TABLE 4

Hepatic Mebrofenin Handling

ParameterLEA rats (mean ± SD)LEC rats (mean ± SD)Fold change in LEC rats (mean ± SD)P
Tpeak80 ± 30283 ± 1903.5 ± 20.001
T1/2 peak524 ± 821,825 ± 1,6423.5 ± 30.002
Hepatic mebrofenin retention at 20 min (% peak uptake)21 ± 749 ± 222 ± 10.008
Hepatic mebrofenin retention at 60 min (cpm/g of liver)14,656 ± 1,422305,920 ± 3,21321 ± 220.007
Bile 99mTc-mebrofenin (initial 20 min as % of total in 60 min)90 ± 864 ± 240.7 ± 0.30.005
Bile 99mTc-mebrofenin (initial 40 min as % of total in 60 min)98 ± 1.384 ± 140.86 ± 0.10.002
  • Data analysis used Mann–Whitney test.