martes, 16 de enero de 2018

Ketamina en depresión mayor / Ketamina for major depression

Enero 16, 2018. No. 2965

Con este tercer envío consecutivo sobre ketamina en depresión mayor esperamos que hayamos motivado su interés y curiosidad científica sobre este apasionante tema. Hay mucha información disponible y actualizada que con seguridad terminará en la aprobación de este anestésico general como una novel droga antidepresiva de rápido inicio. 

With this third consecutive e-mail on ketamine in major depression, we hope that we have motivated your interest and scientific curiosity on this exciting topic. There is a lot of information available and updated that will surely end in the approval of this general anesthetic as a novel fast-acting antidepressant drug.

Avec cette troisième expédition consécutive sur la kétamine dans la dépression majeure, nous espérons que nous avons motivé votre intérêt et votre curiosité scientifique sur ce sujet passionnant. Il y a beaucoup d'informations disponibles et mises à jour qui finiront sûrement par l'approbation de cette anesthésie générale en tant que nouveau médicament antidépresseur à action rapide.
Disección molecular y celular de subtipos de receptores NMDA como dianas antidepresivas.
Molecular and cellular dissection of NMDA receptor subtypes as antidepressant targets.
Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2018 Jan;84:352-358. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.08.012. Epub 2017 Aug 23.
Abstract
A growing body of evidence supports the idea that drugs targeting the glutamate system may represent a valuable therapeutic alternative in major depressive disorders (MDD). The rapid and prolonged mood elevating effect of the NMDA receptor (NMDAR) antagonist ketamine has been studied intensely. However, its clinical use is hampered by deleterious side-effects, such as psychosis. Therefore, a better understanding of the mechanisms of the psychotropic effects after NMDAR blockade is necessary to develop glutamatergic antidepressants with improved therapeutic profile. Here we review recent experimental data that addressed molecular/cellular determinants of the antidepressant effect mediated by inactivating NMDAR subtypes. We refer to results obtained both in pharmacological and genetic animal models, ranging from global to conditional NMDAR manipulation. Our main focus is on the contribution of different NMDAR subtypes to the psychoactive effects induced by NMDAR ablation/blockade. We review data analyzing the effect of NMDAR subtype deletions limited to specific neuronal populations/brain areas in the regulation of mood. Altogether, these studies suggest effective and putative specific NMDAR drug targets for MDD treatment.
KEYWORDS: Depression; GluN2 subunits; Glutamate; Ketamine; Molecular biology; NMDA receptors
Uso de terapia repetida con ketamina intravenosa en la depresión bipolar resistente al tratamiento con comportamiento suicida: informe de un caso de España.
Use of repeated intravenous ketamine therapy in treatment-resistant bipolar depression with suicidal behaviour: a case report from Spain.
Ther Adv Psychopharmacol. 2017 Apr;7(4):137-140. doi: 10.1177/2045125316675578. Epub 2017 Jan 1.
Abstract
The rapidly-acting antidepressant properties of ketamine are a trend topic in psychiatry. Despite its robust effects, these are ephemeral and can lead to certain adverse events. For this reason, there is still a general concern around the off-label use of ketamine in clinical practice settings. Nonetheless, for refractory depression, it should be an indication to consider. We report the case of a female patient admitted for several months due to a treatment-resistant depressive bipolar episode with chronic suicidal behaviour. After repeated intravenous ketamine infusions without remarkable side effects, the patient experienced a complete clinical recovery during the 4 weeks following hospital discharge. Unfortunately, depressive symptoms reappeared in the 5th week, and the patient was finally readmitted to hospital as a result of a suicide attempt.
KEYWORDS: antidepressive agents; bipolar disorder; depression; ketamine; suicide
La administración aguda de ketamina corrige los marcadores óseos inflamatorios anormales en el trastorno depresivo mayor.
Acute ketamine administration corrects abnormal inflammatory bone markers in major depressive disorder.
Mol Psychiatry. 2017 May 30. doi: 10.1038/mp.2017.109. [Epub ahead of print]
