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Abdelwahab OA, Akil K, Seif A, Allam M, Sherif MES, Al-Alfy MN. The potential role of vitamin E in patients with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Medicine (Baltimore) 2023; 102:e32937. [PMID: 36820534 PMCID: PMC9907971 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000032937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 01/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND As an antioxidant, vitamin E (VitE) may benefit the erythrocytes by protecting glutathione from oxidation by free radicals and peroxide-generating processes. METHODS We followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement guidelines when reporting this systematic review. We searched 6 electronic databases (PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library) until May 8, 2022. We included all relevant studies. According to the study design, the Cochrane assessment tool (Risk of Bias 2), Risk Of Bias In Non-randomized Studies - of Interventions checklists, and National Institutes of Health tools were used to assess the risk of bias.Continuous data were pooled as a mean difference (MD) with a relative 95% confidence interval. The protocol was registered on PROSPERO (CRD42022333848). RESULTS Six studies were included in the meta-analysis with a total of 181 patients. Compared with the control group, VitE significantly improved the hemoglobin level for chronic hemolysis (MD = 2.72 g/dL, P < .0001) and for acute hemolysis (MD = 1.18 g/dL, P < .0001). It also decreased the reticulocyte level for chronic hemolysis (MD = -1.39 P < .0001) and for acute hemolysis (MD = -1.42%, P < .0001). For before and after studies, the use of VitE significantly improved the level of packed cell volume (MD = 0.56%, P < .00001), red blood cell half-life (MD = 2.19 days, P < .0001), and decreased the reticulocytes level (MD = -1.41%, P < .00001). CONCLUSION Among patients with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, VitE might provide benefits such as increasing the hemoglobin, packed cell volume levels, red blood cell half-life, and decreasing the reticulocyte level, so reducing hemolysis. Further high-quality, well-designed randomized controlled trials are recommended.
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- Omar Ahmed Abdelwahab
- Medical Research Group of Egypt, Cairo, Egypt
- Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Medical Research Group of Egypt, Cairo, Egypt
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
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- Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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Garcia AA, Koperniku A, Ferreira JCB, Mochly-Rosen D. Treatment strategies for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency: past and future perspectives. Trends Pharmacol Sci 2021; 42:829-844. [PMID: 34389161 DOI: 10.1016/j.tips.2021.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2021] [Revised: 06/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) maintains redox balance in a variety of cell types and is essential for erythrocyte resistance to oxidative stress. G6PD deficiency, caused by mutations in the G6PD gene, is present in ~400 million people worldwide, and can cause acute hemolytic anemia. Currently, there are no therapeutics for G6PD deficiency. We discuss the role of G6PD in hemolytic and nonhemolytic disorders, treatment strategies attempted over the years, and potential reasons for their failure. We also discuss potential pharmacological pathways, including glutathione (GSH) metabolism, compensatory NADPH production routes, transcriptional upregulation of the G6PD gene, highlighting potential drug targets. The needs and opportunities described here may motivate the development of a therapeutic for hematological and other chronic diseases associated with G6PD deficiency.
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- Adriana A Garcia
- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
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The vitamin status of a child depends on many factors and most of the clinical studies do not take into account the different access to adequate nutrition of children coming from different countries and the consequent major differences in micronutrients or vitamin deficits between low-income and high-income countries. Vitamin supplements are included in the general field of dietary supplements. There is a large amount of not always factual material concerning vitamin supplements, and this may sometimes create confusion in clinicians and patients. Inadequate information may lead to the risk of attributing beneficial properties leading to their over-use or misuse in the paediatric field. Vitamin supplementation is indicated in all those conditions in which a vitamin deficiency is found, either because of a reduced intake due to reduced availability of certain foods, restrictive diets or inadequate absorption. The lack of guidelines in these fields may lead paediatricians to an improper use of vitamins, both in terms of excessive use or inadequate use. This is due to the fact that vitamin supplementation is often intended as a therapy of support rather than an essential therapeutic tool able to modify disease prognosis. In fact, various vitamins and their derivatives have therapeutic potential in the prevention and treatment of many diseases, especially in emerging conditions of paediatric age such as type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome. The aim of the present article is to analyse the state of the art and consider new perspectives on the role of vitamin supplements in children.
