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Amador A, Huitron-Resendiz S, Roberts AJ, Kamenecka TM, Solt LA, Burris TP. Pharmacological Targeting the REV-ERBs in Sleep/Wake Regulation. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0162452. [PMID: 27603791 PMCID: PMC5014418 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2016] [Accepted: 08/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The circadian clock maintains appropriate timing for a wide range of behaviors and physiological processes. Circadian behaviors such as sleep and wakefulness are intrinsically dependent on the precise oscillation of the endogenous molecular machinery that regulates the circadian clock. The identical core clock machinery regulates myriad endocrine and metabolic functions providing a link between sleep and metabolic health. The REV-ERBs (REV-ERBα and REV-ERBβ) are nuclear receptors that are key regulators of the molecular clock and have been successfully targeted using small molecule ligands. Recent studies in mice suggest that REV-ERB-specific synthetic agonists modulate metabolic activity as well as alter sleep architecture, inducing wakefulness during the light period. Therefore, these small molecules represent unique tools to extensively study REV-ERB regulation of sleep and wakefulness. In these studies, our aim was to further investigate the therapeutic potential of targeting the REV-ERBs for regulation of sleep by characterizing efficacy, and optimal dosing time of the REV-ERB agonist SR9009 using electroencephalographic (EEG) recordings. Applying different experimental paradigms in mice, our studies establish that SR9009 does not lose efficacy when administered more than once a day, nor does tolerance develop when administered once a day over a three-day dosing regimen. Moreover, through use of a time response paradigm, we determined that although there is an optimal time for administration of SR9009 in terms of maximal efficacy, there is a 12-hour window in which SR9009 elicited a response. Our studies indicate that the REV-ERBs are potential therapeutic targets for treating sleep problems as those encountered as a consequence of shift work or jet lag.
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- Ariadna Amador
- Department of Molecular Therapeutics, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, Florida, 34583, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, 92037, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, 92037, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Therapeutics, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, Florida, 34583, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Therapeutics, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, Florida, 34583, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, 63104, United States of America
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Allain H, Bentué-Ferrer D, Polard E, Akwa Y, Patat A. Postural Instability and Consequent Falls and Hip Fractures Associated with Use of Hypnotics in the Elderly. Drugs Aging 2005; 22:749-65. [PMID: 16156679 DOI: 10.2165/00002512-200522090-00004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The aim of this review is to establish the relationship between treatment with hypnotics and the risk of postural instability and as a consequence, falls and hip fractures, in the elderly. A review of the literature was performed through a search of the MEDLINE, Ingenta and PASCAL databases from 1975 to 2005. We considered as hypnotics only those drugs approved for treating insomnia, i.e. some benzodiazepines and the more recently launched 'Z'-compounds, i.e. zopiclone, zolpidem and zaleplon. Large-scale surveys consistently report increases in the frequency of falls and hip fractures when hypnotics are used in the elderly (2-fold risk). Benzodiazepines are the major class of hypnotics involved in this context; falls and fractures in patients taking Z-compounds are less frequently reported, and in this respect, zolpidem is considered as at risk in only one study. It is important to note, however, that drug adverse effect relationships are difficult to establish with this type of epidemiological data-mining. On the other hand, data obtained in laboratory settings, where confounding factors can be eliminated, prove that benzodiazepines are the most deleterious hypnotics at least in terms of their effects on body sway. Z-compounds are considered safer, probably because of their pharmacokinetic properties as well as their selective pharmacological activities at benzodiazepine-1 (BZ(1)) receptors. The effects of hypnotics on balance, gait and equilibrium are the consequence of differential negative impacts on vigilance and cognitive functions, and are highly dose- and time-dependent. Z-compounds have short half-lives and have less cognitive and residual effects than older medications. Some practical rules need to be followed when prescribing hypnotics in order to prevent falls and hip fractures as much as possible in elderly insomniacs, whether institutionalised or not. These are: (i) establish a clear diagnosis of the sleep disorder; (ii) take into account chronic conditions leading to balance and gait difficulties (motor and cognitive status); (iii) search for concomitant prescription of psychotropics and sedatives; (iv) use half the recommended adult dosage; and (v) declare any adverse effect to pharmacovigilance centres. Comparative pharmacovigilance studies focused on the impact of hypnotics on postural stability are very much needed.
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- Hervé Allain
- Laboratory of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Pôle des Neurosciences and Centre Memory Resources Research (CMRR), Faculty of Medicine, University of Rennes 1, Rennes Cedex, France.
