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Zhang YJ, Deng C, Yang J, Gong D, Kang Y, Liu J, Zhang W. Preclinical Pharmacokinetics Study of a Novel Intravenous Anesthetic ET-26 Hydrochloride. Curr Drug Metab 2020; 20:1073-1081. [PMID: 31870260 DOI: 10.2174/1389200221666191223105504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2019] [Revised: 11/27/2019] [Accepted: 12/01/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND ET-26 hydrochloride is a novel intravenous anesthetic, approved for clinical trials, that produces a desirable sedative-hypnotic effect with stable myocardial performance and mild adrenocortical suppression in rats and beagle dogs. The objective of this study was to assess the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of ET-26 hydrochloride. METHODS Hepatocytes from human, monkey, dog, rat, and mouse were used to determine the metabolites of ET-26 hydrochloride. Distribution and excretion were assessed in rats and pharmacokinetic studies were performed in beagle dogs. RESULTS The metabolic pathway and proposed structure of metabolites were fully assessed resulting from the biotransformation reactions of hydrolysis, dehydrogenation, demethylation and glucuronic acid conjugation. The main distribution of the drug was in fat (15067 ± 801 ng/ml) and liver (13647 ± 1126 ng/ml), and the kidney was the primary excretion route (4.47%-11.94%). The Cmax after injection with 1.045 mg/kg, 2.09 mg/kg, and 4.18 mg/kg was 1476.5 ± 138.9 ng/ml, 2846.1 ± 223.3 ng/ml, and 6233.3 ± 238.9 ng/ml, respectively. The t1/2 of the drug was similar across dose groups at 74.8 ± 10.8 min to 81.4 ± 4.2 min. The AUC0-t values were 30208.1 ± 2026.5 min*ng/ml, 62712.8 ± 1808.3 min*ng/ml, and 130465.2 ± 7457.4 min*ng/ml, respectively. CONCLUSION The metabolic pathway and the proposed structure of metabolites for ET-26 hydrochloride were fully assessed. The majority of distribution for ET-26 hydrochloride occurs in the fat and liver, while the primary route of excretion for ET-26 hydrochloride is through the kidney. In dogs, pharmacokinetic features of ET-26 hydrochloride had a linear relationship with dosage.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yu Jun Zhang
- Department of Anesthesiology, Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.,National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.,National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.,National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.,National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.,National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.,National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.,National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Yu L, Chen X, Zhang WS, Zheng L, Xu WW, Xu MY, Jiang XH, Wang L. Metabolite identification, tissue distribution, excretion and preclinical pharmacokinetic studies of ET-26-HCl, a new analogue of etomidate. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2020; 7:191666. [PMID: 32257329 PMCID: PMC7062083 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.191666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2019] [Accepted: 12/17/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
ET-26-HCl, a novel anaesthetic agent with promising pharmacological properties, lacks extensive studies on pharmacokinetics and disposition in vitro and in vivo. In this study, we investigated the metabolic stability, metabolite production and plasma protein binding (PPB) of ET-26-HCl along with its tissue distribution, excretion and pharmacokinetics in animals after intravenous administration. Ultra-high performance liquid chromatography–tandem quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry identified a total of eight new metabolites after ET-26-HCl biotransformation in liver microsomes from different species. A hypothetical cytochrome P450-metabolic pathway including dehydrogenation, hydroxylation and demethylation was proposed. The PPB rate was highest in mouse and lowest in human. After intravenous administration, ET-26-HCl distributed rapidly to all tissues in rats and beagle dogs, with the highest concentrations in fat and liver. High concentrations of ET-26-acid, a major hydroxylation metabolite of ET-26-HCl, were found in liver, plasma and kidney. Almost complete clearance of ET-26-HCl from plasma occurred within 4 h after administration. Only a small fraction of the parent compound and its acid form were excreted via the urine and faeces. Taken together, the results added to a better understanding of the metabolic and pharmacokinetic properties of ET-26-HCl, which may contribute to the further development of this drug.
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- Lu Yu
- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, People's Republic of China.,Chengdu Women and Children Central Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, People's Republic of China
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- Anesthesia and Critical Aid Laboratory, Conversion Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, People's Republic of China
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Song X, Yang Y, Liang N, Yang F, Chen S, Zhou L, Zhou K, Wang Y. Quantitative pharmacokinetic evaluation of Subtilisin QK-2 after a bolus IV injection in a rat model using a novel sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2020; 186:113264. [PMID: 32276207 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2020.113264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Revised: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Intravascular thrombosis is a main cause of multiple cardiovascular diseases. A high thrombolytic activity of the microbial fibrinolytic enzyme Subtilisin QK-2, which is highly homologous to Nattokinase, shows great exploitable potential in thrombolytic therapy. However, the lack of a sensitive detection method limits the further analysis of Subtilisin QK-2 in vivo. We prepared a polyclonal antibody and four monoclonal antibodies (IgG1, titers of 1:500,000) to establish a sensitive sandwich ELISA for Subtilisin QK-2 detection. The limit of detection (LOD) of this ELISA was 1.160 ng/mL. The linear range of the standard curve was 1.96-250 ng/mL (R2 = 0.9912). The cut-off value was 0.236. Subsequently, a pharmacokinetic dose (IV bolus) was administered and analyzed with the established ELISA. The concentration-time profiles were best fitted to a two-compartment model. T1/2α values for doses of 2 mg/kg, 4 mg/kg, and 8 mg/kg were 29.90 ± 10.02 min, 27.17 ± 1.96 min, and 21.83 ± 9.95 min, and T1/2β values were 144.43 ± 49.73 min, 173.46 ± 52.58 min, and 159.49 ± 48.75 min, respectively. Subtilisin QK-2 was eliminated through a mechanism with first-order kinetics. In conclusion, this study provides useful data for further research and clinical applications of Subtilisin QK-2 in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.
