Author:
Bailey D. G.,Paul H.,Johnson G. E.
Abstract
The present study was undertaken to determine whether the use of pentobarbital as an anesthetic reduces the biliary excretion of acidic drugs in rats. The drug chosen for the experiment was succinylsulfathiazole, a compound excreted unmetabolized in the bile. Animals anesthetized with urethane excreted 22.1% of the dose in the bile as compared to only 8.4% for the same time period in pentobarbital anesthetized animals. The choice of anesthetic did not affect the bile flow but did influence the bile/liver concentration gradient of succinylsulfathiazole, with the pentobarbital treated rats demonstrating a significantly lower value. Despite the higher biliary excretion of succinylsulfathiazole in the urethane treated rats, the total amount in the bile plus urine was 60% of the dose in the urethane anesthetized animals as compared with 62% in the pentobarbital treated rats. These results suggest that pentobarbital reduced the hepatic transport of succinylsulfathiazole into the bile. The question whether urethane is a preferred anesthetic for biliary excretion studies warrants further investigation.
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
Subject
Physiology (medical),Pharmacology,General Medicine,Physiology
Cited by
13 articles.
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