Abstract
1. Studies were conducted in the Fischer 344 rat and beagle dog to determine the disposition of LY333531 and its equipotent active des-methyl metabolite, LY338522, both potent and selective inhibitors of the β-isozyme of protein kinase C. 2. Male Fischer 344 rats and female beagle dogs received a single 5-mgkg−1 oral dose of 14C-LY333531. Urine, faeces, bile and plasma were collected and analysed for 14C, LY333531 and LY338522. 3. LY333531 was eliminated primarily in the faeces (91% by 120 h in rat, 90% by 96h in dog). Bile contributed the majority of the radioactivity excreted in the faeces in rat (66% in the cannulated bile duct study) and a variable but significant proportion in dog. 4. Pharmacokinetics following a single 5 mg kg−1 oral dose of 14C-LY333531 to the male rat produced Cmax and AUC0-∞ for LY333531 of 14.7 ng ml−1 and 60.8ng h ml−1, respectively, with a half-life of 2.5 h. LY338522 and total radioactivity showed similar profiles. 5. In the female dog at the same dose, Cmax and AUC0-∞ of LY333531 were higher, producing 245 ± 94 ng ml−1 and 1419 ± 463ng h ml−1, respectively, with a half-life of 5.7 h. 6. The data indicate that the disposition of LY333531 is similar in rat and dog.