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Pharmacokinetics and tissue distribution of methcathinone in rabbits. 2021

Dongxian Liu, and Erli Zhang, and Mingming Zhao, and Yuli Tian, and Mingkun Yang, and Yong Wang
Hunan Police Academy, Changsha, Hunan, PR China.

Methcathinone is one of the most commonly abused designer narcotics. The pharmacokinetics and tissue distribution of methcathinone is not well understood. In this study, methcathinone was intravenously or intragastrically administered to rabbits in order to investigate the pharmacokinetics and tissue distribution of methcathinone. The plasma concentrations of methcathinone and its metabolite cathinone at various timepoints post-methcathinone administration as well as the distribution of methcathinone and cathinone in various tissues were determined and quantified using a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). According to our results, the elimination of methcathinone and cathinone was faster after intravenous administration than that after intragastric administration. The methcathinone or cathinone concentration in the plasma dramatically dropped at 16-18 h post-methcathinone administration followed by a rebound. Gastric content and stomach tissue could be better samples for the identification of methcathinone abuse by oral administration while bile and stomach tissue could be ideal samples for the identification of methcathinone abuse in intravenous injection cases. The pharmacokinetic characteristics and tissue distribution pattern of methcathinone and its metabolite cathinone described in this study could benefit future study on identification and control of methcathinone abuse in forensic toxicological analysis.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011427 Propiophenones Propiophenone (ethyl phenyl ketone, structural formula C6H5COCH2CH3) and its derivatives. They are commonly used in perfumes and pharmaceuticals.
D011817 Rabbits A burrowing plant-eating mammal with hind limbs that are longer than its fore limbs. It belongs to the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, and in contrast to hares, possesses 22 instead of 24 pairs of chromosomes. Belgian Hare,New Zealand Rabbit,New Zealand Rabbits,New Zealand White Rabbit,Rabbit,Rabbit, Domestic,Chinchilla Rabbits,NZW Rabbits,New Zealand White Rabbits,Oryctolagus cuniculus,Chinchilla Rabbit,Domestic Rabbit,Domestic Rabbits,Hare, Belgian,NZW Rabbit,Rabbit, Chinchilla,Rabbit, NZW,Rabbit, New Zealand,Rabbits, Chinchilla,Rabbits, Domestic,Rabbits, NZW,Rabbits, New Zealand,Zealand Rabbit, New,Zealand Rabbits, New,cuniculus, Oryctolagus
D002853 Chromatography, Liquid Chromatographic techniques in which the mobile phase is a liquid. Liquid Chromatography
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
D014018 Tissue Distribution Accumulation of a drug or chemical substance in various organs (including those not relevant to its pharmacologic or therapeutic action). This distribution depends on the blood flow or perfusion rate of the organ, the ability of the drug to penetrate organ membranes, tissue specificity, protein binding. The distribution is usually expressed as tissue to plasma ratios. Distribution, Tissue,Distributions, Tissue,Tissue Distributions
D053719 Tandem Mass Spectrometry A mass spectrometry technique using two (MS/MS) or more mass analyzers. With two in tandem, the precursor ions are mass-selected by a first mass analyzer, and focused into a collision region where they are then fragmented into product ions which are then characterized by a second mass analyzer. A variety of techniques are used to separate the compounds, ionize them, and introduce them to the first mass analyzer. For example, for in GC-MS/MS, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY is involved in separating relatively small compounds by GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY prior to injecting them into an ionization chamber for the mass selection. Mass Spectrometry-Mass Spectrometry,Mass Spectrometry Mass Spectrometry,Mass Spectrometry, Tandem

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