title: Distribution of recombinant human erythropoietin following multiple intravenous administration and effects of age on the distribution in rats.
abstract: Multiple administration of 125I-recombinant human erythropoietin (125I-rh-EPO) did not cause an accumulation of intact EPO in tissue. The gel filtration profile of tissue from rats given multiple doses of 125I-rh-EPO was very similar to that for rats given single doses of 125I-rh-EPO, suggesting that intact rh-EPO (CAS 11096-26-7) does not accumulate. Pretreatment of rats with non-labeled rh-EPO did not cause a change in the ratio of metabolites to intact rh-EPO, as judged by the gel filtration data. This indicates that multiple administrations do not cause a change in metabolic pathways in the tissues. The tissue to plasma concentration ratio (t/p ratio) of rh-EPO in the target organ, i.e., the bone marrow and spleen, decreased with increase of age; the spleen showed a marked decrease in t/p ratio as compared to the bone marrow. On the other hand, t/p ratios in the kidney and liver did not change for periods of 4 to 31 weeks.
authors.affiliation: Drug Metabolism Laboratory, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ohishi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tokura
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Okazaki
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D004921:Erythropoietin