title: Selective distribution of aclarubicin to regional lymph nodes with a new dosage form: aclarubicin adsorbed on activated carbon particles.
abstract: A new dosage form (ACR-CH) comprising aclarubicin adsorbed on activated carbon particles was designed to sustain release of aclarubicin. ACR-CH or aclarubicin aqueous solution (ACR-sol) was injected subcutaneously into the fore foot-pads of rats. ACR-CH distributed a statistically significantly higher level of aclarubicin to the axillary lymph nodes (detectable up to 7 days after injection) than aclarubicin distributed in an ACR-sol (not detectable after 48 h). To other tissues, ACR-CH distributed statistically significantly low levels of aclarubicin, as compared with ACR-sol.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hagiwara
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iwamoto
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yoneyama
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muranishi
mesh_terms: D015250:Aclarubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D000327:Adsorption; D000818:Animals; D002606:Charcoal; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004337:Drug Carriers; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism; D008168:Lung / Q000378:metabolism; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000378:metabolism*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013154:Spleen / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004337:Drug Carriers; D002606:Charcoal; D015250:Aclarubicin