title: Pharmacokinetics of 8-methoxypsoralen in the dog.
abstract: The pharmacokinetics of 8-MOP were studied in six dogs following intravenous administration of 2 mg kg-1. In most animals a bi-exponential decline of the plasma level profile was observed. The calculated pharmacokinetic parameters varied considerably between the different dogs. The mean half-lives of distribution and of elimination were 0.20 and 2.17 h, respectively. The average total plasma clearance was 0.51 l kg-1 h-. Following both oral and intravenous administration of doses of 1, 3, and 10 mg kg-1, non-linear kinetics were found. Non-linearity was confirmed following administration of the substance at increasing infusion rates. Finally in four dogs, extraction by the liver was calculated by measuring 8-MOP concentration in the femoral artery and in a hepatic vein after intravenous administration of 1 mg kg-1. The extraction varied from animal to animal (18 per cent to nearly 100 per cent). Administration of an additional dose of 3 mg kg-1 in two of the dogs led to a decreased extraction.
authors.affiliation: Heymans Institute of Pharmacology, University of Gent Medical School, Belgium.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Monbaliu
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Belpaire
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Braeckman
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Bogaert
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006207:Half-Life; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007700:Kinetics; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008657:Metabolic Clearance Rate; D008730:Methoxsalen / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*
chemical_list: D008730:Methoxsalen