RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Disposition of Ivermectin and Cyclosporin A in CF-1 Mice Deficient in mdr1a P-Glycoprotein JF Drug Metabolism and Disposition JO Drug Metab Dispos FD American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics SP 581 OP 587 VO 27 IS 5 A1 G. Y. Kwei A1 R. F. Alvaro A1 Q. Chen A1 H. J. Jenkins A1 C. E. A. C. Hop A1 C. A. Keohane A1 V. T. Ly A1 J. R. Strauss A1 R. W. Wang A1 Z. Wang A1 T. R. Pippert A1 D. R. Umbenhauer YR 1999 UL http://dmd.aspetjournals.org/content/27/5/581.abstract AB The pharmacokinetics and hepatic metabolism of [3H] ivermectin (IVM) and [3H]cyclosporin A (CSA) were investigated in a subpopulation of the CF-1 mouse stock naturally deficient in mdr1a p-glycoprotein (PGP). A survey of key drug-metabolizing activities in liver fractions from PGP-deficient (−/−) or wild-type (+/+) animals indicated the two subpopulations are not different in hepatic metabolic activity and capacity. Intravenous pharmacokinetics of CSA were identical between the two groups, and results from microsomal incubations indicated similar biotransformation of IVM and CSA in liver. Intestinal excretion of [3H]IVM and [3H]CSA was enhanced in PGP (+/+) animals. Absence of PGP resulted in higher blood concentrations of IVM after oral dosing, suggesting enhanced absorption of IVM in (−/−) mice. Concentrations of [3H]IVM and [3H]CSA were always greater in the brains of (−/−) mice compared with (+/+) mice after either i.v. or oral administration. In contrast, liver concentrations of either compound were not different between (+/+) and (−/−) animals after an i.v. dose. These results show the PGP (−/−) and (+/+) subpopulations of CF-1 mice are useful for studying the role of mdr1a PGP in systemic exposure and tissue disposition of PGP substrates in the absence of metabolism differences. The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics