Distribution of suprofen in rats of both sexes.
The tissue distribution of 3H-labeled DL-2-(4-(2-thienylcarbonyl) phenyl) propionic acid (suprofen) after po administration was studied in male, female, and pregnant rats by radiometry. The only tissues with concentrations comparable to plasma levels were those involved in metabolism and excretion (liver and kidney), except for the gastrointestinal tract, and all other tissue levels were very low. In pregnant rats, radioactivity crossed the blood-placenta barrier to a moderate extent and low concentrations were found in fetuses. Radioactivity disappeared from most tissues of male, female, and pregnant rats at rates similar to that from plasma and no appreciable radioactivity was found in rat tissues 24 h after dosing.
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D010666:Phenylpropionates / Q000378:metabolism*; D011247:Pregnancy; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013496:Suprofen / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism*; D013997:Time Factors; D014018:Tissue Distribution
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D010666:Phenylpropionates; D013496:Suprofen