BACKGROUND/AIMS During storage, units of human red blood cells (pRBCs) experience membrane destabilization and hemolysis which may cause harm to transfusion recipients. This study investigates whether inhibition of acid sphingomyelinase could stabilize erythrocyte membranes and prevent hemolysis during storage. METHODS Human and murine pRBCs were stored under standard blood banking conditions...

The withdrawal of tricyclic antidepressants produces symptoms characteristic of cholinergic overdrive states. The authors previously proposed that these states are the consequence of the pharmacological induction of cholinergic system supersensitivity by chronic treatment with antidepressants, combined with a reduction in the plasma level of a competitive muscarinic receptor antagonist when the...

We report a near fatal case of paediatric amitriptyline overdose including a series of ECGs demonstrating the effects of sodium bicarbonate therapy on cardio-toxicity. We briefly discuss the role of sodium to counteract the sodium channel blockade of tricyclic antidepressants and discuss the possible utility of lipid emulsion therapy in such cases.

BACKGROUND Amitriptyline is a tricyclic antidepressant that is widely used to treat chronic neuropathic pain (pain due to nerve damage) and fibromyalgia, and is recommended in many guidelines. These types of pain can be treated with antidepressant drugs in doses below those at which the drugs act as antidepressants. OBJECTIVES To assess the analgesic efficacy of amitriptyline for chronic neur...

BACKGROUND Anticonvulsants and antidepressants are mostly used in management of painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN). However there are few direct comparisons between drugs of these classes, making evidence-based decision-making in the treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy difficult. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to perform a network meta-analysis and benefit-risk analysis to evaluate the compa...

Tricyclic antidepressants, such as amitriptyline (Elavil), and the nontricyclic agent, fluoxetine (Prozac), bind to growth-regulatory intracellular histamine receptors, associated with anti-estrogen binding sites in microsomes and nuclei. The prototype anti-estrogen binding site/intracellular histamine receptor ligand, N,N-diethyl-2-[4-(phenylmethyl)phenoxy]ethanamine HCl, inhibits normal cell ...

Fosinopril, ramipril and losartan significantly decreased the duration (sec) of immobility in forced swim test and were comparable to amitriptyline. The duration of immobility were significantly decreased in fosinopril, ramipril and losartan in the tail suspension test and were comparable to amitriptyline. Only losartan significantly increased the rearing number of entries, time spent (sec) in ...

Resumen Context: Amitriptyline, a tricyclic antidepressant is used for the management of psychological disorders and various types of pain. In the previous work, it is founded that amitriptyline inhibited the migration of polymorphonuclear (PMN) into the site of inflammation. Aims: To evaluate the effect of amitriptyline on the expression of some inflammatory mediators such as intercellular adh...