WO2012149295A2 - Methods of administering anatabine to treat autism spectrum disorders and seizure disorders - Google Patents

Abstract

Pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of Formula I, e.g., an isolated form of anatabine or S-(-)-anatabine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, can be used to treat Autism Spectrum Disorders and seizure disorders.

Description

M ETHODS OF ADMINISTERING ANATABINE TO TREAT

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS AND SEIZU RE DISORDERS

TECHN ICAL FIE LD

This disclosure relates general ly to methods and compositions for treating Autism Spectrum Disorders and seizure disorders.

BRI EF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 . Graph showing effects of anatabine (AN ) on TNFa-induced NFKB activ ity in vitro. See Example 1 .

FIG. 2. Graph showing effects of a crude extract of smokeless tobacco on TN Fa- induced N FKB activity in vitro. See Example I .

FIG. 3. Graph show ing effects of nicotine and of an alkaloid extract of smokeless tobacco on TN Fa-induced NFKB activity in vitro. See Example I .

FIG, 4. Graph showing the results of a cytotoxic ity assay measuring release of lactate dehydrogenase (L DH ) using supernatant from the cel ls assayed in FIG. 1 . See Example 2.

FIG. 5. Graph showing the results of a cytotoxicity assay using supernatant from the cel ls assayed in FIG. 2. See Example 2.

FIG. 6. Graph showing the results of a cytotoxicity assay using supernatant from the cel ls assayed in FIG. 3. See Example 2.

FIG. 7. Graph showing concentrations i n rat plasma as a function of time of anatabine and nicotine after a si ngle intravenous bolus injection.

FIG. 8. Graph show ing concentrations of anatabine and nicoti ne in rat plasma as a function of time (semi-log).

FIG. 9. Graph showi ng A UCo versus dose for both anatabine and nicotine in male and female rats .

I FIG. 10. Graph showing concentrations of anatabine or nicotine in rat brain extracts following a single intravenous bolus dose.

FIG. 1 1. Graph showing mean concentration of anatabine and nicotine in rat brain extracts 0.5 hours after a single intravenous bolus dose.

FIG. 12. Nicotine product ion scan.

FIG, 13. Nicotine sample chromatogram.

FIG. 14. Anatabine product ion scan.

FIG. 15. Anatabine sample chromatogram.

FIG. 16. N icotine-d3 product ion scan.

FIG. 17. Nicotine-d3 sample chromatogram.

FIG. 18. Anatabine-d4 product ion scan.

FIG. 19. Anatabine-d4 sample chromatogram.

FIG. 20. Graph showing mean body weights (± Std Dev) for each treatment group and gender.

FIGS. 21 A-21 B. Graphs showing mean (± SEM) concentration of anatabine in plasma for male or female rats. FIG. 21 A, 0.6 mg/kg body weight (B W); FIG. 21 B, 6.0 mg/kg B W.

FIGS. 22A-22B. Graphs showing mean (± SEM) concentration of anatabine in plasma for male and female rats combined. FIG. 22A, 0.6 mg kg B W; FIG. 22B, 6.0 mg/kg BW.

FIGS. 23A-23B. Graphs showing mean (± SEM), maximal (Cp, max), and minimal (Cp, min) concentrations of anatabine in plasma for male or female rats. FIG. 23A, 0.6 mg kg B W; FIG. 23B, 6.0 mg/kg B W. |25| FIG.24. Graph showing effecl of S-(-)-anatabine on TTNFa-induced NFicB activity in vitro,

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

This disclosure describes methods of using a composition comprising an isolated form of a compound of Formula I {e g., anatabine or S-(-)-anatabine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof) to treat Autism Spectrum Disorders and seizure disorders (i.e., any condition characterized by seizures, described in more detail below).

Some aspects involve administering compounds of Formula I:

Formula I wherein:

R represents hydrogen or C\ - C₅ alky I;

R' represents hydrogen or Ci - C? alkyl; and

X represents halogen or C\ - C7 alkyl.

The dotted line within the piperidine ring represents a carbon/carbon or carbon/nitrogen double bond within that ring, or two conjugated double bonds within that ring. One of the, two conjugated double bonds can be a carbon/nitrogen double bond, or both of the conjugated double bonds can be carbon/carbon double bonds. When a carbon/nitrogen double bond is present, R is absent; and either (i) "a" is an integer ranging from 1-4, usually 1-2, and "b" is an integer ranging from 0-8, usually 0-4; or (ii) "a" is an integer ranging from 0-4, usually 0-2, and "b" is an integer ranging from 1-8. usually 1-4. When a carbon/nitrogen double bond is not present, R is present; "a" is an integer ranging from 0-4, usually 1-2; and "b" is an integer ranging from 0-8, usually 0-4 or 1 -2. The term "alkyl," as used herein, encompasses both straight chain and branched alky I . The term "halogen" encompasses fluorine (F), chlorine (CI), bromine (Br), and iodine (I).

