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Document 0671
DOCN M9620671
TI pH-dependent oral absorption of L-735,524, a potent HIV protease
inhibitor, in rats and dogs.
DT 9602
AU Lin JH; Chen IW; Vastag KJ; Ostovic D; Merck Research Laboratories, West
Point, PA 19486, USA.
SO Drug Metab Dispos. 1995 Jul;23(7):730-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/96089976
AB L-735,524, a potent and specific inhibitor of human immunodeficiency
virus protease, is currently under investigation for the treatment of
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The aqueous solubility of L-735,524
was pH-dependent, > 100 mg/ml at pH below 3.5 and 0.03 mg/ml at pH 6.
When L-735,524 was given orally as a suspension in 0.5% methocel (pH
6.5) at 10 mg/kg, the bioavailability was approximately 16% for both
dogs and rats. When the same dose of the drug was administered in 0.05 M
citric acid (pH 2.5), the bioavailability increased 4.5-fold in dogs
(72%), but only slightly in rats (24%). The pH- and species-dependent
differences in bioavailability observed in rats and dogs may be because
of differences in the rate of gastric acid secretion and in the
magnitude of hepatic first-pass effect. Gastric acid secretion is poor
in dogs but substantial in rats. When L-735,524 was administered in 0.5%
methocel, a large portion of the drug in dogs, but not in rats, remained
undissolved, resulting in poor absorption in dogs. On the other hand,
when L-735,524 was administered in citric acid, most of the drug would
be in solution allowing for better absorption in dogs. The hypothesis of
pH-dependent absorption was further supported by the findings that
absorption was significantly increased in dogs after feeding, but
substantially decreased in rats after pretreatment with famotidine, a
potent H2-receptor antagonist. L-735,524 underwent an extensive
first-pass metabolism in rats, but not in dogs.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT
250 WORDS)
DE Administration, Oral Animal Citrates/CHEMISTRY Dogs Hydrogen-Ion
Concentration HIV Protease Inhibitors/BLOOD/CHEMISTRY/*PHARMACOKINETICS
Intestinal Absorption Liver/METABOLISM Male
Methylcellulose/PHARMACOLOGY
Pyridines/BLOOD/CHEMISTRY/*PHARMACOKINETICS Rats Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Solubility Species Specificity JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).