TABLE 4

Observed ISF, unbound plasma, unbound brain, and CSF concentrations at 6 hours after cassette and discrete dosing of eight compounds

Data are presented as the mean ± S.D. (n = 4).

CompoundCassetteDiscrete
CISFCupCubCCSFCISFCupCubCCSF
Carbamazepine117 ± 62420 ± 14241.8 ± 15.5176 ± 3062.9 ± 34.4144 ± 4716.0 ± 3.3238 ± 122
Citalopram23.6 ± 10.792.5 ± 10.38.45 ± 1.0230.6 ± 5.838.1 ± 1.144.5 ± 24.237.2 ± 8.845.8 ± 25.5
Desmethylclozapine4.25 ± 2.3237.4 ± 5.61.56 ± 0.118.29 ± 5.634.55 ± 1.5630.8 ± 6.92.27 ± 0.358.51 ± 0.90
Diphenhydramine31.2 ± 5.244.4 ± 3.812.2 ± 1.126.0 ± 5.423.9 ± 5.022.6 ± 5.712.0 ± 4.734.3 ± 10.9
Gabapentin51.7 ± 16.61250 ± 86130 ± 12169 ± 2543.4 ± 6.32290 ± 53299.3 ± 19.2138 ± 43
Metoclopramide28.8 ± 9.2158 ± 1610.7 ± 2.496 ± 279.46 ± 2.5349.8 ± 10.86.49 ± 1.6184.8 ± 31.7
Naltrexone26.2 ± 8.346.6 ± 3.816.4 ± 2.679.2 ± 1.232.7 ± 2.056.3 ± 5.29.08 ± 1.06149 ± 21
Stavudine5.32a376 ± 219.24aBLLQBLLQ128 ± 186.59 ± 1.35BLLQ
  • BLLQ, below the low limit of quantitation; CCSF, concentration in cerebrospinal fluid; CISF, interstitial fluid concentration measured by brain microdialysis; Cub, unbound brain concentration measured by the brain homogenate method; Cup, unbound plasma concentration.

  • a n = 2. S.D. was not calculated.