TABLE 1

Pharmacokinetic parameters of metformin in Oct3 knockout and wild-type mice

Oral bioavailability was obtained by dividing AUCoral by AUCIV. Each value represents the mean ± S.D. for four mice.

Wild TypeOct3 Knockout
Intravenous Parameter
 C0 (μg/ml)70.9 ± 11.7148 ± 18.7**
 AUC (min⋅μg/ml)2500 ± 2575340 ± 775*
 V (ml/kg)1480 ± 218550 ± 60.3*
 CL(ml/min per kg)18.6 ± 1.808.96 ± 0.85***
Oral Parameter
Cmax (μg/ml)9.70 ± 0.7711.2 ± 0.39
 AUC (min⋅μg/ml)1460 ± 1841480 ± 44.5
 V/F (ml/kg)4240 ± 6983670 ± 293
 CL/F (ml/min per kg)27.4 ± 2.2528.0 ± 0.45
 F (AUC Oral/AUC IV)0.58 ± 0.090.27 ± 0.04
  • * P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001, significantly different from wild-type mice.