TABLE 3

Pharmacokinetic parameters for ABT after administration to rats

Pharmacokinetic parameters for ABT in rats were obtained as an integral part of midazolam/ABT and NVS-CRF38/ABT interaction studies. Data are expressed as mean and standard deviation of four rats.

ParameterFemale Wistar RatsMale Sprague-Dawley Rats
aOral (n=4)ai.p. (n=4)bOral (n=4)ci.p. (n=4)
Dose (mg/kg)100100100100
Cmax (µM)94 ± 40265 ± 42**268 ± 11**579 ± 53
Tmax (hr)16 ± 164.1 ± 1.12.7 ± 0.6*2.4 ± 0.3
T1/2 (hr)12.3 ± 0.319.6 ± 2.0**7.0 ± 0.7**10.6 ± 1.2
AUC0−t (µM•hr)3,032 ± 1,5577,638 ± 119*5,706 ± 3258,265 ± 1,531
AUC0−∞ (µM•hr)3,153 ± 1,6188,241 ± 1,449*5,723 ± 3258,359 ± 1,591
  • a Two hours prior to a 100 mg/kg oral dose of NVS-CRF38.

  • b Two hours prior to a 2 mg/kg oral dose of midazolam maleate.

  • c Two hours prior to a 0.5 mg/kg s.c. dose of midazolam maleate.

  • * P < 0.05 (Student’s t test) versus values in Wistar rats.

  • ** P < 0.01 (Student’s t test) versus values in Wistar rats.