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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-3-7
pubmed:abstractText
RG 12986, a novel antagonist of platelet aggregation, is a recombinant peptide based on the sequence in von Willebrand factor, which contains the GP1b binding site. Disposition of the peptide in cynomolgus monkeys was determined using nonlabeled and 35S-labeled product. After iv administration, the peptide underwent a triphasic decay in the plasma. The first phase of elimination, after distribution, had a t1/2 (approximately 20 min) similar to that observed for inhibition of platelet aggregation (approximately 25 min). The correlation between the logarithm of the plasma peptide concentration and activity was r = 0.9989. The effective duration of pharmacological activity was approximately 2 hr. After this period, a slower terminal phase of plasma elimination was observed (t1/2 approximately 2 hr). Plasma clearance (7-15 ml/min/kg) and volume of distribution at steady-state (0.4-0.9 L/kg) estimates appeared to have a slight dose dependency, but the scope of the investigation did not allow this to be verified. There was a linear correlation between dose and AUC (r2 = 0.9998), but for each 4-fold increase in dose there was a greater than 4-fold increase in AUC. Immediately after iv administration, significant fragmentation of the peptide was observed with polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis analysis of the plasma. This initial rate of metabolism was subsequently slowed to t1/2 estimates of 2 hr, followed by a very long terminal half-life of plasma radioactivity of 12 days. It is likely that this terminal half-life represents metabolic recycling of 35S. Elimination of the label was primarily via the kidneys.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0090-9556
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1102-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Disposition of a novel recombinant antithrombotic agent, RG 12986, in cynomolgus monkeys.
pubmed:affiliation
Rhóne-Poulenc Rorer Pharmaceutical Co, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article