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- Xia Song
- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Modern Research Center, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Modern Research Center, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Modern Research Center, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Modern Research Center, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Modern Research Center, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Modern Research Center, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China; Animal Biosafety Level III Laboratory at the Center for Animal Experiment, Wuhan University School of Medicine, Wuhan 430071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Modern Research Center, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China; Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan 430079, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Modern Research Center, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
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Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Deng C, Gong D, Kang Y, Liu J, Zhang W. Non-clinical single- and repeated-dose toxicity studies of ET-26 hydrochloride in rats. J Appl Toxicol 2020; 40:1099-1112. [PMID: 32170788 DOI: 10.1002/jat.3970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2020] [Revised: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 02/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
ET-26 hydrochloride (ET-26HCl), a novel analog of etomidate, induces as effective sedation, with good cardiac and respiratory stability, as etomidate but with mild adrenocortical suppression. The objective of this study was to evaluate the potential adverse effects of ET-26HCl in rats. In a single-dose toxicity study, abnormal urine color (red) was observed in all groups: control (100%), 8 mg/kg (10%), 16 mg/kg (50%), and 20 mg/kg (70%) ET-26HCl, which returned to normal on the day of dosing. There were no mortalities or serious toxicological signs; the maximum tolerable dose of ET-26HCl was 20 mg/kg. In the repeated-dose toxicity study, deaths occurred in the 12- (13.33% of males) and 16-mg/kg/day (20% of males and 3.33% of females) groups. Abnormal urine color (red or brown) was detected in the control group (10%) and all treatment groups (30%, 46.67%, and 40% at 8, 12 and 16 mg/kg/day, respectively), at a frequency of 1.43% in the control group, 4.76% in 8 mg/kg/day, 7.62% in 12 mg/kg/day, and 4.29% in 16 mg/kg/day. Increases in neutrophils and plasma fibrinogen were temporary and recoverable effects. Macroscopic and histopathologic changes were found only at the injection sites: abnormal skin color, scabbing, thrombus, ulceration, and inflammation. During the recovery period, there was evidence of reversibility, including fibroblast proliferation and vessel recanalization. The no-observed-adverse-effect level of ET-26HCl was 8 mg/kg/day. Toxicokinetic variables of ET-26HCl, except the calculated initial concentration in females on Day 1, showed a dose-dependent increase to exposure, with no gender difference and no evidence of accumulation.
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- YiNan Zhang
- Department of Anesthesiology, Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.,National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.,National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.,National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.,National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.,National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.,National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.,National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Zhang Y, Deng C, Gong D, Kang Y, Liu J, Zhang W. Preclinical safety evaluation of ET-26 hydrochloride, a novel intravenous anesthetic agent, in beagle dogs. J Appl Toxicol 2019; 40:679-690. [PMID: 31867768 DOI: 10.1002/jat.3936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
ET-26 hydrochloride (ET-26HCl) is a novel etomidate analogue, approved for clinical trials, which has an effective sedative-hypnotic effect, a stable myocardial performance, and milder adrenocortical suppression than etomidate in rats and beagle dogs. Additionally, ET-26HCl showed similar hemodynamic stability as etomidate in the rat uncontrolled hemorrhagic shock model. Furthermore, ET-26HCl, in the rat lipopolysaccharide-induced sepsis model, was found to have a higher survival rate, a lower inflammatory reaction, and less organ injury. In the present study, we measured the potential adverse effects of ET-26HCl in beagle dogs in accordance with the Guidance on single- and repeated-dose toxicity published by the China Food and Drug Administration. In toxicity studies, single and repeated (14 days) intravenous doses of up to 16 mg/kg were well tolerated, with only pharmacologically related clinical signs seen in both studies. Thus, the no-observed-adverse-effect level (NOAEL) of ET-26HCl was found at 16 mg/kg/day. Toxicokinetic examination demonstrated that ET-26HCl showed a dose-dependent increase to exposure, no gender difference, and no evidence of accumulation. These results provide useful information for guiding a phase I clinical trial of ET-26HCl in healthy volunteers.
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- YuJun Zhang
- Department of Anesthesiology, Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.,National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.,National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.,National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.,National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.,National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.,National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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