Title
Pharmacokinetic and toxicodynamic characterization of a novel doxorubicin derivative
Date Issued
13 September 2017
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Alrushaid S.
Sayre C.L.
Forrest M.L.
Senadheera S.N.
Burczynski F.J.
Löbenberg R.
Davies N.M.
Abstract
Doxorubicin (Dox) is an effective anti-cancer medication with poor oral bioavailability and systemic toxicities. DoxQ was developed by conjugating Dox to the lymphatically absorbed antioxidant quercetin to improve Dox’s bioavailability and tolerability. The purpose of this study was to characterize the pharmacokinetics and safety of Dox after intravenous (IV) and oral (PO) administration of DoxQ or Dox (10 mg/kg) and investigate the intestinal lymphatic delivery of Dox after PO DoxQ administration in male Sprague-Dawley rats. Drug concentrations in serum, urine, and lymph were quantified by HPLC with fluorescence detection. DoxQ intact IV showed a 5-fold increase in the area under the curve (AUC)—18.6 ± 1.98 compared to 3.97 ± 0.71 µg * h/mL after Dox—and a significant reduction in the volume of distribution (Vss): 0.138 ± 0.015 versus 6.35 ± 1.06 L/kg. The fraction excreted unchanged in urine (fe) of IV DoxQ and Dox was ~5% and ~11%, respectively. Cumulative amounts of Dox in the mesenteric lymph fluid after oral DoxQ were twice as high as Dox in a mesenteric lymph duct cannulation rat model. Oral DoxQ increased AUC of Dox by ~1.5-fold compared to after oral Dox. Concentrations of β-N-Acetylglucosaminidase (NAG) but not cardiac troponin (cTnI) were lower after IV DoxQ than Dox. DoxQ altered the pharmacokinetic disposition of Dox, improved its renal safety and oral bioavailability, and is in part transported through intestinal lymphatics.
Volume
9
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Farmacología, Farmacia
Toxicología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85029710840
Source
Pharmaceutics
ISSN of the container
19994923
Sponsor(s)
Acknowledgments: The authors would like to acknowledge Kuwait University, Faculty of Health Sciences, College of Pharmacy for the graduate scholarship awarded to Samaa Alrushaid. Sanjeewa N. Senadheera was funded by a grant from the U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) R01CA173292 to M. Laird Forrest.
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