Kitanaka I, Ross R J, Cutler N R, Zavadil A P, Potter W Z
Clin Pharmacol Ther. 1982 Jan;31(1):51-5. doi: 10.1038/clpt.1982.8.
Recent reports demonstrate that hydroxy metabolites of desipramine (DMI) have pharmacologic activity and do not just produce side effects. In patients treated with DMI, we determined the ratio of 2-hydroxydesipramine (2-OH-DMI) to drug at steady state. The ratios in the elderly patients were higher than in younger patients, and whereas plasma levels of 2-OH-DMI increased with age, urinary clearances decreased. The known decrease in glomerular filtration with age may explain the selective increase of 2-OH-DMI concentration in the elderly.
最近的报告表明,去甲丙咪嗪(DMI)的羟基代谢物具有药理活性,而不仅仅是产生副作用。在接受DMI治疗的患者中,我们测定了稳态时2-羟基去甲丙咪嗪(2-OH-DMI)与药物的比率。老年患者的该比率高于年轻患者,并且随着年龄增长,2-OH-DMI的血浆水平升高,而尿清除率降低。已知随着年龄增长肾小球滤过会下降,这可能解释了老年人中2-OH-DMI浓度的选择性增加。