title: Pharmacokinetics of exogenous adenosine in man after infusion.
abstract: The plasma kinetics of adenosine was investigated in healthy volunteers after a 1 minute infusion of 2.5, 5 and 10 mg (38.79 and 148 micrograms.kg-1 respectively) and after infusion of 200 micrograms.kg-1 in 10 min followed by 400 micrograms.kg-1 in 10 min. As the dose in the 1 min infusion study was increased the mean CL of adenosine decreased (10.7, 4.70 and 4.14 l.min-1, respectively), its mean half-life increased (0.91, 1.24 and 1.86 min, respectively), and the mean volume of distribution did not show any clear trend (8-13 l). After the 20 minute infusion the plasma level of adenosine reached a peak value comparable to that observed after infusion of 5 mg in 1 min (about 0.5 micrograms.ml-1), but the mean clearance and half-life were significantly different (12.1 l.min-1 and 0.63 min respectively). In all the subjects the plasma concentration of adenosine had returned to the baseline value in 5-15 min after the end of the infusion.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Medica, Università di Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Blardi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Laghi Pasini
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Urso
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Frigerio
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Volpi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Giorgi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Di Perri
mesh_terms: D000241:Adenosine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006207:Half-Life; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008657:Metabolic Clearance Rate; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000241:Adenosine