Brofaromine in panic disorder: a pilot study with a new reversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase-A. 1992

D Garcia-Borreguero, and C J Lauer, and A Ozdaglar, and K Wiedemann, and F Holsboer, and J C Krieg
Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Munich, Germany.

The therapeutic efficacy of brofaromine--a new reversible and short acting MAO-A inhibitor--was evaluated in 14 inpatients with a panic disorder. In an open trial, the patients were treated with placebo during the first week and with 150 mg brofaromine per day during the following four weeks. In all patients a distinct improvement in both anxiety and depressive symptoms was observed under the active drug. Treatment outcome was the same in patients with and without a concomitant major depressive episode. No side-effects of any note were reported. Our findings suggest that the MAO-A inhibitor brofaromine is an effective drug in the treatment of anxiety disorders.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008995 Monoamine Oxidase An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidative deamination of naturally occurring monoamines. It is a flavin-containing enzyme that is localized in mitochondrial membranes, whether in nerve terminals, the liver, or other organs. Monoamine oxidase is important in regulating the metabolic degradation of catecholamines and serotonin in neural or target tissues. Hepatic monoamine oxidase has a crucial defensive role in inactivating circulating monoamines or those, such as tyramine, that originate in the gut and are absorbed into the portal circulation. (From Goodman and Gilman's, The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 8th ed, p415) EC 1.4.3.4. Amine Oxidase (Flavin-Containing),MAO,MAO-A,MAO-B,Monoamine Oxidase A,Monoamine Oxidase B,Type A Monoamine Oxidase,Type B Monoamine Oxidase,Tyramine Oxidase,MAO A,MAO B,Oxidase, Monoamine,Oxidase, Tyramine
D008996 Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors A chemically heterogeneous group of drugs that have in common the ability to block oxidative deamination of naturally occurring monoamines. (From Gilman, et al., Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 8th ed, p414) MAO Inhibitor,MAO Inhibitors,Reversible Inhibitors of Monoamine Oxidase,Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor,RIMA (Reversible Inhibitor of Monoamine Oxidase A),Reversible Inhibitor of Monoamine Oxidase,Inhibitor, MAO,Inhibitor, Monoamine Oxidase,Inhibitors, MAO,Inhibitors, Monoamine Oxidase
D010880 Piperidines A family of hexahydropyridines.
D011569 Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Standardized procedures utilizing rating scales or interview schedules carried out by health personnel for evaluating the degree of mental illness. Factor Construct Rating Scales (FCRS),Katz Adjustment Scales,Lorr's Inpatient Multidimensional Psychiatric Rating Scale,Wittenborn Scales,Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale,Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000379 Agoraphobia Obsessive, persistent, intense fear of places or situations from which escape might be difficult or embarrassing. Phobia, Crowds,Phobia, Open Spaces,Crowds Phobia,Open Spaces Phobia
D016584 Panic Disorder A type of anxiety disorder characterized by unexpected panic attacks that last minutes or, rarely, hours. Panic attacks begin with intense apprehension, fear or terror and, often, a feeling of impending doom. Symptoms experienced during a panic attack include dyspnea or sensations of being smothered; dizziness, loss of balance or faintness; choking sensations; palpitations or accelerated heart rate; shakiness; sweating; nausea or other form of abdominal distress; depersonalization or derealization; paresthesias; hot flashes or chills; chest discomfort or pain; fear of dying and fear of not being in control of oneself or going crazy. Agoraphobia may also develop. Similar to other anxiety disorders, it may be inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. Panic Attacks,Attack, Panic,Attacks, Panic,Disorder, Panic,Disorders, Panic,Panic Attack,Panic Disorders

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