Pharmacokinetics and brain distribution of the therapeutic peptide liraglutide by a novel LC–MS/MS analysis

Author:

Oh Hyeon Seok,Choi Minkyu,Lee Tae Suk,An Yejin,Park Eun Ji,Kim Tae Hwan,Shin Soyoung,Shin Beom SooORCID

Abstract

AbstractLiraglutide is a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analog that has been utilized for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Liraglutide at a higher dose also shows beneficial effects in weight loss, which prompted its widespread use as an anti-obesity drug. The potential of liraglutide to treat Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive impairment has also been suggested. Nevertheless, the pharmacokinetics of liraglutide, including its distribution to the brain, has not been fully characterized. Therefore, this study aimed to develop a simple and sensitive bioanalytical method using liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS) and determine the pharmacokinetics and brain distribution of liraglutide in rats. Liraglutide in the rat plasma and brain tissue homogenates was extracted by protein precipitation using methanol. A gradient elution profile was used for chromatographic separation with mobile phases comprising 0.3% formic acid in water and 0.3% formic acid in acetonitrile. The mass spectrometry was operated in the positive electrospray ionization with multiple reaction monitoring mode. The lower limit of quantification of the present LC–MS/MS was 1 ng/mL in the plasma and 2 ng/mL in the brain tissue. Following intravenous injection (0.05 mg/kg, n = 5), plasma concentrations of liraglutide decreased monoexponentially with an average half-life of 3.67 h. The estimated absolute bioavailability of liraglutide after subcutaneous injection was 13.16%. Brain distribution of liraglutide was not significant, with the tissue-to-plasma partition coefficient (Kp) of liraglutide less than 0.00031. However, the concentrations of liraglutide were significantly different in the different brain regions following IV injection. In the brain, liraglutide concentrations were the highest in the hypothalamus, followed by the cerebellum and cerebrum. The present LC–MS/MS assay and the pharmacokinetic results may be helpful to understand better the effect of liraglutide in the brain for further preclinical and clinical studies of liraglutide.

Funder

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

General Physics and Astronomy,General Environmental Science,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,General Materials Science,General Chemistry

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