Table 2

Biliary and intestinal secretion of parent drug and metabolites by wild-type and mdr1a(−/−) mice with a cannulated gallbladder within 90 min after i.v. bolus administration of 1 mg/kg [3H]vinblastine

VinblastineDeacetylvinblastine3H label
Wild-typemdr1a(−/−)Wild-typemdr1a(−/−)Wild-typemdr1a(−/−)
Plasma31.4  ± 7.123.4  ± 4.09.1  ± 1.56.6  ± 0.8n.a.2-a n.a.2-a
Bile1.1  ± 0.20.38*  ± 0.060.19  ± 0.020.12*  ± 0.0226.7  ± 1.328.9  ± 2.0
Contents of:
 small5.4  ± 0.72.8*  ± 0.50.57  ± 0.040.29*  ± 0.079.2  ± 0.46.4*  ± 0.5
 intestine
 cecum1.0  ± 0.10.14*  ± 0.030.03  ± 0.000.02  ± 0.010.77  ± 0.080.13*  ± 0.02
 colon0.37  ± 0.060.30  ± 0.060.02  ± 0.010.03  ± 0.010.42  ± 0.070.28  ± 0.06
 total intestine6.7  ± 0.73.3*  ± 0.60.62  ± 0.040.39*  ± 0.0510.4  ± 0.46.8*  ± 0.5
  • Data (means ± S.E.) are represented as a percentage of the administered dose (plasma concentration at t = 90 min in nanograms per milliliter); * P < .05 versus wild-type mice (n = 6 animals per group).

  • 2-a n.a., not available.