Fast determination of free metronidazole in rat plasma and peritoneal fluid using HPLC-UV method.

Autor: Dos Anjos MV; Universidade de Caxias do Sul., Bergoza L; Universidade de Caxias do Sul., Fonseca G; Universidade de Caxias do Sul., Possa E; Universidade de Caxias do Sul., Dos Santos P; Universidade de Caxias do Sul., Moura E Silva S; Universidade de Caxias do Sul., Tasso L; Universidade de Caxias do Sul.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Biomedical chromatography : BMC [Biomed Chromatogr] 2023 Feb; Vol. 37 (2), pp. e5543. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Nov 17.
DOI: 10.1002/bmc.5543
Abstrakt: Peritonitis refers to the inflammatory reaction of the peritoneum to aggression. In addition, it contributes significantly to sepsis. The presence of free concentrations of antimicrobials above the minimum inhibitory concentration at the site of infection is critical to therapeutic response. Metronidazole (MTZ) is an antimicrobial used to treat peritonitis because of its effectiveness against anaerobic microorganisms. This study investigates free MTZ concentrations in peritoneal microdialysate in Wistar rats. A C 18 column (150 × 4.0 mm, 5 μm) was used for the analysis conducted at 40°C under isocratic conditions. The mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile and an aqueous solution of 50-mM monobasic phosphate buffer and 0.1% triethylamine, with pH 3.0 (10:90, v/v). MTZ calibration was linear in the range of 0.5-30.0 μg/ml. The intra- and inter-day precision was satisfactory with relative standard deviation ≤5.67%. The accuracy ranged from 90.64 to 103.77%, and the lower limit of quantification was 0.5 μg/ml. The developed method was successfully applied in a pilot pharmacokinetic study after MTZ administration (30 mg/kg, intravenously) in rats. The main advantage of the employed method is that it does not require sample processing and protein removal steps. This is the first study to be conducted using MTZ in rats.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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