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ArticleEuropean journal of drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics2015

Pharmacokinetics, tissue distribution, and excretion of nomegestrol acetate in female rats.

Qingbiao Huang, Xiaoke Chen, Yan Zhu, Lin Cao, Jim E Riviere

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Article in European journal of drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Qingbiao HuangState Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China. tommyqbhuang@gmail.com.
Xiaoke ChenDepartment of Research and Development, Pharmaceutics International, Inc., Hunt Valley, MD, 21031, USA.
Yan ZhuDepartment of Reproductive Pharmacology, Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Lin CaoDepartment of Reproductive Pharmacology, Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research, Shanghai, 200032, China. caolin21@163.com.
Jim E RiviereInstitute of Computational Comparative Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA.
Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research · CNChinese Academy of Sciences · CNKansas State University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nomegestrol acetate (NOMAC), a synthetic progestogen derived from 19-norprogesterone, is an orally active drug with a strong affinity for the progesterone receptor. NOMAC inhibits ovulation and is devoid of undesirable androgenic and estrogenic activities. The aim of this study was to evaluate the pharmacokinetics, tissue distribution, and excretion of NOMAC in female rats. Sprague-Dawley female rats were orally administered a single dose of NOMAC (10, 20 or 40 mg/kg) and drug plasma concentrations at different times were determined by RP-HPLC. Tissue distribution at 1, 2, and 4 h and excretion of NOMAC into bile, urine, and feces after dosing were investigated. The results showed that NOMAC was rapidly absorbed after oral administration, with [Formula: see text] of 1-2 h. The plasma concentration-time curves were fitted in a two-compartment model. The exposure to NOMAC ([Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text]) increased dose proportionally from 10 to 40 mg/kg. The average CL and [Formula: see text] were 5.58 L/(h·kg) and 10.8 h, respectively. The highest concentrations of NOMAC in ovary, liver, kidney, lung, heart, brain, spleen, muscle, and uterus were observed at 2 h, whereas the highest concentrations in stomach, pituitary, and hypothalamus appeared at 1 h. The total cumulative excretion of NOMAC in feces (0-72 h), urine (0-72 h), and bile (0-48 h) was ~1.06, 0.03, and 0.08 % of the oral administered dose, respectively. This study indicated that NOMAC had a widespread distribution in tissues, including ovary, pituitary, and hypothalamus, which are main target tissues where NOMAC inhibits ovulation. NOMAC was excreted via both feces and urine with few unchanged NOMAC excreted. Enterohepatic circulation was found in the drug elimination; however, it did not significantly affect [Formula: see text].

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FecesAnimalsBileFemaleLiverMegestrolNorpregnadienesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyTissue DistributionMegestrolnomegestrol acetateNorpregnadienesExcretionHPLCNOMACNomegestrol acetatePharmacokineticsTissue distribution

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