Variation in Human Plasma Cholinesterase Activity During Low-Dose Cocaine Administration

1998 ◽  
Vol 36 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 3-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert S. Hoffman ◽  
Tim Thompson ◽  
Glendon C. Henry ◽  
Dorothy K. Hatsukami ◽  
Paul R. Pentel
Keyword(s):  
Human Plasma ◽  
Low Dose ◽  
Cholinesterase Activity ◽  
Plasma Cholinesterase ◽  
Plasma Cholinesterase Activity ◽  
Cocaine Administration ◽  
Human Plasma Cholinesterase

Potentiation of Mivacurium Blockade by Low Dose of Pancuronium

2003 ◽  
Vol 98 (5) ◽  
pp. 1057-1062 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cyrus Motamed ◽  
Riad Menad ◽  
Robert Farinotti ◽  
Krassen Kirov ◽  
Xavier Combes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acetylcholine Receptors ◽  
Low Dose ◽  
Cholinesterase Activity ◽  
Plasma Concentrations ◽  
Orotracheal Intubation ◽  
Plasma Cholinesterase ◽  
Neuromuscular Blocking ◽  
Pharmacokinetic Analysis ◽  
Plasma Cholinesterase Activity ◽  
Before And After

Background Mivacurium is potentiated by pancuronium to a much greater extent than other relaxants. In a previous investigation we suggested that this potentiation could be due to the ability of pancuronium to inhibit plasma cholinesterase activity, but we did not measure plasma concentrations of mivacurium. In the current study we performed a pharmacokinetic analysis by measuring the plasma concentration of mivacurium when preceded by administration of a low dose of pancuronium. Methods After induction of general anesthesia with propofol and fentanyl and orotracheal intubation, 10 patients (pancuronium-mivacurium group) received 15 microg/kg pancuronium followed 3 min later by 0.1 mg/kg mivacurium, whereas 10 other patients (mivacurium group) received saline followed by 0.13 mg/kg mivacurium 3 min later. Plasma cholinesterase activity was measured before and 3 and 30 min after pancuronium dosing in the pancuronium-mivacurium group and was measured before and after administration of saline in the mivacurium group. Arterial plasma concentrations of mivacurium and its metabolites were measured at 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 4, 10, 20, and 30 min after injection. Neuromuscular blockade was assessed by mechanomyography. Results Plasma cholinesterase activity decreased by 26% in the pancuronium-mivacurium group 3 min after injection of pancuronium (P < 0.01) and returned to baseline values 30 min later; however, no significant variation was observed in the mivacurium group. The clearances of the two most active isomers (Cis-Trans and Trans-Trans) were lower in the pancuronium-mivacurium group (17.6 +/- 5.1, 14.7 +/- 5.3 ml. min-1. kg-1, respectively) than in the mivacurium group (32.4 +/- 20.2, 24.8 +/- 13.5 ml. min-1. kg-1; P < 0.05). Conclusions A subparalyzing dose of pancuronium decreased plasma cholinesterase activity and the clearance of the two most active isomers of mivacurium. Pancuronium potentiates mivacurium more than other neuromuscular blocking agents because, in addition to its occupancy of postsynaptic acetylcholine receptors, it slows down the hydrolysis of mivacurium.

Temporal Intrapersonal Physiological Variability of Cholinesterase Activity in Human Plasma and Erythrocytes

1975 ◽  
Vol 21 (13) ◽  
pp. 1961-1963 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick R Sidell ◽  
Andris Kaminskis
Keyword(s):  
Human Plasma ◽  
Cholinesterase Activity ◽  
Plasma Cholinesterase ◽  
Erythrocyte Count ◽  
Plasma Cholinesterase Activity ◽  
Physiological Variability ◽  
Cholinesterase Activities ◽  
The Average Range

Abstract Erythrocyte and plasma cholinesterase activities were measured biweekly in one group of 22 subjects for a year and daily for three weeks in another group of nine men. The average range [i. e., (range/mean) x 100] of activity of erythrocyte cholinesterase in men during a year was 8% and during three weeks was 5%. For plasma, the corresponding values were 25% and 12%. The average ranges for erythrocyte and plasma cholinesterase activity in women during a year were 12% and 24%. Erythrocyte cholinesterase activity varies less than do hematocrit, hemoglobin, or erythrocyte count.

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