Pharmacokinetics and synovial fluid concentrations of flurbiprofen enantiomers in horses: chiral inversion

Flurbirpofen (FBP), a member of the 2-aryl propionate nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug class, has potent anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties. The commercial preparation is a racemic mixture of the R(−) and S(+) enantiomers of FBP. In this study, R(−) and S(+) FBP were used to investigate t...

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Autores: Soraci, Alejandro Luis, Tapia, Maria Ofelia, Garcia, Jorge
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2005
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/106014
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/106014
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:FLURBIPROFEN
HORSES
ENANTIOMERS
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4
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Sumario:Flurbirpofen (FBP), a member of the 2-aryl propionate nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug class, has potent anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties. The commercial preparation is a racemic mixture of the R(−) and S(+) enantiomers of FBP. In this study, R(−) and S(+) FBP were used to investigate the metabolic chiral inversion. Each enantiomer was administered separately (0.25 mg/kg) and in a racemic mixture (0.5 mg/kg) intravenously to horses. Plasma and synovial concentration of each enantiomer was determined and the disposition of each was analyzed. After intravenous administration of R(−) FBP and S(+) FBP to horses no chiral inversion was detected. After the administration of the FBP racemate and individual enantiomers no differences were observed between pharmacokinetic parameters [t1/2â (h), Cl (L/h·kg), AUC (ìg·h/mL), Vss (L/kg) and MRT (h)] for R(−) and S(+) FBF. Synovial fluid concentrations of both FBP enantiomers were lower than plasma concentrations and no stereoselective differences were detected. These data indicate that the disposition of FBF in horses is not enantioselective and demonstrate a difference in the pharmacokinetic behavior of the enantiomers as compared with other 2-aryl-propionic acids, such as carprofen, ketoprofen and vedaprofen in the horse.