Abstract
The pharmacokinetics of a 2′-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-modified oligonucleotide, ISIS 301012 [targeting human apolipoprotein B-100 (apoB-100)], was characterized in mouse, rat, monkey, and human. Plasma pharmacokinetics following parental administration was similar across species, exhibiting a rapid distribution phase with t1/2α of several hours and a prolonged elimination phase with t1/2β of days. The prolonged elimination phase represents equilibrium between tissues and circulating drug due to slow elimination from tissues. Absorption was nearly complete following s.c. injection, with bioavailability ranging from 80 to 100% in monkeys. Plasma clearance scaled well across species as a function of body weight alone, and this correlation was improved when corrected for plasma protein binding. In all of the animal models studied, the highest tissue concentrations of ISIS 301012 were observed in kidney and liver. Urinary excretion was less than 3% in monkeys and human in the first 24 h. ISIS 301012 is highly bound to plasma proteins, probably preventing rapid removal by renal filtration. However, following 25 mg/kg s.c. administration in mouse and 5-mg/kg i.v. bolus administration in rat, plasma concentrations of ISIS 301012 exceeded their respective protein binding capacity. Thus, urinary excretion increased to 16% or greater within the first 24 h. Albeit slow, urinary excretion of ISIS 301012 and its shortened metabolites is the ultimate elimination pathway of this compound, as demonstrated by 32% of dose recovered in total excreta by 14 days in a rat mass balance study. The pharmacokinetics of ISIS 301012 in human is predictable from the pharmacokinetics measured in animals. The pharmacokinetic properties of ISIS 301012 provide guidance for clinical development and support infrequent dose administration.
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Article, publication date, and citation information can be found at http://dmd.aspetjournals.org.
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doi:10.1124/dmd.106.012401.
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ABBREVIATIONS: ASO, antisense oligonucleotide; PS, phosphorothioate; MOE, O-methoxyethyl; ApoB-100, apolipoprotein B-100; HPLC, high-performance liquid chromatography; MS, mass spectrometry; QWBA, quantitative whole-body autoradioluminography; MD, multiple dose; ELISA, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; ES, electrospray; CGE, capillary gel electrophoresis; IP, ion pairing; F, bioavailability; CLp, plasma clearance; CLu, unbound intrinsic clearance; AUC, area under the curve.
- Received August 8, 2006.
- Accepted December 12, 2006.
- The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
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