Current Clinical Pharmacology - Volume 11, Issue 4, 2016

Background: Xenon (Xe) in many respects is an ideal anaesthetic agent. Its blood/gas partition coefficient is lower than that of any other anaesthetic, enabling rapid induction of and emergence from anaesthesia. While the whole body kinetics during wash-in of inhalational anaesthesia is well known, data describing the pharmacokinetics of xenon in the cerebral compartment at the site of action are still largely missing. Read More

The increased risk of bleeding observed in patients on oral anticoagulant therapy (OAT) undergoing outpatient oral surgical procedures has been reported in the literature and remains a major concern in the care of these patients. This is still of great concern to dental surgeons that discontinuing OAT medication increases the risk of thromboembolism, while maintaining the therapeutic dose increases the risk of hemo Read More

Ivabradine, acting on the funny channel (If) in the sino-atrial node, reduces myocardial oxygen demand without inducing hypotension. It was developed as a specific bradycardic agent in the 1980s, avoiding the adverse effects of more traditional antianginal agents (beta-blockers and calcium channel antagonists). This has seen significant interest in this first-in-class treatment, and is perceived as a promising drug in th Read More

Metformin is a biguanide used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity. The main mechanism of action is to decrease the intestinal glucose absorption and the hepatic glucose production, however, it does not influence insulin secretion. Metformin also increases the affinity of the insulin receptor, reduces high insulin levels and improves insulin resistance. Additionally, it promotes weight loss. Metformin is a pleiotro Read More

A growing interest exists in documenting the role of paraoxonase 1 (PON1) in different human diseases including, cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes mellitus, cancers, aging, and several neurological disorders. Three aspects of PON1 have attracted the attention of researchers: (1) hydrolyzing and detoxifying of toxic organophosphorous compounds such as nerve gases; (2) antioxidative activity in hydrolyzing oxidize Read More

Background: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a zooanthroponosis affecting both rural and periurban areas, and can also spread into urban areas. VL has emerged in many countries in the world, presenting new cases in new countries of occurrence. Thus, studies concerning epidemiological aspects in different world regions are very meaningful. Methods: With this purpose, this study analyzed 89 cases of VL, treated between Read More

Background: Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS) is a rare clinical condition which is characterized by complex hallucinations in visually impaired patients. The pathophysiology of this disorder remains largely unknown, and there is still no proven treatment for this disease. In our study, we aimed to investigate the neural activity through Electroencephalography (EEG) power and evaluate the effect of rivastigmine in combina Read More

Objective: Maternal drug abuse may influence neonatal outcomes. We compared neonatal outcomes of patients with urine screened positive for commonly abused drugs (CAD) versus those who were screened negative, and reviewed the pattern of drugs detected at a university teaching hospital. Methods: Urine samples collected from babies with suspected illicit drug exposure who were admitted to the neonatal unit wer Read More

Background: Lamotrigine and topiramate are well-known agents with their antiepileptic and mood stabilizing effects. Their therapeutic effect is associated with significant alteration of brain metabolism. In our study, we aimed to investigate the neurometabolic correlates of the therapeutic effects of both agents in a depressive patient with anxiety symptoms and cognitive decline. Methods: In addition to structural Cranial Ma Read More

Background: The current study was performed to evaluate the anti-urolithiatic activity of Argemone mexicana L. leaves extracts as natural remedy to over come side effects problem due to the usage of modern synthetic medicine. Methods: In vitro experiments (nucleation, aggregation and microscopic assay’s) were performed to test the anti-urolithiasis activity of A. mexicana extracted using the four different solvents i.e. p Read More