Details of Drug-Drug Interaction
| Drug General Information (ID: DDISRU56MK) | |||||||||
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| Drug Name | Methylprednisolone | Drug Info | Guanethidine | Drug Info | |||||
| Drug Type | Small molecule | Small molecule | |||||||
| Therapeutic Class | Antineoplastics | Antihypertensive Agents | |||||||
| Structure | |||||||||
| Mechanism of Methylprednisolone-Guanethidine Interaction (Severity Level: Moderate) | |||||||||
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| Antagonize the effect of antihypertensive agents Click to Show/Hide Mechanism Graph | |||||||||
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| Drug Name | Methylprednisolone | Guanethidine | |||||||
| Mechanism |
Hypertensive effects Induction of sodium and fluid retention |
Antihypertensive agent Noradrenaline transporter Inhibitor |
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| Key Mechanism Factor 1 | |||||||||
| Factor Name | Norepinephrine transporter |
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Structure
Sequence
MLLARMNPQVQPENNGADTGPEQPLRARKTAELLVVKERNGVQCLLAPRDGDAQPRETWGKKIDFLLSVVGFAVDLANVWRFPYLCYKNGGGAFLIPYTLFLIIAGMPLFYMELALGQYNREGAATVWKICPFFKGVGYAVILIALYVGFYYNVIIAWSLYYLFSSFTLNLPWTDCGHTWNSPNCTDPKLLNGSVLGNHTKYSKYKFTPAAEFYERGVLHLHESSGIHDIGLPQWQLLLCLMVVVIVLYFSLWKGVKTSGKVVWITATLPYFVLFVLLVHGVTLPGASNGINAYLHIDFYRLKEATVWIDAATQIFFSLGAGFGVLIAFASYNKFDNNCYRDALLTSSINCITSFVSGFAIFSILGYMAHEHKVNIEDVATEGAGLVFILYPEAISTLSGSTFWAVVFFVMLLALGLDSSMGGMEAVITGLADDFQVLKRHRKLFTFGVTFSTFLLALFCITKGGIYVLTLLDTFAAGTSILFAVLMEAIGVSWFYGVDRFSNDIQQMMGFRPGLYWRLCWKFVSPAFLLFVVVVSIINFKPLTYDDYIFPPWANWVGWGIALSSMVLVPIYVIYKFLSTQGSLWERLAYGITPENEHHLVAQRDIRQFQLQHWLAI
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| Gene Name | SLC6A2 | ||||||||
| Uniprot ID | SC6A2_HUMAN | ||||||||
| KEGG Pathway | hsa:6530 | ||||||||
| Protein Family | Sodium:neurotransmitter symporter (SNF) (TC 2.A.22) family | ||||||||
| Protein Function |
Amine transporter. Terminates the action of noradrenaline by its high affinity sodium-dependent reuptake into presynaptic terminals.
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| Mechanism Description |
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| Recommended Action | |||||||||
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| Management | Patients on prolonged (i.e., longer than about a week) or high-dose corticosteroid therapy should have blood pressure, electrolyte levels, and body weight monitored regularly, and be observed for the development of edema and congestive heart failure. The dosages of antihypertensive medications may require adjustment. | ||||||||
| References | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | Cerner Multum, Inc. "UK Summary of Product Characteristics.". | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Multum Information Services, Inc. Expert Review Panel. | ||||||||||||||||||