Добавил:
kiopkiopkiop18@yandex.ru t.me/Prokururor I Вовсе не секретарь, но почту проверяю Опубликованный материал нарушает ваши авторские права? Сообщите нам.
Вуз: Предмет: Файл:

Ординатура / Хирургия / Библиотека им академика М.И. Перельмана / Книга_5329_Библиотеки_им_академика_М_И_Перельмана

.pdf
Скачиваний:
0
Добавлен:
30.08.2026
Размер:
49 Мб
Скачать
systemic circulation. Typically, the hepatic-portal vein of the animal has to be cannulated in order to conduct this type of dosing.
PK studies with HPVadministration may provide valuable information about first­pass metabolism of the compound and may be used as a diagnostic tool to determine if low oral bioavailability is driven by low permeability or fast metabolism.
The choice of formulation and maximum dose volume is similar between HPV and IV administration.
INTRADUODENAL ADMINISTRATION A direct intraduodenal administration of compound
may help estimate first-pass metabolism across the gastrointestinal mucosa [98].
Continuous Administration The most commonly used continuous administration of a compound is IV infusion.
SINGLE-DOSE IV INFUSION Single-dose IV infusion of a compound is typically done via
an infusion pump attached to a cannula inserted into a jugular vein. This type of dosing allows for achieving a steady-state concentration of compound in both the systemic circulation and the organs into which the compound distributes. IV infusion can provide a more accurate estimation of clearance of compounds with low solubility. Analysis of compound in the organs and tissues collected shortly after the termination of the IV infusion provides the steady-state distribution of the compound in those organs. This information may be valuable for better understanding of PK/PD and exposure–toxicity relationships.
Escalated Single-Dose Administrations PK studies with escalating dose are typ­ically conducted in preparation for animal efficacy or safety studies .
The purpose of pre-efficacy escalating dose studies is usually to identify a dose range that provides exposures that are sufficient for achieving target in vivo con­centrations that are close to or above an expected efficacious compound concentra­tion. Ideally the d ose escalation study should be performed in the same animal strain with the same health status as will be used in the efficacy study. Certain diseases may impact the physiology of the animals and, as a result, the PK properties of the compound.
The purpose of pretoxicology dose escalation studies is to determine the max­imum dose for subsequent toxicology studies and thus referred to as dose-range finding (DRF) studies. The maximum dose in DRF studies may be based upon either toxicology observations at higher doses or the leveling of the exposures at higher administered doses. Most frequently, the DRF studies are conducted in roden ts (usually rats) and nonrodent species (usually dogs and less frequently monkeys) to match the species that are expected to be used in the subsequent toxicology studies.
Multiple Administrations via Different Routes (Crossover) The crossover studies are conducted by the PO administration of a compound followed by an IV admin­istration after a washout period (typically 24 h but may be longer for the compounds
258 PHARMACOKINETICS FOR MEDICINAL CHEMISTS
https://t.me/medicina_free
with a long terminal half-life). In order to ensure that the compound is cleared from the body between the first and the second adm inistration, the PO dose is usually initially administered. This is because the PO dose typically generates lower exposures due to less than 100% oral bioavailability compared to the IV administration.
The purpose of the crossover study design is to decrease the impact of animal­to-animal variability on PK data by using each animal as its own control between the two routes of administration. An additional benefit of the crossover design is that it reduces the number of animals especially larger animals that are typically nonter­minal (dogs, monkeys, etc.).
Multiple Administrations via the Same Route PK studies with multipl e doses administered sequentially with frequencies such as daily (QD or SID), twice daily (BID), three times a day (TID), four times a day (QID), or with some other dosing regimen, aim to achieve a steady-state concentration to mimic exposure to compound in chronic efficacy or toxicology studies. The frequency and duration of the administration required to achieve steady state is described in Section 5.4.4.
Cassette Versus Singleton Dosing If an animal PK model is used in compound screening, throughput may become a bottleneck in the discovery project. A potential solution to this problem is to combine several compounds in a cassette and dose them together. The biggest challenge of the cassette PK studies is data interpretation due to a potential drug–drug interaction. To mitigate the risk of DDI, the dose levels of individual compounds in the cassette are reduced to compare typical singleton studies. The number of individual compounds in a cassette does not usually exceed 10 with 4 or 5 being more reasonable from a practical and a scientific standpoint. This may present analytica l challenges for compounds with poor mass spectrometer source ionization properties. Additionally, compounds with the same exact mass (isobaric) should not be used in the cassette studies because their quantitation in biological samples may be challenging unless these compounds can be separated by using chromatography or some capabilities of triple-quadrupole mass spectroscopy (Section 5.6.2.7).
