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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-10-24
pubmed:abstractText
The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the three different caffeine preparations--caffeine citrate, caffeine benzoate and the free base--used for in vitro diagnosis of malignant hyperthermia susceptibility--produced the same amount of contracture in rat diaphragm. At equimolar caffeine concentrations, the pure base generated more tension in the rat diaphragm muscle than caffeine benzoate or caffeine citrate. The citrate lowers the pH and the free Ca2+ concentration of the test bath and thus suppresses the caffeine contracture. The benzoate is believed to inhibit the caffeine contracture by its carbonyl group in a way similar to the effect of benzocaine.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0001-5172
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
541-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-7-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
The caffeine contracture test for malignant hyperthermia: caffeine citrate, caffeine benzoate or caffeine free base?
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Intensive Care, University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study