title: Disposition of exogenous tritium-labelled GM1lactone in the rat.
abstract: The disposition of labelled [3H]GM1lactone, the inner ester of ganglioside GM1, was studied in the rat. After i.v. administration [3H]GM1lactone was quickly converted to its corresponding open form most likely by plasma esterases, and then displayed a pharmacokinetic profile identical to [3H]GM1. Following intramuscular administration of [3H]GM1lactone [3H]GM1 levels in plasma and in tissues were higher than those obtained after the administration of an equivalent dose of [3H]GM1. This increased bioavailability means that GM1lactone can be considered as a potential prodrug of GM1.
authors.affiliation: Fidia Research Laboratories, Abano Terme, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bellato
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Milan
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Facchinetti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Toffano
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000378:metabolism*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D005677:G(M1) Ganglioside / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013997:Time Factors; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014316:Tritium
chemical_list: D014316:Tritium; C060696:ganglioside M1 lactone; D005677:G(M1) Ganglioside