title: Effect of fat tissue volume on the distribution kinetics of biperiden as a function of age in rats.
abstract: The relationship between the volume of fat tissue and variations in the time course of plasma biperiden concentration in rats has been examined in three different groups (4-, 10-, and 50-week-old rats). The plasma concentrations at 24 hr after iv injection of 3.2 mg/kg varied between 0.8 ng/ml (4-week-old rats) and 5.0 ng/ml (50-week-old rats). The rank order of the steady state distribution volume of biperiden was: 50-week-old rats greater than 10-week-old rats greater than 4-week-old rats. The fat volume of the whole body, extracted from the dried carcass with ether, varied between 42 g/kg (4-week-old rats) and 167 g/kg (50-week-old rats). There was a good correlation between the steady state distribution volume of biperiden per lean mass body weight and the fat volume per lean mass body weight (r = 0.987). The fat/plasma concentration ratios at 8 hr after the iv injection varied between 600 (4-week-old rats) and 200 (50-week-old rats), whereas the brain/plasma concentration ratios were identical to those at steady state among the three groups. The time courses of biperiden concentration in plasma, brain, and fat were simulated using a physiological pharmacokinetic model. There was reasonable agreement between the model predictions and the observed data, suggesting that the change in the fat volume is a dominant determinant of the distribution volume of biperiden in rats. Age-related changes in tissue and plasma concentrations are discussed in relation to the clinical usefulness of the blood level monitoring.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Pharmacy, Kanazawa University, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yokogawa
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nakashima
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ichimura
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism*; D000375:Aging / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001712:Biperiden / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008102:Liver Circulation; D008297:Male; D008954:Models, Biological; D010880:Piperidines / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D011485:Protein Binding; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D010880:Piperidines; D001712:Biperiden