Oxaprotiline: enantioselective noradrenaline uptake inhibition indicated by intravenous amine pressor tests but not α2-adrenoceptor binding to intact platelets in man (original) (raw)

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The optically active isomers of the racemic tetracyclic antidepressant oxaprotiline, R (−) oxaprotiline CGP 12 103 A (levoprotiline) and the S (+) oxaprotiline CGP 12 104 A, have been used as tools for a methodological Phase I study.

Only the S (+) enantiomer CGP 12 104 A inhibits noradrenaline uptake.

Intravenous amine pressor tests and ex vivo measurement of α2-adrenoceptor binding to intact human platelets were compared with respect to their reliability in indicating CGP 12 104 A-induced amine uptake inhibition and possibly associated α2-receptor down-regulation in healthy subjects.

α2-Adrenoceptor binding on intact human platelets did not distinguish between CGP 12 104 A and CGP 12 103 A.

However, amine pressor tests reflected the amine uptake inhibiting effect of CGP 12 104 A as a 5-fold decrease in tyramine pressor sensivity and a 5-fold increase in noradrenaline pressor sensitivity.

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    I. W. Reimann, L. Firkusny, K. H. Antonin & P. R. Bieck

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Reimann, I.W., Firkusny, L., Antonin, K.H. et al. Oxaprotiline: enantioselective noradrenaline uptake inhibition indicated by intravenous amine pressor tests but not α2-adrenoceptor binding to intact platelets in man.Eur J Clin Pharmacol 44, 93–95 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00315288

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