title: Vardenafil preclinical trial data: potency, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, and adverse events.
abstract: Vardenafil potently inhibits human phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) with an IC50 of 0.7 nM. Enhancement of nitric oxide (NO)-induced erections in rabbits by 0.1 mg/kg vardenafil is limited by its pharmacokinetic properties (Tmax=1 h; T1/2=1.2 h), although erectile effects have been observed after 7 h. In humans, vardenafil is rapidly absorbed (Tmax approximately 40 min) and more slowly metabolized (T1/2 approximately 4 h), with an absolute bioavailability of 14.5% (vs 40% for sildenafil). Although the consumption of high-fat meals does not affect the drug's relative bioavailability, it retards intestinal absorption. Coadministration of CYP3A4 inhibitors such as ritonavir can affect hepatic metabolism. M1, an active metabolite of vardenafil, is a four-fold-less potent inhibitor of PDE5 than its parent compound, contributing approximately 7% to vardenafil's overall efficacy. The side effects of all selective PDE5 inhibitors commonly include vasodilation, small reductions in blood pressure, headache, and nasal congestion.
authors.affiliation: Bayer Pharma Research, Bayer HealthcareWuppertal, PH-R-EU-CV-ll, Wuppertal, Germany. erwin.bischoff.eb@bayer-ag.de
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bischoff
mesh_terms: D015106:3',5'-Cyclic-GMP Phosphodiesterases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D000818:Animals; D001682:Biological Availability; D054706:Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 5; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D004347:Drug Interactions; D006801:Humans; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007408:Intestinal Absorption / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000494:pharmacology; D010410:Penile Erection / Q000187:drug effects; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010879:Piperazines / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011687:Purines; D011817:Rabbits; D000068677:Sildenafil Citrate; D013450:Sulfones; D014227:Triazines; D000069058:Vardenafil Dihydrochloride
chemical_list: D007093:Imidazoles; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors; D010879:Piperazines; D011687:Purines; D013450:Sulfones; D014227:Triazines; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D000069058:Vardenafil Dihydrochloride; D000068677:Sildenafil Citrate; D015106:3',5'-Cyclic-GMP Phosphodiesterases; D054706:Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 5; C517381:PDE5A protein, human