Abstract
This study aimed to characterize pharmacodynamic interaction between propofol and aminophylline. Nine beagle dogs were randomly allocated at the propofol rates of 0.75 (group A), 1.00 (group B), and 1.25 (group C) mg/kg/min. During period 1, propofol only was infused, while during period 2, aminophylline only, at the rate of 0.69 (group A), 1.37 (group B), and 2.62 (group C) mg/kg/h. During periods 3–5, the two drugs were co-administered. The aminophylline infusion rate was 0.69 (period 3), 1.37 (period 4), and 2.62 (period 5) mg/kg/h. The aminophylline was infused from 0 to 30 h, and the propofol was infused at 24 h for 20 min. Blood samples and electroencephalograms were obtained at preset intervals. In the linear regression between log-transformed doses of aminophylline and AUCinf, the slope was 0.6976 (95 % CI 0.5242–0.8710). Pharmacokinetics of aminophylline was best described by a one-compartment, with enzyme auto-induction, model. Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of propofol were best described by a three-compartment model and a sigmoid Emax model, respectively. Pharmacodynamic parameter estimates of propofol were: ke0 = 0.805/min, E0 = 0.76, Emax = 0.398, Ce50 na = 2.38 μg/mL (without aminophylline-exposure), Ce50 wa = 4.49 μg/mL (with aminophylline-exposure), and γ = 2.21. Propofol becomes less potent when exposed to aminophylline. Pharmacodynamic antagonistic interaction of aminophylline with propofol sedation, may occur, not in a dose-dependent manner, but in an all-or-none response.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 599-612 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Journal of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 9 Nov 2014 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We are grateful to Ae-Kyung Hwang, B.S. (technician), Hyun-Jeong Park, B.S. (technician), and A-rum Kim, B.S. (technician) from the Clinical Research Center of Asan Medical Center (Seoul, Korea) for measuring plasma concentrations of propofol. This work was supported by the Student Research Grant (12-13) of University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Grant No. 2010-301 from the Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Seoul, Korea.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2014, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
Keywords
- Aminophylline
- Interaction
- Pharmacodynamics
- Pharmacokinetics
- Propofol