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Dongxian Liu1, Erli Zhang1, Mingming Zhao1
1Hunan Police Academy, Changsha, Hunan, PR China.
Abstract:
Methcathinone is one of the most commonly abused designer narcotics. The pharmacokinetics and tissue distribution of methcathinone is not well understood. In this study, methcathinone was intravenously or intragastrically administered to rabbits in order to investigate the pharmacokinetics and tissue distribution of methcathinone. The plasma concentrations of methcathinone and its metabolite cathinone at various timepoints post-methcathinone administration as well as the distribution of methcathinone and cathinone in various tissues were determined and quantified using a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). According to our results, the elimination of methcathinone and cathinone was faster after intravenous administration than that after intragastric administration. The methcathinone or cathinone concentration in the plasma dramatically dropped at 16-18 h post-methcathinone administration followed by a rebound. Gastric content and stomach tissue could be better samples for the identification of methcathinone abuse by oral administration while bile and stomach tissue could be ideal samples for the identification of methcathinone abuse in intravenous injection cases. The pharmacokinetic characteristics and tissue distribution pattern of methcathinone and its metabolite cathinone described in this study could benefit future study on identification and control of methcathinone abuse in forensic toxicological analysis.
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