Toxicity and toxicokinetics of metformin in rats.

Abstract:

:Metformin is a first-line drug for the treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and is often prescribed in combination with other drugs to control a patient's blood glucose level and achieve their HbA1c goal. New treatment options for T2D will likely include fixed dose combinations with metformin, which may require preclinical combination toxicology studies. To date, there are few published reports evaluating the toxicity of metformin alone to aid in the design of these studies. Therefore, to understand the toxicity of metformin alone, Crl:CD(SD) rats were administered metformin at 0, 200, 600, 900 or 1200 mg/kg/day by oral gavage for 13 weeks. Administration of > or =900 mg/kg/day resulted in moribundity/mortality and clinical signs of toxicity. Other adverse findings included increased incidence of minimal necrosis with minimal to slight inflammation of the parotid salivary gland for males given 1200 mg/kg/day, body weight loss and clinical signs in rats given > or =600 mg/kg/day. Metformin was also associated with evidence of minimal metabolic acidosis (increased serum lactate and beta-hydroxybutyric acid and decreased serum bicarbonate and urine pH) at doses > or =600 mg/kg/day. There were no significant sex differences in mean AUC(0-24) or C(max) nor were there significant differences in mean AUC(0-24) or C(max) following repeated dosing compared to a single dose. The no observable adverse effect level (NOAEL) was 200 mg/kg/day (mean AUC(0-24)=41.1 microg h/mL; mean C(max)=10.3 microg/mL based on gender average week 13 values). These effects should be taken into consideration when assessing potential toxicities of metformin in fixed dose combinations.

journal_name

Toxicol Appl Pharmacol

authors

Quaile MP,Melich DH,Jordan HL,Nold JB,Chism JP,Polli JW,Smith GA,Rhodes MC

doi

10.1016/j.taap.2009.11.026

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2010-03-15 00:00:00

pages

340-7

issue

3

eissn

0041-008X

issn

1096-0333

pii

S0041-008X(09)00499-2

journal_volume

243

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