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. 2024 Feb 23;19(2):e0298030. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0298030

Table 1. Mean (one standard deviation) plasma canrenone and 7-α-thiomethyl spironolactone (TMS) concentration following treatment with spironolactone at either 2 mg/kg/day or 4mg/kg/day for seven days at T1 (immediately prior to spironolactone dosing) and T2 (5 hours post-spironolactone dose) in 10 healthy purpose-bred Beagle dogs using a cross-over study design.

The range of plasma canrenone and TMS at each timepoint following spironolactone treatment is also reported.

Spironolactone Metabolite 2 mg/kg/day
D7 @ T1
2 mg/kg/day
D7 @ T2
2 mg/kg/day
D28 @ T1
2 mg/kg/day
D28 @ T2
Canrenone (ng/mL) 6.2 (1.9)
(range: 3.3–8.0)
42.1 (6.5)
(range: 33.0–50.0)
12.2 (4.1)
(range: 6.2–17.1)
38.9 (5.1)
(range: 32.2–45.1)
TMS (ng/mL) 5.9 (2.7)
(range: < 2.0–9.7)
62.4 (11.4)
(range: 43.6–74.7)
7.8 (2.0)
(range: 5.5–10.9)
66.2 (21.3)
(range: 37.0–87.5)
Spironolactone Metabolite 4 mg/kg/day
D7 @ T1
4 mg/kg/day
D7 @ T2
4 mg/kg/day
D28 @ T1
4 mg/kg/day
D28 @ T2
Canrenone (ng/mL) 14.8 (10.5)
(range: 8.8–33.4)
76.3 (16.0)
(range: 58.6–91.6)
11.7 (5.0)
(range: 5.6–19.5)
61.8 (36.5)
(range: 13.4–99.0)
TMS (ng/mL) 14.2 (12.2)
(range: 5.3–35.1)
150.4 (62.2)
(range: 82.1–234.0)
8.5 (4.1)
(range: 3.9–12.8)
103.3 (44.6)
(range: 77.6–170.0)