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Nikaido AM, Ellinwood EH. Comparison of the effects of quazepam and triazolam on cognitive-neuromotor performance. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2001; 92:459-64. [PMID: 2888152 DOI: 10.1007/bf00176478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The pharmacological activity of quazepam, a BZ1 specific benzodiazepine, was compared to the effects of triazolam, a BZ1, BZ2 nonspecific benzodiazepine. Using a double-blind procedure, single oral doses of quazepam (15 or 30 mg), triazolam (0.5 or 1.0 mg) and placebo were administered to 21 healthy young men according to a random Latin square design balanced for order of drug administration. The drug effects on the performance of motor coordination and cognitive tasks were monitored for 7 h following drug ingestion. The results did not indicate any differential effects on cognitive-neuromotor performance for the BZ1 specific quazepam and 2-oxoquazepam compared with the BZ1, BZ2 nonspecific N-desalkylflurazepam metabolite. The impairment magnitude for 30 mg quazepam was closer to that of 0.5 mg triazolam. The onset of the initial drug effect was considerably slower for quazepam than for triazolam. The time course of the impairment profiles for the tasks was compared to pharmacokinetic data from previous studies and suggested that published pharmacokinetic rate constants explain only a limited portion of the impairment time course. In particular, the performance scores were already showing recovery from peak impairment 2 h post-drug ingestion, although quazepam's potent N-desalkylflurazepam metabolite has been found to maintain a maximum plateau level from 2 to 24 h.
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Gaudreault J, Varin F, Pollack GM. Anticonvulsant pharmacodynamics and disposition of triazolam in rats. J Pharm Sci 1996; 85:999-1004. [PMID: 8877893 DOI: 10.1021/js9503183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Triazolam (TZ) is a triazolobenzodiazepine used in the treatment of insomnia that possesses significant anticonvulsant properties. Despite the widespread use of this drug, detailed pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic information is lacking, especially with respect to inhibition of seizure activity. TZ disposition has been described previously by methods with limited specificity, and the concentration-anticonvulsant effect relationship has not been characterized. The current studies were undertaken to examine TZ disposition with a specific HPLC method, and to evaluate the relationship between anticonvulsant effect and concentration in Sprague-Dawley rats. TZ pharmacokinetics were characterized after bolus or infusion administration; in a separate experiment, TZ pharmacodynamics were assessed with pentylenetetrazol-induced seizures. The systemic disposition of TZ could be described with a two-compartment model; systemic clearance ranged from 2.45 to 5.30 L/h/ kg, steady-state volume of distribution ranged from 2.10 to 4.02 L/kg, and mean residence time ranged from 47 to 65 min. The concentration-effect relationship was well described by a simple Emax model: Emax, expressed as the ratio of post-TZ to pre-TZ threshold convulsant doses of pentylenetetrazol, was 9.9 +/- 0.7, and the EC50 values were 10.0 +/- 4.6 ng/mL and 34.8 +/- 9.0 ng/g in serum and whole brain tissue, respectively. Under single-dose conditions, TZ is a very potent anticonvulsant in the rat pentylenetetrazol seizure model.
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- J Gaudreault
- Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Montréal, Canada
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Derry CL, Kroboth PD, Pittenger AL, Kroboth FJ, Corey SE, Smith RB. Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of triazolam after two intermittent doses in obese and normal-weight men. J Clin Psychopharmacol 1995; 15:197-205. [PMID: 7635997 DOI: 10.1097/00004714-199506000-00008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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This study was designed to determine whether differences in alpha-1 acid glycoprotein and free drug concentrations result in an altered response to triazolam. Twelve normal-weight and 12 obese adult male subjects received intravenous doses of triazolam, 0.5 mg, on two occasions separated by 1 week. There was a small difference in the alpha-1 acid glycoprotein concentrations between groups but no difference in free fraction of triazolam. There was a longer terminal half-life (t1/2 beta) in the obese subjects (3.16 +/- 0.87 vs. 3.83 +/- 1.24, p = 0.0098). Overall, week 1 data revealed no difference in effect between normal and obese subjects. However, response data reveal a pattern of increased sensitivity with the second exposure to triazolam. For example, area under the effect curve (AUEC) on all tests was significantly greater in week 2 for both groups of subjects. For a memory test and sedation from 0 to 12 hours, AUEC/free AUC ratios were significantly greater in week 2 for all subjects. The obese had a higher ratio on week 2 than on week 1 for all psychomotor tests and sedation (0 to 4.5 hours; p < 0.05). The results of modeling psychomotor impairment-concentration data pooled by group for each week continue the pattern: week 1 data are similar between the obese and normal-weight subjects. Although EC50 values are up to 15% lower in week 2 for the normal-weight subjects, EC50 values are as much as 66% lower in week 2 for the obese, where a lower EC50 indicates greater sensitivity. Logistic regression of the recognition data is consistent with these results.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- C L Derry
