{"title":"The Role of Nasal Drug Delivery in Migraine Management and Brain-Targeted Therapy: Insights From Taiwan","authors":"Lien-Chung Wei, Hsien-Jane Chiu","doi":"10.1002/bdd.70013","DOIUrl":"10.1002/bdd.70013","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This letter responds to a recent review on nasal drug delivery systems for brain-targeted therapy. Drawing on first hand experiences as a psychiatrist and migraine patient in Taiwan, the response discusses the practical benefits and challenges of using nasal formulations, such as sumatriptan nasal spray, during ongoing drug shortages. While these formulations offer rapid onset of action, issues related to taste and odor can limit adherence. The letter highlights the potential of advanced technologies like nanocarriers to improve nasal drug delivery and emphasizes the need for patient-centered designs. The correspondence concludes with recommendations for diversifying drug delivery approaches to enhance efficacy and accessibility.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":8865,"journal":{"name":"Biopharmaceutics & Drug Disposition","volume":"46 4","pages":"163-164"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144940702","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Contribution of Organic Anion Transporter 3 in Delayed Elimination of Methotrexate by Concomitant Administration of Febuxostat","authors":"Kenji Ikemura, Sakura Kobayashi, Danni Wang, Masahiro Okuda","doi":"10.1002/bdd.70014","DOIUrl":"10.1002/bdd.70014","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Methotrexate is an antifolate agent used for the treatment of various malignancies and is mainly secreted via human organic anion transporter 3 (hOAT3) in the proximal tubular cells. Coadministration of the xanthine oxidase inhibitor, febuxostat, in patients receiving methotrexate has been reported to be associated with an elevated risk of hematological toxicity and increased plasma methotrexate levels. Because febuxostat has an inhibitory effect against hOAT3, it may inhibit renal elimination of methotrexate via hOAT3. However, the drug interaction between methotrexate and febuxostat via hOAT3 remains to be clarified. In the present study, we investigated the effect of febuxostat on pharmacokinetics of methotrexate in rats and drug interaction between methotrexate and febuxostat using hOAT3-expressing cultured cells. In the pharmacokinetics study using rats, concomitant administration of febuxostat significantly increased plasma concentration of methotrexate and prolonged its half-life. In vitro studies showed that febuxostat inhibited hOAT3-mediated transport of methotrexate in a concentration-dependent manner. Dixon plot indicated that inhibitory constant value of febuxostat against methotrexate transport via hOAT3 was 0.63 ± 0.01 μM. Moreover, the inhibitory effect of febuxostat was of noncompetitive type. Taken together, these results suggest that concomitant administration of febuxostat delayed elimination of methotrexate, at least in part, by noncompetitive inhibition of hOAT3-mediated methotrexate transport at clinical concentrations. The findings of this study provide novel information on drug interactions associated with febuxostat.</p>","PeriodicalId":8865,"journal":{"name":"Biopharmaceutics & Drug Disposition","volume":"46 4","pages":"165-171"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/bdd.70014","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144940733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jiange Yao, Zebei Lu, Quan Zhou, Abdullah Al Mamun, Yaru Shi, Shuanghu Wang, Ying Yao
{"title":"The Effect of α-Mangostin on the Pharmacokinetic Profile of Tofacitinib in Rats Both In Vitro and In Vivo","authors":"Jiange Yao, Zebei Lu, Quan Zhou, Abdullah Al Mamun, Yaru Shi, Shuanghu Wang, Ying Yao","doi":"10.1002/bdd.70012","DOIUrl":"10.1002/bdd.70012","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study investigated the effects of <i>α</i>-mangostin (<i>α</i>-MG) on the pharmacokinetics of tofacitinib in vitro and in vivo, aiming to recommend its appropriate application in clinical practice. To investigate the values of IC<sub>50</sub> and inhibition of <i>α</i>-MG in vitro, rat liver microsomes were incubated with tofacitinib. In this study, Sprague–Dawley rats were randomly