Abstract
Fenbendazole (FBZ) was administered intraruminally at 5.0 mg/kg, containing a trace of [14C]-FBZ, to sheep fitted with a permanent bile duct cannula and the behaviour of FBZ and its metabolites examined in bile and plasma. Of the administered radiolabelled dose, 47% was secreted in bile of which 34% was accounted for as conjugated and 4% as unconjugated (free) metabolites. Hydroxylated oxfendazole (OH.OFZ) was the major biliary metabolite contributing 66%, and hydroxy-FBZ (OH.FBZ) 27%, of the total metabolites characterized. Small amounts of OFZ and hydroxy FBZ sulphone (OH.FBZ.SO2) were also present in bile. The rapid appearance of OH.OFZ in bile, even before maximum concentrations of OFZ occurred in plasma, indicated that sulphoxidation and hydroxylation was the major route of FBZ metabolism. Following intraduodenal infusion of free biliary metabolites, FBZ and its metabolites rapidly appeared in bile indicating absorption from the small intestine. When conjugated metabolites were infused they continued to appear in bile for a further 15-20 h after cessation of infusion indicating that absorption of hydroxylated metabolites occurred largely after bacterial deconjugation in the large intestine. Approximately 40% of biliary metabolites were estimated to undergo enterohepatic reabsorption but they contributed minimally to the metabolite content in plasma. It is suggested that during the process of recycling-biliary metabolites make substantial contact with parasites in the mucosa of the small and large intestine thereby contributing to the anti-helminthic activity of FBZ.
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