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Table 6 Pharmacokinetic parameters of cucurbitacin B

From: Pharmacokinetics of cucurbitacin B from Trichosanthes cucumerina L. in rats

Parameters

Cucurbitacin B 0.1 mg/kg IV

Cucurbitacin B 2 mg/kg PO

Cucurbitacin B 4 mg/kg PO

Cmax (μg/L)

N/A

9.70 ± 3.95

31.24 ± 10.50

Tmax (h)

N/A

0.50 ± 0.00

0.60 ± 0.22

AUC0-t (μg·h/L)

13.92 ± 11.11

15.10 ± 3.57

45.22 ± 10.14

AUC0-inf (μg·h/L)

17.95 ± 13.21

25.33 ± 12.13

52.42 ± 29.58

Normalized AUC0-inf (μg·h/L)

N/A

12.67 ± 6.07

13.11 ± 7.40

F (%)

N/A

10.25 ± 7.29

10.25 ± 5.63

Vd (L/kg)

51.65 ± 39.16

N/A

N/A

CL (L/h/kg)

7.24 ± 2.92

N/A

N/A

t1/2 (h)

5.08 ± 2.87

N/A

N/A

MRT (h)

6.03 ± 2.93

9.95 ± 12.27

5.50 ± 2.28

  1. The values represent as mean ± SD (n = 6). Cmax, maximum plasma concentration; Tmax, time to maximum plasma concentration; AUC0-t, area under the curve from time zero to last sampling time point; AUC0-inf Area under the curve from time zero to infinity, F Absolute oral bioavailability, Vd Volume of distribution, CL Clearance, t1/2 Elimination half-life, MRT Mean residence time