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Ibuki FK, Bergamaschi CT, da Silva Pedrosa M, Nogueira FN. Effect of vitamin C and E on oxidative stress and antioxidant system in the salivary glands of STZ-induced diabetic rats. Arch Oral Biol 2020; 116:104765. [PMID: 32470831 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2020.104765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2019] [Revised: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We examined the effects of vitamin C and E supplementation in the prevention of oxidative stress in the salivary glands of STZ-induced diabetic rats. DESIGN Forty-eight male Wistar rats were divided into six groups (n = 8 in each): control (C), control supplemented with vitamin C (Cvc) and E (Cve), diabetic (D), and diabetic supplemented with vitamin C (Dvc) and E (Dve). Vitamin C (150 mg/kg) and E (300 mg/kg) were daily administered for 21 days. Serum ascorbic acid and α-tocopherol levels were quantified. Glandular levels of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), superoxide anion (O2-), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione reductase (GR), catalase (CAT), malondialdehyde (MDA) and the total antioxidant status (TAS) were estimated. RESULTS Vitamin C and E levels were reduced in D group. Vitamin C decreased the levels of O2- in the salivary gland of diabetic rats. Vitamin E increased the concentration of O2- in PA gland of diabetic animals. In the SM gland of the diabetic group, MDA, SOD, GPx and TAS increased. Dve presented reduced SOD activity and increased GR, GPx, and MDA. Dve increased GPx, Gr and TAS levels. In the PA gland, MDA, SOD, CAT, GPx, GR, and TAS were similar in C and D. TAS, SOD, CAT, GPx, and GR increased in Dvc. Vitamin E supplementation resulted in increased MDA and CAT levels and reduced SOD activity. CONCLUSION In the SM glands of the diabetic rats, vitamin C supplementation improved the antioxidant system, while vitamin E acted as pro-oxidant.
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- Flavia Kazue Ibuki
- Department of Biomaterials and Oral Biology, Faculdade de Odontologia, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Department of Physiology, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Department of Biomaterials and Oral Biology, Faculdade de Odontologia, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Department of Biomaterials and Oral Biology, Faculdade de Odontologia, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil.
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Hwang S, Mruk K, Rahighi S, Raub AG, Chen CH, Dorn LE, Horikoshi N, Wakatsuki S, Chen JK, Mochly-Rosen D. Correcting glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency with a small-molecule activator. Nat Commun 2018; 9:4045. [PMID: 30279493 PMCID: PMC6168459 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06447-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2018] [Accepted: 09/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency, one of the most common human genetic enzymopathies, is caused by over 160 different point mutations and contributes to the severity of many acute and chronic diseases associated with oxidative stress, including hemolytic anemia and bilirubin-induced neurological damage particularly in newborns. As no medications are available to treat G6PD deficiency, here we seek to identify a small molecule that corrects it. Crystallographic study and mutagenesis analysis identify the structural and functional defect of one common mutant (Canton, R459L). Using high-throughput screening, we subsequently identify AG1, a small molecule that increases the activity of the wild-type, the Canton mutant and several other common G6PD mutants. AG1 reduces oxidative stress in cells and zebrafish. Furthermore, AG1 decreases chloroquine- or diamide-induced oxidative stress in human erythrocytes. Our study suggests that a pharmacological agent, of which AG1 may be a lead, will likely alleviate the challenges associated with G6PD deficiency. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency provides insufficient protection from oxidative stress, contributing to diverse human pathologies. Here, the authors identify a small molecule that increases the activity and/or stability of mutant G6PD and show that it reduces oxidative stress in zebrafish and hemolysis in isolated human erythrocytes.