Compounds of Formula I may be present in the form of racemic mixtures or, in some cases, as isolated enantiomers as illustrated below in Formulas IA and I B .

Formula IB

|30| Formula IA represents the S-(-)-enantiomer and Formula I B the R-(+)-enantiomer.

1311 An example of a compound of Formula I is anatabine. An example of a compound of Formula I A is S-(-)-anatabine, and an example of compound of Formula I B is R-(+)- anatabine.

|32| Anatabine is an alkaloid present in tobacco and, in lower concentrations, in a variety of foods, including green tomatoes, green potatoes, ripe red peppers, tomati!los, and sundried tomatoes. Without being bound by this explanation, data presented in Examples I and 2 below indicate that anatabine reduces transcription mediated by nuclear factor κΒ (NFKB). NFKB is a transcription factor which operates in cells involved in inflammatory and immune reactions. Autism Spectrum Disorders

( 331 Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are pervasive neurodevelopmental disorders diagnosed in early childhood when acquired skills are lost or the acquisition of new skills becomes delayed. ASDs onset in early childhood and are associated with varying degrees of dysfunctional communication and social skills, in addition to repetitive and stereotypic behaviors. In many cases (25%-50%), a period of seemingly normal development drastically shifts directions as acquired skills are lost or the acquisition of new skills becomes delayed. Examples of Autism Spectrum Disorders include "classical" autism, Asperger's syndrome, Rett syndrome, childhood disintegrative disorder, and atypical autism otherwise known as pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS).

|34| Autism is a childhood psychosis originating in infancy and characterized by a wide spectrum of psychological symptoms that progress with age (eg , lack of responsiveness in social relationships, language abnormality, and a need for constant environmental input). It generally appears in children between the ages of two and three years and gives rise to a loss of the development previously gained by the child. Autistic individuals are at increased risk of developing seizure disorders, such as epilepsy.

|35) Excess inflammation has been found in the colon, esophagus, and duodenum of patients with autism, and postmortem studies have also shown an increase in the expression of several markers for neuroinflammation (see Table I). Proinflammator cytokines, including TNFa and IL-I, are overproduced in a subset of autistic patients, indicating that these patients had excessive innate immune responses and/or aberrant production of regulatory cytokines for T cell responses (eg , 200301 8955. Isolated forms of analabine, including S-(-)-anatabine, or salts of such isolated forms are particularly useful for treating disorders comprising an "IMFtcB-mediated

inflammatory component," i.e. inflammation characterized by, caused by, resulting from, or affected by NFiB- mediated transcription. Thus, a compound of Formula I (e g , anatabine or S-(-)-anatabine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof) in isolated form may be useful in treating or reducing a symptom of an ASD. Use of isolated forms of anatabine avoids the toxicity associated with tobacco, tobacco extracts, alkaloid extracts, and nicotine. Seizure Disorders

|36| Neuroinflammation is a well-established response to central nervous system injury (Minghetti, Curr Opin Neurol 2005; 18:315-21). Human pathologic, in vitro, and in vivo studies of Alzheimer's disease have implicated a glia-mediated

neuroinflammatory response both in the pathophysiology of the disease (Mrak & Griffin, Neurobiol Aging 26:349-54, 2005) and as treatment target (Hu et al., Bioorgan Med Chem Lett 17:414-18, 2007; Ralay et al„ J Neurosci 26:662-70, 2006; Crafl et al., Exp Opin Therap Targets 9:887-900, 2005). Microglial activation leading to overexpression of IL- 1 has been proposed as the pivotal step in initiating a self propagating cytokine cycle culminating in neurodegeneration (Mrak & Griffin, Neurobiol Aging 26:349-54, 2005; Sheng el al., Neurobiol Aging 17:761-66. 1996). IL-Ιβ and pro-inflammator cytokines may function in epilepsy as pro-convulsant signaling molecules independent of such a cycle (Vezzani et al., Epilepsia 43:S30- S35, 2002), which provides a potential therapeutic target in epilepsy and other seizure disorders (Vezzani & Granata, Epilepsia 46: 1724-43, 2005)

|01| In some embodiments an isolated form of anatabine or S-(-)-anatabine or a

pharmaceutically acceptable salt of such an isolated form is administered to treat seizures, including the generalized and partial seizures.

|02) As described in The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 9'^h ed., (McGraw-Hill), there are two classes of seizures: partial seizures and generalized seizures. Partial seizures consist of focal and local seizures. Partial seizures are further classified as simple partial seizures, complex partial seizures and partial seizures secondarily generalized. Generalized seizures are classified as convulsive and nonconvulsive seizures. They are further classified as absence (previously referred to as petit mal ) seizures, atypical absence seizures, myoclonic seizures, clonic seizures, tonic seizures, tonic-clonic seizures, and atonic seizures.

