In vitro studies of the phototoxic potential of the antidepressant drugs amitriptyline and imipramine

Farmaco

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 211-218

  Viola, Giampietro ^a   Miolo, Giorgia ^a   Vedaldi, Daniela ^a   Dall'Acqua, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amitriptyline; DNA photocleavage; Imipramine; Lipid peroxidation; Photohemolysis; Phototoxicity

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROPEROXIDE; IMIPRAMINE; LINOLEIC ACID; NUCLEIC ACID; PLASMID DNA; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SCAVENGER; SINGLET OXYGEN; SUPEROXIDE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; HEMOLYSIS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; PHOTOTOXICITY; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; COLORING AGENTS; DERMATITIS, PHOTOTOXIC; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; ERYTHROCYTES; FIBROBLASTS; HEMOLYSIS; IMIPRAMINE; LINOLEIC ACID; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; THIAZOLES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0033914319     PISSN: 0014827X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-827X(99)00116-0     Document Type: Article

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