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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Springer,
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Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
Publication Dates: | 2013. |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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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 / |