Table 2

Relevant pharmacokinetic parameters for metabolites of IF enantiomers in control and PB-treated rats given IF pseudoracemate (40 mg/kg)

Pharmacokinetic Parameters2-aHOIFN2DN3D2-bIPM
Control2-cR/S2-dTreatedR/SControlR/STreatedR/SControlR/STreatedR/SControlR/STreatedR/S
λ (×10−3min−1) R 18.1  ± 3.168.9  ± 21.04.30  ± 0.672-e 10.3  ± 3.32-e 3.79  ± 1.042-e 17.8  ± 11.79.58  ± 2.4834.2  ± 7.8
S 16.6  ± 1.41.0969.9  ± 38.41.083.39  ± 0.782-e 1.297.65  ± 2.192-e 1.344.42  ± 1.282-e 0.86410.9  ± 2.51.749.34  ± 2.871.0435.2  ± 7.40.971
t 1/2λ (min) R 39.2  ± 5.910.9  ± 3.32164  ± 242-e 73.0  ± 22.12-e 196  ± 5852.7  ± 25.575.7  ± 15.521.1  ± 4.6
S 41.9  ± 3.40.93511.8  ± 4.20.987211  ± 422-e 0.79196.2  ± 24.12-e 0.754167  ± 441.1865.8  ± 11.80.84678.3  ± 16.10.97420.4  ± 4.11.03
AUC (μM · min) R 376  ± 1162-e 224  ± 62799  ± 2072-e 229  ± 1072-e 1380  ± 519192  ± 912-e 1304  ± 2882-e 729  ± 101
S 221  ± 602-e 1.70237  ± 640.9452794  ± 6072-e 0.2871205  ± 4472-e 0.186966  ± 1921.411175  ± 3152-e 0.159867  ± 1772-e 1.50717  ± 1071.02
AUCm/AUCp (%) R 8.77  ± 3.972-e 16.6  ± 6.417.4  ± 4.22-e 15.6  ± 3.42-e 24.7  ± 13.413.8  ± 3.92-e 31.8  ± 16.42-e 51.1  ± 23.7
S 4.02  ± 1.682-e 2.1818.7  ± 6.50.92048.5  ± 14.32-e 0.36590.5  ± 18.92-e 0.17222.2  ± 8.61.0983.7  ± 17.72-e 0.17316.5  ± 8.32-e 1.9253.0  ± 19.00.946
C max (μM) R 5.90  ± 1.962-e 11.2  ± 1.92.98  ± 0.712-e 2.06  ± 0.422-e 4.82  ± 1.852.64  ± 0.712-e 11.6  ± 2.72-e 18.5  ± 2.5
S 3.38  ± 1.132-e 1.7711.5  ± 1.80.9777.75  ± 1.762-e 0.3848.33  ± 1.572-e 0.2483.74  ± 0.841.2712.0  ± 2.42-e 0.2247.35  ± 1.672-e 1.5918.6  ± 3.41.01
U (% of dose in 36-hr urine) R 2.12  ± 0.772-e 1.30  ± 0.274.48  ± 0.652-e 1.50  ± 0.682-e 5.76  ± 1.681.41  ± 0.632-e 29.4  ± 5.82-e 27.9  ± 3.8
S 1.15  ± 0.362-e 1.851.30  ± 0.251.0014.0  ± 2.82-e 0.3286.89  ± 1.702-e 0.2124.10  ± 1.061.427.53  ± 2.052-e 0.18519.1  ± 2.62-e 1.5328.5  ± 3.80.984
  • Values are mean ± SD. All N = 6.

  • 2-a λ, terminal decay rate constant; AUCm, metabolite AUC; AUCp, parent drug AUC; Cmax, peak concentration; U, urinary excretion.

  • 2-b (R)- and (S)-N3D are generated from (S)- and (R)-IF, respectively.

  • 2-c The differences in all parameters between R- andS-isomers for the control and PB-treated groups were not statistically significant, except for those indicated,p = 0.01.

  • 2-d R and S refer to metabolites with the configuration of R or S, and (R)- and (S)-IPM refer to compounds generated from (R)- and (S)-IF, respectively.

  • 2-e Difference between R and S isomers atp < 0.01.