Influence of drugs on albumin and bilirubin interaction

Acta Paediatrica Japonica; Overseas Edition
M FunatoW J Cashore

Abstract

Twenty-eight drugs, including cephem antibiotics and anti-inflammatory agents currently used or considered potentially useful in neonatal intensive care nurseries in Japan, were examined to determine their influence on albumin and bilirubin interaction by means of a glucose oxidase - peroxidase method, using an automated analyzer (Arrows) for unbound bilirubin (U.B.). The apparent binding constant for drugs to the high-affinity site on albumin (KD) was determined. Of cephem antibiotics, latamoxef sodium (LMOX) and cefazolin sodium (CEZ) were found to displace bilirubin from albumin (KD = 5.9 x 10(3) M-1 and 4.5 x 10(3) M-1, respectively) as strongly as Na salicylate (KD = 6.8 x 10(3) M-1). Mephenamate and indomethacin, which are used for medical closure of patent ductus arteriosus in premature infants, were also found to be stronger bilirubin displacers (KD = 1.3 x 10(5) M-1 and 1.2 x 10(5) M-1, respectively) than sulfisoxazole (KD = 1.6 x 10(4) M-1). Maximal displacement factors (MDF's) were also estimated in reference to protein binding (%) and effective serum concentration (M) of each drug in human adults. Of these drugs, mephenamate showed a higher risk of bilirubin displacement (MDF = 3.79) than sulfisoxazole (MDF = 2.58) ...Continue Reading

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