5.6.2.5 Sampling Collecting biological samples from the animal after adminis­tration of a compound is a critical step in evaluation of PK parameters of the compound. Figure 5.28 shows some typical routes of sample collection.
The most important parameters of the sample collection step of a PK study are the type of collected biological matrix, collection frequency, sample handling, and storage.
Biological Matrices Collected for PK Purposes Typical biological samples col­lected in a PK experiment are blood (or derived plasma or serum), urine, bile, feces, and tissues. Each of these matrices has its unique properties and has to be understood and considered during sample collection and storage.
There are some additional biological matrices (cerebrospinal fluid and synovial fluid) that can be collected for more specialized purposes.
PK PRACTICES 259
https://t.me/medicina_free
BLOOD Blood can be collected from multiple points representing a systemic circu-
lation or in certain cases from the hepatic-portal vein representing presystemic circulation. The blood samples collected from the systemic circulation represent a central PK compartment. This route of sampling is by far the most frequently used for the majority of PK studies. Blood sampling from the portal vein is typically used to evaluate the level of first-pass metabolism and the fraction absorbed after PO administration.
COLLECTING BLOOD FROM RATS Rats can be bled manually from jugular, saphenous,
submandibular, and tail veins. These sampling procedures may or may not require using anesthesia depending upon the comfort and competence of the ADME scientist. Blood samples can be collected via retro-orbital (RO) bleeding but requires anesthesia.
Blood can be collected from rats either manually or via a cannula (catheter) implanted into a certain vessel usually jugular or carotid. Cannulation of rats facilitates blood sample collection and provides less stress on the animals. Cannu­lation requires a surgical modification of the animal, which may not be successful in 100% of the cases. The cannula may not be patent (stay intact) over a prolonged period of time and rats should be used for PK studies within 2 weeks of cannulation.
Manual bleeding of rats is typically used in toxicology studies especially in longer term studies for which the cannulas most likely will not remain patent. Another reason for using manual blood collection in toxicology studies is a desire to minimally impact the physiology of the animals due to surgical intervention.
The total blood volume that can be collected from rats within 2 weeks is limited to approximately 1% of the total body weight. Approximately 3 mL of blood can be collected from a 300 g rat. Different animal use protocols (AUP) may permit slightly different maximum allowed blood volumes. The terminal blood volume is usually collected via cardiac puncture and provides a larger sample (2 mL) suitable for additional analyses (e.g., safety measures such as hematology and clinical pathology as well as biomarker or metabolite ID work).
COLLECTING BLOOD FROM MICE Most frequently each individual mouse provides a
single blood sample collected by cardiac puncture or from the posterior vena cava upon termination of an animal. Approximately 0.25–1 mL of blood is collected, depending on the body weight of the animal.
There are some procedures for collecting more than one sample from an individual mouse. Blood samples can be collected via tail or saphenous veins, or by subman­dibular or retro- orbital bleeding. Multiple sample collection (serial bleeding) from mice may provide serial PK data instead of “population” (composite) PK and PD profiles similar to larger animals. Serial bleeding from mice can be done manually or via a cannula inserted in the jugular vein or carotid artery similar to cannulated rats. Cannulation of mice is much less common than cannulation of larger animals such as rats. This technique requires more specialized surgical skills and improper placement of the catheter may lead to frequent failure of the surgery and less catheter patency.
Manual mouse bleeding via jugular vein or carotid artery does not require the use of anesthesia as opposed to retro-orbital bleeding.
260 PHARMACOKINETICS FOR MEDICINAL CHEMISTS
https://t.me/medicina_free
The maximum blood volume that is allowed for the collection from each mouse is
typically limited to 1% of the total body weight for a 2 week period but may be as large as 1.8% for certain AUPs. Approximately 0.3 mL of blood can be collected from a 30 g mouse.
