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Pharmacokinetics and Metabolic Interconversion of Intravenous 4-Amino-5-chloro-2-[(methylsulfinyl)ethoxy]-N-[2-(diethylamino)ethyl]benzamide and Its Sulfide and Sulfone Metabolites in Rats

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Abstract

The pharmacokinetics of a new 5-hydroxytryptamine (5HT3) receptor antagonist, 4-amino-5-chloro-2-[(methylsulfinyl)ethoxy]-N-[2-(diethyiamino)ethyl]benzamide (ML-1035,1), and its sulfone and sulfide metabolites were examined in 12 rats. Each of these compounds (25.4 μmol/kg) was administered to rats intravenously. Their plasma concentrations were measured by high-performance liquid chromatography. These plasma data revealed that 1, a sulfoxide, underwent interconversion with its sulfide metabolite. However, no interconversion was observed between 1 and its sulfone metabolite. Examination of mean times and additional properties of the 1/sulfide metabolite system revealed that total exposure times of 1 and the sulfide metabolite were moderately and weakly, respectively, influenced by the metabolic interconversion process. However, the tissue distribution process strongly influenced the total exposure times of both compounds. The disposition of the sulfone metabolite of 1 was also strongly influenced by the tissue distribution process. In addition, <3% of the intravenous dose of 1 or the sulfide was available to the general circulation as the sulfone metabolite.

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