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  1. Article ; Online: Modeling osteoporosis to design and optimize pharmacological therapies comprising multiple drug types

    David J Jörg / Doris H Fuertinger / Alhaji Cherif / David A Bushinsky / Ariella Mermelstein / Jochen G Raimann / Peter Kotanko

    eLife, Vol

    2022  Volume 11

    Abstract: For the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis, several drug classes with different mechanisms of action are available. Since only a limited set of dosing regimens and drug combinations can be tested in clinical trials, it is currently unclear whether ... ...

    Abstract For the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis, several drug classes with different mechanisms of action are available. Since only a limited set of dosing regimens and drug combinations can be tested in clinical trials, it is currently unclear whether common medication strategies achieve optimal bone mineral density gains or are outperformed by alternative dosing schemes and combination therapies that have not been explored so far. Here, we develop a mathematical framework of drug interventions for postmenopausal osteoporosis that unifies fundamental mechanisms of bone remodeling and the mechanisms of action of four drug classes: bisphosphonates, parathyroid hormone analogs, sclerostin inhibitors, and receptor activator of NF-κB ligand inhibitors. Using data from several clinical trials, we calibrate and validate the model, demonstrating its predictive capacity for complex medication scenarios, including sequential and parallel drug combinations. Via simulations, we reveal that there is a large potential to improve gains in bone mineral density by exploiting synergistic interactions between different drug classes, without increasing the total amount of drug administered.
    Keywords osteoporosis ; pharmacodynamics ; mathematical model ; combination therapy ; Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  2. Article ; Online: A model-based analysis of phenytoin and carbamazepine toxicity treatment using binding-competition during hemodialysis

    Vaibhav Maheshwari / Robert S. Hoffman / Stephan Thijssen / Xia Tao / Doris H. Fuertinger / Peter Kotanko

    Scientific Reports, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    2020  Volume 8

    Abstract: Abstract Hemodialysis (HD) has limited efficacy towards treatment of drug toxicity due to strong drug-protein binding. In this work, we propose to infuse a competitor drug into the extracorporeal circuit that increases the free fraction of a toxic drug ... ...

    Abstract Abstract Hemodialysis (HD) has limited efficacy towards treatment of drug toxicity due to strong drug-protein binding. In this work, we propose to infuse a competitor drug into the extracorporeal circuit that increases the free fraction of a toxic drug and thereby increases its dialytic removal. We used a mechanistic model to assess the removal of phenytoin and carbamazepine during HD with or without binding-competition. We simulated dialytic removal of (1) phenytoin, initial concentration 70 mg/L, using 2000 mg aspirin, (2) carbamazepine, initial concentration 35 mg/L, using 800 mg ibuprofen, in a 70 kg patient. The competitor drug was infused at constant rate. For phenytoin (~ 13% free at t = 0), HD brings the patient to therapeutic concentration in 460 min while aspirin infusion reduces that time to 330 min. For carbamazepine (~ 27% free at t = 0), the ibuprofen infusion reduces the HD time to reach therapeutic concentration from 265 to 220 min. Competitor drugs with longer half-life further reduce the HD time. Binding-competition during HD is a potential treatment for drug toxicities for which current recommendations exclude HD due to strong drug-protein binding. We show clinically meaningful reductions in the treatment time necessary to achieve non-toxic concentrations in patients poisoned with these two prescription drugs.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 500
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Nature Publishing Group
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  3. Article ; Online: A Parameter Identification Technique for Structured Population Equations Modeling Erythropoiesis in Dialysis Patients

    Doris H. Fuertinger / Franz Kappel

    Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science, Vol 2208, Iss 1, Pp 940-

    2013  Volume 944

    Keywords Electronic computers. Computer science ; QA75.5-76.95 ; Instruments and machines ; QA71-90 ; Mathematics ; QA1-939 ; Science ; Q
    Language English
    Publishing date 2013-10-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Newswood and International Association of Engineers
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  4. Article ; Online: In silico comparison of protein-bound uremic toxin removal by hemodialysis, hemodiafiltration, membrane adsorption, and binding competition

    Vaibhav Maheshwari / Stephan Thijssen / Xia Tao / Doris H. Fuertinger / Franz Kappel / Peter Kotanko

    Scientific Reports, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    2019  Volume 13

    Abstract: Abstract Protein-bound uremic toxins (PBUTs) are poorly removed during hemodialysis (HD) due to their low free (dialyzable) plasma concentration. We compared PBUT removal between HD, hemodiafiltration (HDF), membrane adsorption, and PBUT displacement in ... ...

