Abstract
2,2-Dimethyl-N-(2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl)dodecanamide, CI-976, is a newly developed fatty acid anilide being evaluated as a plasma lipid regulator and antiatherosclerotic agent. Disposition studies with CI-976 were conducted in rats and monkeys. In rats, CI-976 (suspension, 50 mg/kg) was approximately 30% bioavailable, with 46% of the administered radioactivity recovered in urine suggesting presystemic metabolism. The intravenous elimination half-life of CI-976 in rats was approximately 8 hr. Radioactivity derived from [14C]CI-976 was almost completely recovered in rats after either oral or intravenous administration. In bile duct-cannulated rats receiving either an oral or intravenous dose, biliary excretion was the major route of drug-derived radioactivity elimination. There was no evidence for unchanged drug in urine or bile. In monkeys, 13% urinary recovery and 5% bioavailability was achieved after a single 50 mg/kg suspension dose. Similar values were obtained following a 250 mg/kg dose. Monkeys displayed a CI-976 elimination half-life of 0.6 hr after a 2 mg/kg intravenous dose. No unchanged drug was excreted in urine. In summary, CI-976 exhibits moderate absorption and bioavailability in the rat, but lower absorption and bioavailability in monkey. A special difference in CI-976 elimination half-life was observed consistent with in vitro metabolism results.
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