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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
Volume 37, 2007 - Issue 8
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Research Article

Use of Freund's Complete Adjuvant (FCA) in inflammatory pain models: Consequences on the metabolism and pharmacokinetics of the non-peptidic delta receptor agonist SNC80 in the rat

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Pages 870-883 | Received 23 May 2007, Accepted 25 May 2007, Published online: 22 Sep 2008
 

Abstract

This study was initiated to characterize the metabolism and pharmacokinetics of SNC80 in rats and to evaluate the impact of Freund's complete adjuvant (FCA)-induced inflammation on its body disposition. In vitro, the disappearance and intrinsic clearance (CLint) of SNC80 were measured following incubations in recombinant rat CYPs and in phenotyped liver microsomes from naive and 24-h FCA-treated rats. The unbound fraction (fu) was assessed by ultrafiltration. Based on the Clint values, in vivo blood clearance of 3.35 and 2.48 L/h/kg were predicted in naive and FCA-treated rats. In vivo, SNC80 was administered to naive and 24-h FCA-treated rats at 10 µmol/kg i.v. and 50 µmol/kg p.o. The naive animals showed high plasma clearance (3.1 L/h/kg), low renal clearance (<0.02 L/h/kg) and poor bioavailability (<4%). Following i.v. administration, plasma clearance was lower (22%) in FCA-treated vs. untreated rats. Despite the decreases in fu (∼30%) and CLint (∼40%) in vitro, in vivo the apparent bioavailability and oral clearance were not significantly different between FCA-treated and naive rats. Hepatic and possibly intestinal losses contribute to the low bioavailability of SNC80. Non-hepatic mechanisms may compensate for the decrease in plasma clearance found in FCA-treated rats, preventing an increase in the oral bioavailability of SNC80.

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