Experiment 67449
Worktypes
Compounds isolated
Details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | ORAL |
| Organism | Empty organism |
| Citation | ESCHER,M: DESMEULES,J: GIOSTRA,E: MENTHA,G:. (2001). HEPATITIS LEADING TO LIVER FAILURE REQUIRING LIVER TRANSPLANTATION: CASE REPORT.. 322(7279) |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | A MAN STARTED TAKING KAVAIN 3-4 CAPSULES/DAY, CORRESPONDING TO 210-280 MG/DAY OF LACTONES (MAXIMUM RECOMMENDED DOSE 3 CAPSULES/DAY). TWO MONTHS LATER, HE PRESENTED WITH JAUNDICE; HE HAD A TANNED DISCOLOURATION OF HIS SKIN, DARK URINE AND A 1-MONTH HISTORY OF FATIGUE. HIS AST AND ALT LEVELS WERE INCREASED 60- AND 70-FOLD, RESPECTIVELY. KAVAIN WAS ASSOCIATED WITH HEPATITIS LEADING TO LIVER FAILURE, RESULTING IN THE NEED FOR LIVER TRANSPLANTATION. |
| Dose amount | VAR |
| Number | 1 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Dose expression | DOSE |
| Gender | MALE |