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hexamethonium and Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic

hexamethonium has been researched along with Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic in 1 studies

Hexamethonium: A nicotinic cholinergic antagonist often referred to as the prototypical ganglionic blocker. It is poorly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and does not cross the blood-brain barrier. It has been used for a variety of therapeutic purposes including hypertension but, like the other ganglionic blockers, it has been replaced by more specific drugs for most purposes, although it is widely used a research tool.

Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic: A chronic, relapsing, inflammatory, and often febrile multisystemic disorder of connective tissue, characterized principally by involvement of the skin, joints, kidneys, and serosal membranes. It is of unknown etiology, but is thought to represent a failure of the regulatory mechanisms of the autoimmune system. The disease is marked by a wide range of system dysfunctions, an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and the formation of LE cells in the blood or bone marrow.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" Some of this information includes: the unexpected yet very real hazards as well as benefits associated with the long-term use of powerful drugs, in particular the original description of hydralazine-induced lupus, its relation to genetic markers and its association with control of hypertension; the apparently decreasing need for antihypertensive drugs in subjects with well-controlled severe and moderate hypertension; the identification of risk factors for the complications of hypertension and the quantitation of their effects; the decrease in the incidence of hypertensive complications associated with the pharmacologic treatment of severe, moderate and, at least, the upper ranges of mild hypertension; the possibility of designing a chemical to block a specific reaction and the realization that it would have broader than expected effects; and the primary prevention of myocardial infarction in very high risk subjects."4.77The evolution of antihypertensive therapy. ( Perry, HM, 1985)

Research

Studies (1)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19901 (100.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Perry, HM1

Reviews

1 review available for hexamethonium and Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic

ArticleYear
The evolution of antihypertensive therapy.
    The American journal of cardiology, 1985, Dec-06, Volume: 56, Issue:16

    Topics: Antihypertensive Agents; Bis-Trimethylammonium Compounds; Blood Pressure; Calcium Channel Blockers;

1985