The pharmacokinetics of the weakly protein-bound anionic compound diatrizoate in serum and synovial fluid of the horse

Anna Buus Frost, Frank Larsen, Susan Weng Larsen, Jesper Østergaard, Maj Halling Thomsen, Stefan Stürup, Pia Haubro Andersen, Claus Selch Larsen

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    Abstract

    Purpose: To establish a pharmacokinetic model for the model drug, sodium diatrizoate (DTZ), allowing joint disappearance kinetics to be estimated from serum appearance kinetics following intra-articular administration, and to calculate the relative joint exposure after intravenous and intra-articular DTZ administration (Fiv/IA). Methods: Each of five horses received an aqueous solution of 3.9 mg/kg sodium diatrizoate both intravenously and intra-articularly separated by a one-week wash out period. Serum and synovial samples were collected over 7 h and analyzed for content of model compound using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Results: Differential equations were used for describing the transport of DTZ between the joint and the central compartment. The three-compartment lag-time model obtained demonstrates that the rate of drug appearance in the systemic circulation equals the rate of disappearance from the joint compartment. Following intravenous and intra-articular administration, an average Fiv/IA of 0.04% (n=4) was calculated based on the synovial fluid profiles of DTZ. Conclusions: This study implies that aspects of the intra-articular fate of DTZ can be obtained from serum data in case synovial fluid samplings are limited, for various possible reasons. The low Fiv/IA may stimulate future research in the field of intra-articular administration of anti-osteoarthritic drugs.

    Original languageEnglish
    JournalPharmaceutical Research
    Volume27
    Issue number1
    Pages (from-to)143-150
    Number of pages8
    ISSN0724-8741
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jan 2010

    Keywords

    • Former Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

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