Table 1

Selected pharmacokinetic parameters for IA and HI after single i.v. or s.c. doses to Sprague-Dawley rats (n = 36 at each dose level)

IAHI
i.v. dosing
 Dose (U/kg)0.51.02.00.51.02.0
t 1/2 (min)121212151014
 AUC0–60min(nM·min)48852673578198
 CL (ml/min/kg)606744797458
s.c. dosing
 Dose (U/kg)2.04.06.02.04.06.0
t 1/2 (min)232422222123
C max(nM)5.213.817.45.011.717.7
t max (min)151515151515
 AUC0–240min(nM·min)222535815185507913

Only three plasma samples were obtained from each rat. Therefore, the pharmacokinetic data in the rat studies are based on mean concentration-time profiles; S.D. values could not be calculated.