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Table 1 Pharmacokinetic parameters of metoprolol succinate in the presence or absence of hesperetin (25, 50, and 100 mg/kg) on the 1st day (n = 6)

From: Effect of hesperetin on the pharmacokinetics of metoprolol succinate in rats

PK Parameter

MTL 30 mg/kg

MTL + HSP 25 mg/kg

MTL + HSP 50 mg/kg

MTL + HSP 100 mg/kg

Cmax (µg/mL)

3.871 ± 0.856

6.696 ± 2.544***

14.086 ± 4.362***

18.962 ± 4.115***

AUC0–24 (µg/mL/h)

27.876 ± 3.685

70.797 ± 6.955***

114.615 ± 9.690***

138.743 ± 10.152***

AUC0–∞ (µg/mL/h)

35.526 ± 4.647

116.648 ± 9.599***

177.606 ± 12.354***

207.415 ± 16.955***

t1/2 (h)

12.128 ± 3.477

19.261 ± 4.120**

15.811 ± 3.266*

16.495 ± 2.547**

Tmax (h)

0.5 ± 0.1

0.5 ± 0.15

1.0 ± 0.2*

0.5 ± 0.15

MRT (h)

15.126 ± 3.771

26.104 ± 3.545**

22.545 ± 3.251*

20.377 ± 3.488*

CL/F (mL/h/Kg)

0.059 ± 0.005

0.030 ± 0.006**

0.039 ± 0.007**

0.027 ± 0.007**

Vz/F (mL/Kg)

1.600 ± 0.071

0.783 ± 0.068**

0.888 ± 0.075*

1.175 ± 0.358*

  1. MTL, Metoprolol, HSP, Hesperetin
  2. ***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05