Pharmacokinetics of Albendazole, Albendazole Sulfoxide, and Albendazole Sulfone Determined from Plasma, Blood, Dried-Blood Spots, and Mitra Samples of Hookworm-Infected Adolescents. 2019

Jessica D Schulz, and Anna Neodo, and Jean T Coulibaly, and Jennifer Keiser
Department of Medical Parasitology and Infection Biology, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland.

Albendazole is an effective anthelmintic intensively used for decades. However, profound pharmacokinetic (PK) characterization is missing in children, the population mostly affected by helminth infections. Blood microsampling would facilitate PK studies in pediatric populations but has not been applied to quantify albendazole's disposition. Quantification methods were developed and validated using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry to analyze albendazole and its metabolites albendazole sulfoxide and albendazole sulfone in wet samples (plasma and blood) and blood microsamples (dried-blood spots [DBS]; Mitra). The use of DBS was limited by a matrix effect and poor recovery, but the extraction efficiency was constant throughout the concentration range. Hookworm-infected adolescents were venous and capillary blood sampled posttreatment with 400 mg albendazole and 25 mg/kg oxantel pamoate. Similar half-life (t1/2 = ∼1.5 h), time to reach the maximum concentration (tmax = ∼2 h), and maximum concentration (Cmax = 12.5 to 26.5 ng/ml) of albendazole were observed in the four matrices. The metabolites reached Cmax after ∼4 h with a t1/2 of ca. 7 to 8 h. A statistically significant difference in albendazole sulfone's t1/2 as determined by using DBS and wet samples was detected. Cmax of albendazole sulfoxide (288 to 380 ng/ml) did not differ among the matrices, but higher Cmax of albendazole sulfone were obtained in the two microsampling devices (22 ng/ml) versus the wet matrices (14 ng/ml). In conclusion, time-concentration profiles and PK results of the four matrices were similar, and the direct comparison of the two microsampling devices indicates that Mitra extraction was more robust during validation and can be recommended for future albendazole PK studies.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D010949 Plasma The residual portion of BLOOD that is left after removal of BLOOD CELLS by CENTRIFUGATION without prior BLOOD COAGULATION. Blood Plasma,Fresh Frozen Plasma,Blood Plasmas,Fresh Frozen Plasmas,Frozen Plasma, Fresh,Frozen Plasmas, Fresh,Plasma, Blood,Plasma, Fresh Frozen,Plasmas,Plasmas, Blood,Plasmas, Fresh Frozen
D011716 Pyrantel Pamoate Broad spectrum antinematodal anthelmintic used also in veterinary medicine. Pyrantel Embonate,Antiminth,Combantrin,Embovin,Embonate, Pyrantel,Pamoate, Pyrantel
D002853 Chromatography, Liquid Chromatographic techniques in which the mobile phase is a liquid. Liquid Chromatography
D006725 Hookworm Infections Infection of humans or animals with hookworms other than those caused by the genus Ancylostoma or Necator, for which the specific terms ANCYLOSTOMIASIS and NECATORIASIS are available. Bunostomiasis,Infections, Hookworm,Bunostomiases,Hookworm Infection,Infection, Hookworm
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000723 Ancylostomatoidea A superfamily of nematode parasitic hookworms consisting of four genera: ANCYLOSTOMA; NECATOR; Bunostomum; and Uncinaria. ANCYLOSTOMA and NECATOR occur in humans and other mammals. Bunostomum is common in ruminants and Uncinaria in wolves, foxes, and dogs. Bunostomum,Hookworms,Uncinaria stenocephala,Ancylostomatoideas,Bunostomums,Hookworm,Uncinaria stenocephalas,stenocephalas, Uncinaria
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000871 Anthelmintics Agents that kill parasitic worms. They are used therapeutically in the treatment of HELMINTHIASIS in man and animal. Anthelmintic,Antihelmintic,Vermifuge,Vermifuges,Antihelmintics

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