2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Analysis of the individual difference in the sedation with the antihistamine
Project/Area Number |
19790133
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Research Field |
Medical pharmacy
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Research Institution | Showa University |
Principal Investigator |
KOHYAMA Noriko Showa University, 薬学部・臨床薬学教室, 助教 (00315102)
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Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2009
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Keywords | 臨床薬理学 / 薬物動態学 / 眼球運動解析 / 抗ヒスタミン薬 / 薬剤反応性 / トランスポーター |
Research Abstract |
We evaluated the sedative effect of histamine H1 receptor antagonists (H1-antagonists) by eye movement analysis. Trial 1; A randomized, double-blind, three-way crossover study was performed in six healthy male volunteers. Subjects took d-chlorpheniramine 1, 2, or 4 mg in each period. Trial 2; A randomized, double-blind, two-way crossover study was performed in ten healthy volunteers. Subjects took 2 mg d-chlorpheniramine or 10 mg ebastine. The sedative effects of H1-antagonists were assessed by visual analogue scale (VAS) and saccadic peak velocity (SPV) obtained from eye movement analysis. Plasma concentrations of chlorpheniramine and carebastine were analyzed using HPLC. The values of SPV were correlated with VAS “alertness scores". Maximal effects on SPV were correlated with the area under the concentration-time curve of chlorpheniramine. Therefore, we suggest that SPV is a quantitative marker of the sedative effects of H1-antagonists. In trial 2, both d-chlorpheniramine and ebastine reduced SPV significantly compared with before administration, although the H1-antagonists had a little effect on VAS. Thus, the eye movement analysis may be a useful tool for evaluation the unconscious sedative effects of H1-antagonists.
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Research Products
(2 results)