Abstract
Purpose
The pharmacokinetics and bioavailability of monoHER, a promising protector against doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity, were determined after different routes of administration.
Methods
Mice were treated with 500 mg.kg−1 monoHER intraperitoneally (i.p.), subcutaneously (s.c.) or intravenously (i.v.) or with 1000 mg.kg−1 orally. Heart tissue and plasma were collected 24 h after administration. In addition liver and kidney tissues were collected after s.c. administration. The levels of monoHER were measured by HPLC with electrochemical detection.
Results
After i.v. administration the AUC0–120 min values of monoHER in plasma and heart tissue were 20.5±5.3 μmol.min.ml−1 and 4.9±1.3 μmol.min.g−1 wet tissue, respectively. After i.p. administration, a mean peak plasma concentration of about 130 μM monoHER was maintained from 5 to 15 min after administration. The AUC0–120 min values of monoHER were 6.1±1.1 μmol.min.ml−1 and 1.6±0.4 μmol.min.g−1 wet tissue in plasma and heart tissue, respectively. After s.c. administration, monoHER levels in plasma reached a maximum (about 230 μM) between 10 and 20 min after administration. The AUC0–120 min values of monoHER in plasma, heart, liver and kidney tissues were 8.0±0.6 μmol.min.ml−1, 2.0±0.1, 22.4±2.0 and 20.5±5.7 μmol.min.g−1, respectively. The i.p. and s.c. bioavailabilities were about 30% and 40%, respectively. After oral administration, monoHER could not be detected in plasma, indicating that monoHER had a very poor oral bioavailability.
Conclusions
MonoHER was amply taken up by the drug elimination organs liver and kidney and less by the target organ heart. Under cardioprotective conditions (500 mg/kg, i.p.), the Cmax was 131 μM and the AUC∞ was 6.3 μM.min. These values will be considered endpoints for the clinical phase I study of monoHER.
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Abou El Hassan, M.A.I., Kedde, M.A., Zwiers, U.T.H. et al. Bioavailability and pharmacokinetics of the cardioprotecting flavonoid 7-monohydroxyethylrutoside in mice. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 52, 371–376 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00280-003-0667-z
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