Table 1

Pharmacokinetic parameters after i.t. administration of IgG and IgM mAbs to rats and monkeys

Rats (RNU/NU)Rhesus monkeys
IgG mAb 3F8 (n = 5)IgM mAb 3A7 (n = 4)Acetazolamide furosemide treatmentIgG mAb3F8 (n = 4)
IgG mAb 3F8 (n = 5)
CSF (5 to 360 min)
  t½α (min)13.8 (5.8)15 (2.6)19.7 (7.9)
  t½β (min)58.5 (16.8)137.5 (108)86.41-a (26.7)53.8 (12.9)
  AUC (μg*min/ml)18100 (8721)316711-a (9766)397351-a (14910)13625 (2248)
  Clearance (ml/min)0.01 (0.0058)0.00411-a (0.0016)0.00431-a (0.0019)0.15 (0.030)
  Volume of distribution (ml)0.23 (0.036)0.131-a (0.03)0.19 (0.09)12 (5)
Serum (5 to 360 min)
  Mean concentration (μg/ml)1.04 (0.98)0.37 (0.17)0.34 (0.19)
  AUC (μg* min/ml)378 (359)133 (63)123 (67)
   AUC CSF/AUC blood  (for each animal)93 (75)2801-a (159)4391-a (332)
  • 1-a P ≤ .05 compared with IgG mAb. See text for details.

  • Values are mean (S.D.).