Pharmacokinetics and excretion balance of OR-1896, a pharmacologically active metabolite of levosimendan, in healthy men

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• 作者：Jaakko Puttonen ; Tarmo Laine ; Meri Ramela ; Sari Hä ; kkinen ; Wenhui Zhang ; Rajendra Pradhan ; Pertti Pentikä ; inen ; Mikko Koskinen
• 关键词：Pharmacokinetics ; OR-1896 ; OR-1855 ; Levosimendan ; Mass balance
• 刊名：European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
• 出版年：2007
• 出版时间：December 2007
• 年：2007
• 卷：32
• 期：4-5
• 页码：271-277
• 全文大小：361 K

文摘

To investigate the pharmacokinetics and excretion balance of [¹⁴C]-OR-1896, a pharmacologically active metabolite of levosimendan, in six healthy male subjects. In addition, pharmacokinetic parameters of total radiocarbon and the deacetylated congener, OR-1855, were determined.

Methods

OR-1896 was administered as a single intravenous infusion of 200 μg of [¹⁴C]-OR-1896 (specific activity 8.6 MBq/mg) over 10 min. The pharmacokinetic parameters were calculated by three-compartmental methods.

Results

During the 14-day collection of urine and faeces, excretion (±S.D.) averaged 94.2 ± 1.4 % of the [¹⁴C]-OR-1896 dose. Mean recovery of radiocarbon in urine was 86.8 ± 1.9 % and in faeces 7.4 ± 1.5 % . Mean terminal elimination half-life of OR-1896 (t_1/2) was 70.0 ± 44.9 h. Maximum concentrations of OR-1855 were approximately 30 % to that of OR-1896. Total clearance and the volume of distribution of OR-1896 were 2.0 ± 0.4 l/h and 175.6 ± 74.5 l, respectively. Renal clearances of OR-1896 and OR-1855 were 0.9 ± 0.4 l/h and (5.4 ± 2.3) × 10⁻⁴ l/h, respectively.

Conclusions

This study provides data to demonstrate that nearly one half of OR-1896 is eliminated unchanged into urine and that the active metabolites metabolite of levosimendan remain in the body longer than levosimendan. The remaining half of OR-1896 dose is eliminated through other metabolic routes, partially through interconversion back to OR-1855 with further metabolism of OR-1855. Given the fact that the pharmacological activity and potency of OR-1896 is similar to levosimendan, these results emphasize the clinical significance of OR-1896 and its contribution to the long-lasting effects of levosimendan.