title: A radioimmunoassay for pyridostigmine.
abstract: Antipyridostigmine antibodies were produced in rabbits using a pyridostigmine analog conjugated to keyhole limpet hemocyanin. These antibodies were used for development of a radioimmunoassay that has a linear standard curve (r2 = 0.986) ranging from 0.5 to 10.0 ng/ml of pyridostigmine bromide in a 0.1-ml plasma sample. This assay measures pyridostigmine in plasma with better sensitivity and much greater through-put than do current state-of-the-art high-performance liquid chromatography techniques. In addition, only small volumes (100 microliter) of the plasma samples are required. Plasma levels of pyridostigmine were determined in the rat after intramuscular administration (0.056 mg/kg) of pyridostigmine bromide. Estimates of the various pharmacokinetic parameters were calculated using the computer program NONLIN84. The results were as follows: apparent volume of distribution = 1.97 l/kg, absorption rate constant = 0.277 min-1, elimination rate constant = 0.0273 min-1, area under the curve = 1010 ng x min/ml, absorption rate half-life = 2.41 min, elimination rate half-life = 24.8 min, maximal plasma concentration (Cmax) = 21.3 ng/ml and time to Cmax = 9.02 min.
authors.affiliation: U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen, Maryland.
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Lukey
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Gepp
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Corpuz
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Lieske
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000818:Animals; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D006207:Half-Life; D008297:Male; D011729:Pyridostigmine Bromide / Q000097:blood* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D011863:Radioimmunoassay / Q000379:methods; D051381:Rats; D012984:Software
chemical_list: D011729:Pyridostigmine Bromide