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The aim of this work was to evaluate the effects of exogenous glutathione (GSH) and N-acetylcysteine (NAC) on the formation of monoethylglycinexylidide (MEGX) from lidocaine in rats with and without the administration of cimetidine. GSH and NAC were administered intraperitoneally (i.p.) (1 mmol/kg) 1 hour before treatment with cimetidine (0.5 mmol/kg) or saline, and 1 hr later all rats were injected i.p. with lidocaine (1 mg/kg). Blood samples were drawn 30 min after the lidocaine injection. MEGX and lidocaine serum concentrations were determined by means of fluorescence polarization immuno-assay using the TDX system. Cimetidine produced a decrease in MEGX levels (from 210 +/- 18 to 164 +/- 13 ng/mL) and a parallel increase in lidocaine levels (from 73 +/- 22 to 172 +/- 47 ng/mL), consistent with cytochrome P-450 3A inhibition. Both GSH and NAC produce a significant decrease in MEGX levels (151 +/- 16 and 139 +/- 14 ng/mL, respectively), but no significant increase in lidocaine levels were found. As compared to the cimetidine group, pre-treatment using either GSH or NAC with cimetidine produced a marked decrease in lidocaine levels (37 +/- 27 and 63 +/- 28 ng/mL, respectively) and no modification of MEGX levels (155 +/- 12 and 165 +/- 22 ng/mL, respectively). These results suggest that GSH and NAC might accelerate the lidocaine metabolism while counteracting the inhibitory effect of cimetidine.
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