If multiple (serial) blood samples are collected from each mouse, the size of each sample is much smaller than the size of samples collected from, for example, rats. The quantitation of drug in mouse samples may require using more sensitive bioanalytical methods.
COLLECTING BLOOD FROM DOGS Dogs are usually bled manually from the cephalic or
jugular vein. For frequent initial blood collections, a catheter can be placed in the cephalic vein of each dog prior to dosing.
Due to the larger size of dogs (10–15 kg for an adult male dog), the maximum total blood volume that can be collected from each animal does not usually represent a hurdle for a PK study.
COLLECTING BLOOD FROM MONKEYS Monkeys are usually bled manually from femoral,
cephalic, or saphenous veins [97]. This procedure does not require using anesthesia.
Similar to the dog, the larger size of monkeys (2 kg for young adults and up to 10 kg for mature adults) allows a greater maximum total blood volume collected from each animal and does not usually represent a hurdle for a PK study.
PLASMA/SERUM Once the whole blood is collected from an animal, it can be
centrifuged to deliver plasma (typically with 40–50% yield). The blood samples have to be collected in tubes containing an anticoagulant to prevent the blood from rapid clotting. Alternatively, the blood can be collected without using an anticoag­ulant so the blood coagulates with time (usually within 30 min) to produce the serum. The primary difference between the composition of the plasma and the serum is that the serum lacks the blood-clotting proteins.
The maximum volume of plasma that can be collected from the laboratory animal is determined by the volume of the blood allowed for the collection.
URINE Urine is collected for the evaluation of renal clearance by quantitation of the
parent compounds and their metabolites. The urine is usually collected in time intervals using cages equipped with devices for separation of the urine from the feces. The urine samples are usually collected in time intervals unlike the blood samples collected at certain time points. The urine volume collected at different time intervals may significantly vary in volume because the animals urinate voluntarily. It is critical then to measure and record the urine volume collected per time interval. It is also important to record the actual weight of each individual animal in order to calculate urinary recovery and renal clearance. The accuracy of the urine collection is typically lower than the accuracy of the blood collection so the calculated urine cle arance may be subject to higher variability.
BILE Bile can be collected for measuring biliary clearance of compound as well for
evaluation of Phase II metabolism, especially glucuronide formation and excretion.
PK PRACTICES 261
https://t.me/medicina_free
PK experiments in bile-duct cannulated rats are usually conducted with quadruple cannulated animals: the jugular vein and carotid artery for IV dose administration and sample collection as well as the bile duct and duodenum for bile collection and bile salt infusion. Typically a solution of bile salts or the natural bile from additional animals should be returned back to the study rats to minimize the potential impact of bile removal on rat physiology.
As with urine collection, bile is collected in time intervals. The bile volumes collected in each interval have to be measured and recorded as does the weight of each animal used for the BDC PK experiment.
FECES Feces may provide some information about the amount of compound not
absorbed after PO administration. Some compounds excreted in the bile may be measured in the feces. A potential degradation of compound in the feces due to digestion by intestinal microflora needs to be taken into consideration when planning and interpreting data from the PK experiment.
The collection of the feces is not used very frequently in discovery PK experiments.
ORGANS AND TISSUES The collection of organs and tissues may provide valuable
information about compound distribution and organ-specific metabolism. Measuring the actual concentration of the compound in a target organ may be critical for establishing translatable PK/PD relationships.
The collection of organs and tissues is typically done upon termination of the experimental animals at a predetermined time point. Nont erminal sample collection procedures can be used in larger animals (dogs, monkeys, or chimpanzees). In this case, a needle biopsy from the liver can be performed on anesthetized animals although the number of nonterminal sampling is usually limited to 1–2 samples.
The collection of highly perfused organs may require removal of the blood in those organs prior to or immediately after the termination of the animals to differentiate compound located in the organ or blood. If the organs are not perfused upon collection, it is necessary to correct the concentrations of the test compound in the organ ho mogenate for the amount of the blood in the organ. The values for the blood content in different rat organs are summarized in Appendix 5.A.4. This data should be used with caution since the results were obtained using different techniques from various labs and are not always consistent.
Organs that are typically collected from experimental animals are liver, kidneys, brain, heart, lungs, adrenal glands, testes, and muscles.
