title: Pharmacokinetics of [14C]teicoplanin in male rats after single intravenous dose.
abstract: The pharmacokinetic profile of [14C]teicoplanin was studied in male Sprague-Dawley rats given a single 10,000-U/kg intravenous dose. The disposition of the antimicrobial activity in the body was estimated by a three-compartment open model. Plasma concentration data were fitted to a three-exponent equation. The profile of total 14C in plasma was similar to that of the microbiological activity. The cumulative recovery of total 14C 5 days after drug administration averaged 76.3% of the administered dose in the urine and 8.7% in the feces. The residual dose remaining in the animal carcasses was 11.1%. Teicoplanin was widely distributed in the body. In almost all organs, the maximum concentration of [14C]teicoplanin was already reached at the first time of killing, which was 0.25 h after the administration of drug. The liver, kidneys, skin, and fat contained most of the residual dose found in the animal carcasses 120 h after administration and behaved as a deep compartment with the adrenal glands and spleen.
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism*; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D006020:Glycopeptides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D017334:Teicoplanin; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D006020:Glycopeptides; D017334:Teicoplanin