In preclinical rats, Odanacatib (10 mg/kg) exhibits excellent pharmacokinetics with clearance (Cl: 2 mL kg
-1 min
-1), low volume of distribution (V
dss: 1.1 L kg
-1), half-life (T
1/2: 6 hours) and oral bioavailability (F: 8%), respectively. Besides, Odanacatib also exhibits excellent metabolic stability in rat hepatocytes with a 96% recovery of the parent identity.
[1] Odanacatib (ODN) administrated by p.o. prevents bone loss in ovariectomized (OVX) rabbits in a dose-related manner. Moreover, Odanacatib (9?μM/day) leads to a significant increase in proximal femur bone mineral density (BMD) (7.8%), femoral neck BMD (10.8%) and the greater trochanter BMD (6.5%).
[3] In the estrogen-deficient, skeletally mature rhesus monkeys, long-term treatment with Odanacatib effectively inhibits bone turnover without reducing osteoclast number and maintains normal biomechanical properties of the spine of OVX nonhuman primates.
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