Verubecestat (MK-8931; 3 mg/kg; IV or oral) has a T1/2 of 1.9 hours, a CL of 46 mL/min/kg, a Vss of 5.4 L/kg, a C max of 0.27 μM and a AUC of 1.1 μM•h for Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats.
Verubecestat (1 mg/kg; IV) has a T1/2 of 4.9 hours, a CL of 21 mL/min/kg, a Vss of 7.5 L/kg for cynomolgus monkeys.
Verubecestat (1 mg/kg; IV) has a T1/2 of 9.7 hours, a CL of 4.3 mL/min/kg, a Vss of 2.7 L/kg for beagle dogs.
Verubecestat (30 mg/kg; orally; BID for 5 days) causes a modest (1.4-fold) induction of CYP 3A1 activity but does not significantly alter the expression of CYPs 1A1, 1A2, 2B, 3A2, or 4A in rats.
Verubecestat dose-dependently reduces CSF and cortex Aβ40 with ED50 values of 5 and 8 mg/kg, respectively, corresponding to unbound plasma EC50 values of 48 and 81 nM, respectively.
Verubecestat (3 and 10 mg/kg; orally) reduces profound, sustained of CSF Aβ40 levels and has peak effects on CSF Aβ lowering (72 and 81% reduction at 3 and 10 mg/kg, respectively) 12 h after dosing.
Animal Model: |
Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats |
Dosage: |
3 mg/kg (Pharmacokinetic Analysis) |
Administration: |
IV or oral |
Result: |
Had a T1/2 of 1.9 hours, a CL of 46 mL/min/kg, a Vss of 5.4 L/kg, a Cmax of 0.27 μM and a AUC of 1.1 μM•h.
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