2016
Dose–response and Cardiopulmonary Side Effects of the Novel Neuromuscular-blocking Drug CW002 in Man
Heerdt PM, Sunaga H, Owen JS, Murrell MT, Malhotra JK, Godfrey D, Steinkamp M, Savard P, Savarese JJ, Lien CA. Dose–response and Cardiopulmonary Side Effects of the Novel Neuromuscular-blocking Drug CW002 in Man. Anesthesiology 2016, 125: 1136-1143. PMID: 27749289, DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000001386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiopulmonary side effectsHistamine releaseSide effectsBlood pressureHealthy subjectsHeart rateSevoflurane/nitrous oxideDose-escalation clinical trialDynamic airway complianceNeuromuscular-blocking drugsEscalation clinical trialPlasma histamine concentrationSigmoid Emax modelClinical recoveryClinical durationAdductor pollicisTwitch depressionAirway complianceNeuromuscular blockadeClinical trialsPreclinical studiesArterial bloodEmax modelHistamine concentrationCW002
2015
Novel neuromuscular blocking drugs and antagonists
Heerdt PM, Sunaga H, Savarese JJ. Novel neuromuscular blocking drugs and antagonists. Current Opinion In Anaesthesiology 2015, 28: 403-410. PMID: 26087274, DOI: 10.1097/aco.0000000000000209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMuscle relaxantsClinical trialsNeuromuscular blocking drugsNondepolarizing muscle relaxantsNew muscle relaxantsL-cysteine injectionNondepolarizing drugSugammadex reversalBlocking drugsHistamine releasePreclinical studiesComplete paralysisCysteine injectionClinical developmentCW002RelaxantsRapid reversalIntermediate durationDrugsGantacuriumTrialsInjectionDurationRocuroniumSugammadex
2010
Pharmacodynamics and Cardiopulmonary Side Effects of CW002, a Cysteine-reversible Neuromuscular Blocking Drug in Dogs
Heerdt PM, Malhotra JK, Pan BY, Sunaga H, Savarese JJ. Pharmacodynamics and Cardiopulmonary Side Effects of CW002, a Cysteine-reversible Neuromuscular Blocking Drug in Dogs. Anesthesiology 2010, 112: 910-916. PMID: 20234311, DOI: 10.1097/aln.0b013e3181d31f71.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsX ED95Neuromuscular blocking drugsCardiopulmonary side effectsVascular resistanceArterial pressureBlocking drugsCardiac outputHistamine releaseSide effectsMean pulmonary artery pressurePulmonary artery pressurePulmonary vascular resistanceSystemic vascular resistanceMean arterial pressurePulmonary arterial pressureArtery pressureHemodynamic effectsPulmonary complianceVentricular contractilityInspiratory pressureNeuromuscular blockadeVentricular pressureED95Large dosesCW002