Pharmacokinetics of intravenous and oral metformin and r,s-verapamil in Sinclair, Hanford, Yucatan and Göttingen minipigs

Autor: David T. White, Naijia Huang, Jeffrey S. Tan, Kenneth J. Ruterbories, Jason Liu, Derek Brocksmith, Lee J. Burns, Alain Stricker-Krongrad, Nathan Yumibe, Nita J. Patel, Guy Bouchard
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: International Journal of Pharmacokinetics. 2:81-91
ISSN: 2053-0854
2053-0846
Popis: Aim: Oral and intravenous pharmacokinetic (PK) studies were conducted in four different minipig strains: Sinclair, Yucatan, Hanford and Göttingen after administration of metformin or R,S-verapamil (R,S-VER). Results: The results indicated that the PK of metformin was similar between all minipig strains, except for the Göttingen which had higher plasma clearance. The plasma clearance of both (+)-(R)- and (−)-(S)-VER was significantly lower in Sinclair compared with the clearance in other strains. The (+)-(R)-NOR to R,S-VER ratio was significantly higher in the Sinclair. There was a preferential conversion of R,S-VER to (+)-(R)-NOR over (−)-(S)-NOR in all minipig strains. Conclusion: This work highlights the importance of considering the impact of metabolic and dispositional differences in minipig strains when conducting PK studies.
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