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) |