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Stoschitzky, K; Egginger, G; Zernig, G; Klein, W; Lindner, W.
Stereoselective features of (R)- and (S)-atenolol: clinical pharmacological, pharmacokinetic, and radioligand binding studies.
Chirality. 1993; 5(1):15-19
Doi: 10.1002/chir.530050104
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- In a randomized, double-blind, cross-over study in 12 healthy volunteers, the effects of single oral doses of 100 mg rac-atenolol were compared during exercise to those of equal amounts of the optically pure enantiomers, i.e., 50 mg (R)- and 50 mg (S)-atenolol. The mean rate pressure product decreased with rac-atenolol (-37%; P < 0.01) and half-dosed (S)-atenolol (-35%; P < 0.01) to the same extent, whereas (R)-atenolol caused no effect. Radioligand binding studies in beta-adrenergic receptors of the guinea pig heart yielded a eudismic ratio of 46 for (S)- to (R)-atenolol. The mean AUCs, maximal plasma concentrations, and plasma half-lives of the enantiomers were similar regardless of whether they were administered as optically pure enantiomers or as racemic mixture. On the other hand, the AUC of (R)-atenolol was 1.08-fold greater (P < 0.01) than that of the (S)-enantiomer. The reason for this finding remains unclear. We conclude that only (S)-atenolol, but not (R)-atenolol, contributes to the beta-blocking effect of currently used rac-atenolol since the same effect can be elicited with the (S)-enantiomer alone.
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