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ArticleEpilepsia open2023

Tolerability and pharmacokinetics of intravenous allopregnanolone with and without midazolam pretreatment in two healthy dogs.

Donald A Bruun, Betty Ma, Yi-Je Chen, Chun-Yi Wu, Monica Aleman, Dorota Zolkowska, Suzette M Smiley-Jewell, Michael A Rogawski, Pamela J Lein

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Article in Epilepsia open, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Donald A BruunDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, University of California, Davis (UC Davis) School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, California, USA.
Betty MaCampus Veterinary Services, UC Davis, Office of Research, Davis, California, USA.
Yi-Je ChenDepartment of Pharmacology, UC Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, USA.
Chun-Yi WuDepartment of Neurology, UC Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, USA.
Monica AlemanDepartment of Medicine and Epidemiology, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, California, USA.
Dorota ZolkowskaDepartment of Neurology, UC Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, USA.
Suzette M Smiley-JewellDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, University of California, Davis (UC Davis) School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0201-3270
Michael A RogawskiDepartment of Pharmacology, UC Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3296-8193
Pamela J LeinDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, University of California, Davis (UC Davis) School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, California, USA.
University of California, Davis · USUniversity of California Davis Medical Center · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The neurosteroid allopregnanolone (ALLO) is under investigation as a treatment for benzodiazepine-refractory status epilepticus (SE). Here, we assess the cardiopulmonary safety of intravenous ALLO by itself and after a clinically recommended dose of midazolam (MDZ) in two healthy adult beagles. Each dog received ALLO (1 mg/kg, IV), and after a washout period of 2 weeks, each dog was dosed with MDZ (0.2 mg/kg, IV) followed 10 minutes later by ALLO. Behavioral state, vital signs, arterial blood gases, blood chemistries, and plasma ALLO concentrations were monitored for up to 6 hours after dosing. The dogs appeared sleepy but were fully responsive after both treatments. No depression of mean arterial pressure or respiratory rate was noted. Blood gas measurements failed to show evidence of drug-induced acute respiratory acidosis. Estimated maximum plasma ALLO concentrations were in the range of 1500 to 3000 ng/ml. The results indicate that intravenous ALLO can be used safely to treat benzodiazepine-refractory SE, even when administered shortly after a benzodiazepine.

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MidazolamStatus EpilepticusAdministration, IntravenousAnimalsDogsPregnanoloneMidazolamPregnanoloneallopregnanolonecardiopulmonarymidazolamseizurestatus epilepticus

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PMID36919379
PMCPMC10235566
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