TABLE 1

Influence of experimental manipulations on the enterohepatic recycling of VPA in rats

Data are presented as mean (S.D.).

Sprague-DawleyWistar
Vehicle (n = 4)Charcoal (n = 3)Antibiotics (n = 5)Wild Type (n = 4)Mrp2(−/−) (n = 4)
AUC0–8 h124 (6.54)133 (14.3)145 (30.2)102 (10.5)94.4 (10.5)
AUCpre-ER*80.1 (4.73)92.8 (8.11)126** (26.8)54.9 (3.42)89.4*** (10.8)
AUCER*43.5 (4.44)39.9 (11.5)19.2*** (3.54)47.1 (13.6)4.91*** (0.862)
ΦER*0.352 (0.0274)0.298 (0.0605)0.133*** (0.00894)0.456 (0.0868)0.0530*** (0.0127)
Percentage of control91.844.110.4
  • AUCpre-ER, area under the concentration-time profile before the secondary increase in concentrations and extrapolated through infinite time; AUCER, difference between AUC0–8 h and AUCpre-ER.

  • * P < 0.05 (ANOVA), significantly different among Sprague-Dawley groups.

  • ** P < 0.01, significantly different from respective control.

  • *** P < 0.001, significantly different from respective control.