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Journal of Integrative Agriculture  2011, Vol. 10 Issue (12): 1968-1976    DOI: 10.1016/S1671-2927(11)60198-3
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Pharmacokinetics of Mequindox and Its Metabolites in Swine
 LIU Yi-ming, LIU Ying-chun, DING Huan-zhong, FANG Bing-hu, YANG Fan, SHAN Qi , ZENGZhen-ling
1. Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510640, P.R.China
2. Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 200232, P.R.China
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摘要  The present study was carried out to investigate the pharmacokinetics of mequindox (MEQ), a new synthetic quinoxaline 1,4-dioxide derivative and its two main metabolites M1 [2-isoethanol mequinoox], M2 [2-isoethanol 1-desoxymequindox] in healthy swine. MEQ (10 mg kg-1 body weight) was administered to nine healthy cross-bread swine via oral, intramuscular, and intravenous routes in a randomized 3×3 crossover design with a 1-wk washout period. A sensitive high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method was used for the determination of plasma concentrations of MEQ and its metabolites M1 and M2. Plasma concentration versus time profiles of MEQ and its metabolites, M1 and M2, were analyzed by noncompartmental analysis using WinNonlin 5.2 software. The mean maximum concentrations (Cmax) of M1 and M2 after intravenous administration of MEQ were (5.27±1.59) μg mL-1 at 1.78 h and (1.01±0.29) μg mL-1 at 0.92 h, respectively. The mean maximum concentrations (Cmax) of MEQ, M1, and M2 were found to be (6.96±3.23), (6.61±1.56), and (0.78 ±0.25) μg mL-1, respectively at 0.15, 1.61, and 1.30 h after intramuscular administration of MEQ, respectively and (0.75±0.45), (6.90±1.52), and (0.62±0.21) μg mL-1, respectively at 0.40, 1.57, and 2.00 h, respectively after oral administration of MEQ. The apparent elimination half-lives (t1/2) of MEQ, M1, and M2 were (0.84±0.35), (7.57±3.93), and (9.56±6.00) h, respectively after intravenous administration of MEQ; (0.50±0.25), (6.30±3.00), and (5.94±2.54) h, respectively after intramuscular administration of MEQ; and (1.64±1.17), (5.59±1.93), and (16.25±10.27) h , respectively after oral administration of MEQ. The mean areas under the plasma concentration-time curve (AUC0- ) of MEQ, M1, and M2 were (4.88±1.54), (36.93±17.50), and (5.16±1.94) μg h mL-1, respectively after intravenous administration of MEQ; (4.18±0.76), (48.25±20.82), and (4.88±2.21) μg h mL-1 , respectively after intramuscular administration of MEQ; and (1.01±0.40), (48.83±20.71), and (5.54±2.23) μg h mL-1, respectively after oral administration of MEQ. MEQ was rapidly absorbed and metabolized in swine after oral, intramuscular, and intravenous administration. Further studies are required to investigate the double-peak phenomenon observed in the plasma concentration-time profile after oral administration and the pharmacokinetics of other metabolites of MEQ.

Abstract  The present study was carried out to investigate the pharmacokinetics of mequindox (MEQ), a new synthetic quinoxaline 1,4-dioxide derivative and its two main metabolites M1 [2-isoethanol mequinoox], M2 [2-isoethanol 1-desoxymequindox] in healthy swine. MEQ (10 mg kg-1 body weight) was administered to nine healthy cross-bread swine via oral, intramuscular, and intravenous routes in a randomized 3×3 crossover design with a 1-wk washout period. A sensitive high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method was used for the determination of plasma concentrations of MEQ and its metabolites M1 and M2. Plasma concentration versus time profiles of MEQ and its metabolites, M1 and M2, were analyzed by noncompartmental analysis using WinNonlin 5.2 software. The mean maximum concentrations (Cmax) of M1 and M2 after intravenous administration of MEQ were (5.27±1.59) μg mL-1 at 1.78 h and (1.01±0.29) μg mL-1 at 0.92 h, respectively. The mean maximum concentrations (Cmax) of MEQ, M1, and M2 were found to be (6.96±3.23), (6.61±1.56), and (0.78 ±0.25) μg mL-1, respectively at 0.15, 1.61, and 1.30 h after intramuscular administration of MEQ, respectively and (0.75±0.45), (6.90±1.52), and (0.62±0.21) μg mL-1, respectively at 0.40, 1.57, and 2.00 h, respectively after oral administration of MEQ. The apparent elimination half-lives (t1/2) of MEQ, M1, and M2 were (0.84±0.35), (7.57±3.93), and (9.56±6.00) h, respectively after intravenous administration of MEQ; (0.50±0.25), (6.30±3.00), and (5.94±2.54) h, respectively after intramuscular administration of MEQ; and (1.64±1.17), (5.59±1.93), and (16.25±10.27) h , respectively after oral administration of MEQ. The mean areas under the plasma concentration-time curve (AUC0- ) of MEQ, M1, and M2 were (4.88±1.54), (36.93±17.50), and (5.16±1.94) μg h mL-1, respectively after intravenous administration of MEQ; (4.18±0.76), (48.25±20.82), and (4.88±2.21) μg h mL-1 , respectively after intramuscular administration of MEQ; and (1.01±0.40), (48.83±20.71), and (5.54±2.23) μg h mL-1, respectively after oral administration of MEQ. MEQ was rapidly absorbed and metabolized in swine after oral, intramuscular, and intravenous administration. Further studies are required to investigate the double-peak phenomenon observed in the plasma concentration-time profile after oral administration and the pharmacokinetics of other metabolites of MEQ.
Keywords:  mequindox      metabolites      pharmacokinetics      HPLC      swine  
Received: 22 October 2010   Accepted:
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This study was supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program, 2009CB118805) and the National Key Technology Research and Development Program of China during the 10th Five-Year Plan Period (2009BADB7B05-03).

Corresponding Authors:  Correspondence ZENG Zhen-ling, Mobile: 13609768425, E-mail: zlzeng@scau.edu.cn     E-mail:  zlzeng@scau.edu.cn
About author:  LIU Yi-ming, Mobile: 13718937129, E-mail: liuyiming@caas.net.cn

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LIU Yi-ming, LIU Ying-chun, DING Huan-zhong, FANG Bing-hu, YANG Fan, SHAN Qi , ZENGZhen-ling . 2011. Pharmacokinetics of Mequindox and Its Metabolites in Swine. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 10(12): 1968-1976.

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