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- Sunhee Hwang
- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.,Department of Developmental Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.,University of Wyoming School of Pharmacy, 1000 E. University Ave., HS 596, Laramie, WY, 82071, USA
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- Department of Structural Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.,Chapman University School of Pharmacy (CUSP), Harry and Diane Rinker Health Science Campus, Chapman University, Irvine, CA, 92618, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.,Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305-5080, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.,The Ohio State University College of Medicine, 473 W 12th Ave, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Department of Structural Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Structural Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.,Photon Science, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, 94025-7015, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.,Department of Developmental Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
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Belfield KD, Tichy EM. Review and drug therapy implications of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency. Am J Health Syst Pharm 2018; 75:97-104. [PMID: 29305344 DOI: 10.2146/ajhp160961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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PURPOSE The pathophysiology, diagnosis, and medication-use implications of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency, the most common enzyme deficiency in humans, are reviewed. SUMMARY Originally identified as favism in patients who experienced hemolysis after ingestion of fava beans, G6PD deficiency results from an X-linked chromosomal mutation that leads to reduced activity of the enzyme responsible for the final step of the pentose phosphate pathway, through which reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate required for protection of cells from oxidative stress is produced. G6PD deficiency affects about 400 million people worldwide. Diagnosis of G6PD can be made through detection of enzymatic activity (by spectrophotometric testing, fluorescence testing, or formazan-based spot testing) or molecular analysis to detect known mutations of the gene encoding G6PD. Most individuals with G6PD deficiency are asymptomatic throughout life. Symptoms of acute hemolysis associated with G6PD deficiency include anemia, fatigue, back or abdominal pain, jaundice, and hemoglobinuria. The most common precipitators of oxidative stress and hemolysis in G6PD deficiency include medication use and infection. CONCLUSION G6PD deficiency should be considered in patients who experience acute hemolysis after exposure to known oxidative medications, infection, or ingestion of fava beans. A diagnosis of G6PD deficiency is most often made through enzymatic activity detection, but molecular analysis may be required in females heterozygous for the disorder. When clinically feasible, rasburicase, primaquine, dapsone, pegloticase, and methylene blue should not be used until a G6PD diagnostic test has been performed.
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Wadowski B, Chang D, Khan SQ, Chadha T. Sometimes, It's Just Black and White: Dark Urine and Pallor in a 2-Year-Old Boy. Hosp Pediatr 2016; 6:560-5. [PMID: 27554269 DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2015-0252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, New York
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- New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, New York
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- New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York; and Division of Pediatric Critical Care,
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Lee SWH, Lai NM, Chaiyakunapruk N, Chong DWK. Adverse effects of herbal or dietary supplements in G6PD deficiency: a systematic review. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2016; 83:172-179. [PMID: 27081765 DOI: 10.1111/bcp.12976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2016] [Revised: 03/29/2016] [Accepted: 04/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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AIM Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is a common genetic disorder, affecting nearly 400 million individuals worldwide. Whilst it is known that a number of drugs, foods and chemicals can trigger haemolysis in G6PD deficient individuals, the association between herbal and dietary supplements and haemolysis is less clear. The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between herbal or dietary supplements and adverse events in G6PD deficient individuals. METHODS We searched 14 electronic databases from their inception until November 2015 for articles describing the use of herbal or dietary supplements in G6PD deficient individuals. Additional publications were identified from manually searching textbooks, conference abstracts and the grey literature. All study designs were included as long as they contained clinical information. These gathered findings were summarized narratively. RESULTS Thirty-two publications met inclusion criteria. These reported on 10 herbal and dietary supplements. Overall evidence linking haemolysis to a herbal/dietary supplement was only found for henna. No evidence of harm was observed for vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin K, Gingko biloba and α-lipoic acid. CONCLUSIONS The review showed that there was insufficient evidence to contravene the use of most herbal or dietary products at therapeutic doses in G6PD deficient subjects.
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- School of Medicine, Taylor's University, Malaysia
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- School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia.,Center of Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research (CPOR), Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand.,School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA.,School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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Fiorelli G, Martinez di Montemuros F, Cappellini MD. Chronic non-spherocytic haemolytic disorders associated with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase variants. Best Pract Res Clin Haematol 2000; 13:39-55. [PMID: 10916677 DOI: 10.1053/beha.1999.0056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is the most common human enzyme defect, being present in over 400 million people world wide. In a small number of cases, G6PD deficiency can lead to mild-to-severe chronic haemolysis, which is further exacerbated by oxidative stress. Such G6PD variants have been described all over the world and are responsible for chronic non-spherocytic haemolytic anaemia (CNSHA). To date 61 G6PD molecular variants associated with CNSHA have been identified, only some of which can cause the severe reduction in stability of the red blood cell enzyme. The distribution of the different mutations shows a predominance of small mutational events, and many have been found repeatedly in different parts of the world. By revisiting the 61 class I variants described so far, we can observe that a low inhibition constant (Ki) for NADPH, a higher Km for substrates and a reduced thermostability are common.
