title: Metabolic fate of the new cardiotonic denopamine in animals. 2nd communication: tissue accumulation in the rat after consecutive oral administration of 14C-denopamine.
abstract: Accumulation characteristics of (-)-(R)-1-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-2-[(3,4-dimethoxyphenethyl)amino]ethanol (denopamine, TA-064) in organs and tissues were investigated after oral administration of 14C-denopamine to rats once a day (5 mg/kg/d) for 1, 6 and 10 days. The levels of radioactivity in each organ and tissue were measured at various time intervals after the final dose. The levels of radioactivity at 15 min after administration were generally higher in the consecutive-dose groups than in the single-dose group. However, the levels were equilibrated within 6 days of administration. Radioactivity at 24 h after administration decreased to about the detection limit in each group. In addition, half-lives of disappearance of radioactivity from the body were not significantly affected by the consecutive doses. About 100% of the dose was recovered from the urine and feces during consecutive administration periods. Consequently, it was considered that the drug hardly showed retention and accumulation characteristics in the body.
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000652:urine; D004983:Ethanolamines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000652:urine; D005243:Feces / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013997:Time Factors; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D004983:Ethanolamines; C037293:denopamine