A study of cutaneous photosensitivity induced by amiodarone
A study of cutaneous photosensitivity induced by amiodarone
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胺碘酮致皮肤光敏性的研究
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发表时间:
1985
影响因子:
10.3
通讯作者:
W. Frain
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作者:
James Ferguson;H. Addo;S. Jones;B. Johnson;W. Frain
Amiodarone‐induced cutaneous photosensitivity was studied in 12 subjects treated with the drug. The action spectrum for the abnormal response to sunlight was shown to be within the range of 335–460 (±30) nm. The clinical features of the photosensitivity response suggested that it was most probably a phototoxic reaction, a conclusion supported by the results in in vitro studies which indicated activity mainly against cell membranes. Of the five in vitro models used, three—namely photohaemolysis, the inhibition of DNA synthesis in PHA stimulated lymphocytes and the killing of mouse peritoneal macrophages—provided unequivocal evidence of the phototoxic potential of both amiodarone and its major metabolite, desethylamiodarone. In each model desethylamiodarone produced a greater effect by a factor of between 2 and 10. In vitro, UV‐B wavelengths produced a greater effect than UVA but the difference between the effective wavelengths in vivo and in vitro might be explained by the greater absorption of the shorter wavelength UV‐B in the opidermis. Zinc oxide‐containing preparations appeared to be the most effective in reducing the cutaneous photosensitivity. It is suggested that the long‐term cutaneous pigmentation resulting from oral amiodarone has a significant photosensitivity component.