title: Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of methyl proscillaridin in healthy man.
abstract: The aim of this study was to obtain data about the pharmacological properties of a new glycoside derivative in man. Plasma concentrations and ECG parameters were measured after oral and intravenous administration of a single dose of 1.2 mg methyl proscillaridin in 16 healthy volunteers, using a strictly randomized, two-period change-over design. Glycoside concentrations were measured using a modified 86Rb-erythrocyte-assay. QT-duration, corrected for frequency (QTc), was the principal variable measured in the ECG. By either route, there was a maximum plasma level after 1 hour, which had decreased to a minimum at 3 hours, followed by a second peak at 4 to 10 hours (orally greater than iv). From 10 to 72 hours the concentrations decreased with a median t 1/2 of 23.3 hours (iv) and 33.0 hours (orally). Comparison of the ratio of plasma concentrations following oral and iv administration resulted in a bioavailability of 69% using the 48 hour plasma levels, and 59% using the areas under the concentration-time curves. The mean QTc was maximally shortened to 28 msec at 1 hour after iv and to 19 msec at 10 hours after the oral dose. A distinct similarity between time-concentration and time-QTc curves was seen after the initial distribution phase, both after oral and intravenous administration. The new derivative shows a rapid elimination. Its bioavailability is reasonably high.
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D001682:Biological Availability; D002018:Bufanolides / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006207:Half-Life; D006801:Humans; D007263:Infusions, Parenteral; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D011442:Proscillaridin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology; D011849:Radioactive Tracers; D012413:Rubidium
chemical_list: D002018:Bufanolides; D011849:Radioactive Tracers; D011442:Proscillaridin; D012413:Rubidium