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Table 2 Pharmacokinetic and brain biodistribution parameters of ATS, TMP and DHA (n = 4)

From: Establishment and evaluation of glucose-modified nanocomposite liposomes for the treatment of cerebral malaria

Compounds

Administration

Samples

AUC(0-t) (μg/L·h)

Cmax (μg/L)

Tmax (h)

MRT(0-t) (h)

ATS

i.n

Plasma

4915.556 ± 1413.94

879.559 ± 309.656

2.396 ± 3.749

9.801 ± 1.556

Brain

11.128 ± 3.797

1.663 ± 1.070

3.500 ± 1.000

7.895 ± 0.299

i.v

Plasma

5387.243 ± 529.557

938.105 ± 444.814

0.292 ± 0.308

11.039 ± 1.269

Brain

2.684 ± 0.711

0.208 ± 0.023

8.250 ± 5.188

9.764 ± 0.736

TMP

i.n

Plasma

10,144.79 ± 461.39

8521.69 ± 1283.845

0.083 ± 0.000

9.79 ± 0.393

Brain

682.381 ± 95.191

1794.855 ± 213.922

0.083 ± 0.000

3.583 ± 0.555

i.v

Plasma

10,431.609 ± 312.259

8917.914 ± 1704.089

0.104 ± 0.042

8.376 ± 0.249

Brain

372.172 ± 20.836

980.815 ± 130.674

0.083 ± 0.000

3.884 ± 0.404

DHA

i.n

Brain

224.205 ± 19.141

175.042 ± 54.372

0.396 ± 0.283

7.683 ± 0.829

i.v

Brain

49.942 ± 14.06

16.797 ± 5.249

0.125 ± 0.048

10.915 ± 2.593

  1. ATS: artesunate, TMP tetramethylpyrazine hydrochloride, DHA dihydroartemisinin, i.n. intranasal, i.v. intravenous