assigned to three groups: a control group, a single-dose group (50 mg/kg of <i>α</i>-MG), and a multiple-dose group (50 mg/(kg/d) of <i>α</i>-MG for 7 days). Tofacitinib (10 mg/kg) was administered 30 min after the intervention of <i>α</i>-MG to each group. The plasma was collected from the caudal vein at different time points and in heparinized tubes. Tofacitinib metabolites in the plasma were determined by UPLC-MS/MS. Further analyses were conducted utilizing Pymol molecular docking simulation to evaluate the effect of <i>α</i>-MG on tofacitinib. Our results showed that MG inhibited the metabolism of tofacitinib in vitro by exhibiting both competitive and noncompetitive inhibition. More importantly, we found that multiple-dose administration of <i>α</i>-MG significantly increased the AUC<sub>(0–12h)</sub>, AUC<sub>(0–∞),</sub> and C<sub>max</sub>, prolonged the <i>t</i><sub>1/2</sub> and shortened the MRT<sub>(0–12h)</sub> and MRT<sub>(0–∞)</sub> of tofacitinib. At the same time, the CL<sub>z/F</sub> was decreased, which was consistent with the results of in vitro experiments. Furthermore, we observed no significant difference between single-dose and multiple-dose groups. Intriguingly, <i>α</i>-MG and tofacitinib were close at the CYP3A4 spatial location. In summary, our investigation demonstrated that <i>α</i>-MG significantly impacts the metabolism of tofacitinib both in vitro and in vivo, suggesting potential herb–drug interactions (HDIs). The use of tofacitinib with herbs containing MG should be monitored clinically.</p>","PeriodicalId":8865,"journal":{"name":"Biopharmaceutics & Drug Disposition","volume":"46 4","pages":"155-162"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/bdd.70012","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144862096","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhuo Chen, Shiyin Feng, Linrui Cai, Dan Du, Qin Yu, Xianfeng Peng, Chunfeng Du, Qin Zou, Weiyi Guo, Fengshan Li
{"title":"Pharmacokinetic Study of Cefditoren Pivoxil in Breast Milk and Blood of Lactating Women","authors":"Zhuo Chen, Shiyin Feng, Linrui Cai, Dan Du, Qin Yu, Xianfeng Peng, Chunfeng Du, Qin Zou, Weiyi Guo, Fengshan Li","doi":"10.1002/bdd.70011","DOIUrl":"10.1002/bdd.70011","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To provide a theoretical basis for the rational use of cefditoren pivoxil in lactating women by conducting a pharmacokinetic study of cefditoren in the blood and milk of these women. Twelve participants meeting the inclusion criteria took cefditoren pivoxil tablets 200 mg after a meal, and the breast milk was collected over certain time periods with their volumes recorded. Blood samples were also collected at certain time points for pharmacokinetic analysis. Conduct a statistical analysis on the drug concentrations in breast milk and plasma and their correlation. Assessing the risk of taking cefditoren pivoxil during lactation using the milk-to-plasma ratio (M/P) and the relative infant dose (RID). Adverse events were monitored throughout the study period. Twelve lactating women participated in the study, providing a total of 84 breast milk samples. The correlation coefficient between cefditoren in breast milk and cefditoren in maternal plasma is 0.748 and is significant at the 0.01 level, with an M/P ratio of 0.008, and a RID of 0.0073%. Cefditoren is minimally distributed in human breast milk. There is a significant positive correlation between maternal blood drug levels and milk drug levels. Based on the M/P ratio and RID, it is inferred that the infant’s exposure is low, that is, the absolute dose of cefditoren transmitted to the infant through breastfeeding is low and is unlikely to cause any significant adverse effects. The results of this study will provide information for the use of cefditoren pivoxil in lactating women.