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Quantification of brain voriconazole levels in healthy adults using fluorine magnetic resonance spectroscopy.


ABSTRACT: Voriconazole is more effective for aspergillosis infections with central nervous system involvement than other antifungal agents. The clinical efficacy of voriconazole for central nervous system infections has been attributed to its ability to cross the blood-brain barrier. However, pharmacokinetic studies are limited to plasma and cerebrospinal fluid, so it remains unclear how much of the drug enters the brain. Fluorinated compounds such as voriconazole can be quantified in the brain using fluorine-19 magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). Twelve healthy adult males participated in a pharmacokinetic analysis of voriconazole levels in the brain and plasma. Open-label voriconazole was dosed per clinical protocol with a loading dose of 400 mg every 12 h on day 1, followed by 200 mg every 12 h administered orally over a 3-day period. MRS was performed before and after dosing on the third day. Voriconazole levels in the brain exceeded the MIC for Aspergillus. The brain/plasma ratios were 3.0 at steady state on day 3 (predose) and 1.9 postdose. We found that voriconazole is able to penetrate the brain tissue, which can be quantified using a noninvasive MRS technique. (This study has been registered at ClinicalTrials.gov under registration no. NCT00300677.).

SUBMITTER: Henry ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3811243 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Quantification of brain voriconazole levels in healthy adults using fluorine magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

Henry Michael E ME   Bolo Nicolas R NR   Zuo Chun S CS   Villafuerte Rosemond A RA   Cayetano Kenroy K   Glue Paul P   Damle Bharat D BD   Andrews Emma E   Lauriat Tara L TL   Rana Namoode S NS   Churchill Jeffrey H JH   Renshaw Perry F PF  

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 20130812 11


Voriconazole is more effective for aspergillosis infections with central nervous system involvement than other antifungal agents. The clinical efficacy of voriconazole for central nervous system infections has been attributed to its ability to cross the blood-brain barrier. However, pharmacokinetic studies are limited to plasma and cerebrospinal fluid, so it remains unclear how much of the drug enters the brain. Fluorinated compounds such as voriconazole can be quantified in the brain using fluo  ...[more]

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