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Antenatal Corticosteroids for the Prevention of Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Premature Twins. Obstet Gynecol 2016; 128:583-91. [DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000001577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Dudley DJ, Waters TP, Nathanielsz PW. Current status of single-course antenatal steroid therapy. Clin Obstet Gynecol 2003; 46:132-49. [PMID: 12686903 DOI: 10.1097/00003081-200303000-00018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Donald J Dudley
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78229, USA.
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Baeyens V, Varesio E, Veuthey JL, Gurny R. Determination of dexamethasone in tears by capillary electrophoresis. JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY. B, BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AND APPLICATIONS 1997; 692:222-6. [PMID: 9187404 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4347(96)00494-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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A selective capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) microassay was developed for the simultaneous determination of dexamethasone phosphate and its major metabolite, dexamethasone, in tears. The calibration was carried out in the biological matrix with indoprofen as an internal standard which allowed the separation of dexamethasone phosphate and dexamethasone from the tear constituents. The limits of detection and quantification of the assay were 0.5 and 2.0 microg ml(-1), respectively. This quantification method is essential for the in vivo determination of dexamethasone concentration-time profiles in tears after application of the antiinflammatory drug.
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- V Baeyens
- School of Pharmacy, University of Geneva, Switzerland
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Andersen P, Kubota K, Lo ES, Huttinot G, Maibach H. A time correlation study between reflectance spectroscopic cutaneous vasoconstriction and plasma corticosteroid concentration. Br J Dermatol 1995; 132:59-65. [PMID: 7756152 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1995.tb08625.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Although cutaneous vasoconstriction assays are used as a primary screen for ranking the in vivo efficacy of new corticosteroids and in vivo human drug delivery studies, little is known about the relationship between the blanching reaction and corticosteroid tissue or plasma concentrations. We measured cutaneous vascular reactions in five volunteers, using an improved reflectance spectroscopic method, and a sensitive radioimmunoassay technique was employed to measure plasma betamethasone concentrations. Using a specially developed betamethasone-17-valerate patch prepared in BIO-PSA, constant corticosteroid release was ensured, and correlations between cutaneous blanching and plasma corticosteroid concentrations were calculated. Maximal skin blanching was documented 12 h post-application, whereas plasma corticosteroid concentrations peaked later, at 32 h post-application, when a paradoxical telangiectatic vasodilatation occurred. At 72 h post-application, when the plasma corticosteroid concentration was still above the 12 h level, this paradoxical vasodilatation was maximal. The corticosteroid-induced vascular reactions were mainly due to arterial haemoglobin (Oxy Haem), and both vasoconstriction and vasodilatation were related to changes in Oxy Haem. Our results suggest a dual, probably both time and concentration related, interaction between corticosteroids and dermal vessels in which lower concentrations at 6-12 h exposure caused vasoconstriction, but as the exposure time increased (> or = 24 h) paradoxical vasodilatation was induced, although plasma corticosteroid concentrations were still rising.
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- P Andersen
- Department of Dermatology, University of California, School of Medicine, San Francisco 94143-0989, USA
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Schild PN, Charles BG. Determination of dexamethasone in plasma of premature neonates using high-performance liquid chromatography. JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY. B, BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS 1994; 658:189-92. [PMID: 7952123 DOI: 10.1016/0378-4347(94)00192-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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A high-performance liquid chromatographic assay is described for dexamethasone in neonatal plasma. Samples (100 microliters) were extracted with ethyl acetate (1.0 ml) containing 50 ng of beclomethasone. The mobile phase of acetonitrile-0.01 M phosphate buffer (pH 7.0) (45:55, v/v) was pumped at a flow-rate of 1.0 ml/min through an Ultrasphere ODS column (5.0 microns particles). Detection was by UV absorbance at 240 nm. Calibration plots were linear (r2 > 0.999) from 10-1000 ng/ml. Within-day and between-day precision (C.V.%, coefficient of variation) between 15-900 ng/ml was 1.21-20.6%. Inaccuracy was 7.7%, or less. The minimum quantifiable concentration (C.V. approximately 20%) was 15 ng/ml. Recovery (20-1000 ng/ml) exceeded 75%. Concomitant neonatal medication did not interfere.
