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Allegaert, K. et al.

Allegaert, de Hoon, Verbesselt, Vanhole, Devlieger, Tibboel,

Intra- and interindividual variability of glucuronidation of paracetamol during repeated administration of propacetamol in neonates.

BACKGROUND: Major changes in drug clearance and metabolism are observed during infancy, in part based on ontogenic regulation of various metabolic pathways. Since paracetamol provides a good substrate to study UGT (1A6) activity, urinary metabolites of propacetamol were determined in neonates in whom propacetamol was repeatedly administered. METHODS: Paracetamol glucuronide (APAP-G), paracetamol sulphate (APAP-S) and free paracetamol were determined in urine samples of neonates during repeated administration of propacetamol. Spearman rank and linear multiple regression (MedCalc, Mariakerke, Belgium) were used to study the effect of postnatal age, of postconceptional age and of repeated administration on the relative contribution of APAP-G to overall urine paracetamol (APAP-G+APAP-S+free paracetamol) elimination (G/T ratio). RESULTS: 147 samples were collected in 23 neonates. Molar median G/T ratio was 14% (range 1-53). Besides increasing G/T ratio with increasing postnatal (p<0.0001) and postconceptional age (p<0.01), repeated administration (p<0.01) also correlated with an increasing G/T ratio, and repeated administration remained significant (p<0.01) after correction of postnatal and postconceptional age in a multiple regression model. CONCLUSION: Major variability in the ontogeny of UGT activity to overall elimination of paracetamol was documented in neonates. Besides postnatal and postconceptional age, a significant effect of repeated administration on UGT activity was documented.[1]

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Intra- and interindividual variability of glucuronidation of paracetamol during repeated administration of propacetamol in neonates. Allegaert, K., de Hoon, J., Verbesselt, R., Vanhole, C., Devlieger, H., Tibboel, D. Acta Paediatr. (2005) [Pubmed]

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