Duration and Frequency of PK Sampling The duration and frequency of sample collection may have a significant impact on the quality of the PK data and in certain cases may lead to erroneous or misleading PK data. The frequency of sampling typically represents a compromise between a desire to obtain a more complete PK profile with denser sampling and some practical and regulatory considerations. The latter may be the speed that in vivo scientists can collect the first blood sample after IV administration, the availability of animal technicians to collect samples after work hours, the total blood volume that can be collected, etc.
262 PHARMACOKINETICS FOR MEDICINAL CHEMISTS
https://t.me/medicina_free
Awell-executed PK study will continue to collect samples until 4–5 half-lives of a drugs disposition is complete. This is based on the premise that by 4–5 half-lives, more than 95% of the drug has been eliminated from the body (Table 5.5) and the disposition of the drug is almost complete. The use of the word “almost” is deliberate because all drugs eventually follow an exponential decline and, as such, concentra­tions approach zero but never attain it. Drug elimination from the body does not refer to all drug-based entities (metabolites, impurities, etc.) in the body, but to the existence of the drug as a distinct chemical entity only.
It is relatively easy to design a PK study if the disposition of the drug is known, but how does one design a PK study for a new chemical entity that has never been dosed before? In a discovery setting, particularly at a lead development stage, costs and adherence to aggressive timelines and schedules should be adapted to experimental study designs.
FREQUENCY OF PK SAMPLING
IV Bolus Administration The frequency of blood sampling after IV administra­tion has to be sufficient to capture the initial phase of the PK profile especially for compounds with very rapid distribution. In this case, an insufficient frequent sampling may lead to an underestimation of the AUC and initial systemic concentration and cause an overestimated clearance and volume of distribution, respectively.
An insufficient frequent sampling at the terminal elimination phase of the PK profile may provide fairly inaccurate terminal half-life (t
1/2
) of the compound.
Extravascular Bolus Administration The most characteristic PK parameters of a compound after an extra-vascular administration (e.g., PO, IP, SC, or IM) are the
C
max/Tmax
and the terminal t
1/2
. Insufficient blood sampling around the maximum
concentration on the PK curve may lead to inaccurate values for C
max
and T
max
. Similarly to IV administration, inadequate frequent sampling at the terminal phase of the PK profile may provide inaccurate values of terminal half-life.
IV Infusion The duration of an IV infusion administration is driven by the time necessary to achieve a steady state of the compound concentration in the blood. For practical purposes, the duration of IV infusion can be estimated as approximately seven terminal half-lives of the compound after IV bolus administration. It is common to collect at least several blood samples during the infusion especially close to the end of the infusion to ensure that at least the last two blood concentrations are close in value. After the termination of the infusion, blood samples can be collected for the period of time and with the frequency similar to the IV bolus administration with the first sample collection being as close as practically possible to the infusion termi­nation time.
Sample Handling and Storage Samples collected from a PK study must be handled appropriately so that the analytes of interest do not degrade during the storage process. Approaches to sample handling and storage may vary depending on the purpose of the
PK PRACTICES 263
https://t.me/medicina_free
PK study, the type of the collected biological matrix, and the properties of the compound of interest (analyte) that need to be quantified.
BLOOD When collecting blood, hemolysis of the red blood cells should be prevented.
Blood collected in tubes should be maintained on wet ice but not frozen until used for further processing.
Blood can be collected and stored in a liquid or dry form. If the total concentration of compound in the blood is a desired PK measure, the compound has to be released from the red blood cells to ensure complete recovery of the analyte. Mixing the blood samples with water is a common method for disrupting the RBC. It may be practical to sonicate the processed blood samples to reduce potential capturing of the analyte by the blood components.
As an alternative to using liquid blood, the blood sample can be placed on a filter paper to form a so-called dried blood spot (DBS) that can be used for subsequent drug bioanalysis [99] similar to clinical DBS analysis [100]. The extent and the rate of the partitioning of the drug to the cellular components of the blood, primarily red blood cells is critical [14].
PLASMA Once separated from red blood cells, the plasma can be frozen and stored
at 20 to 80
C until processed for analysis. It is important to ensure that there is adequate anticoagulant in the blood collection tubes such that the plasma does not coagulate on storage.
URINE Urine should be collected on ice/dry ice and can be treated and stored similar
to plasma.
BILE The handling of the bile samples is similar to urine samples.
