title: Gemfibrozil and its oxidative metabolites: quantification of aglycones, acyl glucuronides, and covalent adducts in samples from preclinical and clinical kinetic studies.
abstract: A gradient reversed-phase HPLC analysis for the direct measurement of gemfibrozil (GEM) and four oxidative metabolites in plasma and urine of humans and in tissue homogenates of rats was developed. The corresponding acyl glucuronides and the covalently bound protein adducts (in protein precipitates) were determined after liberation from the respective conjugates via alkaline hydrolysis. The limits of detection for the covalent adducts in human plasma are: 10 ng ml(-1) (GEM), 20 ng ml(-1) (M1), 0.5 ng ml(-1) (M2, M4), and 5 ng ml(-1) (M3). The method was validated with respect to selectivity, recovery, linearity, precision, and accuracy. It has been applied to the analysis of preclinical and clinical studies. Pharmacokinetic profiles of gemfibrozil, its metabolites, and covalent adducts in human plasma and rat tissue homogenates are given.
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Biocenter Niederursel, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hermening
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Gräfe
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Baktir
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mutschler
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Spahn-Langguth
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D015248:Gemfibrozil / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020719:Glucuronides / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000188:drug therapy; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000652:urine; D051381:Rats; D012015:Reference Standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence
chemical_list: D020719:Glucuronides; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents; D015248:Gemfibrozil