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AbstractSelegiline has been formulated in an acrylic polymer adhesive mixture to be employed as a constant release topical patch for daily transdermal administration. Application of this selegiline transdermal system (STS) to guinea-pigs resulted in an average delivery of 1.185 mg selegiline/cm2 patch/24 h. STS dose-response curves were generated by altering patch size (cm2). A transdermal dose range was identified which inhibited guinea-pig brain monoamine oxidase-B (MAO-B) by greater than 95 % yet provided for a dose-dependent inhibition of monoamine oxidase-A (MAO-A) activity. The ID50 for inhibition of MAO-A activity in response to a 21-day daily regimen with transdermal selegiline was approximately 7.5-fold lower for cortical and striatal brain regions compared with that obtained for duodenum; hepatic MAO-A was unaffected following the same dosing regimen. By contrast, orally administered selegiline inhibited brain and duodenal MAO-A to the same extent, and generated a shallower dose–inhibition curve for brain MAO-A inhibition. In addition, transdermal delivery was approximately 6–8-times more potent than oral selegiline for the inhibition of brain MAO-A activity. It is concluded that daily transdermal selegiline administration may provide therapeutic advantages over oral treatment, based on its preferential, dose-dependent inhibition of brain vs peripheral MAO-A activity.

01 Jan 2007·CNS SpectrumsQ3 · MEDICINE

Effects of a Tyramine-Enriched Meal on Blood Pressure Response in Healthy Male Volunteers Treated with Selegiline Transdermal System 6 mg/24 Hour

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Author: VanDenberg, Chad M ; Azzaro, Albert J ; Gilmor, Michelle Gilmor ; Campbell, Bryan J ; Kemper, Eva M ; Sharoky, Melvin ; Blob, Lawrence F

ABSTRACTBackground:Monoamine oxidase inhibitors are well recognized as effective antidepressant agents but are rarely used due, in part, to the risk of hypertensive crisis following the ingestion of foods high in tyramine (“cheese reaction”). A selegiline transdermal system (STS) was developed to provide antidepressant concentrations of selegiline in the brain, while preserving the gastrointestinal monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) barrier. The present study was conducted to determine the effect of the STS 6 mg/24 hour on cardiovascular safety following the ingestion of ∼400 mg of tyramine consumed as a component of aged cheeses.Methods:In this open-label, single-center phase I study, cardiovascular vital signs were recorded following tyramine challenges during placebo and STS 6 mg/24 hr treatment. Subjects were observed for clinical signs and symptoms of a pressor response and/or potential hypertensive crisis during and following the challenges.Results:Ingestion of tyramine-enriched meals following 13 consecutive days of treatment with the STS 6 mg/24 hr (pharmacokinetic steady-state) produced no clinically significant changes in cardiovascular vital signs in 12 healthy adult male subjects. No evidence of a tyramine pressor effect on systolic blood pressure or evidence of hypertensive crisis occurred during the STS treatment.Conclusion:These results suggest that STS 6 mg/24 hr may be administered without concern for dietary tyramine consumption.

01 Jun 2003·Journal of Clinical PharmacologyQ3 · MEDICINE

Tyramine Pharmacokinetics and Reduced Bioavailability with Food

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Author: Kemper, Eva M. ; Van Den Berg, Chad M. ; Azzaro, Albert J. ; Blob, Lawrence F.

Tyramine challenge studies have demonstrated that it requires approximately twice the amount of tyramine administered with a meal compared to administration after a fast to elicit the same effect, suggesting a reduction in bioavailability of tyramine when administered with food. The pharmacokinetics of tyramine when administered in a fasted versus a fed state were studied. A single 200-mg dose of tyramine was administered orally to healthy subjects both after an overnight fast and during a meal. Systemic exposure to tyramine was reduced by 53% (p < 0.05), and the maximum concentration of tyramine was reduced by 72% (p < 0.05) when the dose was administered during a meal. Tyramine maximum serum concentration was observed between 20 minutes and 1 hour when the dose was administered after an overnight fast and appeared to be delayed and/or prolonged by administration during a meal. Tyramine oral clearance was 135 +/- 55.4 L/min, maximum observed serum concentration was 37.7 +/- 26.01 ng/mL, and tyramine elimination half-life was 0.533 (range: 0.330-0.668) hours after administration to fasted subjects. Tyramine bioavailability was significantly reduced when administered with a meal compared to after a fast. The results suggest that larger amounts of dietary tyramine will be required to induce a pressor response equivalent to that following encapsulated tyramine administered in the fasted state.

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