Amiodarone, unlike dronedarone, activates inflammasomes via its reactive metabolites: implications for amiodarone adverse reactions

R Kato, Y Ijiri, T Hayashi - Chemical research in toxicology, 2021 - ACS Publications
Amiodarone is a benzofuran derivative used to treat arrhythmias, but its use is limited by
adverse reactions. There is evidence that some of the severe adverse reactions such as liver …

Tumor necrosis factor-alpha potentiates the cytotoxicity of amiodarone in Hepa1c1c7 cells: roles of caspase activation and oxidative stress

J Lu, K Miyakawa, RA Roth, PE Ganey - toxicological sciences, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Amiodarone (AMD), a class III antiarrhythmic drug, causes idiosyncratic hepatotoxicity in
human patients. We demonstrated previously that tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) plays …

Amiodarone causes decreased cell-mediated immune responses and inhibits the phospholipase C signaling pathway

BD Wilson, CE Clarkson, ML Lippmann - Lung, 1993 - Springer
Amiodarone can cause pulmonary toxicity along with an increase in phospholipid in
macrophages, lymphocytes, and other cell types. Phospholipid accumulates because …

Role of oxidative stress in amiodarone-induced toxicity

JSM Sarma, H Pei… - Journal of Cardiovascular …, 1997 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The clinical usefulness of amiodarone for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias
is limited by multiorgan toxicity, especially pulmonary and hepatic. There are conflicting …

Evaluation of reactive oxygen species involvement in amiodarone pulmonary toxicity in vivo and in vitro

RG Leeder, E Rafeiro, JF Brien… - Journal of …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
Amiodarone (AM) is an effective antidysrhythmic agent, restricted in use by the development
of adverse effects, including potentially fatal AM‐induced pulmonary toxicity (AIPT). Although …

[PDF][PDF] Amiodarone attenuates apoptosis, but induces phospholipidosis in rat alveolar epithelial cells

E Kapatou, A Skyrlas, MG Agelaki, C Pantos… - Journal of physiology …, 2010 - jpp.krakow.pl
Amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity is a serious side-effect, but the underlying
molecular mechanisms remain unclear. We examined phospholipidosis and apoptosis in rat …

Amiodarone exposure during modest inflammation induces idiosyncrasy-like liver injury in rats: role of tumor necrosis factor-alpha

J Lu, AD Jones, JR Harkema, RA Roth… - Toxicological …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Amiodarone [2-butyl-3-(3′, 5′-diiodo-4'α-diethylaminoethoxybenzoyl)-
benzofuran](AMD), a class III antiarrhythmic drug, is known to cause idiosyncratic …

Establishment of a mouse model for amiodarone‐induced liver injury and analyses of its hepatotoxic mechanism

S Takai, S Oda, K Tsuneyama, T Fukami… - Journal of Applied …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Drug‐induced liver injury (DILI) is the most frequent cause of post‐marketing warnings and
withdrawals. Amiodarone (AMD), an antiarrhythmic, presents a risk of liver injury in humans …

The role of CYP3A4 in amiodarone-associated toxicity on HepG2 cells

A Zahno, K Brecht, R Morand, S Maseneni… - Biochemical …, 2011 - Elsevier
Amiodarone is a class III antiarrhythmic drug with potentially life-threatening hepatotoxicity.
Recent in vitro investigations suggested that the mono-N-desethyl (MDEA) and di-N …

Amiodarone-induced lymphocyte toxicity and mitochondrial function

SU Yasuda, EA Sausville, JB Hutchins… - Journal of …, 1996 - journals.lww.com
Amiodarone is one of the most effective anti-arrhythmic drugs available. However, its use is
often limited by potentially life-threatening toxicities, including hepatotoxicity and pulmonary …