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Time‐course effects of St John’s wort on the pharmacokinetics of cyclosporine in dogs
Author(s) -
FUKUNAGA K.,
ORITO K.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1365-2885
pISSN - 0140-7783
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2885.2011.01348.x
Subject(s) - pharmacokinetics , pharmacology , medicine , blood concentration , oral administration
Fukunaga, K., Orito, K. Time‐course effects of St John’s wort on the pharmacokinetics of cyclosporine in dogs. J. vet. Pharmacol. Therap . 35 , 446–451. To clarify the interaction between St John’s wort (SJW) and cyclosporine (CsA) in dogs, the pharmacokinetics of CsA before and during the repeated administration of SJW were analyzed. In the SJW group, SJW (300 mg) was given orally to four dogs every 24 h for 14 days. A single dose of CsA (5 mg/kg) was given orally 7 days before and 7 and 14 days after the initiation of the repeated administration of SJW. In the Control group, a single dose of CsA (5 mg/kg) was given orally to four other dogs in accordance with that in the SJW group. Blood samples from both groups were collected, and whole‐blood concentrations of CsA were determined using high‐performance liquid chromatography with UV detection. The maximum whole‐blood concentration and AUC 0–∞ of the SJW group were significantly lower and the CL tot /F and V d /F were significantly higher than those in the Control group 7 and 14 days after the initiation of repeated SJW. Thus, repeated administrations of SJW affect the pharmacokinetic profiles of CsA in dogs. Further studies are necessary to elucidate the mechanisms of interaction between SJW and CsA in dogs.