TABLE 2

Pharmacokinetic parameters of famotidine in sham-operated and I/R rats

Each value represents the mean ± S.D. from six rats.

Sham I/R
Dose excreted in urine (%) 67.3 ± 7.5 18.1 ± 14.6***
AUC (μg · min/ml) 911 ± 94 1925 ± 406***
V1 (ml/kg) 428 ± 157 424 ± 109
Vss (ml/kg) 801 ± 168 810 ± 223
CLtot (ml/min/kg) 22.1 ± 2.3 10.7 ± 2.0***
CLren (ml/min/kg) 14.9 ± 2.4 2.1 ± 1.8***
kel (min-1) 0.058 ± 0.021 0.026 ± 0.007***
t1/2α (min) 6.7 ± 3.2 7.0 ± 4.2
t1/2β (min) 38.8 ± 13.2 64.0 ± 19.7*
  • * P < 0.05 versus sham-operated rats.

  • *** P < 0.001.