- University of Pittsburgh Pharmacodynamic Research Center, PA 15261, USA
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Smirne S, Cassano G, Ferrillo F, Maggini C, Puca F, Scarone S, Terzano M, Moroni M. Brotizolam versus triazolam for the treatment of insomnia in anxious patients. Curr Ther Res Clin Exp 1993. [DOI: 10.1016/s0011-393x(05)80149-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Edeki T, Robin DW, Prakash C, Blair IA, Wood AJ. Sensitive assay for triazolam in plasma following low oral doses. JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY 1992; 577:190-4. [PMID: 1400742 DOI: 10.1016/0378-4347(92)80619-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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At low doses of triazolam currently recommended increased assay sensitivity is required for measurement of low plasma concentrations. A highly sensitive capillary gas chromatographic analytical method with a limit of detection of 0.02 ng/ml was developed and used to describe the pharmacokinetics of triazolam following the oral intake of 0.125, 0.250 and 0.375 mg. Six male subjects were studied with blood sampling at the following times: 0, 15, 30 and 45 min and 1, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 h. The mean pharmacokinetic parameters for the three doses, respectively, were as follows: half-life, 2.7 +/- 0.4, 3.2 +/- 0.5 and 3.2 +/- 0.6 h; apparent oral clearance, 302.3 +/- 59.0, 260.2 +/- 67.9 and 328.6 +/- 77.8 ml/min; apparent volume of distribution, 64.3 +/- 9.6, 62.0 +/- 12.6 and 73.3 +/- 7.7 l; time to maximum concentration, 0.7 +/- 0.2, 0.6 +/- 0.1 and 0.8 +/- 0.3 h; maximum concentration, 2.2 +/- 0.3, 4.3 +/- 0.6 and 5.0 +/- 0.5 ng/ml; and the area under the concentration-time curve (AUC) up to 8 h, 6.8 +/- 1.2, 16.8 +/- 2.9 and 19.6 +/- 3.5 ng/ml h; and AUC extrapolated to infinity, 8.5 +/- 1.7, 21.4 +/- 4.4 and 26.3 +/- 7.2 ng/ml h. There were no significant differences in the half-life, clearance, volume of distribution and time to maximum concentration among the three doses. The AUC was significantly different on the three occasions and was linearly correlated with dose: r = 0.64 (p less than 0.005).
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- T Edeki
- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232
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Martí-Massó JF, López de Munain A, López de Dicastillo G. Ataxia following gastric bleeding due to omeprazole-benzodiazepine interaction. Ann Pharmacother 1992; 26:429-30. [PMID: 1554966 DOI: 10.1177/106002809202600320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Gupta SK, Ellinwood EH, Nikaido AM, Heatherly DG. Simultaneous modeling of the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of benzodiazepines. II. Triazolam. Pharm Res 1990; 7:570-6. [PMID: 2367325 DOI: 10.1023/a:1015805908792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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This study compares the time course of triazolam effects on psychomotor and cognitive skills with triazolam plasma concentrations in a combined pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic (sigmoid-Emax) model. Ten male subjects received a single oral dose (1 mg) of triazolam or placebo. The CNS impairment effects were measured by using computerized tracking, body sway, and digit symbol substitution tests, and triazolam plasma concentration was measured by gas chromatography. The drug-induced effect changes lagged behind the plasma drug level changes. The magnitude of the time lag was quantified by the half-time of equilibration between concentrations in the hypothetical effect compartment and the plasma triazolam levels (t 1/2 keo). Essentially the same t 1/2 keo (approximately 6 min) was found for subcritical tracking, body sway, and digit symbol substitution tests. When using the predicted drug concentrations at the effect site, the hysteresis of the plasma concentration-effect disappears, suggesting that the hysteresis is not caused by drug induced tolerance. Moreover, the model allows for estimation of the effect site concentration that causes one-half of the maximal predicted effect (EC50, approximately 5 ng/ml) which is a measure of an individual's sensitivity to triazolam. On the basis of the EC50 values of the effect measures, body sway was slightly less sensitive to triazolam than subcritical tracking and digit symbol substitution tests.
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- S K Gupta
- Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710
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Insomnia is a problem that extends beyond the nighttime. People who experience sleep disturbances complain that they stay awake for a long time before they fall asleep. They may wake up several times during the night and cannot return to sleep and/or they wake up early in the morning. As a result, they feel sleepy during the day and are less alert. Various forms of insomnia are described that require--as much as possible--an individualized treatment approach. Besides sleeping hygiene, benzodiazepines certainly occupy a place in the treatment of insomnia. Triazolam, a triazolobenzodiazepine, closely approaches the characteristics of an ideal hypnotic: pharmacological activity at the level of the receptors, moderate absorption, short-acting, and rapid elimination. It is effective and safe if prescribed correctly and at the appropriate dosage.
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