%0 Journal Article %A Robert W. Townsend %A Anup Zutshi %A Ihor Bekersky %T Biodistribution of 4-[14C]Cholesterol-AmBisome following a Single Intravenous Administration to Rats %D 2001 %J Drug Metabolism and Disposition %P 681-685 %V 29 %N 5 %X A biodistribution study of 4-[14C]cholesterol-AmBisome; a unilamellar liposomal preparation of amphotericin B was conducted to support a radiolabeled human study. The radioactive plasma concentration profile (as measured in μg-Eq/ml of cholesterol) was best fit to a sum of three exponentials that yielded α-, β-, and γ-half-life estimates of 3.0 ± 0.3, 11.8 ± 3.7, and 113.4 ± 32.4 h, respectively. Clearance and the steady state volume of distribution were 4.9 ± 0.2 ml/h/kg and 341 ml/kg. Recovery data collected up through 96 h demonstrated mass balance and indicated that although the elimination profile in both urine and feces were incomplete, the dominant route of elimination (<2% in urine versus 33% in feces) was feces, presumably via biliary excretion of intact liposome and/or cholesterol. The liver, spleen, and lungs, organs of the reticuloendothelial system known for their rapid uptake of liposomes, presented with the highest levels of radioactivity. Levels in the kidney were 15% of that found in the liver and lungs. The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics %U https://dmd.aspetjournals.org/content/dmd/29/5/681.full.pdf