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Hepatobiliary excretion of tributylmethylamonium in rats with lipopolysaccharide-induced acute inflammation.

Abstract
The alteration in the pharmacokinetic behaviors of organic cations (OCs) in rats during acute inflammation (Al) was investigated. Al was induced by an intraperitoneal injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS, 5 mg/kg) 24 hr prior to the start of pharmacokinetic studies. Tributylmethylammonium (TBuMA) was selected as a model OC since it is largely excreted into bile, and is neither metabolized nor binds to proteins in the body. When TBuMA was administered intravenously to Al rats at a dose of 6.6 micromole/kg, the AUC was increased, while biliary excretion (i.e., cumulative amount and apparent clearance) was decreased compared to normal rats. When TBuMA was administered intravenously to Al rats at a constant rate (i.e., a bolus injection at a dose of 1.5 micromole/kg followed by a constant infusion at a rate of 1.5 micromole/kg/hr for 165 min), steady-state concentrations of plasma and liver concentrations of TBuMA were increased significantly, while in vivo hepatic uptake (amount) and canalicular excretion (clearance) were decreased. These results are consistent with a hypothesis in which both the sinusoidal uptake of TBuMA into hepatocytes via the OCT1 and the canalicular excretion of the compound from hepatocytes via the P-gp are decreased by LPS-induced Al.
AuthorsIn-Kyung Lee, Young-Mi Lee, Im-Sook Song, Suk-Jae Chung, Sang-Geon Kim, Myung-Gull Lee, Chang-Koo Shim
JournalArchives of pharmacal research (Arch Pharm Res) Vol. 25 Issue 6 Pg. 969-72 (Dec 2002) ISSN: 0253-6269 [Print] Korea (South)
PMID12510855 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • Quaternary Ammonium Compounds
  • tri-n-butylmethylammonium
Topics
  • Acute Disease
  • Animals
  • Bile Ducts (drug effects, metabolism)
  • Inflammation (etiology, metabolism)
  • Lipopolysaccharides (toxicity)
  • Liver (drug effects, metabolism)
  • Male
  • Quaternary Ammonium Compounds (administration & dosage, blood, pharmacokinetics)
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley

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