patients, 34 were considered as iron deficient (serum ferritin level <20 μg/L) of whom 23 were anaemic and 11 not anaemic, 21 had the anaemia of chronic disorders (ACD) and another 21 were non-anaemic patients with a normal serum ferritin level. There was a significant inverse correlation between the serum ferritin level as a measure of iron store and the maximum increase in serum iron during a 3-h test (C_max), in the elderly as well as in the healthy adult group. A decision limit of 80 μg/dL for C_max is a good discriminant between absent (serum ferritin <20 μg/L) and adequate body iron stores. Sixty-eight per cent of the patients with a serum ferritin level <20 μg/L but virtually none of the ACD patients, non-anaemic elderly inpatients with normal serum ferritin levels and healthy adults had a C_max level >80 μg/L. Although further investigation is needed before the OIAT can be recommended as a valuable test for evaluating iron absorption, predicting mild iron deficiency and differentiating between different categories of anaemia, it seems worthwile that more effort should be done to validate this simple and safe test.     

How adverse drug reactions can play a role in innovative drug research

We describe how adverse drug reactions (ADRs) can play an important role in pharmaceutical research and drug development. Not only do ADRs represent the risks and drawbacks associated with drugs but they can also be related to other knowledge available in pharmaceutical and medical research. We offer a model that can be used to systematically map the pathways through which ADRs can lead to innovative research. These pathways include chemical, therapeutic or pathophysiological steps that can be taken to arrive at new knowledge based on ADRs. We used the development of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, especially captopril, as a case study. The similarity between the ADR profiles of captopril and penicillamine was a starting point for further innovation. Historical analysis shows that in several instances research in the field of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors has been triggered by ADRs. The model presented here might be applicable to other areas of innovative drug research.     

泌尿生殖道患者沙眼衣原体和支原体检测及支原体药敏分析

目的　检测皮肤性病门诊泌尿生殖道患者沙眼衣原体 (CT)和支原体感染情况及支原体培养加药敏分析。方法　对5 0 95例泌尿生殖道感染者用金标法检测沙眼衣原体抗原 ,用微量肉汤稀释法检测解脲支原体 (Uu)和人型支原体 (Mh)并进行 8种抗生素的药敏试验。结果　 5 0 95例泌尿生殖道感染者中衣原体阳性 417例 ,总阳性率为 8 2 % ,女性患者阳性率 ( 11 2 % )明显高于男性患者阳性率 ( 6 2 % ) ,有显著性差异 ( χ2 =40 1,P <0 0 1) ;检出支原体 172 8例 ,总阳性率为 3 3 9% ,女性患者阳性率 ( 4 3 0 % )明显高于男性患者阳性率 ( 2 8 0 % ) ,有显著性差异 ( χ2 =114 8,P <0 0 1) ;其中Uu感染 ( 12 5 1例 ,2 4 6% )明显高于Mh感染 ( 71例 ,1 4% )和Uu +Mh混合感染 ( 4 0 6例 ,8 0 % )。Uu对红霉素、罗红霉素、交沙霉素、阿奇霉素、强力霉素、美满霉素、氧氟沙星、环丙沙星的高度敏感率分别为 60 3 %、67 5 %、73 2 %、85 3 %、5 5 7%、40 1%、2 5 6%、2 7%。Uu +Mh混合感染对 8种抗生素均出现不同程度的耐药菌株。结论　湖南地区泌尿生殖道感染患者中 ,衣原体、支原体感染处于国内较高水平。支原体对不同种类抗生素有较高的耐药性 ,特别是Uu +Mh混合感染 ;临床上做支原体培养加药敏试验 ,对指导     

口服Sumatriptan治疗偏头痛的临床评价

本文报告口服Sumatriptan 100mg对偏头痛急性发作119例次的治疗结果。治疗后4h内显效91例次(76.5％),好转16例次(13.4％),无效12例次(10.1％),总有效率为89.9％。对偏头痛伴随症状恶心、呕吐和畏光、畏声的缓解率分别为94.2％、96％和94.3％。