FECES After the wet weight of the sample is recorded, a weighed amount of solvent
(invariably water or methanol) should be added and the sample homogenized and stored at –20 or –80
C until further analysis.
ORGANS AND TISSUES Collecting different organs and tissues is usually conducted by
experienced in vivo scientists and may require some additional skills and knowledge. The most common way of preserving tissues and organs is freezing in dry ice or liquid nitrogen.
5.6.2.6 Animal Handling Ethical and scientifically reasonable handling of ex­perimental animals used for preclinical testing is more likely to lead to better quality animal data due to reduced animal stress. This should allow better prediction of human PK, which will reduce the risk of incorrect prediction of human exposures in initial human studies and harm to healthy volunteers in first-in-human studies. In effect, better care of laboratory animals is more likely to lead to better care of human beings.
264 PHARMACOKINETICS FOR MEDICINAL CHEMISTS
https://t.me/medicina_free
IACUC It is mandatory in the United States, European Union, and some other countries and federations that animal study protocols (or animal use protocols) be reviewed and approved by the local animal use committee. The group consists of scientists and representatives of the community to ensure ethical treatment of animals used for PK and other animal studies. In the United States, the IACUC (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee) is a self-regulating entity that, according to US federal law, must be established by institutions that use laboratory animals for research or instructional purposes to oversee and evaluate all aspects of the in­stitutions animal care and use program. Some additional information about IACUC functions and procedures can be found at the American Association for Animal Laboratory Science (AALAS) at their website (www.aalas.org).
It is important for medicinal chemists and other scientists to realize that any new animal study design or changes to an existing study design have to be reviewed and approved by the IACUC before the new study protocol is allowed for execution.
In general, there are well-accepted principles known as the “3Rs” that should be applied to all studies in laboratory animals [101]:
.
Refinement of the use of research animals to use less painful or the least invasive procedures whenever possible.
.
Reduction of the numbers of animals used in each study to the absolute minimum necessary to obtain valid results.
.
Replacement of animal experiments with nonanimal experiments such as mathematical models, computer simulations, and in vitro biological systems wherever appropriate.
Fed Versus Fasted Rats are fasted overnight prior to PO dosing and access to food provided at 4 h post dose. Access to water is usually ad lib. Animals should be fasted no longer than 24 h without justification.
The animals used for an IV study are usually not fasted before dosing. Animals are typically not fasted during any PK studies with multiday administration of compound.
The quality and quantity of animal feeding and the feeding time may impact the PK profile of certain compounds, especially compounds that are poorly soluble or are substrates of transporters or efflux pumps located in the intestinal mucosa. Food effects are well documented in the literature [102–109].
Dosing Volume The allowed and most commonly used dosing volumes for different routes of administration are described in Section 5.6.2.4.
Total Blood Volume The volume of the blood allowed for collection in different animal species is described in Section 5.6.2.5.
Anesthesia Some sample collection techniques may require using anesthesia because they may be distressful or painful to the animals. Avoiding animal pain is based not only on the ethical consideration for the study but also should be based on a scientific consideration due to a potential impact of the animal pain and stress on the
PK PRACTICES 265
https://t.me/medicina_free
PK parameters of the study. Retro-orbital bleeding, penile vein dosing, and surgical implanting of catheters and osmotic pump require anesthesia.
The choice of an anesthetic for the study should be carefully evaluated based on the prior knowledge and experience with a particular anesthetic or based on some general principles of animal physiology [110, 111].
Certain types of anesthesia may not be compatible with frequent sample collection. ACO
2/O2
anesthesia may cause animal dysfunction or even death if applied too
frequently.
Animal Stres s Animal dosing and sampling may be stressful for animals especially if some invasive procedures are used in the PK study (e.g., manual bleeding). Since stress may modulate the animals physiology and subsequently PK parameters of a studied compound, it is ethical as well as scientifically rational to minimize animal stress. Methods to reduce stress include using anesthesia when possible, reducing sample frequency, reducing sample size via microsampling (Microsampling section), using cannulated animals (Cannulated Versus Noncannulated Animals section), and using automated instead of manual blood collection (Automated and Manual
Bleeding section).