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- P N Schild
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Queensland, Brisbané, Australia
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Casat CD, Pearson D, Ruiz-Nazario J, Rhoades H. Serial dexamethasone suppression tests (DST) in recently hospitalized children. Biol Psychiatry 1994; 36:203-5. [PMID: 7948459 DOI: 10.1016/0006-3223(94)91227-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- C D Casat
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas, Houston, TX
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Kubota K, Lo ES, Huttinot G, Andersen PH, Maibach HI. Plasma concentrations of betamethasone after topical application of betamethasone 17-valerate: comparison with oral administration. Br J Clin Pharmacol 1994; 37:86-8. [PMID: 8148226 PMCID: PMC1364717 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1994.tb04246.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Plasma concentrations of betamethasone were measured by r.i.a. after oral administration of 0.6 mg betamethasone and topical application of betamethasone 17-valerate in the same five healthy subjects. Betamethasone 17-valerate was prepared as a suspension in medical grade pressure sensitive adhesive and applied to a 100 cm2 area on the back for 28 h. Mean maximum plasma concentrations were 5.0 and 0.24 ng ml-1 and mean AUC values were 75.4 and 7.74 ng ml-1 h after oral and topical administrations, respectively. The mean plasma elimination half-life of betamethasone after the removal of topical betamethasone 17-valerate was 16.6 h which was twice that after oral administration, 8.1 h. Betamethasone 17-valerate may require application to the skin more than twice daily.
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- K Kubota
- Department of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco, 94143-0989
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Miller AH, Spencer RL, Pulera M, Kang S, McEwen BS, Stein M. Adrenal steroid receptor activation in rat brain and pituitary following dexamethasone: implications for the dexamethasone suppression test. Biol Psychiatry 1992; 32:850-69. [PMID: 1334712 DOI: 10.1016/0006-3223(92)90175-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The dexamethasone suppression test (DST) has been used extensively to evaluate feedback inhibition of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis by adrenal steroids. Nevertheless, it remains unclear at what level of the HPA axis and through which adrenal steroid receptor subtype dexamethasone exerts its inhibitory effect. Because adrenal steroid receptor activation is an important prerequisite for dexamethasone to affect cellular function, HPA axis tissues that exhibit evidence of receptor activation following dexamethasone administration are likely site(s) of action for this synthetic hormone to inhibit HPA axis activity. Therefore, type-I and type-II adrenal steroid receptor activation was assessed in the pituitary, hypothalamus, and hippocampus of intact and adrenalectomized rats after overnight exposure to various oral doses of dexamethasone. Results with dexamethasone were compared to similar studies using corticosterone, the endogenous glucocorticoid of the rat. All dexamethasone doses led to significant type-II receptor activation in the pituitary, whereas only an exceedingly high dexamethasone dose activated type-II receptors in the hippocampus and hypothalamus. Dexamethasone had little effect on type I receptors in any tissue at any dose. In contrast, corticosterone significantly activated type-I receptors in all tissues, whereas it activated type-II receptors in the brain and not the pituitary at physiological concentrations. Because dexamethasone activated pituitary type-II receptors at blood concentrations that did not activate type-II receptors in the brain, these results suggest that the DST in humans may primarily be a measure of type-II adrenal steroid receptor feedback inhibition at the level of the pituitary.
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- A H Miller
- Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029
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Hochhaus G, Hochhaus R, Werber G, Derendorf H, Möllmann H. A selective HPLC/RIA for dexamethasone and its prodrug dexamethasone-21-sulphobenzoate sodium in biological fluids. Biomed Chromatogr 1992; 6:283-6. [PMID: 1286285 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.1130060607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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A combined high performance liquid chromatography/radioimmunoassay procedure is described for the simultaneous determination of dexamethasone (DEX) and its prodrug dexamethasone-21-sulphobenzoate sodium (DSS) in plasma. After precipitation of the plasma proteins by acetonitrile, the protein-free supernatant was injected onto a C18 reversed phase liquid chromatographic system and DSS- and DEX-containing fractions were collected. Hydrolysis of DSS by 0.01 N NaOH, followed by fractions extraction of both hydrolysed DSS and DEX fractions with ethyl acetate allowed the use of a dexamethasone-specific radioimmunoassay for the selective determination of both compounds. The method is accurate and reproducible (intraday variability for DSS and DEX < 6%, interday variability for DEX 14%), allowing quantification of DEX and DSS as low as 0.3 ng/mL and 0.7 ng/mL, respectively.
