• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.124-130
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• 1994

Plasma phamacokinetics and renal excretion of theophylline (TP) and its metabolities were ivnestigated in rats. Plasma concentrations of TP declined in a monoexponential manner, while those of 1-methyluric (MU) and 1,3-dimethyluric(DMU) declined in a biexponential manner upon respective iv bolus injection of each compound at 6mg/kg dose. The total body clearances $(CL_r)$ of the metabolites were 4-6 fold larger than that of TP, while the distribution volumes of them at steady-state $(Vd_{ss})$ were 40-50% smaller than that of TP. The metabolites showed their plasma peaks in 30 min after iv injection of TP indicating than that to MU. Renal excretion of TP and its metabolites was studied in urine flow rate (UFR)-controlled rats. The renal clearance $(CL_r)$ of TP was inversely related to pasma TP concentrations, and much smaller than the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) suggesting tubular secretion and profound reabsorption in the renal tubule. The $(CL_r)$ of each metabolite also showed that inverse relationship, but far exceeded GFR suggesting that tubular secretion than GFR by ip injection of probenecid (142.7 mg/kg). It supports that the metabolies are secreted in the renal tubule, and suggests that they share a common transport system in their sectrtion processes with probenecid. On the other hand, the $(CL_r)$ of TP was not affected significantly by the probenecid treatment. Considering the inverse relationship of TP between the $(CL_r)$ and its ploasma concentrations,no effect of probenecid on $(CL_r)$ of TP is most likely due to negligible contribution of the secretion to the overall $(CL_r)$ of TP.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.33-41
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• 1991

A high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method was developed for the simultaneous determination of theophylline(TP) and its metabolites, 1-methyluric acid (1-MU) and 1,3-dimethyluric acid (1,3-DMU), in rat plasma and urine. An $100\;{\mu}l$ aliquot of a plasma or urine sample was mixed with $250\;{\mu}l$ of acetonitrite and vortexed. After centrifugation, $200\;{\mu}l$ (plasma) or $20\;{\mu}l$ (urine) aliquot of the supernatant was dried by $N_2$ stream and redissolved in $100\;{\mu}l$ (plasma) or $200\;{\mu}l$ (urine) of the mobile phase. A $20\;{\mu}l$ of the mobile phase solution was injected onto a $C_{18}$ reversed-phase column. The column was maintained at $45^{\circ}C$ by the aid of electric heating jacket. The mobile phase was a 3%(v/v) methanol solution in deionized water which contains sodium acetate (100 mM) and tetrabutyl ammonium hydroxide (4 mM). pH of the mobile phase was adjusted 4.5 by the addition of acetic acid. Detection limits for TP, 1-MU, and 1,3-DMU in plasma were 0.2, 0.1 and $0.1\;{\mu}/ml$, respectively and the corresponding values in urine were all $5\;{\mu}g/ml$. Inter- and intra-day variability of the assay for all compounds in the plasma samples was less than 5.5 and 3.8%, respectively. The retention times for 1-MU, 1,3-DMU, and TP were approximately 7, 8.5 and 18 min, respectively. Sample preparation procedure used in this method was simple, rapid and reproducible. Renal clearance of TP and its metabolites in rats showed plasma concentration dependency indicating renal tubular secretion and reabsorption of them.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.83-90
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• 1990

Cimetidine이 theophylline의 약동학적 특성과 대사과정에 미치는 효과를 검토코자 6마리의 개를 대상으로 일주일간 정맥내 cimetidine(30mg/kg/day)투여 전후에 단일 용량의 정맥투여에 따른 theophylline의 약동학적 parameter 및 뇨중 theophylline 대사물 배설의 변화를 교차 실험을 통하여 관찰하였다. 대조실험에 비해 cimetidine투여후 theophylline의 청소율은 평균 31%(P<0.05)감소하였고 혈장반감기는 29%(P<0.01)연장되었다. 그러나 steady-state의 분포용적 및 혈장 단백 결합의 변화는 관찰할 수 없었다. Theophylline의 주 대사물인 3-methylxanthine, 1-methyluric acid 및 1,3-dimethyluric acid의 24시간 뇨증 배설량은 cimetidine투여후 모두 감소 하였으나 통계적으로 유의한 변화는 아니었으며 개별대사물의 배설 분획은 변화가 없었다. 이상의 결과로 부터 cimetidine이 theophylline의 demethylation과 8-hydroxylation대사과정 모두를 비선택적으로 억제함으로써 청소율을 감소시키고 반감기를 증가시킬 것으로 추정되었다.