In cattle, the metabolite neospiramycin, the demycarosyl derivative, is formed. Concentrations of neospiramycin in muscle and kidney were marginally higher than those of spiramycin 14-28 days after dosing; in muscle, levels of neospiramycin and spiramycin were approximately equal.
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代谢
spiramycin在肝脏中被代谢成活性代谢物;大量通过胆汁排出,约10%通过尿液排出。
Spiramycin is metabolized in the liver to active metabolites; substantial amounts are excreted in the bile and about 10% in the urine.
The macrolide antibiotics include natural members, prodrugs & semisynthetic derivatives. These drugs are indicated in a variety of infections & are often combined with other drug therapies, thus creating the potential for pharmacokinetic interactions. Macrolides can both inhibit drug metab in the liver by complex formation & inactivation of microsomal drug oxidising enzymes & also interfere with microorganisms of the enteric flora through their antibiotic effects. Over the past 20 yrs, a number of reports have incriminated macrolides as a potential source of clinically severe drug interactions. However, differences have been found between the various macrolides in this regard & not all macrolides are responsible for drug interactions. With the recent advent of many semisynthetic macrolide antibiotics it is now evident that they may be classified into 3 different groups in causing drug interactions. The first group (e.g. troleandomycin, erythromycins) are those prone to forming nitrosoalkanes & the consequent formation of inactive cytochrome P450-metabolite complexes. The second group (e.g. josamycin, flurithromycin, roxithromycin, clarithromycin, miocamycin & midecamycin) form complexes to a lesser extent & rarely produce drug interactions. The last group (e.g. spiramycin, rokitamycin, dirithromycin & azithromycin) do not inactivate cytochrome P450 & are unable to modify the pharmacokinetics of other cmpds. It appears that 2 structural factors are important for a macrolide antibiotic to lead to the induction of cytochrome P450 & the formation in vivo or in vitro of an inhibitory cytochrome P450-iron-nitrosoalkane metabolite complex: the presence in the macrolide molecules of a non-hindered readily accessible N-dimethylamino group & the hydrophobic character of the drug. Troleandomycin ranks first as a potent inhibitor of microsomal liver enzymes, causing a significant decr of the metab of methylprednisolone, theophylline, carbamazepine, phenazone (antipyrine) & triazolam. Troleandomycin can cause ergotism in patients receiving ergot alkaloids & cholestatic jaundice in those taking oral contraceptives. Erythromycin & its different prodrugs appear to be less potent inhibitors of drug metab. Case reports & controlled studies have, however, shown that erythromycins may interact with theophylline, carbamazepine, methylprednisolone, warfarin, cyclosporin, triazolam, midazolam, alfentanil, disopyramide & bromocriptine, decreasing drug clearance. The bioavailability of digoxin appears also to be increased by erythromycin in patients excreting high amounts of reduced digoxin metabolites, probably due to destruction of enteric flora responsible for the formation of these cmpds. These incriminated macrolide antibiotics should not be administered concomitantly with other drugs known to be affected metabolically by them, or at the very least, combined admin should be carried out only with careful patient monitoring.
The authors report the case of a 21 year old woman with a congenital long QT syndrome who had several syncopal attacks at least one of which was caused by torsades de pointes. This sudden complication was attributed to the simultaneous prescription of Spiramycine and Mequitazine over a 48 hour period. These two drugs are not considered to be predisposing factors for torsades de pointes despite the fact that they belong to two families of drugs which can trigger this type of arrhythmia. The withdrawal of this treatment led to the complete regression of the syncopal episodes with a follow-up of two years and a significant shortening of the initial QTc interval which remained, nevertheless, longer than normal. This case underlines the potential risks of drug associations of these two families of drugs, especially in patients with the congenital long QT syndrome.