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The negative slope of the line is equal to kobs buy 100mg tenormin, which represents the inactivation rate constant for that particular inhibitor concentration discount 50 mg tenormin free shipping. In this approach, the control activity in the above equation is always the zero-minute control for the solvent, rather than the solvent control at each time point. The incubations were then continued for two minutes to allow for conversion of paclitaxel to 6a-hydroxypaclitaxel. The data are plotted with incubation time on the x axis and enzymatic rates on the y axis. Subsequently, for each inhibitor concentration, the pre- incubation time (x axis) was plotted against the natural log of the percentage of remaining enzyme activity (y axis) (middle graph). The inhibitor concentration was then plotted against the initial rates of inactivation of the enzyme (negative slope of the lines in the middle graph). The ratio of these absorbance maxima is pH-dependent: alkaline con- ditions favor the 455-nm chromophore and acidic conditions favor the 430-nm chromophore. Several methods have been developed to investigate the covalent binding of drug candidates to microsomal protein. The method used in our laboratory relies on the use of radiolabeled compound and is based on the method described by Munns et al. To evaluate the ability of a drug candidate to bind covalently to protein, human liver microsomes (e. Samples are kept on ice for 30 to 120 minutes, and then centrifuged at 920 Â g for 10 minutes at 48C to recover precipitated protein, and the amount of radioactivity in the supernatant fraction (1-mL aliquot) is determined by liquid scintillation counting. A 1-mL aliquot of supernatant fraction may be retained and stored at À808C for potential future analysis. Precipitated protein is removed by centrifugation as above, after which the In Vitro Study of Drug-Metabolizing Enzymes 289 supernatant fraction is analyzed by liquid scintillation counting. The precipitated protein (the protein pellet) is then washed three times with neat methanol to remove traces of unbound drug candidate, with each wash step being followed by centrifugation at 920 Â g for 10 minutes at 48C[andbyanalysisofeachsuper- natant (wash) fraction by liquid scintillation counting]. Following the methanol washes, additional extraction procedures with water or hexane may be performed to evaluate the ability of different solvents to remove unbound radioactivity from the precipitated protein. A second 1-mL aliquot is used to determine the final protein concentration of each sample using a bicinchoninic acid protein assay kit. The gel can be stained with Coomassie Blue to locate pro- teins and then desiccated. Mechanism-based inhibition can complicate attempts to predict the clinical outcome, which is the topic of chapter 11. Therefore, this criterion for possible exclusion from a clinical drug-drug inter- action study is more conservative than the upper limit of the bioequivalence goalpost of 125% (see “Introduction”). In some cases, such as fluvoxamine, the cause of the underestimation is not known (130). With this approach, an investigator would identify the enzyme that is most potently inhibited in vitro (with an [I]/Ki value > 0. Criteria have not yet been developed to guide decision making as to when the next most potently inhibited enzyme does not need to be examined in vivo. Industry perspectives on the rank-order approach have been published, which attempt to define criteria that ultimately prevent false negatives (119,120). The estimated Cmax,u,inlet (estimated unbound steady-state Cmax at the inlet to the liver) can be used in this equation in an attempt to approximate the actual unbound concentration in the liver, as described by Kanamitsu et al. The estimated Cmax,u,inlet is higher than the unbound systemic concentration, but less than the total systemic concentration. This relationship relies on certain assumptions including (1) the conditions of the well-stirred pharmacokinetic model are met, (2) the substrate exhibits linear pharmacokinetics and is metabolized only in the liver, and (3) the complete absorption from the gas- trointestinal tract occurs (123). The rate of enzyme degradation has a dramatic In Vitro Study of Drug-Metabolizing Enzymes 293 impact on the predictions made from this equation. This assumption is made because any in vivo phenomena that can lead to discrepancies between in vitro and in vivo data (e. If these assumptions are true, then clinical drug-drug interaction studies need only be conducted for the enzymes that are most potently inhibited in vitro. To assess whether or not the rank-order of inhibitory potency is the same both in vitro and in vivo, Obach et al. Taking a very conservative approach, the authors found that the rank-order approach worked as expected in 18 of 21 cases. Thus, it would seem that the rank-order approach can be effectively applied, and false negatives avoided, in the vast majority of cases. However, some caution is warranted, and exceptions to the rule will be highlighted below. In all three cases, however, other clinical drug-drug interaction studies have been performed that demonstrate < 2-fold interactions with either the same or alternative in vivo probe substrates, so these exceptions do not seriously undermine the rank-order approach.

