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. 2011 Jul;72(1):27–38. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2011.03966.x

Table 2.

Reported nutraceutical RSV pharmacokinetics parameters in humans

99% pure nutraceutical RSV
Single dosing
Dose Cmax of total or [parent] RSV Cmax of dominant conj. tmaxof total or parent Half-life of total, parent or [dominant conj.] AUC of total, parent or [dominant conj.] (ng ml−1 h) Tissue uptake of parent, or [dominant conj.] CV for Cmax and AUC Reference
25 mg labelled RSV/70 kg BW 2 µm[<0.02 µm] 0.9–14 µm (C2, C3) 60 min; 2nd peak at 360 min 7.2 to 11.8 h 6240 [41]
500 to 5000 mg [0.3 to 2.4 µm] 5 to 18.8 µm (C1) 50 to 90 min 2.8 to 8.9 h [3.2 to 11.5 h] 224 to 1319 [4049 to 30 898] Up to 80% [44]
400 mg Fed 0.18 µm Not measured 2 h 128% [39]
400 mg Fasting 0.2 µm 30 min
85.5 mg piceid form equivalent to 50 mg RSV n.d. 0.94 µm (C3) 360 to 480 min [26]
250 mg [0.024 µm] 1.3 µm 90 min Not reported Not reported [84]
500 mg [0.062 µm] 3.1 µm (sulphates, unspecified)
Multiple dosing
25 mg Dose ratio: 50 mg:25 mg = 6 Not measured 50 to 90 min 1–3 h at dose AUC ratio:150 mg/25 mg = 39 [43]
50 mg 1
100 mg Cmaxratio: 150 mg:25 mg = 25 2–5 h at dose
150 mg 13
13 doses over 48 h
200 mg × 3/day for 3 days 0.15 µm Not measured 1 to 1.5 h 2.9 to 4.7 h 77 to 116 40% [99]
2000 mg ×2/day [33]
D7 SDBF 5.6 µm Not measured 3 h 2.4 h 3558
D8 HFBF 3 µm 5 h 2.4 h 1966
D15 SDQ 5.6 µm 4 h 2.2 h 4025
D16 SDQetoh 5.7 µm 3 h 2.1 h 3800
500 mg – 8 days ND 13.4 µm (C6) Not reported Not reported Not reported 18.6 [86 C4] nmol g−1 200% [45]
1000 mg – 8 days ND 22.3 µm (C6) 674 [67.2 C1] nmol g−1 200%
500 mg 29 days [0.19 to 4.24 µm] 2.5 to 18.3 µm (C1) 60 to 70 min (0.25 to 5 h inter-subject variability) 4.8 to 9.7 h [3.09 to 8.14 h] non dose-dependent 175 to 4097 [3558 to 38 900] non dose-dependent 35 to 107% [31]
1000 mg 29 days
2500 mg 29 days
5000 mg 29 days
1000 mg 28 days [0.3 µm] 10.4 µm (C1) Not reported Not reported Not reported 400% [34]

ND not detected; BW body weight; Cmax, maximal concentration; tmax, time of maximal concentration; AUC, area under the concentration vs. time curve; Total RSV, parent and conjugated RSV; CV, coefficient of variability; Conj. conjugates; C1, resverarol-3-O-sulphate; C2, resveratrol- 4′-O-sulphate; C3, resveratrol disulfate, C4; resveratrol 3-O-glucuronide; C5, resveratrol 4′-O- glucuronide; C6, resveratrol sulphate glucuronide; SDBF, standard breakfast; HFBF, high fat breakfast; SDQ, standard breakfast and quercetin; SDQetoh, standard breakfast and quercetin and ethanol.