title: Effect of glucocorticoids and ACTH on antipyrine clearance in children.
abstract: Administration of dexamethasone and infusion of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) to children for periods up to 4 days did not alter the half-life, apparent volume of distribution, or metabolic clearance rate of antipyrine, a drug principally metabolized by the mixed-function oxidase system of the liver. We conclude that the short-term administration of glucocorticoids and ACTH with ensuing stimulation of endogenous glucocorticoid production is unlikely to produce clinically significant changes in the rate of drug metabolism.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000983:Antipyrine / Q000378:metabolism*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006207:Half-Life; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008657:Metabolic Clearance Rate / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D003907:Dexamethasone; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D000983:Antipyrine