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- G Fiorelli
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Milan, Italy
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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) is expressed in all tissues, where it catalyses the first step in the pentose phosphate pathway. G6PD deficiency is prevalent throughout tropical and subtropical regions of the world because of the protection it affords during malaria infection. Although most affected individuals are asymptomatic, there is a risk of neonatal jaundice and acute haemolytic anaemia, triggered by infection and the ingestion of certain drugs and broad beans (favism). A rare but more severe form of G6PD deficiency is found throughout the world and is associated with chronic non-spherocytic haemolytic anaemia. Many deficient variants of G6PD have been described. DNA sequence analysis has shown that the vast majority of these are caused by single amino acid substitutions. The three-dimensional structure of G6PD shows a classical dinucleotide binding domain and a novel beta + alpha domain involved in dimerization.
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- A Mehta
- Department of Haematology, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
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Walton T. Medication Use in Patients with G6PD Deficiency. Hosp Pharm 1999. [DOI: 10.1177/001857879903400714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Hospital Pharmacy welcomes contributions to this column. Articles originally published in pharmacy department newsletters are reprinted here. Material is selected because of its educational value to pharmacists or because it demonstrates the type of information of interest to newsletter readers. If you wish to have your newsletter material considered for publication in this column, mail a copy—along with a computer disk containing the document—to Neil M. Davis, Editor-in-Chief, Hospital Pharmacy, 1143 Wright Drive, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006-2721.
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- Ted Walton
- Nephrology/Internal Medicine, Grady Health System, Pharmacy and Drug Information, 80 Butler Street SE, Box 26041, Atlanta, GA
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- A B Mehta
- Department of Haematology, Royal Free Hospital and School of Medicine, London, UK
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Dapsone is useful in the treatment of a number of inflammatory conditions which are characterized by neutrophil infiltration. It is the drug of choice for suppression of the symptoms of dermatitis herpetiformis, as it inhibits the process by which neutrophils leave the circulation and migrate to lesional sites. It also prevents the tissue destruction normally caused by the neutrophils' respiratory burst. Although dapsone can cause a number of serious idiosyncratic reactions, such as agranulocytosis, tolerance of the drug at higher doses is more usually determined by its haematological side-effects of methaemoglobinaemia and haemolysis. These effects are due entirely to the hepatic N-hydroxylation of dapsone to a hydroxylamine metabolite, some of which escapes from the liver and rapidly enters red cells. Attempts have been made to counteract the haemotoxic effects of the metabolite by the use of antioxidants such as vitamins E and C. Recently, the co-administration of a metabolic inhibitor such as cimetidine has been shown to reduce significantly dapsone-dependent methaemoglobinaemia, without any change in drug efficacy. It remains to be seen if this approach will be adopted clinically, to improve patient tolerance of high dapsone dosage.
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- M D Coleman
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK
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- E Beutler
- Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, Research Institute of Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA 92037
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Clemens MR. Antioxidant therapy in hematological disorders. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 1990; 264:423-33. [PMID: 2244523 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4684-5730-8_68] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- M R Clemens
- Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Federal Republic of Germany
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Ozone (O3) is the major oxidant of photochemical smog. Its biological effect is attributed to its ability to cause oxidation or peroxidation of biomolecules directly and/or via free radical reactions. A sequence of events may include lipid peroxidation and loss of functional groups of enzymes, alteration of membrane permeability, and cell injury or death. An acute exposure to O3 causes lung injury involving the ciliated cell in the airways and the type 1 epithelial cell in the alveolar region. The effects are particularly localized at the junction of terminal bronchioles and alveolar ducts, as evident from a loss of cells and accumulation of inflammatory cells. In a typical short-term exposure the lung tissue response is biphasic: an initial injury-phase characterized by cell damage and loss of enzyme activities, followed by a repair-phase associated with increased metabolic activities, which coincide with a proliferation of metabolically active cells, for example, the alveolar type 2 cells and the bronchiolar Clara cells. A chronic exposure to O3 can cause or exacerbate lung diseases, including perhaps an increased lung tumor incidence in susceptible animal models. Ozone exposure also causes extrapulmonary effects involving the blood, spleen, central nervous system, and other organs. A combination of O3 and NO2, both of which occur in photochemical smog, can produce effects which may be additive or synergistic. A synergistic lung injury occurs possibly due to a formation of more powerful radicals and chemical intermediates. Dietary antioxidants, for example, vitamin E, vitamin C, and selenium, can offer a protection against O3 effects.
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- M G Mustafa
- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles 90024
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Stump DD, Roth EF, Gilbert HS. Simultaneous determination by high-performance liquid chromatography of tocopherol isomers, alpha-tocopheryl quinone, and cholesterol in red blood cells and plasma. JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY 1984; 306:371-6. [PMID: 6715475 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4347(00)80901-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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