Hydralazine

Our results show that hydralazine, an antihypertensive drug with a frequent association with autoantibody production and a lupus-like syndrome in about 10% of the recipients, provokes conformational alternations in a synthetic DNA that can easily switch to the left-handed Z-DNA conformation. Although long repeats dG-m5dC ; sequences, as used in our e.l.i.s.a. experiments, are not found in human DNA, blocks of potential Z-DNAforming dG-dC ; " sequences are widely dispersed in the regulatory elements of a large number of genes studied so far Schroth et al., 1992 ; . Methylation at the C-5 position of these sequences occurs as a control mechanism of gene expression. The concentration of hydralazine that provoked the Z-DNA conformation in poly dG-m5dC ; poly dG-m5dC ; is about 250 , M, a concentration approx. 25-fold higher than the steady-state level of circulating hydralazine in treated patients Karlsson and Molin, 1975; Ludden et al., 1981 ; . However, the DNA phosphate drug ratio in our experiment is about 0.04 and compares well with that calculated on the basis of circulating DNA [ng ml Steirman, 1984 ; ] and drug concentrations [10 , LM Ludden et al., 1981 ; ] in patients. In addition, the effective concentration of cationic drugs and other ions near DNA is calculated to be much higher than that of the bulk concentration because of electrostatic interactions Manning, 1978 ; . Thus the concentration of hydralazine that stabilized the Z-DNA form in polynucleotide and plasmid pDHgl6 is in the physiologically compatible range. Our data further demonstrate the presence of antibodies that react with the Z-DNA conformation in the sera of the majority of patients receiving hydralazine. Anti- Z-DNA ; antibody formation appears to be unrelated to anti-ssDNA antibody formation, because of a low correlation between the two types of antibodies r 0.56 ; . These data thus suggest that a potential mechanism for autoantibody formation in hydralazine-related lupus may involve the binding of the drug to DNA and consequent formation of an immunogenic Z-DNA conformation. The Z-DNA thus formed may stimulate the production of anti-DNA autoantibodies in hydralazine-treated patients. In experimental animals, Z-DNA is a known immunogen and produces anti- Z-DNA ; antibodies Lafer et al., 1981; Zarling et al., 1984; Gunnia et al., 1991 ; . Earlier studies Lafer et al., 1981 ; indicated that covalent modification of DNA to a stable Z-DNA conformation, such as bromination of poly dG-dC ; poly dGdC ; , was necessary to induce an anti- Z-DNA ; antibody response. However, recent results with polyamine-polynucleotide complexes demonstrate that ligand-induced Z-DNA formation is sufficient to produce anti- Z-DNA ; antibodies in experimental animals Gunnia et al., 1991 ; . In this context, it is important to note that bacterial DNAs are shown to elicit anti-DNA antibodies in mice and to stimulate in vitro proliferation of mouse splenocytes Glikeson et al., 1989; Messina et al., 1991; Terada et al., 1992 ; . In a previous study, Thomas et al. 1988 ; evaluated the binding of monoclonal anti- Z-DNA ; antibody Z22 to calf thymus ss and ds DNA and found no binding using e.l.i.s.a. Br-poly dG-dC ; * poly dG-dC ; bound to an extent A490 0.69 0.01 ; comparable with that ofcalf thymus ds DNA A490 0.41 + 0.05 ; to a monospecific anti-dsDNA antibody.

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The 2 agents described in the literature on mapping using the dye technique are Lymphazurin and Patent blue dye. Biochemically, these agents are essentially the same. Lymphazurin 1% isosulfan blue ; , a preservative-free agent, is a contrast material used for the identification of lymphatic vessels and has no known pharmacologic action. After injection, isosulfan blue is picked up selectively by the lymphatic vessels, thus rendering the lymphatic vessels a bright blue color, which makes them easily discernible from surrounding tissues. The incidence of allergic reactions with Lymphazurin 1% isosulfan blue ; is 1.5%. There have been no reported deaths from the administration of isosulfan blue dye; however, a death has been reported. Decrease in MAP mmHg ; FIGURE 1. Relationships between changes in heart rate &HR ; and mean arterial pressure &MAP ; at 15, 30, and 240 minutes after intravenous administration of four doses of hydralazine to five hypertensive patients. The data from individual patients are identified by the symbols; C * ; , M k ; , B.
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I usually use hydralazine with a transduced arterial line in place, since i'm an anesthesiologist and hydrea. The SBP increase induced by Ang II infusion P 0.001 versus control ; was significantly reduced by spironolactone and hydralazine P 0.001 versus Ang II ; . The aldosteronemediated increase of SBP was significantly reduced P 0.05 versus aldosterone ; , but not normalized, by spironolactone P 0.001 versus control ; Table ; . Body weight was similar in all groups Table ; . Relative heart weight normalized for body weight ; was similar among groups Table ; . As expected, PRA was significantly depressed in Ang IIinfused and in aldosterone-infused rats P 0.001 versus control ; . This decrease was unaffected by hydralazine or spironolactone Table ; . Plasma aldosterone values were significantly increased in Ang IIinfused and in aldosteroneinfused rats P 0.01 versus control ; and unaffected by hydralazine or spironolactone Table. Drugs by name drugs by condition drugs by category most searched active ingredients fda alerts drug ratings hydralazine and hydrochlorothiazide hydralazine hydrochloride hydrochlorothiazide ; - warnings and precautions summary description clinical pharmacology indications and dosage warnings and precautions side effects and adverse reactions drug interactions overdosage and contraindications other rx information news in media published studies curr't clinical trials - advertisement - warning: this fixed-combination drug is not indicated for initial therapy of hypertension and hydrocortisone.
Synopsis In this Editorial, the authors discuss recent developments in pharmacogentics, and note that this is a fast growing area. Pharmacogenetics examines whether different responses to drug treatment may be attributable to genetic differences. The authors refer to an example of a combination drug for heart failure solely tested in African-Americans, BiDilTM a fixed dose of isosorbide dinitrate and hydralazine ; . They do note, however, that many researchers and policy makers argue against the use of racial or ethnic categories in medicine, saying that classifying people according to race and ethnicity reinforces existing social divisions in society or leads to discriminatory practices. The two study groups were comparable with respect to demographic variables, the duration of surgical procedure, and the induction dose of thiopental iso fent group, 3.8 1.3 mg kg; remi group, 3.5 1.1 mg kg ; Table 1 ; . One patient in the iso fent group was induced with etomidate. Before the induction, no significant difference in baseline HR and BP could be found between the two groups Fig. 1 ; . Significantly more patients in the iso fent group required treatment with labetalol and hydralazine 10 vs 3, P 0.01 ; Table 2 ; . Although more patients in the remi group received ephedrine and and hydromorphone.