Microdialysis as a tool in local pharmacodynamics
Journal Title: The AAPS Journal - Year 2006, Vol 8, Issue 2
Abstract
In many cases the clinical outcome of therapy needs to be determined by the drug concentration in the tissue compartment in which the pharmacological effect occurs rather than in the plasma. Microdialysis is an in vivo technique that allows direct measurement of unbound tissue concentrations and permits monitoring of the biochemical and physiological effects of drugs throughout the body. Microdialysis was first used in pharmacodynamic research to study neurotransmission, and this remains its most common application in the field. In this review, we give an overview of the principles, techniques, and applications of microdialysis in pharmacodynamic studies of local physiological events, including measurement of endogenous substances such as acetylcholine, catecholamines, serotonin, amino acids, peptides, glucose, lactate, glycerol, and hormones. Microdialysis coupled with systemic drug administration also permits the more intensive examination of the pharmacotherapeutic effect of drugs on extracellular levels of endogenous substances in peripheral compartments and blood. Selected examples of the physiological effects and mechanisms of action of drugs are also discussed, as are the advantages and limitations of this method. It is concluded that microdialysis is a reliable technique for the measurement of local events, which makes it an attractive tool for local pharmacodynamic research.
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Yanjun Li, Joanna Peris, Li Zhong, Hartmut Derendorf
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