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":8865,"journal":{"name":"Biopharmaceutics & Drug Disposition","volume":"46 4","pages":"147-154"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144833893","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multifaceted Evaluation of Nano Encapsulated Polymeric Scopoletin Against HT-29 Colon Cancer Cells","authors":"Kunnathur Murugesan Sakthivel, Rajan Radha Rasmi, Kalavathy Murugan Kumar, Kavitha Thangavelu, Loganathan Chandramani Priya Dharshini, Anitha Nagarajan, Balasubramanian Ramesh","doi":"10.1002/bdd.70010","DOIUrl":"10.1002/bdd.70010","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In the sphere of medical research, nanoencapsulated polymeric drugs in biological circumstances are an intriguing issue for therapeutical diagnosis. The nanoprecipitation approach was employed in this study to synthesis the nanoencapsulated polymeric scopoletin (NEP-Sc) and tested its effect against the HT-29 cell line (human colorectal adenocarcinoma cells). Further, the synthesized NEP-Sc was then characterized by ultra-visible spectroscopy (UV–Vis), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) with energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDAX), and dynamic light scattering (DLS) analysis. All the analysis confirmed the effective synthesis of NEP-Sc. The synthesized NEP-Sc was validated as anticancer drug through the conventional MTT assay, neutral red uptake assay, apoptosis assay using AO/EB and lactate dehydrogenase assay and trypan blue assay against HT-29 cells. The docking studies of scopoletin with multiple genes were also carried out using the PyRx—virtual screening tool. The findings indicated that increase in concentration of NEP-Sc exhibited dose dependent action of cell death against the HT-29 colon cancer cells. To summarize, the observed results of anticancer and computational modeling studies underscores the therapeutic potential of NEP-Sc in treating colon cancer.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":8865,"journal":{"name":"Biopharmaceutics & Drug Disposition","volume":"46 3","pages":"127-144"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144788173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jiao Li, Jinzhen Wang, Benlu Zhong, Fan Wu, Weihong Yin, Siwen Wang, Xueying Yan, Mingyu Cui
{"title":"Effect of Curcuminoids on Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Atorvastatin in Hyperlipidemia Rats and Its Potential Mechanism","authors":"Jiao Li, Jinzhen Wang, Benlu Zhong, Fan Wu, Weihong Yin, Siwen Wang, Xueying Yan, Mingyu Cui","doi":"10.1002/bdd.70009","DOIUrl":"10.1002/bdd.70009","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Curcuminoids (CURs), natural polyphenols, are often combined with atorvastatin to treat hyperlipidemia. In order to assess the safety of combination, the effect of CURs on Cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A2 activity in rats was investigated. Additionally, the effect of CURs on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of atorvastatin in rats was evaluated. The effect of CURs on CYP3A2 activity was studied using the probe drug method (dapsone as a probe drug). Pharmacokinetic parameters of atorvastatin with or without CURs were calculated to evaluate herb-drug interactions (HDIs). The effect of CURs on pharmacodynamics of atorvastatin was investigated by blood lipid, oxidative stress, aminotransferases, inflammatory factors and liver histopathology. <i>C</i><sub>max</sub>, <i>AUC,</i> and <i>t</i><sub>1/2</sub> of dapsone in CURs group significantly increased (<i>p</i> < 0.05). <i>C</i><sub>max</sub>, <i>AUC,</i> and <i>t</i><sub>1/2</sub> of atorvastatin in combination group significantly increased both in normal and hyperlipidemia rats (<i>p</i> < 0.01). Pharmacodynamics indexes of all treatment groups were significantly improved. There was no significant difference between AC group and combination group except HDL-C, SOD and liver index. In conclusion, CURs combined with atorvastatin could not effectively enhance the lipid-lowering effect or alleviate liver damage. However, CURs could inhibit CYP3A2 activity in rats and increase plasma exposure of atorvastatin, which might increase the risk of HDIs. The findings provided new insight into the combination of CURs and atorvastatin in treating hyperlipidemia.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":8865,"journal":{"name":"Biopharmaceutics & Drug Disposition","volume":"46 3","pages":"112-126"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144752233","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiang Zheng, Haiyan Chen, Dan Lin, Guo-Xin Hu, Hongyu Zhou
