title: In vitro and in vivo binding of epirubicin to red blood cells and human plasma proteins.
abstract: In this study, the in vitro interaction of epirubicin (EPR), a cytostatic antibiotic, with plasma proteins (PP), namely alpha-HSA, gamma-HSG, alpha+beta-HSG and with isolated human red blood cells (RBCs) was investigated and further correlated with the in vivo pharmacokinetics and binding of EPR and two of its metabolites, 13-dihydroepirubicin and 7-deoxydoxorubicinone to RBCs. The in vitro encapsulation rate in isolated erythrocytes amounts to 52.9 +/- 2.8% and remains constant within the range of studied concentrations (2.5-20 micrograms/ml). EPR was found to bind differently to the various PP in vitro. Binding to alpha-HSA amounted up to 51.0 +/- 7.10%, to alpha+beta-HSG 79.45 +/- 2.7%, to gamma-HSG 57.1 +/- 2.8%. The in vivo-binding rate of EPR, dihydroepirubicin and deoxydoxorubicinone to RBCs after 5 min of injection was 32 +/- 6.96%, 11.6 +/- 3.1% and 10.05 +/- 3.5% respectively, their availability in serum was 42.6 +/- 11.8%, 2.4 +/- 0.4% and 1.2 +/- 0.67% respectively.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Pharmazeutische Chemie, Universität Wien, Osterreich.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bandak
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Czejka
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schüller
mesh_terms: D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D015251:Epirubicin / Q000097:blood* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D011485:Protein Binding; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000378:metabolism; D012712:Serum Globulins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D012709:Serum Albumin; D012712:Serum Globulins; D015251:Epirubicin