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In vivo O-de-ethylation of phenacetin in 3-methylcholanthrene- pretreated rats: gut wall and liver first-pass metabolism

PJ Klippert, RJ Littel and J Noordhoek

By use of a high-performance liquid chromatographic procedure, phenacetin (acetophenetidin) and its O-de-ethylated metabolite paracetamol (acetaminophen), after hydrolysis of paracetamol conjugates, were simultaneously quantified in arterial plasma of both control and 3-methylcholanthrene-pretreated rats after the i.v., portal vein and intraduodenal administration of phenacetin. 3- Methylcholanthrene pretreatment resulted in enhanced phenacetin disposition as was shown from decreased plasma half-life time, decreased oral availability, increased clearance and a raise in metabolite levels. By constructing plasma concentration-time curves and determining the areas under the curves, it was possible to assess liver and gut wall first-pass metabolism. It is concluded that in 3- methylcholanthrene-pretreated rats the intestine contributes significantly, and predominantly over the liver, to phenacetin first- pass metabolism. In contrast, gut wall metabolism in control rats could not be demonstrated.

Volume 225, Issue 1, pp. 153-157, 04/01/1983
Copyright © 1983 by American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics






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