Research Article

Effect of Ketorolac on Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of 5-Fluorouracil: In Vivo and In Vitro Study

Table 2

Pharmacokinetic parameters of 5-FU (50 mg/kg, i.p) in the control group and the pretreatment group as mean ± SD.

ParameterControl group (5-FU alone)Pretreatment group (ketorolac + 5-FU)

Ka (1/min)0.046 ± 0.0020.023 ± 0.011
K10 (1/min)0.018 ± 0.0010.01 ± 0.002
K12 (1/min)0.019 ± 0.0011.81E-10 ± 1.3E-10
K21 (1/min)0.011 ± 0.0010.005 ± 0.002
T 1/2Alpha (min)15.99 ± 0.6774.44 ± 14.66
T 1/2Beta (min)153 ± 8145 ± 58
T 1/2ka (min)14.95 ± 0.6337.3 ± 18.1
V/F ((mg/kg)/(μg/ml))3.74 ± 0.412.54 ± 0.89
CL/F ((mg/kg)/(μg/ml)/min)0.068 ± 0.0110.023 ± 0.005
T max (min)25.65 ± 0.5269.95 ± 13.77
C max (μg/ml)5.69 ± 0.6810.39 ± 1.49
AUC 0–240 (μg/ml.min)568 ± 781750 ± 280
AUC 0-inf (μg/ml.min)750 ± 1152206 ± 374
AUMC (μg/ml.min2)130199 ± 24878356887 ± 70025