TABLE 2

Pharmacokinetic parameters for NVS-CRF38 and [13CD3] NVS-CRF38 in male Sprague-Dawley rats after intravenous and oral administration

For intravenous administration, the compounds were formulated in 50:50 (v/v) PEG200:saline; the dose volume was 1 ml/kg. For oral administration, compounds were formulated as a suspension in 0.5% methylcellulose containing 0.5% Tween 80 and dosed at 5 ml/kg. Data are the mean and S.D. of four rats.

ParametersNVS-CRF38[13CD3] NVS-CRF38
ParentMetaboliteParentMetabolite
Intravenous
 Dose (mg/kg)11
 Cmax (nM)74 ± 209 ± 1**
 Tmax (h)0.8 ± 0.00.6 ± 0.3
 AUC0→∞ (nM⋅h)2255 ± 211402 ± 1574853 ± 327**130 ± 69
 CLb (ml/min/kg)21.2 ± 2.09.7 ± 0.7**
 Vss (l/kg)3.3 ± 0.73.8 ± 0.6
 Half-life (h)2.7 ± 0.76.9 ± 1.85.2 ± 1.412.8 ± 7.5
 MRT (h)2.6 ± 0.36.5 ± 1.5*
 fm0.21 ± 0.080.07 ± 0.04
Oral
 Dose (mg/kg)1010
 Cmax (nM)4111 ± 265674 ± 1716148 ± 1506113 ± 20
 Tmax (h)0.8 ± 0.00.6 ± 0.31.3 ± 1.01.0 ± 0.4
 AUC0→∞ (nM⋅h)23,391 ± 14754554 ± 151060,218 ± 14,726*1812 ± 631**
 Oral half-life (h)3.5 ± 0.69.3 ± 2.25.6 ± 1.1*14.6 ± 6.0
 F (%)104 ± 7124 ± 30
Blood distribution
 fub0.17 ± 0.020.14 ± 0.02
 BPR0.83 ± 0.070.86 ± 0.05
  • BPR, blood-to-plasma ratio; MRT, mean residence time; Tmax, time to reach Cmax.

  • * Significant differences (Student’s t test) versus values for NVS-CRF38 at the P < 0.05 level.

  • ** Significant differences (Student’s t test) versus values for NVS-CRF38 at the P < 0.01 level.