Combined Effects of Drugs and Toxic Agents

Modern Evaluation in Theory and Practice

Häftad, Engelska, 1993

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Beskrivning

Scientists struggling with the pharmaco-and toxicodynamic interactions of drugs and chemicals will find this a valuable reference to the relevant theoretical background of a complex field as well as a guide to practical, analytical procedures for the evaluation of experimental data. A mechanistically-based analysis of observed combination effects is backed up by numerous examples as well as computer-assisted plotting and curve fitting, using popular graphical software systems. Readers can proceed directly to the evaluation of their own dose-response experiments with respect to independent actions and additive interactions, where appropriate. The meanings of terms and acronyms are illucidated by a comprehensive glossary.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1993-03-16
Mått:170 x 244 x 11 mm
Vikt:322 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:167
Förlag:Springer Verlag GmbH
ISBN:9783211824344

Utforska kategorier

Biokemi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Farmakologi inom Medicin

Innehållsförteckning

1 Principle considerations of drug actions and interactions.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 Dose-response curves.- 1.3 Time course of effects.- 1.4 Phenomena and mechanisms: interactions between drugs — antagonism and synergism.- 2 Concepts and models of interactions - additivity and independence.- 2.1 Concept and phenomenon of additivity.- 2.2 Site-directed analysis.- 2.3 Concept of independence.- 2.4 Relationship between additivity and independence.- 2.5 Summary and conclusions.- 2.6 Tips and hints.- 3 Synergism/potentiation and antagonism - phenomena and mechanisms.- 3.1 The current dilemma.- 3.2 Towards a uniform characterization of synergism/potentiation and antagonism.- 3.3 Potentiation (synergism).- 3.4 Antagonism.- 3.5 Comparison of complex with simple interactions.- 3.6 Quantitative expression of combined effects.- 3.7 Suggestions for quantitation of combined effects.- 3.8 Tips and hints.- 4 Evaluation by dose-response curves.- 4.1 New methodological approach: fixed-dose studies.- 4.2 Fixed dose-ratio combinations.- 4.3 Tips and hints.- 5 Evaluation by time-course studies.- 5.1 Time course of independent actions.- 5.2 Dose-additive time course.- 5.3 Statistical comparison of observed and expected time course.- 5.4 Time-course studies with log response scale.- 5.5 Comparison of time-course studies and dose-response studies.- 5.6 Conclusions.- 6 Single-dose and other studies.- 6.1 Single-dose studies.- 6.2 Other studies.- 7 Combined-effect graph and other graphs.- 7.1 The construction of the combined-effect graph.- 7.2 Comparison of observed with independent effects.- 7.3 Yonetani-Theorell plot for enzyme inhibitors.- 7.4 Tips and hints.- 8 Applications of the new approach and observations.- 8.1 Biochemistry and physiology/pathophysiology.- 8.2 Experimentalpharmacology.- 8.3 Clinical pharmacology - drug combinations.- 8.4 Chemotherapy of infections and tumors.- 8.5 Experimental and environmental toxicology.- 8.6 Epidemiology - risks.- 8.7 Herbicides.- 8.8 Conclusions and discussion.- 9 A new and critical view of isobolograms.- 9.1 Inappropriate conclusions.- 9.2 Pitfalls.- 10 Comparison of the new with the conventional approach.- 10.1 Experimental dose-response curves and isobolograms.- 10.2 Evaluation of combined effects in the future.- Epilog.- Appendix A - Glossary of terms and abbreviations.- Appendix B - Guide to practical work: exercise examples.- References.

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