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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
Volume 44, 2014 - Issue 11
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Research Article

Absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of loxoprofen after dermal application of loxoprofen gel to rats

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Pages 1026-1038 | Received 24 Mar 2014, Accepted 18 May 2014, Published online: 11 Jun 2014
 

Abstract

1. Loxoprofen (LX), is a prodrug of the pharmacologically active form, trans-alcohol metabolite (trans-OH form), which shows very potent analgesic effect. In this study, the pharmacokinetics and metabolism of [14C]LX-derived radioactivity after dermal application of [14C]LX gel (LX-G) to rats were evaluated.

2. The area under concentration-time curve (AUC0–∞) of radioactivity in the plasma after the dermal application was 13.6% of that of the oral administration (p < 0.05).

3. After the dermal application, the radioactivity remained in the skin and skeletal muscle at the treated site for 168 h, whereas the AUC0–168 h of the radioactivity concentration in every tissue examined except the treated site was statistically lower than that after the oral administration (p < 0.05).

4. The trans-OH form was observed at high levels in the treated skin site at 0.5 h. Metabolite profiles in plasma, non-treated skin site and urine after the dermal application were comparable with those after the oral administration.

5. Renal excretion was the main route of elimination after the dermal application.

6. In conclusion, compared to the oral administration, the dermal application of [14C]LX-G showed lower systemic and tissue exposure with higher exposure in the therapeutic target site. The radioactivity revealed similar metabolite profiles in both administration routes.

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