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Determination of trans-2,4,3',4',5'-pentamethoxystilbene in rat plasma and its application to a pharmacokinetic study
Hai-Shu Lin1, Carmela Spatafora, Corrado Tringali
1Department of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore. phalh@nus.edu.sg
Abstract:
trans-2,4,3',4',5'-Pentamethoxystilbene (2,4,3',4',5'-PMS) is a resveratrol derivative that displayed promising pre-clinical anti-cancer activities. In this study, a simple HPLC method was developed and validated to determine 2,4,3',4',5'-PMS in rat plasma. The lower limit of quantification was 9ng/ml. The intra- and inter-day precision in terms of relative standard deviation was less than 9.7% and the bias rate ranged from -6.4 to +7.8%. The pharmacokinetics of 2,4,3',4',5'-PMS was subsequently studied in Sprague-Dawley rats. Upon intravenous administration (0.75mg/kg), 2,4,3',4',5'-PMS displayed moderate clearance (58.5±19.5ml/min/kg) and terminal elimination half-life (147±61min). Aqueous solubility appeared to be a barrier to oral absorption. When suspension was given (4mg/kg), the absolute oral bioavailability was almost nil; when 2,4,3',4',5'-PMS was fully solubilized by randomly methylated-β-cyclodextrin, it possessed a low bioavailability (3.63±2.06%). The pharmacokinetic comparison among 2,4,3',4',5'-PMS and other methoxylated stilbenes suggested that the 2-methoxy group was unfavorable to oral bioavailability. Future investigations on 2,4,3',4',5'-PMS should be focused on chemo-prevention of colorectal carcinogenesis.
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