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Tenoxicam concentrations in synovium and joint cartilage in humans

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Tenoxicam is an NSAID of the oxicam group. Its distribution in articular tissues was investigated in 12 patients who required total arthroplasty of the hip. They were given tenoxicam 20 mg once daily for 8 to 30 days before surgery. Blood, synovium and cartilage samples were taken concurrently during surgery, about 14 hours after the last tenoxicam dose. The tissues were ground using a freeze grinder. Tenoxicam was assayed by HPLC. Tenoxicam concentrations averaged 6.21±3.81 μg/ml in plasma, 7.56±4.67 μg/g in synovium and 2.05±1.43 μg/g in cartilage. The individual synovium/cartilage ratios ranged from 1.9 to 9.7. Finally tenoxicam exhibited more affinity for its target organ (synovial tissue) than for joint cartilage.

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  1. Département de Pharmacologie Clinique, URA CNRS 1288, Faculté de Médecine, BP 184, 54505, Vandoeuvre les Nancy Cédex, France

    B. Bannwarth, P. Netter & F. Lapicque

  2. Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Traumatologique, CHRU de Nancy-Brabois, 54511, Vandoeuvre les Nancy Cédex, France

    D. Mainard

  3. Clinique Rhumatologique, CHRU de Nancy-Brabois, 54511, Vandoeuvre les Nancy Cédex, France

    P. Fener, P. Gillet & A. Gaucher

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Bannwarth, B., Netter, P., Lapicque, F. et al. Tenoxicam concentrations in synovium and joint cartilage in humans. Agents and Actions 32, 295–298 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01980889

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