Circadian Time‐Effect of Orally Administered Loratadine on Plasma Pharmacokinetics in Mice

Little is known about the chronopharmacokinetics of loratadine, a long‐acting tricyclic antihistamine H₁ widely used in the treatment of allergic diseases. Hence, the pharmacokinetics of loratadine and its major metabolite, desloratadine, were investigated after a 20 mg/kg dose of loratadine had been orally administered to comparable groups of mice (n=33), synchronized for three weeks to 12 h light (rest span)/12 h dark (activity span). The drug was administered at three different circadian times (1, 9, and 17 h after light onset [HALO]). Multiple blood samples were collected over 48 h, and plasma concentrations of loratadine and desloratadine were determined by high performance liquid chromatography. There were no significant differences in T_max of loratadine and desloratadine between treatment‐time different groups. However, the elimination half‐life (t1/2) of the parent compound and its metabolite was significantly longer (p<0.01) following administration at 9 HALO (t1/2 loratadine and desloratadine 5.62 and 4.08 h at 9 HALO vs. 4.29 and 2.6 h at 17 HALO vs. 3.26 and 3.27 at 1 HALO). There were relevant (p<0.05) differences in C_max between the three treated groups for loratadine and desloratadine; 133.05±3.55 and 258.07±14.45 ng/mL at 9 HALO vs. 104.5±2.61 and 188.62±7.20 ng/mL at 1 HALO vs. 94.33±20 and 187.75±10.79 ng/mL at 17 HALO. Drug dosing at 17 HALO resulted in highest loratadine and desloratadine total apparent clearance values: 61.46 and 15.97 L/h/kg, respectively, whereas loratadine and desloratadine clearances (CL) were significantly slower (p<0.05) at the other administration times (loratadine and desloratadine CL was 57.3 and 14.22 L/h/kg at 1 HALO vs. 43.79 and 12.89 L/h/kg at 9 HALO, respectively). The area under the concentration‐time curve (AUC) of loratadine and desloratadine was significantly (p<0.05) greater following drug administration at 9 HALO (456.75 and 1550.57 (ng/mL) · h, respectively); it was lowest following treatment at 17 HALO (325.39 and 1252.53 (ng/mL) · h, respectively). These pharmacokinetic data indicate that the administration time of loratadine significantly affected its pharmacokinetics: the elimination of loratadine and its major metabolite desloratadine.     

Determination of loratadine in human plasma by high-performance liquid chromatographic method with ultraviolet detection

A HPLC–UV determination of loratadine in human plasma is presented. After simple liquid–liquid extraction with 2-methylbutane–hexane (2:1) and evaporation of organic phase the compounds were re-dissolved in 0.01 M HCl, evaporated again and finally separated on a Supelcosil LC-18-DB column. The analyses were done at ambient temperature under isocratic conditions using the mobile phase: CH₃CN–water–0.5 M KH₂PO₄–H₃PO₄ (440:480:80:1, v/v). UV detection was performed at 200 nm with a limit of quantification of 0.5 ng/ml. The precision was found to be satisfactory over the whole range tested (0.5–50 ng/ml) with relative standard deviations of 2.3–6.3 and 5.2–14.1% for intra- and inter-assays, respectively.     

地氯雷他定联合地塞米松鼓室内注射对分泌性中耳炎患者咽鼓管功能的影响

目的:观察地氯雷他定联合地塞米松鼓室内注射治疗分泌性中耳炎的效果及对咽鼓管功能的影响。方法:选择我院2013年6月-2014年6月收治的分泌性中耳炎患者116例,随机分为两组,对照组采用地塞米松鼓室内注射治疗,观察组在此基础上加服地氯雷他定。观察并比较两组临床疗效及咽鼓管功能的恢复情况。结果:治疗后,两组咽鼓管功能不良率较治疗前明显降低(P0.05),观察组咽鼓管功能恢复率高于对照组,观察组治疗前后气骨导差差值明显大于对照组(P0.05),观察组在治疗后1周及1月的总有效率均高于对照组(P0.05)。结论:地氯雷他定联合地塞米松鼓室内注射可减少渗出和中耳积液潴留,有效改善分泌性中耳炎患者的咽鼓管功能,促进听力恢复。     

氯雷他定固体自乳化制剂的体外溶出及体内药动学研究

目的:研究氯雷他定固体自乳化制剂的体外溶出行为及其在比格犬体内的药物动力学。方法:采用HPLC方法测定氯雷他定固体自乳化制剂与市售片剂的体外溶出曲线;采用LC-MS/MS测定市售片剂和氯雷他定固体自乳化制剂在比格犬体内的血药浓度,考察氯雷他定固体自乳化制剂的相对生物利用度。结果:以0.1 mol·L-1盐酸溶液为溶出介质的体外溶出结果表明,氯雷他定固体自乳化胶囊与市售片剂30 min时均可以溶出80%以上;比格犬体内药物动力学研究结果表明,固体自乳化制剂比市售片剂最高血药浓度显著性增加(P0.05),Cmax=1.79μg·L-1,而市售片剂Cmax=0.67μg·L-1;AUC(0~t)提高了149%(P0.05)。结论:固体自乳化制剂可以显著提高氯雷他定的体内吸收。     