    Abstract Abstract Protein-bound uremic toxins (PBUTs) are poorly removed during hemodialysis (HD) due to their low free (dialyzable) plasma concentration. We compared PBUT removal between HD, hemodiafiltration (HDF), membrane adsorption, and PBUT displacement in HD. The latter involves infusing a binding competitor pre-dialyzer, which competes with PBUTs for their albumin binding sites and increases their free fraction. We used a mathematical model of PBUT/displacer kinetics in dialysis comprising a three-compartment patient model, an arterial/venous tube segment model, and a dialyzer model. Compared to HD, improvements in removal of prototypical PBUTs indoxyl sulfate (initial concentration 100 µM, 7% free) and p-cresyl sulfate (150 µM, 5% free) were: 5.5% and 6.4%, respectively, for pre-dilution HDF with 20 L replacement fluid; 8.1% and 9.1% for post-dilution HDF 20 L; 15.6% and 18.3% for pre-dilution HDF 60 L; 19.4% and 22.2% for complete membrane adsorption; 35.0% and 41.9% for displacement with tryptophan (2000 mg in 500 mL saline); 26.7% and 32.4% for displacement with ibuprofen (800 mg in 200 mL saline). Prolonged (one-month) use of tryptophan reduces the IS and pCS time-averaged concentration by 28.1% and 29.9%, respectively, compared to conventional HD. We conclude that competitive binding can be a pragmatic approach for improving PBUT removal.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 660
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Nature Publishing Group
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  5. Article ; Online: Prediction of hemoglobin levels in individual hemodialysis patients by means of a mathematical model of erythropoiesis.

    Doris H Fuertinger / Franz Kappel / Hanjie Zhang / Stephan Thijssen / Peter Kotanko

    PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 4, p e

    2018  Volume 0195918

    Abstract: Anemia commonly occurs in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and is associated with poor clinical outcomes. The management of patients with anemia in CKD is challenging, due to its severity, frequent hypo-responsiveness to treatment with ... ...

    Abstract Anemia commonly occurs in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and is associated with poor clinical outcomes. The management of patients with anemia in CKD is challenging, due to its severity, frequent hypo-responsiveness to treatment with erythropoiesis stimulating agents (ESA) and common hemoglobin cycling. Nonlinear dose-response curves and long delays in the effect of treatment on red blood cell population size complicate predictions of hemoglobin (Hgb) levels in individual patients. A comprehensive physiology based mathematical model for erythropoiesis was adapted individually to 60 hemodialysis patients treated with ESAs by identifying physiologically meaningful key model parameters from temporal Hgb data. Crit-Line® III monitors provided non-invasive Hgb measurements for every hemodialysis treatment. We used Hgb data during a 150-day baseline period together to estimate a patient's individual red blood cell lifespan, effects of the ESA on proliferation of red cell progenitor cells, endogenous erythropoietin production and ESA half-life. Estimated patient specific parameters showed excellent alignment with previously conducted clinical studies in hemodialysis patients. Further, the model qualitatively and quantitatively reflected empirical hemoglobin dynamics in demographically, anthropometrically and clinically diverse patients and accurately predicted the Hgb response to ESA therapy in individual patients for up to 21 weeks. The findings suggest that estimated model parameters can be used as a proxy for parameters that are clinically very difficult to quantify. The presented method has the potential to provide new insights into the individual pathophysiology of renal anemia and its association with clinical outcomes and can potentially be used to guide personalized anemia treatment.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 610 ; 616
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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