@article{APS6283,
author = {Chang-Guan Liu and Zhen-Yi Wu and Wei-Kang Li and Xiu-Mei Bai and Xiao-Yun Wu and Tao Xue and Zhong-Ming Lin},
title = {Pharmacokinetics of epostane in rabbits by HPLC method},
journal = {Acta Pharmacologica Sinica},
volume = {13},
number = {5},
year = {2016},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Epostane (Epo), a 3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase inhibitor, interrupted pregnancy in rats, rhesus monkeys, and women. Epo concentrations in serum were determined by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) at 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, and 48 h after intragastric Epo 96 mg.kg-1 in rabbits. The concentration-time curve exhibited a 2-compartment open model. The pharmacokinetic parameters were: T1/2ka 0.79 +/- 0.08 h, T1/2 alpha 0.96 +/- 0.08 h, T1/2 beta 6.6 +/- 1.5 h, Vc 14 +/- 3 ml.kg-1, AUC 12.0 +/- 1.9 micrograms.h.ml-1, Tmax 1.8 +/- 0.5 h, Cmax 3.3 +/- 0.5 microgram.ml-1. After rat copora luteum were incubated with hCG 10 IU.ml-1 and Epo 10 or 100 micrograms.ml-1 for 18 and 48 h, luteal cells showed various degrees of degeneration and progesterone production was significantly inhibited.},
issn = {1745-7254}, url = {http://www.chinaphar.com/article/view/6283}
}