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.
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Authors | In-Kyung Lee, Young-Mi Lee, Im-Sook Song, Suk-Jae Chung, Sang-Geon Kim, Myung-Gull Lee, Chang-Koo Shim |
Journal | Archives of pharmacal research
(Arch Pharm Res)
Vol. 25
Issue 6
Pg. 969-72
(Dec 2002)
ISSN: 0253-6269 [Print] Korea (South) |
PMID | 12510855
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Lipopolysaccharides
- Quaternary Ammonium Compounds
- tri-n-butylmethylammonium
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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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