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ArticlePharmacological reports : PR2015

Pharmacokinetics of cotinine in rats: a potential therapeutic agent for disorders of cognitive function.

Pei Li, Wayne D Beck, Patrick M Callahan, Alvin V Terry, Michael G Bartlett

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Article in Pharmacological reports : PR, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Pei LiDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The University of Georgia, Athens, USA.
Wayne D BeckDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, USA.
Patrick M CallahanDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, USA; Small Animal Behavior Core, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, USA.
Alvin V TerryDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, USA; Small Animal Behavior Core, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, USA.
Michael G BartlettDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The University of Georgia, Athens, USA. Electronic address: mgbart@uga.edu.
Augusta University · USUniversity of Georgia · US

Funding

Drug Discovery for Cognitive Impairment Associated with Drugs of AbuseR01DA029127 · NIDA · AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY · PI TERRY, ALVIN V · 2010 to 2014
$1.7M
Cotinine for Cognitive Impairment in Neurological and Neuropsychiatric DisordersR01AG029617 · NIA · AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY · PI TERRY, ALVIN V · 2007 to 2010
$1.2M
NIA NIH HHS AG029617NIA NIH HHS R01 AG029617NIDA NIH HHS DA029127NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA029127
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAttention has been paid to cotinine (COT), one of the major metabolites of nicotine (NIC), for its pro-cognitive effects and potential therapeutic activities against Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other types of cognitive impairment. In order to facilitate pharmacological and toxicological studies on COT for its pro-cognitive activities, we conducted a pharmacokinetic (PK) study of COT in rats, providing important oral and intravenously (iv) PK information.

methodsIn this study, plasma samples were obtained up to 48 h after COT was dosed to rats orally and iv at a dose of 3mg/kg. Plasma samples were prepared and analyzed using a sensitive liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) bioanalytical method, providing concentration profiles of COT and metabolites after oral and iv administrations.

resultsThe data were fitted into a one-compartment model and a two-compartment model for the oral and iv groups, respectively, providing important PK information for COT including PK profiles, half-life, clearance and bioavailability. The results suggested fast absorption, slow elimination and high bioavailability of COT in rats.

conclusionsSeveral important facts about the PK properties in rats suggested COT could be a potential pro-cognitive agent. Information about the pharmacokinetics of COT in rats revealed in this study is of great importance for the future studies on COT or potential COT analogs as agents for improving cognition.

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Models, BiologicalAdministration, IntravenousAdministration, OralAnimalsCognitionCognition DisordersCotinineRatsRats, WistarCotinineCognitionCotinineHydrophilic interaction chromatographyPharmacokineticsTandem mass spectrometry

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PMID25933960
PMCPMC4752176
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