{"title":"Inhibition Mechanism of Ketamine-Apatinib by CYP2C9 and 3A4: A Prediction of Possible Drug-Drug Interaction","authors":"Xiang Zheng, Haiyan Chen, Dan Lin, Guo-Xin Hu, Hongyu Zhou","doi":"10.1002/bdd.70008","DOIUrl":"10.1002/bdd.70008","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Most cancer patients experience severe pain, and apatinib, a vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2) inhibitor, demonstrates therapeutic efficacy against gastric cancer. Ketamine, a psychotropic drug used for cancer pain relief, exhibits potential in inhibiting gastric cancer progression but is associated with dose-dependent adverse effects including neurological toxicity and dependency. Thus, clarifying whether apatinib influences ketamine therapy when co-administered is critical. In this study, we investigated apatinib's inhibitory effects on ketamine metabolism using CYP2C9 and CYP3A4 isoform assays. Results showed that apatinib exerted inhibition of ketamine metabolism, acted as a noncompetitive inhibitor of CYP2C9*1, CYP2C9*16, and rat liver microsomes (RLM), a competitive inhibitor of CYP2C9*3 and CYP2C9*13, and a mixed-model inhibitor of four CYP3A4 alleles (*1, *4, *18, and *23). Molecular docking revealed apatinib's stronger binding affinity (−10.4 kcal/mol) to CYP3A4*1 than ketamine (−6.9 kcal/mol). Consequently, co-administration may increase adverse risk in poor metabolizers (PMs), warranting in vivo validation of their therapeutic interaction.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":8865,"journal":{"name":"Biopharmaceutics & Drug Disposition","volume":"46 3","pages":"104-111"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144109597","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Influences of Magnesium Isoglycyrrhizinate on the Pharmacokinetics of Almonertinib in Rats and Its Potential Mechanisms","authors":"Yuhao Fu, Ying Li, Yajing Li, Xueru He, Xuejiao Xun, Zhanjun Dong","doi":"10.1002/bdd.70007","DOIUrl":"10.1002/bdd.70007","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Almonertinib has been approved for the first-line therapy of advanced epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). As a hepatoprotective agent, magnesium isoglycyrrhizinate (MgIG) was widely used in the treatment of drug-induced liver injury. Although Almonertinib is commonly prescribed in combination with MgIG in clinical application, the interaction research between them has not been reported. This research was conducted to explore the influences of MgIG on the pharmacokinetics of Almonertinib in rats and to investigate its possible molecular mechanisms. The plasma concentration of Almonertinib in male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats was determined by ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometer (UPLC-MS/MS), the messenger RNA (mRNA) and protein expression levels of CYP3A1 (homologous to human CYP3A4) and P-glycoprotein (P-gp) in rat livers were measured by reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and western blot analyses. MgIG increased systemic exposure of Almonertinib significantly, resulting in increased AUC<sub>0−<i>t</i></sub>, AUC<sub>0−∞</sub>, C<sub>max</sub>, and <i>t</i><sub>1/2</sub>, and decreased CL<sub><i>z</i></sub>. Furthermore, MgIG can markedly down-regulate the expression levels of CYP3A1 and P-gp in rat livers. There is a drug–drug interaction (DDI) between MgIG and almonertinib, which leads to an increase of systemic exposure for almonertinib. Meanwhile, CYP3A1 and P-gp in the liver may be the primary targets of mediating the DDI, but further clinical trials are needed to confirm these results.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":8865,"journal":{"name":"Biopharmaceutics & Drug Disposition","volume":"46 3","pages":"95-103"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143959346","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Renal Interstitial Distribution of Full-Length IgG and Fab Fragments in Unilateral Ureteral Obstruction-Induced Fibrotic Kidneys","authors":"Yuki Nakamura, Kohei Togami, Sumio Chono","doi":"10.1002/bdd.70004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bdd.70004","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Renal fibrosis, a critical contributor to chronic kidney disease, is characterized by interstitial expansion and excessive extracellular matrix accumulation. Due to their