Estudo do metabolismo, quimica e farmacocinetica do principal metabolito da diidroergocristina / Metabolic, chemical and pharmacokinetics of the main diidroergocristine metabolite

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2009

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Dihydroergocristine (DHEC) is a semi-synthetic drug mainly used for migraine and studied in age-related cognitive impairment. In this study, its major metabolite 8´-hydroxy-dihydroergocristine (8´-OH-DHEC) was produced in incubates of a bovine liver preparation using dihydroergocristine mesylate (DHECM) as substrate. An evaluation of the best enzymatic preparation method was done in order to verify the adequate process for massive production of the metabolite. A comparison between microssomes and S12 was performed, where both preparations were extracted from bovine hepatocytes. Purification was achieved by flash silica gel column and reverse phase liquid chromatographies, and identification was based on accurate molecular mass measurements, mass fragmentation spectra and NMR (1H/13C) chemical shifts. By using the substance produced in vitro, a fast, sensitive, specific and robust LC/MS/MS method for the simultaneous determination of DHEC and its major metabolite in human plasma was developed and validated. Bromocriptine was used as internal standard and limits of quantification for DHEC and 8´-OH-DHEC were 10 pg/ml and 20 pg/ml, respectively. Pharmacokinetic parameters were investigated on 12 male healthy volunteers to whom a single dose of 18 mg DHECM was administered in tablets (Iskevert®). The peak of DHEC was 0.28 ± 0.22 μg/l, the tmax 0.46 ± 0.26 h, the AUClast 0.39 ± 0.41 μg/l.h and the terminal elimination half-life 3.50 ± 2.27 h. The peak of 8´-OH-DHEC was 5.63 ± 3.34 μg/l, the tmax 1.04 ± 0.66 h, the AUClast 13.36 ± 5.82 μg/l.h and the terminal elimination half-life 3.90 ± 1.07 h. Dosing of 18 mg DHECM was well tolerated, causing no adverse events. The pharmacokinetics parameters observed on this study were compared to those obtained in DHEC analysis by radioimmunoassay (RIA). A difference in Cmax and AUC is observed between both methods and its clinical implications are discussed.

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pharmacokinetics metabolism farmacocinetica dihydroergocristine metabolismo diidroergocristina mass spectrometry espectrometria de massa

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