title: Disposition of suprofen enantiomers in the cat.
abstract: Suprofen (SPF) is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), which belongs to the 2-arylpropionic acids subclass. As a result of their chiral characteristics, these compounds have shown a marked enantioselective behaviour with a high degree of interspecies variation. They are mainly eliminated by glucuronidation. Plasma, biliary and urine disposition of SPF was investigated in the cat after intravenous administration of the racemate (dose 2 mg/kg). Both enantiomers exhibited similar disposition profiles in plasma with no evidence of chiral inversion. During bile sampling time, recovered acylglucuronides of R (-) and S (+) SPF were less than 1% of the total dose administered. Only free SPF was recovered in the urine, representing 0.12% of the administered racemic SPF dose. The results indicate that neither chiral inversion nor glucuronidation predominate in SPF disposition in cats.
authors: Area de Toxicología, Departamento Fisiopatología, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Paraje Arroyo Seco, Tandil (7000), Bs. As., Argentina. edcast@vet.unicen.edu.ar
authors: E F
authors: EF
authors: Castro
authors: A L
authors: AL
authors: Soraci
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Franci
authors: F A
authors: FA
authors: Fogel
authors: M O
authors: MO
authors: Tapia
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000652:urine; D001646:Bile / Q000378:metabolism; D002415:Cats / Q000378:metabolism*; D007536:Isomerism; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity; D013496:Suprofen / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000652:urine
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D013496:Suprofen