TABLE 2

Pharmacokinetic parameters of doxorubicin metabolites in plasma of control versus LPS-treated mice following administration of doxorubicin at a 5 mg/kg i.v. dose (mean ± S.E.)



M2 (7-Deoxy-doxorubicinone)

M3 (7-Deoxy-doxorubicinolone)

Control
LPS
Control
LPS
AUC0-12, (ng · h)/ml 53.0 ± 8.6 263.3 ± 62.8* 131.6 ± 28.3 98.5 ± 14.7
CLr, ml/h
0.31 ± 0.05
0.35 ± 0.08
0.25 ± 0.05
0.53 ± 0.08
  • * Significantly different from controls, p < 0.05 (Z test)