Stability of stored methacholine solutions: study of hydrolysis kinetic by IP-LC
Stability of stored methacholine solutions: study of hydrolysis kinetic by IP-LC
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DOI:
10.1016/s0731-7085(01)00377-6
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发表时间:
2001-07-01
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3.4
通讯作者:
Guyon, F
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作者:
Acar, V;Houri, JJ;Guyon, F
Methacholine chloride is a powerful cholinergic bronchoconstrictor agent used during bronchial airway hyper-responsiveness diagnosis. Methacholine: is susceptible to hydrolysis in aqueous solutions in acetic acid and S-methyl choline. In the present work, kinetics or hydrolysis with different solvents (water and phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) pH 7.4) at different temperatures have been studied using a newly developed high-performance liquid chromatography. At 4 degreesC, kinetic determination of hydrolysis in methacholine chloride solutions (50 mg/ml) shows no hydrolysis in either aqueous or phosphate-buffered solutions over a 40-day period. At 30 degreesC. concentration of unbuffered methacholine chloride solutions remained unchanged, but buffered methacholine chloride solutions have degradation up to 5.5% over a 40-day period. At 40 degreesC, concentration of unbuffered methacholine chloride has degradation up to 5%, and buffered methacholine chloride solutions have degradation up to 10% over a 40-day period. Methacholine chloride solutions are susceptibly to be used in hospital pharmacy at different concentrations. We have studied pH and osmolality for methacholine: solutions prepared with different diluents potentially used in hospital pharmacies, i.e. deionized water, 0.9% NaCl and PBS pH 7.4. We have demonstrated that methacholine solutions prepared with deionized water at 50 mg/ml and diluted with PBS pH 7.4 from 5 to 40 mg/ml are isoosmotic and potentially available for inhalation tests to measure non-specific bronchial hyper-responsiveness. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.