Studies on metabolism of trazodone. III Species differences

1. After oral administration of (14C) trazodone HCl (4 mg/kg) to rabbits, the blood level of radioactivity shows a peak at 3 h; unchanged trazodone concentration in brain is higher than that in plasma at 3 h after dosage. 29 The metabolic fate of trazodone in rabbits is different from that in rats a...

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Published inXenobiotica Vol. 6; no. 5; p. 295
Main Authors Yamato, C, Takahashi, T, Fujita, T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 1976
Subjects
Adipose Tissue - metabolism
Adrenal Glands - metabolism
Animals
Brain - metabolism
Feces - analysis
Glucuronates - urine
Humans
Intestine, Small - metabolism
Kidney - metabolism
Kinetics
Liver - metabolism
Lung - metabolism
Mass Spectrometry
Microsomes, Liver - metabolism
Organ Specificity
Piperazines - metabolism
Rabbits
Rats
Species Specificity
Trazodone - blood
Trazodone - metabolism
Trazodone - urine
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Summary:1. After oral administration of (14C) trazodone HCl (4 mg/kg) to rabbits, the blood level of radioactivity shows a peak at 3 h; unchanged trazodone concentration in brain is higher than that in plasma at 3 h after dosage. 29 The metabolic fate of trazodone in rabbits is different from that in rats and a new, basic metabolite is present in rabbit liver, brain, plasma and urine. 3. The concentration pattern in blood of humans given a single dosage (50 mg) of trazodone HCl is similar to that in rabbits rather than that in rats. 4. The rate of metabolism of trazodone by liver microsomes from mice is approximately 1-5 times higher than that with rat or rabbit liver microsomes.
ISSN:0049-8254
DOI:10.3109/00498257609151641