Absorption, distribution, excretion and metabolism of orally administered 14C-beta-cyclodextrin in rat.

The absorption, distribution, excretion and metabolism of orally administered universally labelled 14C-beta-cyclodextrin and 14C-glucose were compared in rat. The maximum radioactivity of the blood derived from 14C-beta-cyclodextrin was observed between 4th and 11th h and the value of the maximum in different experiments ranged between 5 and 17 0/00 of the total administered radioactivity. Following 14C-glucose treatment radioactivity reached the maximum within half-an-hour, with values of 15 to 82 0/00. In the 8th h after a high dose (313.5 mg/kg) of beta-cyclodextrin no more than 3-50 ppm beta-cyclodextrin was detectable in the blood by HPLC. After 14C-beta-cyclodextrin treatment 4.2-4.8% of the administered total radioactivity was excreted by the urine and about the same quantity (2-3.6%) in case of 14C-glucose. No specific accumulation was observed after 14C-beta-cyclodextrin treatment in the different organs. The large intestine contained 10-15% of the cyclodextrin radioactivity while this value was only 2% in case of 14C-glucose. Following p.o. administration of different doses of 14C-beta-cyclodextrin the radioactivity peak was detected in the exhaled air between the 4-6th and 6-8th h, respectively, depending on the administered doses, while in case of 14C-glucose treatment it was observed within 2 h. The total radioactivity exhaled by 14C-beta-cyclodextrin treated animals in 24 h was 55 to 64% of the administered radioactivity and 58% in case of 14C-glucose. It is assumed that beta-cyclodextrin is metabolized in rats slower but similarly to glucose, therefore p.o. administered beta-cyclodextrin cannot induce toxic symptoms.