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- G Hochhaus
- College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610
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Nishiguchi Y, Kobayashi Y, Tagawa N, Miyai K, Watanabe F. Enzyme immunoassay for serum dexamethasone using 4-(carboxymethylthio)dexamethasone as a new hapten. Steroids 1992; 57:178-82. [PMID: 1519261 DOI: 10.1016/0039-128x(92)90005-t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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A sensitive and simple enzyme immunoassay for direct quantitation of serum dexamethasone was established. An antiserum with high specificity was produced by the immunization of rabbits with a newly synthesized 4-(carboxymethylthio)dexamethasone-bovine serum albumin conjugate. Alkaline phosphatase was used as a labeling enzyme. The minimum amount of dexamethasone detected was 2 pg per tube on the basis of B/Bo 100 - 2 SD (%) of standard curve. However, taking into account the cross-reaction with steroids such as cortisol in dexamethasone-free serum, the measurable range was from approximately 0.13 to 10 micrograms/dl. Intra- and interassay coefficients of variation were 1.5 - 5.4% and 0.6 - 6.5%, respectively. Serum levels of dexamethasone and cortisol in four normal subjects after an oral administration of 1 mg of dexamethasone are also reported.
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- Y Nishiguchi
- Clinical Chemistry Laboratory, Kobe Women's College of Pharmacy, Japan
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Birmaher B, Ryan ND, Dahl R, Rabinovich H, Ambrosini P, Williamson DE, Novacenko H, Nelson B, Lo ES, Puig-Antich J. Dexamethasone suppression test in children with major depressive disorder. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 1992; 31:291-7. [PMID: 1564032 DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199203000-00017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The authors report a study of 24-hour serial cortisol determinations, measured during baseline and after the administration of 0.25 and 0.5 mg of dexamethasone in a sample of predominantly outpatient children with major depressive disorder, nonaffective psychiatric controls, and normal controls. In this sample, 24-hour baseline cortisol and the dexamethasone suppression test (DST) do not discriminate between the three groups. In addition, the authors measured 24-hour serum dexamethasone levels. There were no significant between group differences in serum dexamethasone. These results raise questions as to the utility of this test in the diagnosis of affective disorders in children. Possible reasons for the discrepancies in the dexamethasone suppression test results between in- and outpatient studies are discussed.
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- B Birmaher
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA
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Reinhard CS, Radomsky ML, Saltzman W, Hilton J, Brem H. Polymeric controlled release of dexamethasone in normal rat brain. J Control Release 1991. [DOI: 10.1016/0168-3659(91)90010-b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Miller AH, Spencer RL, Trestman RL, Kim C, McEwen BS, Stein M. Adrenal steroid receptor activation in vivo and immune function. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY 1991; 261:E126-31. [PMID: 1858868 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1991.261.1.e126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Recent studies have indicated significant differences among immune and other tissues in in vivo adrenal steroid receptor activation after a given hormone exposure. Nevertheless, the relationship between in vivo receptor activation and functional measures of the immune response has not been determined. Type I and type II adrenal steroid receptor binding in conjunction with mitogen-induced T-cell proliferative responses were measured in the spleens of Sprague-Dawley rats that were administered various concentrations of dexamethasone (DEX). A linear relationship between type II receptor binding and splenocyte proliferation was found, with decreases in measurable type II receptors (indicating in vivo receptor activation) being highly correlated with decreases in immune function. There was no evidence of spare type II receptors. In vitro studies using the type II receptor antagonist RU 486 confirmed that the inhibitory effect of DEX on splenocyte proliferation was mediated via the type II receptor. These findings provide a foundation for future studies evaluating glucocorticoid effects on immune system function and suggest that evidence of in vivo receptor activation may be critical for predicting when and in which tissues adrenal steroid hormones may be capable of modulating the immune response.
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- A H Miller
- Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York 10029
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Hochhaus G, Derendorf H, Möllmann H, Barth J. A selective LC/RIA for dexamethasone and its prodrug dexamethasone-21-isonicotinate in biological fluids. J Pharm Biomed Anal 1991; 9:761-7. [PMID: 1821154 DOI: 10.1016/0731-7085(91)80218-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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A combined LC/RIA procedure is described for the selective determination of dexamethasone (DEX) and its prodrug dexamethasone-21-isonicotinate (DIN) in plasma. The low affinity of the employed dexamethasone antiserum for DIN (cross-reactivity less than 0.5%) allowed the direct determination of DEX in plasma extracts. For the determination of DIN, both substances of interest were separated by LC, the DIN containing fraction was collected, hydrolysed and the generated DEX was consequently assayed by radioimmunoassay. The assay detection limits were 0.1 ng ml-1 for DEX and 0.75 ng ml-1 for DIN. For both substances, inter- and intra-day variabilities (RSDs) were 6 and 12%, respectively.
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- G Hochhaus
- College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610
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