Abstract
Patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) have clinically relevant, significant decreases in bone mineral density (BMD). We sought to determine if predictive markers of bone inflammation-the osteoprotegerin (OPG)-RANK-RANKL system or osteopontin (OPN)-play a role in the bone abnormalities associated with MDD and, if so, whether ketamine treatment corrected the abnormalities. The OPG-RANK-RANKL system plays the principal role in determining the balance between bone resorption and bone formation. RANKL is the osteoclast differentiating factor and diminishes BMD. OPG is a decoy receptor for RANKL, thereby increasing BMD. OPN is the bone glue that acts as a scaffold between bone tissues matrix composition to bind them together and is an important component of bone strength and fracture resistance. ...
We conclude that the OPG-RANK-RANKL system and the OPN system play important roles in the serious bone abnormalities associated with MDD. These data suggest that, in addition to its antidepressant effects, ketamine also has a salutary effect on a major medical complication of depressive illness. 
Nuevas estrategias de tratamiento de la depresión: basadas en mecanismos relacionados con la neuroplasticidad.
New Treatment Strategies of Depression: Based on Mechanisms Related to Neuroplasticity.
Huang YJ1, Lane HY1,2,3, Lin CH2,4,5.
Neural Plast. 2017;2017:4605971. doi: 10.1155/2017/4605971. Epub 2017 Apr 11.
Abstract
Major depressive disorder is a severe and complex mental disorder. Impaired neurotransmission and disrupted signalling pathways may influence neuroplasticity, which is involved in the brain dysfunction in depression. Traditional neurobiological theories of depression, such as monoamine hypothesis, cannot fully explain the whole picture of depressive disorders. In this review, we discussed new treatment directions of depression, including modulation of glutamatergic system and noninvasive brain stimulation. Dysfunction of glutamatergic neurotransmission plays an important role in the pathophysiology of depression. Ketamine, an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist, has rapid and lasting antidepressive effects in previous studies. In addition to ketamine, other glutamatergic modulators, such as sarcosine, also show potential antidepressant effect in animal models or clinical trials. Noninvasive brain stimulation is another new treatment strategy beyond pharmacotherapy. Growing evidence has demonstrated that superficial brain stimulations, such as transcranial magnetic stimulation, transcranial direct current stimulation, cranial electrotherapy stimulation, and magnetic seizure therapy, can improve depressive symptoms. The antidepressive effect of these brain stimulations may be through modulating neuroplasticity. In conclusion, drugs that modulate neurotransmission via NMDA receptor and noninvasive brain stimulation may provide new directions of treatment for depression. Furthermore, exploring the underlying mechanisms will help in developing novel therapies for depression in the future.
¿ENCENDIDO o APAGADO ?: Modulando el Receptor de N-Metil-D-Aspartato en la Depresión Mayor.
ON or OFF?: Modulating the N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor in Major Depression.
Front Mol Neurosci. 2017 Jan 13;9:169. doi: 10.3389/fnmol.2016.00169. eCollection 2016.
Abstract
Since the discovery that a single dose of ketamine, an N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) antagonist, had rapid and long-lasting antidepressant effects, there has been increased interest in using NMDAR modulators in the pharmacotherapy of depression. Ketamine's efficacy seems to imply that depression is a disorder of NMDAR hyperfunctionality. However, studies showing that not all NMDAR antagonists are able to act as antidepressants challenge this notion. Furthermore, NMDAR co-agonists have also been gaining attention as possible treatments. Co-agonists such as D-serine and sarcosine have shown efficacy in both pre-clinical models and human trials. This raises the question of how both NMDAR antagonists and agonists are able to have converging behavioral effects. Here we critically review the evidence and proposed therapeutic mechanisms for both NMDAR antagonists and agonists, and collate several theories on how both activation and inhibition of NMDARs appear to have antidepressant effects.
KEYWORDS: NMDAR antagonist; depression; glycine site; mTOR; subuni