Cannulated Versus Noncannulated Animals The use of cannulated animals may
ease the sample collection process, reduce the chances of human error (e.g., missing the vein for dosing or bleeding), and reduce the stress on the animals used for a PK study.
Many animal species and strains are commercially available in a single or a multiple cannulated form. There are different sites that can be used for cannulation such as jugular, carotid, and portal vein. The catheters can be installed to access the stomach or the duodenal section of the small intestine.
The disadvantage of the cannulated animals is commercial availability and when available are more expensive than noncannulated animals. The patency of the cannula may be limited to a fairly short period of time (e.g., couple of weeks in rats).
Automated and Manual Bleeding Automated collection of blood samples from cannulated rats and mice has become possible due to the relatively recent develop­ment of new automated blood sampling (ABS [112]) instrumentation such as Culex by BASi (www.basinc.com/products/culex) [113] and AccuSampler by DiLab (www. dilab.com). Each system has its own advantages and disadvantages so the selection of the most appropriate ABS may depend on the specific needs of the studies, familiarity, and prior experience with a particular system, etc.
The use of ABS can greatly reduce the stress involved with serial sampling. Stress can possibly alter the PK resulting in inconsistent and even faulty PK and PK/PD data. ABS greatly reduces the human workload allowing for fewer employees to generate a high-quality and high-throughput PK data. By automating the blood-drawing time course, technicians are not required to be in the vivarium at extreme hours of the night.
Microsampling Collecting less than conventional size blood samples from mice may present the benefit of generating serial PK profiles in each individual
266 PHARMACOKINETICS FOR MEDICINAL CHEMISTS
https://t.me/medicina_free
animal. There are some examples of serial bleeding from mice described in the literature [114–120].
5.6.2.7 Bioanalysis Some basic concepts of bioanalysis of PK samples using liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry are described. LC/MS is undoubtedly the most frequently used method of quantitation of drugs, their metabolites, and biomarkers in the animal PK samples. A more detailed description of bioanalytical techniques and instrumentation can be found in the literature [121–135].
Basic Concepts of LC–MS/MS Quantitation LC–MS/MS refers to a quantitation method combining liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectroscopy (MS/MS). A typical triple–quadrupoleinstrument allows for the selection of an ion (“parent” ion) on the first quadrupole followed by fragmentation in a collision cell (second quadru­pole), after which the most abundant fragments (“daughter” ions) can be selected using the third quadrupole. Such a double selection of the parent and daughter ions is called single reaction monitoring (SRM) or multiple reaction monitoring (MRM). This monitoring provides LC–MS/MS quantitation as very specific and sensitive and allows for measuring nanomolar and picomolar concentrations of the analytes in very complex biological matrices. Several SRM modes can be combined for simultaneous quantitationof multipleanalytesin a multiplereactionmonitoringmethod.LC–MS/MS methodology does not provide high-accuracy or high-precision quantitation.
Calibration Curves, Sensitivity, and Dynamic Range Since the ionization of different compounds may depend on their structure, calibration standards are typically prepared and analyzed in the same or similar biological matrix that is used for PK sample collection. Calibration standards typically cover a broad range of concentrations expected in the PK study samples. A separate calibration curve for each analyte is typically developed based on the best fit of the nominal standard concentrations and the actual MRM signal measured for each standard. Acceptance or rejection of individual calibration standards for each calibration curve is based on the comparison of the fitted (expected) signal intensity and the actual (observed) signal. This comparison characterizes the accuracy of the calibration standards. If multiple calibration standards are prepared and analyzed at the same nominal concentration, the dispersion of their values represents the precision of the method.
Although some LC–MS/MS methods may occasionally have relatively high accuracy and precision, the most frequently used acceptance criteria even for a well-established validated method may be within 15% for all the standards and 20% for the lowest concentration sample representing the lowest level of quantitation (LLOQ) [136]. The highest calibration standard that meets the acceptance criteria is called the upper limit of quantitation (ULOQ).
The ratio of the ULOQ to LLOQ represents the range of concentrations that can be quantified using the calibration curve.
The concentration of the analyte in the study sample is calculated based on comparison of the experimentally measured intensity of the signal in those samples with the calibration curve. If the calculated concentration is lower than the LLOQ, it is considered undetermined and labeled as below the quantitation limit (BQL or BLQ).
PK PRACTICES 267
https://t.me/medicina_free