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Sustained-release praziquantel tablet: Pharmacokinetics and the treatment of clonorchiasis in beagle dogs
- Title
- Sustained-release praziquantel tablet: Pharmacokinetics and the treatment of clonorchiasis in beagle dogs
- Authors
- Hong S.-T.; Lee S.H.; Lee S.-J.; Kho W.-G.; Lee M.; Li S.; Chung B.-S.; Seo M.; Choi M.-H.
- Ewha Authors
- 이승진
- SCOPUS Author ID
- 이승진
- Issue Date
- 2003
- Journal Title
- Parasitology Research
- ISSN
- 0932-0113
- Citation
- Parasitology Research vol. 91, no. 4, pp. 316 - 320
- Indexed
- SCI; SCIE; SCOPUS
- Document Type
- Article
- Abstract
- Praziquantel is rapidly absorbed and secreted; and thus fractional doses are recommended for the treatment of cestode and trematode infections. In the present study, we developed a new praziquantel tablet formula allowing sustained-release (SRP). In vitro dissolution of SRP tablets showed that praziquantel at 300 mg/tablet combined with hydroxypropyl methylcellulose dissolved completely at a constant rate over 10 h, whereas the conventional praziquantel tablet (PZQ) was only 40% dissolved. Pharmacokinetic studies in dogs confirmed that SRP was absorbed more slowly than PZQ. The mean value of the area under the concentration/time curve from 0 h to the final observation time, the maximum concentration in serum, and the time of maximum concentration in serum for SRP were 3,471,500 ng/min for 0.25 ml, 10,300 ng for 0.25 ml, and 192 min, while the values for PZQ were 688,600 ng/min for 0.25 ml, 2,500 ng for 0.25 ml, and 135 min. The cure rate in dogs with a heavy infection (500 metacercariae) treated with a single dose of SRP (150 mg/tablet) at 50 mg/kg was 80%, while in dogs treated with a single dose of SRP (300 mg/tablet) at 30 mg/kg it was 60%, and the cure rate with PZQ was 20%. In each case, the egg reduction rate was similar (over 90%). No abnormal liver functions or hepatic or renal pathologies were observed in dogs administered with SRP at 30 mg/kg. The SRP tablet showed sustained release and slow absorption; and it had an improved anthelmintic efficacy against Clonorchis sinensis in experimental dogs, compared with conventional praziquantel.
- DOI
- 10.1007/s00436-003-0958-7
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- 약학대학 > 약학과 > Journal papers
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