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jueves, 11 de enero de 2018

Luxación anterior de hombro / ¡La educación del paciente es clave! / Anterior shoulder dislocation / Patient education is key!

http://www.lesionesdeportivas.com.mx/academia/luxacion-anterior-de-hombro-la-educacion-del-paciente-es-clave/


Desafortunadamente, viviendo en un país con tales disparidades culturales y económicas, no es infrecuente tratar este tipo de patologías. ¡Paciente femenino, 64 años, con una luxación anterior de hombro de 2 años! Después de pasar de “huesero” a “huesero” (sanador de huesos tradicional mexicano sin educación “formal”), ella decide consultarme. Lo que se pudo haber resuelto hace dos años con una radiografía simple de hombro y diagnóstico y reducción cerrada bajo anestesia, se necesitó una angiografía por CT (para evitar tener una lesión en la arteria axilar durante la cirugía debido a una planificación preoperatoria deficiente) y una artroplastia reversa de hombro. ¡La educación del paciente es clave!


Unfortunately, living in a country with such cultural and economic disparities, it is not infrequent to treat these kind of pathologies. This a 64 y.o. Female patient with a 2-year anterior shoulder dislocation! After going from “huesero” to “huesero” (Mexican traditional bone healer without “formal” education), she decides to consult me. What could have been solved two years ago with a diagnostic simple shoulder x-ray and closed reduction under anesthesia, needed a CT-angiogram (in order to avoid having an axillary artery injury during surgery due to a deficient pre-op planning) and a reverse shoulder arthroplasty. Patient education is key!!!



#shouldersurgery #shoulderdislocation #happyshoulder #patienteducation #cirugiadehombro #dislocación #luxación

Dexmedetomidina / Dexmedetomidine

Enero 12, 2018. No. 2961
Farmacocinética clínica y farmacodinamia de la dexmedetomidina.
Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Dexmedetomidine.
Clin Pharmacokinet. 2017 Aug;56(8):893-913. doi: 10.1007/s40262-017-0507-7.
Abstract
Dexmedetomidine is an α2-adrenoceptor agonist with sedative, anxiolytic, sympatholytic, and analgesic-sparing effects, and minimal depression of respiratory function. It is potent and highly selective for α2-receptors with an α2:α1 ratio of 1620:1. Hemodynamic effects, which include transient hypertension, bradycardia, and hypotension, result from the drug's peripheral vasoconstrictive and sympatholytic properties. Dexmedetomidine exerts its hypnotic action through activation of central pre- and postsynaptic α2-receptors in the locus coeruleus, thereby inducting a state of unconsciousness similar to natural sleep, with the unique aspect that patients remain easily rousable and cooperative. Dexmedetomidine is rapidly distributed and is mainly hepatically metabolized into inactive metabolites by glucuronidation and hydroxylation. A high inter-individual variability in dexmedetomidine pharmacokinetics has been described, especially in the intensive care unit population. In recent years, multiple pharmacokinetic non-compartmental analyses as well as population pharmacokinetic studies have been performed. Body size, hepatic impairment, and presumably plasma albumin and cardiac output have a significant impact on dexmedetomidinepharmacokinetics. Results regarding other covariates remain inconclusive and warrant further research. Although initially approved for intravenous use for up to 24 h in the adult intensive care unit population only, applications of dexmedetomidine in clinical practice have been widened over the past few years. Procedural sedation with dexmedetomidine was additionally approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2003 and dexmedetomidine has appeared useful in multiple off-label applications such as pediatric sedation, intranasal or buccal administration, and use as an adjuvant to local analgesia techniques.
Utilidad de la dexmedetomidina en diversos contextos en la medicina actual
Dr. Orlando Carrillo-Torres,* Dra. María Guadalupe Pliego-Sánchez,* Dra. María Mónica Gallegos-Allier,* Dra. Lourdes Carmen Santacruz-Martínez*
Rev Mex Anestesiol Vol. 37. No. 1 Enero-Marzo 2014 pp 27-34
Resumen 
En los últimos años se han creado fármacos para lograr una adecuada sedación y analgesia en los pacientes antes, durante y después de las intervenciones mé- dicas. Entre estos medicamentos se encuentra la dexmedetomidina, un fármaco altamente selectivo a los receptores alfa-2, que logra, en dosificación adecuada, analgesia, sedación y simpaticolisis sin efectos adversos importantes. Este fármaco se ha utilizado ampliamente en la terapia intensiva, para lo cual fue ideado, pero también se ha utilizado para diversos procedimientos anestesiológicos, ya sean en generales y regionales, así como para sedaciones superficiales y profundas, tanto en los adultos como en la población pediátrica. En esta revisión se abarcarán las generalidades de la dexmedetomidina, así como su uso en las diferentes especialidades hasta el día de hoy. Palabras clave: Alfa-2 agonista, dexmedetomidina, sedación, analgesia.
Dexmedetomidina: Rol Actual en Anestesia y Cuidados Intensivos
Joana Afonso 1, Flávio Reis 2 Resumen: Afonso J, Reis F
Rev Bras Anestesiol. 2012 Jan-Feb;62(1):118-33. doi: 10.1016/S0034-7094(12)70110-1.
Resumen
Justificativa y objetivos: Actualizar y analizar nuevamente la aplicación de la dexmedetomidina en la anestesia y en los cuidados intensivos. Este trabajo es una revisión bastante exhaustiva de los usos clínicos, farmacología, farmacocinética, mecanismo de acción, y de los efectos adversos de la dexmedetomidina. Contenido: El uso efectivo de los agentes sedativo-hipnóticos y analgésicos, forma parte integral de la comodidad y de la seguridad de los pacientes. La dexmedetomidina es un potente y altamente selectivo agonista de los adrenoceptores α-2 con propiedades simpaticolíticas, sedativas, amnésicas y analgésicas, que se ha venido describiendo como un adyuvante útil y seguro en varias aplicaciones clínicas. Proporciona una "sedación conciente" única, analgésica, y sin depresión respiratoria. Sus usos más comunes ya analizados, incluyen la sedación en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos (UCI) (adulta y pediátrica), en Urgencias, anestesia regional y general, neurocirugía, sedación para procedimientos pediá- tricos, intubación por fibra óptica en enfermos despiertos, cirugía cardíaca y cirugía bariátrica. Conclusiones: La dexmedetomidina ofrece la capacidad única de suministrar sedación y analgesia sin depresión respiratoria. Es un agente nuevo con un gran margen de seguridad, excelente capacidad sedativa y moderadas propiedades analgésicas. Aunque su amplio uso sea hoy por hoy, para pacientes de unidades de cuidados intensivos quirúrgicos y no quirúrgicos, la dexmedetomidina parece tener aplicaciones futuras promisorias en las áreas de neuroprotección, cardioprotección y renoprotección. Aunque de todas formas, son necesarios más estudios detallados para definir su rol como sedativo en los enfermos criticos, neuroquirúrgicos y pediátricos, como adyuvante en la anestesia y como sedativo durante los procedimientos. Descriptores: ANALGÉSICOS; Dexmedetomidina; ANALGESIA; ANESTESIA; Cuidados intensivos

