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T Di Perri

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Determination of plasma concentrations of cyclandelate and mandelic acid in patients with generalized atherosclerotic vasculopathy treated with oral cyclandelate.

Cyclandelate, a vasoactive substance consisting of the mandelic acid ester of 3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexanol, was administered to 10 patients with cerebrovascular and/or peripheral vascular disease. Blood specimens were collected at 1-6 h after oral administration of 1600 mg cyclandelate, and the ester and acid were extracted from plasma in acid medium using n-hexane/isopropyl alcohol. The concentrations were determined by a high-performance liquid chromatography isocratic system. The highest plasma cyclandelate concentrations were detected at the third hour, whereas plasma mandelic acid concentrations were still increasing 6 h after administration.

Administration, Oral↗

Captopril-induced granulocyte aggregation. A possible complement mediated mechanism of peripheral leukopenia.

Captopril, competitive inhibitor of angiotensin converting enzyme, is clinically employed for its antihypertensive activity and drug-dependent granulocytopenia or agranulocytosis have been seldom observed during treatment. In previous unpublished studies an activating effect of the drug on the complement alternate pathway has been demonstrated. In this paper we demonstrate that captopril-treated serum is able to "in vitro" induce granulocyte activation and aggregation. Granulocyte aggregation was shown by the turbidimetric method and cellular activation was confirmed by the release of the granule associated enzyme lysozyme and beta-glucuronidase. On this basis complement-mediated leukoaggregation and leukosequestration in vivo could be proposed as the effector mechanism of peripheral leukopenia.

Captopril↗