INACTIVATION OF DIGOXIN BY THE GUT FLORA - REVERSAL BY ANTIBIOTIC-THERAPY
INACTIVATION OF DIGOXIN BY THE GUT FLORA - REVERSAL BY ANTIBIOTIC-THERAPY
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DOI:
10.1056/nejm198110013051403
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发表时间:
1981-01-01
影响因子:
158.5
通讯作者:
SAHA, JR
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作者:
LINDENBAUM, J;RUND, DG;SAHA, JR
In .apprx. 10% of patients given digoxin, substantial conversion of the drug to cardioinactive, reduced metabolites (digoxin reduction products or DRP) occurs. The site and clinical importance of this conversion are unknown. In 4 normal volunteers taking digoxin daily for 4 wk, urinary excretion of DRP was greatest after a poorly absorbed tablet was ingested, and least after i.v. administration. Stool cultures from subjects known to make DRP in vivo (excretors) converted digoxin to DRP; cultures from nonexcretors did not. Three excretors were given digoxin tablets for 22-29 days. A 5-day course of erythromycin or tetracycline, administered after a base-line period of 10-17 days, markedly reduced or eliminated DRP excretion in urine and stool. Serum digoxin concentrations rose as much as 2-fold after antibiotics were given. In some persons digoxin is evidently inactivated by gastrointestinal bacteria. Changes in the enteric flora may markedly alter the state of digitalization.