Population pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic assessment of pharmacological effect of a selective estrogen receptor β agonist on total testosterone in healthy men.

Journal: Clinical pharmacology in drug development
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: LY500307 is a highly selective estrogen receptor β (ERβ) agonist, which loses its selectivity at high dose and leads to undesirable suppression of total testosterone (TT) concentration. The objective of the present analysis was to define the LY500307 dose with minimal effect on TT METHODS: LY500307 and TT concentrations were obtained from a single ascending-dose study in a total of 30 healthy male subjects. LY500307 (in the range of 0.5 to 500 mg) or placebo was administered orally as a single dose on 2 occasions with a 3-week washout period. A population pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics (PK/PD) model that integrated Fourier series in an indirect response model was developed to describe the circadian rhythm of TT and the exposure-response relationship of LY500307 on TT.

Authors

  • Leijun Hu
    Lilly Research Laboratories, Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, IN 46285, USA.
  • Yan Jin
    Lilly Research Laboratories, Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, IN 46285, USA.
  • Ying Grace Li
    Lilly Research Laboratories, Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, IN 46285, USA.
  • Anthony Borel
    Lilly Research Laboratories, Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, IN 46285, USA.