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Vol. 302, Issue 3, 1096-1104, September 2002
Pharmacokinetics Biopharmaceutics Laboratory, Department of
Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland,
Baltimore, Maryland
Multidrug resistance (MDR), mediated by P-glycoprotein (Pgp) has been
identified as altering the disposition of structurally diverse
compounds. Previous in vitro studies in bovine brain microvascular endothelial cells and MCF/Adr [Adriamycin
(doxorubicin)-resistant human breast cancer] cells displayed that the
transport of enaminone anticonvulsants was influenced by Pgp. Therefore
the objectives of this study was to further evaluate the influence of
Pgp on the pharmacokinetics and tissue distribution of the enaminone analogs. mdr1ab (+/+) and mdr1ab (
/
)
male mice (20 ± 5 g) were administered DM5 (methyl
4-[(4'-chlorophenyl)amino]-6-methyl-2-oxo-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylate) or DM44 (12.5 mg/kg, i.v.). Cohorts (n = 3) were
sacrificed over a 12-h period, and samples were analyzed by a validated
UV-high performance liquid chromatography assay method. Population
analysis was used to estimate pharmacokinetic parameters and partition coefficients were determined for tissues. The clearance (0.51 versus
0.33 l/h/kg) and Vd (1.25 versus 0.93 l/kg)
of DM5 were found to be higher (p < 0.05), however
the area under the curve (26.1 versus 38.2 µg/ml · h) was
lower (p < 0.05) in mdr1a/1b (
/
) versus mdr1a/1b (+/+) mice, respectively.
Similar findings were observed for DM44. Tissues known to express Pgp
such as the heart, liver, lung, and brain displayed 2-fold or higher
tissue levels in mdr1a/1b (
/
) versus
mdr1a/1b (+/+) mice. These results strongly suggest that
Pgp may influence enaminone tissue distribution and pharmacokinetics
and may play a significant role in the effective treatment of epilepsy
with these analogs.
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