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. 1992 Mar;33(3):323-5.
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1992.tb04044.x.

Formation of biologically active 13,14-dihydro-prostaglandin E1 during intravenous infusion of prostaglandin E1 in newborns with ductus arteriosus-dependent congenital heart disease

A Leonhardt  1 , H Schweer, D Wolf, H W Seyberth
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Formation of biologically active 13,14-dihydro-prostaglandin E1 during intravenous infusion of prostaglandin E1 in newborns with ductus arteriosus-dependent congenital heart disease

A Leonhardt et al. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 1992 Mar.

Abstract

Plasma concentrations of prostaglandin (PG) E1 (12-150, median 25 pg ml-1) and 13,14-dihydro-PGE1 (3-62, median 45.5 pg ml-1) were measured by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in eight newborns with ductus arteriosus-dependent congenital heart disease during continuous intravenous infusion of PGE1. Formation of 13,14-dihydro-PGE1 was demonstrated for the first time in neonates. Since 13,14-dihydro-PGE1 has similar biological activities as the parent compound PGE1, pharmacological effects during PGE1 infusion are most likely related to both PGE1 and the generation and action of 13,14-dihydro-PGE1.

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