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JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL THERAPEUTICS
Volume 309, Issue 2, Pages 634-640Publisher
AMER SOC PHARMACOLOGY EXPERIMENTAL THERAPEUTICS
DOI: 10.1124/jpet.103.062034
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The potency, efficacy, and pharmacokinetic properties of IDN-6556 (3-{2-[(2-tert-butyl-phenylaminooxalyl)-amino]-propionylamino}-4-oxo-5-(2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-phenoxy)-pentanoic acid), a first-in-class caspase inhibitor in clinical trials for the treatment of liver diseases, were characterized in vivo in rodent models. In the mouse alpha-Fas model of liver injury, i.p. administration of IDN-6556 resulted in marked reduction of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), apoptosis, and caspase activities at a dose of 3 mg/kg. At this dose, IDN-6556 was also effective when given up to 2 h before alpha-Fas and as late as 4 h after alpha-Fas administration. In both the alpha-Fas and D-galactosamine/lipopolysaccharide (D-Gln/LPS) model, ED50 values in the submilligram per kilogram range were established after a number of routes of administration (i.p., i.v., i.m., or p.o.), ranging from 0.04 to 0.38 mg/kg. Efficacy was also demonstrated in the rat D-Gln/LPS model with 67 and 72% reductions in ALT activities after i.p. and p.o. treatment with IDN-6556 (10 mg/kg), respectively. Pharmacokinetic analysis in the rat demonstrated rapid clearance after i.v., i.p., and s.c. administration with terminal t(1/2) ranging from 46 to 51 min. Low absolute bioavailability after p.o. administration was seen (2.7-4%), but portal drug concentrations after oral administration were 3- fold higher than systemic concentrations with a 3.7-fold increase in the terminal t(1/2), indicating a significant first-pass effect. Liver concentrations remained constant after oral administration for at least a 4-h period, reaching a C-max of 2558 ng/g liver at 120 min. Last, 51+/-20 and 4.9+/-3.4% of IDN-6556 was excreted intact in bile after i.v. and p.o. administration, respectively. This evaluation indicates that IDN-6556 has marked efficacy in models of liver disease after oral administration and thus, is an excellent candidate for the treatment of liver diseases characterized by excessive apoptosis.
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