specificity, monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and their fragments are promising candidates for treating renal fibrosis, but their distribution characteristics in fibrotic kidneys, particularly within the renal interstitium, remain unclear. This study investigated the tissue distribution of full-length IgG and Fab fragments in a unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO)-induced renal fibrosis mouse model. Full-length IgG and Fab fragments were intravenously administered in UUO-induced renal fibrosis model mice. The concentrations in each organ and plasma were quantified using enzyme-linked immunoassay. In addition, the localization within the renal interstitium was evaluated by multiple techniques, including intravital and ex vivo confocal imaging under near-living conditions and the observation of the tissue sections via an in vivo cryotechnique. Both full-length IgG and Fab fragments showed higher distribution in fibrotic kidneys than in other organs. Specifically, Fab fragments had excellent selective accumulation in the fibrotic kidneys, whereas full-length IgG had higher absolute distribution due to slower plasma elimination. Imaging assessments revealed that both had widespread localization within the interstitial spaces of the fibrotic kidneys. Due to their superior selectivity for fibrotic kidneys, Fab fragments can be used to target fibrotic lesions. Due to its prolonged distribution, full-length IgG may offer advantages in sustained therapeutic effects. This study provides foundational insights into the distribution of mAbs and their fragments in fibrotic kidneys and underscores the importance of further pharmacokinetic analyses to refine antibody-based therapies.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":8865,"journal":{"name":"Biopharmaceutics & Drug Disposition","volume":"46 2","pages":"82-92"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143871730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Influence of a Rat Model of Depression and Gastric Ulcer on the Pharmacokinetics of Encorafenib","authors":"Siva Nageswara Rao Gajula, Vijay Munjal, Sasikala Talari, Ziaur Rahman, Manoj P. Dandekar, Rajesh Sonti","doi":"10.1002/bdd.70006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bdd.70006","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Encorafenib is used to treat melanoma and colorectal tumors. Depression and gastric ulcer conditions can impact various physiological processes, including drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics. This study investigated the effect of a rat model of depression and gastric ulcers on the pharmacokinetics (PK) of encorafenib using the developed LC-QqQ-MS method. The chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) model of depression and the indomethacin-induced gastric ulcer model were utilized to investigate the effect of depression and gastric ulcers on the pharmacokinetics of orally administered encorafenib. The focus was on parameters such as maximum plasma concentration (<i>C</i><sub>max</sub>), elimination half-life (<i>t</i><sub>1/2</sub>), mean residence time (MRT), volume of distribution (V<sub>d</sub>), area under the curve (AUC), and apparent clearance (CL/F). Rats with depression exhibited a significant increase in maximum plasma concentration (<i>C</i><sub>max</sub>). In contrast, depression led to decreased <i>t</i><sub>1/2</sub> and MRT, implying alterations in the drug's absorption and clearance. On the one hand, rats with gastric ulcers displayed a significant decrease in <i>C</i><sub>max</sub>, coupled with an extended time to reach maximum plasma concentration (<i>T</i><sub>max</sub>), prolonged <i>t</i><sub>1/2</sub>, MRT, and increased volume of distribution (Vd) of encorafenib. This preclinical study demonstrates that depression and gastric ulcers significantly impact the pharmacokinetics of encorafenib. These findings emphasize the importance of considering these disease conditions when designing encorafenib dosing regimens for optimal therapeutic outcomes in cancer patients.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":8865,"journal":{"name":"Biopharmaceutics & Drug Disposition","volume":"46 2","pages":"67-81"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143871448","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}