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  • Title: Gas-uptake pharmacokinetics and metabolism of 2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (HCFC-124) in the rat, mouse, and hamster.
    Author: Loizou GD, Anders MW.
    Journal: Drug Metab Dispos; 1995 Aug; 23(8):875-80. PubMed ID: 7493556.
    Abstract:
    Gas-uptake pharmacokinetics and metabolism of the chlorofluorocarbon replacement 2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (HCFC-124) were investigated in rats, mice, and hamsters. Species differences in the rate of uptake of HCFC-124 and urinary excretion of trifluoroacetic acid were observed. In rats and mice, the uptake of HCFC-124 was described by both saturable and first-order components, whereas in the hamster only first-order uptake was observed. The in vivo metabolic rate constants obtained from computer simulation of the gas-uptake data were: for rats-KM = 1.2 mg liter-1 (8.79 mmol liter-1, Vmaxc = 0.35 +/- 0.01 mg kg-1 hr-1 (2.56 +/- 0.01 mmol kg-1 hr-1), and kfc = 1.25 +/- 0.01 hr-1 kg231; for mice-KM = 1.2 mg liter-1 (8.79 mmol liter-1), Vmaxc = 1.78 +/- 0.01 mg kg-1 hr-1 (13.0 +/- 0.007 mmol kg-1 hr-1), and kfc = 4.08 +/- 0.01 hr-1 kg-1; and for hamsters-kfc = 1.47 +/- 0.02 hr-1 kg-1. The production and excretion of trifluoroacetic acid, the major urinary metabolite of HCFC-124, were also simulated in rats and mice, but not in hamsters, by the physiologically based pharmacokinetic model when the in vivo metabolic rate constants obtained in the gas-uptake simulation studies were used. The blood:air partition coefficient of HCFC-124 in the hamster was lower than in the rat or mouse. A low blood:air partition coefficient may limit the pulmonary uptake of volatile chemicals.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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