title: Uptake and clearance of 5-fluorouridine following subconjunctival and intravitreal injection.
abstract: Described are some pharmacokinetic parameters for 5-fluorouridine, a potentially useful intermediate metabolite of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), following subconjunctival and intravitreal injection in the pigmented rabbit. Immediately following a 500 microgram intravitreal injection of 3H-5-fluorouridine, a peak ipsilateral vitreous concentration of 308 micrograms/ml was measured. This decreased to 199 micrograms/ml at 2 hours, 33 micrograms/ml at 12 hours and 4.4 micrograms/ml at 24 hours, indicating that 5-fluorouridine is cleared from the vitreous at a rate similar to 5-fluorouracil. Aqueous concentrations in the ipsilateral eye reached a maximum at 6 hours (9.6 micrograms/ml) and decreased to 0.8 micrograms/ml at 24 hours. Following subconjunctival injection of 5 mg 3H-5-fluorouridine (0.5 ml), peak ipsilateral anterior chamber concentration of 10.7 micrograms/ml was measured 1 hour after injection and decreased to 2.4 micrograms/ml after 12 hours. Maximum vitreal concentrations of 1.7 micrograms/ml were measured 12 hours after injection.
authors.affiliation: Eye Research Institute, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Blumenkranz
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hernandez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hartzer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000032:analysis*; D003228:Conjunctiva; D007267:Injections; D011817:Rabbits; D014529:Uridine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: C001943:5-fluorouridine; D014529:Uridine