In vitro stability and intestinal absorption characteristics of hexapeptide endothelin receptor antagonists

Hyo Kyung Han, Barbra H. Stewart, Annette M. Doherty, Wayne L. Cody, Gordon L. Amidon

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Abstract

Endothelins are potent vasoconstrictor peptides which have a wide range of tissue distribution and three receptor subtypes (ET(A), ET(B) and ET(C)). Among the linear hexapeptide ET(A)/ET(B) receptor antagonists, PD 145065 (Ac- D-Bhg-L-Leu-L-Asp-L-Ile-L-Ile-L-Trp, Bhg = (10,11-dihydro-5H- dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5-yl)-Gly) and PD 156252 (Ac-D-Bhg-L-Leu-L-Asp-L- Ile-(N-methyl)-L-Ile-L-Trp) were selected to evaluate the metabolic stability and intestinal absorption in the absence and/or in the presence of protease inhibitors. In vitro stability of both compounds was investigated in fresh plasma, lumenal perfusate, intestinal and liver homogenates. PD 156252 was more stable than PD 145065 in intestinal tissue homogenate (63.4 % vs. 20.5 % remaining) and liver homogenate (74.4 % vs. 35.5 % remaining), while both compounds showed relatively good stability in the fresh plasma (94.5 % vs. 86.7 % remaining) and lumenal perfusate (85.8 % vs. 72.3 % remaining). The effect of protease inhibitors on the degradation of PD 145065 and PD 156252 was also investigated. Amastatin, thiorphan, chymostatin and the mixture of these three inhibitors were effective in reducing the degradation of both compounds. The pharmacokinetic parameters of PD 156252, calculated by using a noncompartmental model, were 6.95 min (terminal half-life), 191 mL (V(ss)), and 25.5 mL/min (CI(tot)) after intravenous administration in rats. The intestinal absorption of PD 156252 in rats was evaluated in the absence and/or in the presence of protease inhibitors. The results indicate that the major elimination pathway of PD 156252 appears to be the biliary excretion and protease inhibitors increase the intestinal absorption of PD 156252 through increasing metabolic stability.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1599-1609
Number of pages11
JournalLife Sciences
Volume63
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - 25 Sep 1998

Keywords

  • Biliary excretion
  • Endothelin antagonist
  • Intestinal absorption
  • PD 156252
  • Protease

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