1. Pharmacokinetics and tissue diffusion of ganciclovir in mice and rats
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Pierre Gressens, Homa Adle-Biassette, Natacha Teissier, May Fakhoury, Evelyne Jacqz-Aigrain, Imene Boujemla, Marie Françoise Hurteaud, Michel N. Nassar, Neuroprotection du Cerveau en Développement / Promoting Research Oriented Towards Early Cns Therapies (PROTECT), Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Hôpital Robert Debré-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Service de Pharmacologie Pédiatrique et Pharmacogénétique [Robert Debré, Paris], AP-HP Hôpital universitaire Robert-Debré [Paris], Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP), Service d'hématologie pédiatrique [Robert-Debré, Paris], Department of Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering [London], Centre for the Developing Brain [London], King‘s College London-St Thomas' Hospital [London]-King‘s College London-St Thomas' Hospital [London], This work was supported by the INSERM, Paris Diderot University, and Grace de Monaco Foundation., and Teissier, Natacha
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0301 basic medicine ,Ganciclovir ,Mouse ,ganciclovir ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Intraperitoneal injection ,Biological Availability ,Pharmacology ,Antiviral Agents ,Injections ,Blood cell ,Mice ,03 medical and health sciences ,Pharmacokinetics ,Pregnancy ,[SDV.MHEP.MI]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Infectious diseases ,Virology ,medicine ,Animals ,Tissue Distribution ,Platelet ,business.industry ,Age Factors ,Transplacental ,[SDV.SP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Pharmaceutical sciences ,medicine.disease ,Pathophysiology ,Rats ,congenital CMV ,3. Good health ,[SDV.SP] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Pharmaceutical sciences ,030104 developmental biology ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Immunology ,[SDV.MHEP.MI] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Infectious diseases ,Female ,Sensorineural hearing loss ,business ,Biomarkers ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Background Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is the leading infectious cause of birth defects, mental retardation and non-genetic sensorineural hearing loss. Murine models have been developed in order to understand the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying these lesions. These models are being proposed for the validation of therapeutic protocols for clinical use. The aim of this preclinical study was to assess the pharmacokinetics of the reference antiviral molecule, ganciclovir, in order to optimize these protocols and confirm the diffusion of the molecule to the appropriate target zones. Methods Transplacental and intracochlear diffusion of ganciclovir was evaluated in mice and rats. Pharmacokinetics was assessed in adult mice and pups after 5 consecutive days of intraperitoneal injection of ganciclovir. The occurrence of hematological side effects of ganciclovir was evaluated in the different blood cell lineages. Results In adult rats, the intracochlear diffusion of ganciclovir was shown to achieve the same concentration as in blood. In gestating mice, transplacental diffusion was observed, with a fetal-to-maternal blood ratio of 0.5. In newborn mice, the plasma concentration profile of ganciclovir showed a peak at 2 h followed by a gradual decrease. In adult mice, the concentration peaked at 1 h, but became undetectable by 2 h after injection. Counts of white blood cells, red blood cells and platelets decreased significantly in ganciclovir-treated newborn mice. Conclusion Our data provide evidence for the intracochlear diffusion of the molecule, which may be relevant for the treatment of sensorineural hearing loss in congenitally-infected children.
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- 2016