Dexmedetomidine: current role in anesthesia and intensive care.
Rev Bras Anestesiol. 2012 Jan-Feb;62(1):118-33. doi: 10.1016/S0034-7094(12)70110-1.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: To update and review the application of dexmedetomidine in anesthesia and intensive care. This study is a comprehensive review of clinical uses, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, mechanism of action and adverse effects of dexmedetomidine.CONTENT: The effective use of sedative-hypnotic agents and analgesics is an integral part of comfort and safety of patients. Dexmedetomidine is a potent and highly selective α-2 adrenoceptor agonist with sympatholytic, sedative, amnestic, and analgesic properties, which has been described as a useful and safe adjunct in many clinical applications. It provides a unique "conscious sedation", analgesia, without respiratory depression. The current reviewed uses include sedation at Intensive Care Unit-ICU (both adult and pediatric), emergency department, regional and general anesthesia, neurosurgery, sedation for pediatric procedures, awake fiber-optic intubation, cardiac surgery and bariatric surgery. CONCLUSIONS: Dexmedetomidine offers a unique ability of providing both sedation and analgesia without respiratory depression. It is a new agent with a wide safety margin, excellent sedative capacity and moderate analgesic properties. Although its wide use is currently in patients of surgical and non-surgical intensive care units, dexmedetomidine seems to have promising future applications in neuroprotection, cardioprotection and renoprotection. More detailed studies are required to define its role as sedative in critical, neurosurgical and pediatric patients, as anesthesia adjunct and sedative during procedures.

Dexmedetomidina: un adyuvante que se adentra en la práctica clínica.
Dexmedetomidine: an adjuvant making large inroads into clinical practice.
Ann Med Health Sci Res. 2013 Oct;3(4):475-83. doi: 10.4103/2141-9248.122044.
Abstract
The introduction of newer more selective α(-2) adrenergic agonist, dexmedetomidine has made a revolution in the field of anesthesia owing to its varied application. The aim of the current review is to highlight the various clinical and pharmacological aspects of dexmedetomidine in daily routine practice of anesthesiology and intensive care besides its potential role in other clinical specialties. This review of dexmedetomidine was carried out after searching the medical literature in Pubmed, Science direct, Scopus, Google scholar and various text books and journal articles using keywords anesthesia, dexmedetomidine, neurosurgery, pediatric surgery, regional dexmedetomidine, anesthesia, regional, neurosurgery, and pediatric surgery. Dexmedetomidine has made its application from a novel sedating agent in the intensive care unit to its use as an adjuvant in various regional anesthetic techniques because of its "cooperative sedation" without any respiratory depression. It has a favorable pharmacokinetic profile suitable to be used in the perioperative period to reduce the requirements of opioids and anesthetic drugs. There are few side-effects of dexmedetomidine, which should always be kept in mind before choosing the patients for its use. The various side-effects associated with dexmedetomidine include, but are not limited to hypotension, bradycardia, worsening of heart block, dry mouth, and nausea. However, large scale randomized controlled trials are still needed to establish various effects of dexmedetomidine and to clearly define its safety profile.
KEYWORDS: Dexmedetomidine; General anesthesia; Regional anesthesia; α−2 adrenergic agonist

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