TABLE 2

Pharmacokinetics of parent silymarin flavonolignans

Data are presented as geometric means (95% CI).






SA

SB

ISA

ISB

SC

SD
Healthy Cmax (ng/ml) 12 (2, 67) 9 (2, 43) 3 (1, 14) N.D. N.D. N.D.
AUC0-24h (ng · h/ml) 33 (2, 488) 23 (2, 302) 3 (1, 16) N.D. N.D. N.D.
CL/F (l/h) 970 (168, 5590)a 2354 (308, 18,034)a 2835b N.D. N.D. N.D.
Noncirrhotic Cmax (ng/ml) 13 (1, 269) 12 (1, 252) 5 (0.3, 86) 5 (0.3, 85) 9 (1, 119) 4 (0.4, 39)
AUC0-24h (ng · h/ml) 13 (1,156) 16 (1, 397) 5 (0.4, 57) 5 (0.3, 63) 13 (1, 244) 5 (0.3, 90)
CL/F (l/h) 713 (344, 1488)c 1581 (584, 4316)c 720b 281b 1095 (508, 2357)c 484b
Cirrhotic Cmax (ng/ml) 69 (45, 107) 33 (3, 385) 11 (1, 156) 15 (2, 104) 5 (0.3, 91) N.D.
AUC0-24h (ng · h/ml) 41 (3, 549) 149 (115, 195) 12 (1, 191) 16 (2, 115) 7 (0.2, 251) N.D.
CL/F (l/h) 509 (389, 667) 1156 (614, 2165)a 505 (208, 1222)c 402 (240, 675)a 541b N.D.
NAFLD Cmax (ng/ml) 61 (24, 157) 40 (14, 110) N.D. 5 (0.3, 62) N.D. N.D.
AUC0-24h (ng · h/ml) 40 (19, 43) 84 (43, 166) N.D. 4 (0.4, 51) N.D. N.D.

CL/F (l/h)
904 (454, 1800)
3019 (1422, 6438)
N.D.
349a
N.D.
N.D.
  • Not determined (N.D.) indicates concentrations below limit of quantitation. Geometric means for CL/F reflect n = 5 unless otherwise specified: a n = 4, b the average of only two values, c n = 3.