It has been well established that the antihypertensive drugs clonidine and methyldopa lower blood pressure by acting on postsynaptic alpha 2-adrenergic receptors within cardiovascular control centers of the brain. A number of novel agents designed as lipophilic and highly selective alpha 2-adrenergic stimulants have been synthesized and in general the pharmacological features of these agents re...

OBJECTIVE Clonidine is an α2-agonist which is used as a sedative premedication in children. There are conflicting results in the published literature about the effect of clonidine on the incidence of post operative nausea and vomiting (PONV). We therefore decided to evaluate the effect of oral clonidine given preoperatively on the incidence of PONV in children after appendectomy. METHODS Sixt...

Clonidine is a centrally acting, alpha-2 adrenergic agonist used for the treatment of hypertension during pregnancy. The metabolic pathways of clonidine are poorly understood, and the quantitative contribution of specific human cytochrome P450 (P450) isoforms has not been systematically assessed. In this study, 17 cDNA-expressed P450 enzymes, in addition to pooled human liver microsomes, were e...

The purpose of the present study is to clarify the effect of clonidine on the release of serotonin from the rat hippocampus in vivo. For this purpose, endogenous serotonin release was measured by brain microdialysis. Potassium-evoked serotonin release from the hippocampus of freely moving rats was significantly inhibited when clonidine (10(-5) M) was added to the perfusion solution, while the 5...

The Department of Anaesthesia at SPMC Bikaner approved the trial and it was carried out during laparoscopic surgery OT with proper informed written permission. study a double-blind, randomised, prospective interventional trial. comprised 60 (ASA) Classes I II patients between ages 18 who were scheduled for elective cholecystectomy. Using computer-generated random number sequence, divided into t...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of preanesthetic oral clonidine on total propofol requirement for uniform minor surgery (breast conservative surgery: breast cancer removal with axillary lymph node dissection), and to compare the action of clonidine with that of preanesthetic oral diazepam, a commonly used benzodiazepine. DESIGN Randomized double-blinded study. SETTING Operating r...

BACKGROUND Preemptive analgesia is the blocking of pain perception afferent pathways before noxious painful stimuli. Clonidine is an alpha agonist drug that is partially selective for α-2 adrenoreceptors. Clonidine is used as anti-anxiety medication and an, analgesic, and it prolongs the duration of the block in the brachial plexus block. OBJECTIVES To compare the effect of preemptive clonidi...

Three studies were undertaken to reevaluate (1) whether there is a peripheral component in the reduction of sympathetic activity caused by centrally acting drugs; and (2) whether the antihypertensive effect of these drugs is due entirely to this reduction. Plasma growth hormone and norepinephrine concentrations were used as respective markers of central a-adrenoceptor stimulation and peripheral...

A partial recovery of locomotor functions has been shown in spinal cord-transected (Tx) cats after regular treadmill training and repeated administration of clonidine, an 2-adrenoreceptor agonist. However, clonidine has generally failed to show prolocomotor effects in other models (e.g., rat or mudpuppy in vitro-isolated spinal cord preparations). The reasons for this discrepancy remain unclear...