title: Disposition of the new angiotensin II receptor antagonist candesartan cilexetil in rats and dogs.
abstract: The disposition of candesartan cilexetil (CAS 145040-37-5, TCV-116) was studied after oral administration of 14C-labeled drug to rats and dogs. Candesartan cilexetil was absorbed from the small intestine and hydrolyzed completely to the pharmacologically active metabolite M-I during absorption process. In the plasma of these animals, an appreciable amount of M-I was present with no detectable concentration of unchanged drug. The M-I concentration in rat plasma attained a peak (Cmax, 0.280 microgram/ml) 2.3 h (Tmax after dosing and then declined with an apparent half-life (t1/2) of 3.8 h. In dogs, Tmax, Cmax, and t1/2 of M-I were 1.3 h, 0.012 microgram/ml, and 4.3 h, respectively. The bioavailabilities of M-I in rats and dogs were 28 and 5%, respectively. M-I was distributed widely in the tissues including the blood vessels as target tissues, was metabolized partially to the glucuronide and M-II, and was eliminated predominantly into the feces via biliary excretion. The elimination of M-I from the blood vessels was slower than that from the plasma. The sustained antihypertensive effect of this drug seemed to be due to the slow elimination of M-I from the blood vessels. With daily oral dosing for 14 days, no appreciable amounts of drug-related compounds were accumulated in rat body.
authors.affiliation: Drug Analysis and Pharmacokinetics Research Laboratories, Takeda Chemical Industries Ltd., Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Motohashi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanayama
mesh_terms: D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000378:metabolism*; D057911:Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists; D000818:Animals; D001562:Benzimidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001646:Bile / Q000378:metabolism; D001682:Biological Availability; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004285:Dogs; D005243:Feces / Q000737:chemistry; D006207:Half-Life; D007408:Intestinal Absorption; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013777:Tetrazoles; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D057911:Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists; D001562:Benzimidazoles; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D013777:Tetrazoles; D000804:Angiotensin II; C077793:candesartan cilexetil