Interaction of loratadine with serum albumins studied by fluorescence quenching method

The interactions between loratadine and bovine serum albumin (BSA) and human serum albumin (HSA) were studied using tryptophan fluorescence quenching method. The fluorescence intensity of the two serum albumins could be quenched 70% at the molar ratio [loratadine]:[BSA (or HSA)]=10:1. In the linear range (0-50 micromol L(-1)) quenching constants were calculated using Stern-Volmer equation. Temperature in the range 298 K-310 K had a significant effect (p<0.05) on the two serum albumins through ANOVA analysis and t-test. Furthermore the conformation changes in the interactions were studied using FTIR spectroscopy.     

氯雷他定的生物信息学分析及其对COVID-19的潜在治疗意义

为探讨氯雷他定对新型冠状病毒肺炎的潜在治疗作用.从基因表达谱数据库(Gene expression omnibus,GEO)获取氯雷他定数据,分别进行差异分析、基因本体学(GO)富集分析、京都基因与基因组百科全书(KEGG)富集分析、蛋白质相互作用(Protein-protein interaction,PPI)网络分...     

Reliable and specific high-performance liquid chromatographic method for simultaneous determination of loratadine and its metabolite in human plasma

A high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method with fluorescence detection has been developed for the simultaneous determination of loratadine (L) and its metabolite, descarboethoxyloratadine (DCL), in human plasma. Following a two-step liquid-liquid extraction with toluene, the analytes were separated using a gradient mobile phase consisting of methanol-acetonitrile-phosphate buffer. The linearity for L and DCL was within the concentration range of 0.5-16 ng/ml. The coefficient of variation of intra- and inter-day assay was <8.3%, with accuracy ranging from 98.3 to 105.7%. The lower limit of quantification was 0.5 ng/ml for both L and DCL. This method has been demonstrated to be reliable, and is an improvement over existing methods due to its capability for determining L and DCL simultaneously in a single chromatographic run.     

氯雷他定联合甲基强的松冲击治疗小儿过敏性紫癜的临床疗效

目的:观察氯雷他定联合甲基强的松冲击疗法治疗小儿过敏性紫癜的疗效,及其对患儿血清免疫学指标的影响。方法:将180例过敏性紫癜患儿随机分为对照组和观察组,每组各90例。所有患者均接受包括氯雷他定的基础治疗,观察组在此基础上加用甲基强的松冲击治疗。观察并比较两组的临床疗效、临床症状消失时间及治疗前后血清免疫学指标的变化情况。结果:观察组患儿治愈率和总有效率显著高于对照组,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05);观察组临床症状消失时间显著短于对照组,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05);治疗后,观察组患儿血清Ig A、C3、TNF-α及IL-10水平显著低于对照组,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:氯雷他定联合甲基强的松龙能有效抑制炎症反应,调节免疫平衡,在小儿过敏性紫癜治疗中具有积极意义。     

氯雷他定对急性支气管炎患儿免疫功能及炎症反应的影响

目的:分析氯雷他定对急性支气管炎患儿免疫功能及炎症反应的影响。方法:收集我院收治的急性支气管炎患儿100例,将其随机分为对照组与观察组,每组50例。对照组患儿给予常规治疗;观察组患儿给予常规治疗联合氯雷他定治疗。比较两组患儿治疗前后动脉氧分压(PaO_2)、二氧化碳分压(PaCO_2)、CD3~+、CD4~+、CD4~+/CD8~+、免疫球蛋白A(IgA)、免疫球蛋白G(IgG)、免疫球蛋白M(IgM)、血清降钙素原(PCT)、C反应蛋白(CRP)及白介素-6(IL-6)水平的变化。结果:治疗后,观察组患儿PaO_2水平明显高于对照组,PaCO_2水平明显低于对照组(P0.05);两组患儿细胞免疫及体液免疫水平较治疗前比较均显著升高(P0.05),且观察组患儿CD3~+、CD4~+、CD4~+/CD8~+、IgA、IgG及IgM水平明显高于对照组患儿(P0.05)。治疗后,两组患儿血清中PCT、CRP及IL-6水平均较治疗前显著降低,且观察组患儿上述炎症因子水平明显低于对照组患儿(P0.05)。结论:氯雷他定治疗小儿急性支气管炎可显著提高患儿的免疫功能,抑制炎症因子释放,缓解炎症反应,临床效果显著。     

Synthesis and antihistamine evaluations of novel loratadine analogues

A series of loratadine analogues containing hydroxyl group and chiral center were synthesized. The effect of the synthesized compounds on the histamine-induced contractions of guinea-pig ileum muscles was studied. In addition, the in vivo asthma-relieving effect of the analogues in the histamine induced asthmatic reaction in guinea-pigs was determined. Most of the compounds exhibited definite H₁ antihistamine activity. The S-enantiomers, compounds 2, 4 and 8, are more potent than the R-enantiomers, compounds 1, 3 and 7. Compound 6 was the most active one among the eight synthesized compounds.