title: Pretreatment with phenobarbitone modifies suppressant effect of cyclosporine on wound healing.
abstract: Cyclosporine has been reported to suppress the tensile strength of healing incision wound. Prednisolone, an inducer of hepatic microsomal enzymes, abolished the tensile strength suppressant effect of cyclosporine. Cyclosporine is metabolized by the hepatic cytochrome P-450 enzymes. Induction of microsomal enzymes with phenobarbitone was evaluated for its effect upon the wound healing suppressant effect of cyclosporine. Pretreatment of male rats with phenobarbitone (75 mg/kg/day, ip) for 3 days resulted in alleviating the tensile strength suppressant effect of cyclosporine (5 mg/kg/day, po for 10 days). Phenobarbitone, per se, did not affect the tensile strength. That phenobarbitone prevents cyclosporine induced nephrotoxicity without affecting the humoral immunosuppressant action of cyclosporine has recently been reported. The possibility of modulating microsomal enzymes with phenobarbitone offers another approach in preventing cyclosporine-associated toxicities during immunosuppression.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Sequeira
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Holla
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003524:Cyclosporins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004347:Drug Interactions; D008297:Male; D010634:Phenobarbital / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D013718:Tensile Strength / Q000187:drug effects; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D003524:Cyclosporins; D010634:Phenobarbital