| Title | Pharmacokinetic properties of a 40 kDa branched polyethylene glycol-modified form of consensus interferon-alpha (PEG-CIFN) in rhesus monkeys. | | Author(s) | Du Y, Tian H, Gao XD, Yao WB | | Institution | School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China. | | Source | Biopharm Drug Dispos 2008 Nov 4. | | Abstract | The pharmacokinetic properties of a branched 40 kDa polyethylene glycol (PEG) conjugate formulation of consensus interferon-alpha (CIFN) was evaluated in rhesus monkeys following subcutaneous administration. Four groups of rhesus monkeys (n=6 per group) received 1250, 300 and 150 microg/kg of PEG-CIFN and 150 microg/kg CIFN, respectively. Serum concentrations of the interferons were measured with an antiviral activity assay at various time points after administration. The PK profiles of the pooled data were described by a noncompartmental method. Peak concentration of PEG-CIFN was observed at 27-31 h, followed by a prolonged decay in comparison with the unmodified CIFN, the PEG-CIFN had a 4-5-fold longer terminal half-life. The apparent clearance (dose(sc)/AUC) decreased from 150 mL/h/kg for CIFN to 19.0-45.5 mL/h/kg for PEG-CIFNs. The AUC was lower for PEG-CIFN than that for CIFN at the 150 microg/kg. Copyright (c) 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. | | Language | ENG | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 18985796 |
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