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Although relatively uncommon tenormin 50 mg with visa,this conditionis indistinguishable from other formsofdilatedcardiomy- opathy generic tenormin 50mg mastercard. Fortunately, tachycardiomyopathy is largely reversible if the rapid heart rate is brought under control. In any case, the rapid heart rates accompanying atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter have signifi- cance beyond merely producing palpitations. Thromboembolism Perhaps the major hemodynamic consequenceofatrial fibrillation (and to a lesser extent, atrial flutter) is the risk of thromboembolism. One-third of patients with chronic atrial fibrillation eventually expe- rience stroke, and approximately 75% of those strokes are thought to be embolic in nature. Both the incidence of atrial fibrillationit- self and the yearly risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation increase with age. Atrial fibrillationis seeninapproximately 3% of 144 Chapter 11 patients who are of age 60, but in more than 10% of those 80 and older. The yearly risk of stroke in 60-year-oldpatients with atrial fibrillationisapproximately 2%, whereas that yearly risk increases to more than 5% in patients 80 or older. Furthermore, for reasons that are poorly understood, strokes that occur in patients with atrial fibrillation are more likely to cause disability and mortality thando strokes occurring in other patients. Antiembolic therapy with war- farin, or to a lesser extent with aspirin, has been shown to signifi- cantly reduce the risk of stroke in many patients with chronic atrial fibrillation. Treating atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter When treating atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter, there are two basic decisions that have to be made. First, should the patientreceive ther- apyaimed at restoring and maintaining sinus rhythm (rhythmcon- trol), or instead should the patient be allowed to remain in the tach- yarrhythmia, with therapeutic efforts being directed at controlling the ventricular response (rate control)? And second, what should be donetominimize the risk of stroke or other thromboembolic events? Rhythm control versus rate control Untilafew years ago, most cardiologists assumed that patients with atrial fibrillationwould have improved outcomes if they could be converted to and maintainedinnormal sinus rhythm. However, two major randomizedclinical trials have now shown that, at least using currently available antiarrhythmic drug therapy, patients with atrial fibrillation actually had better outcomes with rate control only. Both studies showed a nearly signif- icant trend towardworse outcomes with rhythmcontrol. Possibly more Treatmentofsupraventricular tachyarrhythmias 145 importantly, the incidence of thromboembolismwas not reduced with rhythmcontrol. Experts and guidelines committees have concluded, from these and other recenttrials, that for most patients with atrial fibrillation, the rate-control approach is more appropriate. The use of antiar- rhythmic drugs to try to maintain sinus rhythm shouldgenerally be limited to patients who have persistentsymptoms of shortness of breath, palpitations, heart failure, or angina despite adequate rate control, or for those in whom adequate rate control cannot be at- tained, or for patients who, after being fully informed of the risks and benefits, opt for rhythmcontrol themselves. Electrophysiologists, in partic- ular, tend to subscribe to the theory that restoring sinus rhythm by discovering and applying appropriate ablation techniques would yielddifferent results from these twotrials. While there is at least a reasonable chance that these experts are correct, at this point no study has shown that atrial fibrillation ablationprocedures lead to better overall outcomes or reduce the risk of thromboembolism. Catheter-based ablation techniques aimed at restoring and main- taining sinus rhythminpatients with atrial fibrillation are still in the developmental stages, and the efficacy for ablation for atrial fibril- lationisstill relatively limited, while complications are nontrivial. Incontrast, transcatheter ablation techniques are quite effective at eliminating atrial flutter and are acceptably safe. For this reason,an- tiarrhythmic drugs are used only rarely in the chronic management of atrial flutter. Cardioversion in atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter There are at least two circumstances in which it is desirable to con- vert patients from atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter backtonormal sinus rhythm. The first is when a rhythm-control strategy has been decidedupon,and the second is whenpatients present with parox- ysmal atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter. Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter have beendefined as arrhythmias that have beenpresent for less than 7 days (though most paroxysmal atrial fibrillationpersists for less than24h). By definition, then, patients who have paroxysmal episodes of atrial 146 Chapter 11 fibrillation or atrial flutter are usually in sinus rhythm. Therefore, the primary goal of therapy in these patients ought to be to restore normal sinus rhythm,and to dosowithin 24 hours of the onset of the arrhythmia (to avoid the likelihood of formation of atrial thrombi). Inmost patients presenting with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter, the arrhythmias will spontaneously revert to sinus rhythmwithin afew hours of onset. However, if the arrhythmia persists for 24 hours, elective cardioversion should be performed. If the patient has not presented for medical care until the arrhythmia has persisted for more than48hours, cardioversion should be postponeduntil 4weeks of anticoagulationwith war- farin has been accomplished; warfarin should also be continued for 4weeks after cardioversion. Ifdrug therapy is chosen for cardioversion, propafenone, flecainide, ibu- tilide, and dofetilide have been shown to be effective in restoring sinus rhythminupto 60% of patients. Rate control in atrial fibrillation For patients who remain in chronic atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter, controlling the ventricular response is important. Rapid ventricular rates lead to symptomsofpalpitations, easy fatigue, breathlessness, and poor exercise capacity. Inmost patients, rate control can be achieved by the use of beta blockers and verapamilordiltiazem.

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