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Bäckström E, Hamm G, Nilsson A, Fihn BM, Strittmatter N, Andrén P, Goodwin RJA, Fridén M
Drug Deliv 25 (1) 838-845 [2018-11-00; online 2018-03-29]
Treatment of respiratory disease with a drug delivered via inhalation is generally held as being beneficial as it provides direct access to the lung target site with a minimum systemic exposure. There is however only limited information of the regional localization of drug retention following inhalation. The aim of this study was to investigate the regional and histological localization of salmeterol retention in the lungs after inhalation and to compare it to systemic administration. Lung distribution of salmeterol delivered to rats via nebulization or intravenous (IV) injection was analyzed with high-resolution mass spectrometry imaging (MSI). Salmeterol was widely distributed in the entire section at 5 min after inhalation, by 15 min it was preferentially retained in bronchial tissue. Via a novel dual-isotope study, where salmeterol was delivered via inhalation and d
PubMed 29587546
DOI 10.1080/10717544.2018.1455762
Crossref 10.1080/10717544.2018.1455762