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Table 2 Pharmacokinetic parameters of metoprolol succinate in the presence or absence of hesperetin (25, 50, and 100 mg/kg) on the 15th 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)

4.783 ± 1.585

8.569 ± 2.441**

17.863 ± 3.874***

21.664 ± 5.695***

AUC0–24 (µg/mL/h)

44.947 ± 6.112

71.013 ± 6.254**

103.087 ± 7.265***

210.293 ± 15.141***

AUC0–∞ (µg/mL/h)

67.739 ± 5.455

93.318 ± 7.635*

309.381 ± 15.622***

298.582 ± 21.845***

t1/2 (h)

14.637 ± 3.444

17.704 ± 2.845*

18.192 ± 4.787*

20.243 ± 2.480**

Tmax

0.5 ± 0.12

0.5 ± 0.12

1.0 ± 0.25

0.5 ± 0.15

MRT (h)

22.193 ± 3.890

26.817 ± 3.877

38.678 ± 3.515**

28.331 ± 2.588*

CL/F (L/h/Kg)

10.333 ± 2.515

3.750 ± 0.858**

2.262 ± 0.577***

4.688 ± 1.220**

Vz/F (mL/Kg)

1.248 ± 0.355

0.630 ± 0.245**

0.875 ± 0.362*

0.859 ± 0.284*

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