Pharmacokinetics of oltipraz in mutant Nagase analbuminemic rats

  • Soo K. Bae
  • , Hee E. Kang
  • , Min K. Kang
  • , Jin W. Kim
  • , Taekrho Kim
  • , Myung G. Lee

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Abstract

Pharmacokinetic parameters of oltipraz were compared after intravenous (10 mg/kg) and oral (50 mg/kg) administration to control male Sprague-Dawely rats and mutant Nagase analbuminemic rats (NARs). In NARs, the expression and mRNA level of CYP1A2 increased, and oltipraz was mainly metabolized via CYP1A1/2, 2B1/2, 2C11, 201, and 3A1/2 in male rats. Hence, it may be expected that the CL of oltipraz would be significantly faster in NARs. This was proven by the following results. After intravenous administration, the CL of oltipraz was significantly faster in NARs (125% increase) than controls due to significantly greater free fractions (unbound to plasma proteins) of oltipraz (197% increase) and significantly faster CLint for the disappearance of oltipraz (11.4% increase) in NARs, since oltipraz is an intermediate hepatic extraction ratio drug in rats. The Vss was significantly larger in NARs (109% increase) and this could be due to significant increase in free fractions of oltipraz in NARs. After oral administration, the AUC of oltipraz was also significantly smaller in NARs (61.9% decrease). This could also be due to significant increase in free fractions of oltipraz and significantly faster CLint in NARs. However, this was not due to decrease in absorption in NARs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)998-1005
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Volume95
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2006

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This study was supported in part by a grant from the Korea Ministry of Health & Welfare, Korea, 02-PJ2-PG4-PT01-0027, 2005–2006.

Keywords

  • CYP enzymes
  • CYP1A2
  • Metabolism
  • Mutant Nagase analbuminemic rats
  • Oltipraz
  • Pharmacokinetics
  • Protein binding

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