Microdialysis in drug development /

In vivo target site concentrations are probably the most important determinant of drug effects. Traditionally, linking drug concentrations to drug effects has been accomplished by modelling blood-derived data, mostly because a direct quantification of tissue concentrations has been beyond technical...

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Corporate Authors: SpringerLink (Online service)
Group Author: Mu ller, Markus, 1967 August 23-
Published: Springer,
Publisher Address: New York, NY :
Publication Dates: 2013.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: AAPS advances in the pharmaceutical sciences series, 4
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Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4815-0
Summary: In vivo target site concentrations are probably the most important determinant of drug effects. Traditionally, linking drug concentrations to drug effects has been accomplished by modelling blood-derived data, mostly because a direct quantification of tissue concentrations has been beyond technical reach. Today, a direct measurement of target site concentrations is possible by employing microdialysis or complementary approaches such as imaging technologies. Microdialysis, initially conceived in the 1970ies, has become a standard tool in drug development. This comprehensive overview of current microdialysis technology covers general and disease-specific aspects of microdialysis by international experts in the field. It provides useful information for colleagues in academia and industry who are interested PK-PD aspects of drug development.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781461448150 (electronic bk.)
1461448158 (electronic bk.)
Index Number: RM301
CLC: R914
Contents: General Aspects --
Introduction to the Microdialysis Technology /
Recovery and Calibration Techniques: Toward Quantitative Microdialysis /
Analytical Considerations for Microdialysis Sampling /
Regulatory Aspects of Microdialysis: A United States Food and Drug Administration Perspective /
Specific topics --
Microdialysis in CNS PKPD Research: Unraveling Unbound Concentrations /
Microdialysis in Antibiotic Research /
Skin and Transdermal Drug Delivery /
Translational Approaches for Predicting CNS Drug Effects Using Microdialysis /
Extracellular Amyloid-[beta] Protein Dynamics in Alzheimer's Disease /
Microdialysis in Pain Research /
Microdialysis in Ocular Drug Development /
Microdialysis in Metabolic Research /
High Molecular Weight Targets and Treatments Using Microdialysis /
Complementary Techniques: Positron Emission Tomography /
Open Flow Microperfusion: An Alternative Method to Microdialysis? /
Microdialysis in Internal Organs and Tumors /