@article {Mohler71, author = {M Mohler and J Cook and D Lewis and J Moore and D Sinicropi and A Championsmith and B Ferraiolo and J Mordenti}, title = {Altered pharmacokinetics of recombinant human deoxyribonuclease in rats due to the presence of a binding protein.}, volume = {21}, number = {1}, pages = {71--75}, year = {1993}, publisher = {American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics}, abstract = {Preclinical pharmacokinetic studies with recombinant human DNase (rhDNase) following a single intravenous injection of 0.01, 0.1, or 1.0 mg/kg in male rats demonstrated that clearance and steady-state volume of distribution increased at the 1.0 mg/kg dose, whereas the mean exit time from the serum remained unchanged. To characterize the molecular form of 125I-rhDNase in serum, rats were intravenously injected with approximately 300 microCi (5 micrograms)/kg 125I-rhDNase or approximately 300 microCi (5 micrograms)/kg 125I-rhDNase with 1 mg/kg unlabeled rhDNase, and blood samples were taken at 2 min. Urine was collected from one rat in each group from 0-6 and 6-24 hr after injection. Serum samples were analyzed by trichloroacetic acid precipitation and native PAGE; urine samples were analyzed by size exclusion HPLC. Native PAGE results indicate that there is a protein present in the serum that binds rhDNase specifically. The presence of excess unlabeled rhDNase decreases the 125I-rhDNase-binding protein complex level relative to free 125I-rhDNase. In contrast, a high-molecular weight peak of radioactivity was seen after size exclusion HPLC of the urine from the animal that received 125I-rhDNase with unlabeled rhDNase rather than the animal that received 125I-rhDNase alone. In addition to its effects on disposition, a specific serum binding protein for rhDNase may play a role in modulating the bioactivity of circulating rhDNase.}, issn = {0090-9556}, URL = {https://dmd.aspetjournals.org/content/21/1/71}, eprint = {https://dmd.aspetjournals.org/content/21/1/71.full.pdf}, journal = {Drug Metabolism and Disposition} }