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ArticleClinical pharmacokinetics2022

Pharmacokinetic Study of Conjugated Equine Estrogens in Healthy Chinese Postmenopausal Women Using a Parallel Two-Column LC-MS/MS Method.

Meiyun Shi, Lei Yin, Yantong Sun, Can Wang, Lanlan Cai, Tinglan Zhang, Xiaotong Zhou, J Paul Fawcett, Xiaoli Gao, Jingkai Gu

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Article in Clinical pharmacokinetics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Meiyun Shi *Research Center for Drug Metabolism, School of Life Science, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun, 130012, People's Republic of China.
Lei Yin *Research Center for Drug Metabolism, School of Life Science, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun, 130012, People's Republic of China.
Yantong SunSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China.
Can WangResearch Center for Drug Metabolism, School of Life Science, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun, 130012, People's Republic of China.
Lanlan CaiResearch Center for Drug Metabolism, School of Life Science, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun, 130012, People's Republic of China.
Tinglan ZhangResearch Center for Drug Metabolism, School of Life Science, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun, 130012, People's Republic of China.
Xiaotong ZhouResearch Center for Drug Metabolism, School of Life Science, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun, 130012, People's Republic of China.
J Paul FawcettResearch Center for Drug Metabolism, School of Life Science, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun, 130012, People's Republic of China.
Xiaoli GaoCollege of Pharmacy, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, 830011, People's Republic of China. xli_g@sina.com.
Jingkai GuResearch Center for Drug Metabolism, School of Life Science, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun, 130012, People's Republic of China. gujk@jlu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-4731-6649
Jilin University · CNXinjiang Medical University · CN

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Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivePostmenopausal women often require estrogen supplementation to improve menopausal and postmenopausal vasomotor symptoms and maintain hormonal balance. Conjugated equine estrogens extracted from the urine of pregnant mares are commonly used to provide this estrogen replacement therapy. The complex composition of this mixture of animal sulfated metabolites makes its bioanalysis challenging such that its detailed pharmacokinetics has not been fully characterized. The purpose of this work is to reveal the pharmacokinetic behavior of conjugated equine estrogens in healthy Chinese postmenopausal women by a parallel two-column LC-MS/MS method.

methodsAn open-label study was carried out in 35 Chinese healthy postmenopausal women who received a single dose of Premarin

resultsBoth conjugated and unconjugated estrogens can be analyzed simultaneously in a single run with an analysis time of 13.0 minutes in the column-switching liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method as opposed to 23.0 minutes in a single-column liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry system. The exposures (maximum concentration and area under the curve) of estrone and equilin in Chinese women were higher than those in the North American women.

conclusionsThe fully validated assay was successfully applied to a pharmacokinetic study in healthy postmenopausal Chinese women after oral administration of a conjugated equine estrogen tablet. This study suggests that Chinese postmenopausal women achieve the same level of unconjugated estrogens in plasma at a lower dose of conjugated equine estrogens than North American women.

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Estrogens, Conjugated (USP)PostmenopauseAnimalsChinaChromatography, LiquidEstrogensFemaleHorsesHumansTandem Mass SpectrometryEstrogensEstrogens, Conjugated (USP)

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