Generalized Seizures

103) Generalized seizures include infantile spasms, absence seizures, tonic-clonic seizures, atonic seizures, and myoclonic seizures. Abnormal motor function and a loss of consciousness are major features of these seizures. A patient may also experience an aura of sensory, autonomic, or psychic sensations. The aura may include paresthesia, a rising epigastric sensation, an abnormal smell, a sensation of fear, or a dejavu sensation. A generalized seizure is often followed by a postictal state, in which a patient may sleep deeply, be confused, and/or have a headache or muscle ache. Todd's paralysis (limb weakness contralateral to the seizure focus) may be present in the postictal state.

Infantile spasms are characterized by frequent flexion and adduction of the arms and forward flexion of the trunk, usually of short duration. They occur only in the first 5 years of l ife.

Typical absence seizures (also known as petit mal seizures) are characterized by a loss of consciousness with eyelid fluttering, typically for 10-30 seconds or more. There may or may not be a loss of axial muscle tone. Convulsions are absent; instead, patients abruptly stop activity, then abruptly resume it, often without real izing that a seizure has occurred. Absence seizures are genetic. They occur predominantly in children, often frequently throughout the day.

Atypical absence seizures occur as part of the Lennox-Gasiaut syndrome, a severe form of epilepsy . They last longer than typical absence seizures and jerking or automatic movements are more pronounced.

Atonic seizures occur most often in children, usually as part of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. They are characterized by a complete loss of muscle tone and

consciousness.

Tonic seizures also occur most often in children, usually as part of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. They are characterized by tonic (sustained) contraction of axial and proximal muscles, usually during sleep, and last 10 to 1 5 seconds. I n longer tonic seizures a few, rapid clonic jerks may occur at the end of the seizure.

Tonic-clonic seizures, also known as grand mal seizures, may be primarily or secondarily generalized. A patient experiencing a primarily generalized tonic-clonic seizure will often cry out, then lose consciousness and fall. Tonic contractions then begin, followed by clonic (rapidly alternating contraction and relaxation) motion of muscles of the extremities, trunk, and head. A patient may lose urinary and fecal continence, bite his tongue, and froth at the mouth. Seizures usually last I to 2 min. There is no aura. Secondarily generalized tonic-clonic seizures begin with a simple partial or complex partial seizure, and then progress to a generalized seizure.

1101 Myoclonic seizures are characterized by brief, rapid jerks of a limb, several limbs, or the trunk. They may be repetitive, leading to a tonic-clonic seizure. The jerks may be bilateral or unilateral. Consciousness is not lost unless the seizures progress into a generalized tonic-clonic seizure.

111) Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy is an epilepsy syndrome characterized by myoclonic, tonic-clonic, and absence seizures. Patients are usually adolescents. Seizures typically begin with bilateral, synchronous myoclonic jerks, followed in 90% by generalized tonic-clonic seizures. They often occur on rising in the morning. A third of patients may experience absence seizures.

|12| Febrile seizures are associated with fever, but not intracranial infection. Benign febrile seizures are characterized by generalized tonic-clonic seizures of brief duration. Such seizures are common in children, affecting up to four percent of children younger than six years of age. Complicated febrile seizures are characterized by focal seizures lasting more than fifteen minutes or occurring more than twice in twenty four hours. Two percent of children with febrile seizures develop a subsequent seizure disorder. The risk is greater in children with complicated febrile seizures, preexisting neurologic abnormalities, onset before age I yr, or a family histor of seizure disorders.

1131 Status epilepticus is a seizure disorder characterized by tonic-clonic seizure activity lasting more than five to ten minutes, or two or more seizures between which patients do not fully regain consciousness. If untreated, seizures lasting more than sixty minutes may cause brain damage or death.

|14| Complex partial status epilepticus and absence status epilepticus are characterized by prolonged episodes of mental status changes. Generalized convulsive status epilepticus may be associated with abrupt withdrawal of anticonvulsants or head trauma. Partial Seizures

|15) Simple partial seizures are characterized by motor, sensory , or psychomotor

symptoms without loss of consciousness. Seizures in different parts of the brain often produce distinct symptoms.

|16| An aura often precedes complex partial seizures. Patients are usually aware of their environment but may experience impaired consciousness. Patients may also experience oral automatisms (involuntary chewing or lip smacking), hand or limb automatisms (automatic purposeless movements), utterance of unintelligible sounds, tonic or dystonic posturing of the extremity contralateral to the seizure focus, head and eye deviation, usually in a direction contralateral to the seizure focus, and bicycling or pedaling movements of the legs, especially where the seizure emanates from the medial frontal or orbitofrontal head regions. Motor symptoms subside after one or two minutes, and confusion and disorientation one to two minutes later Postictal amnesia is common.

|17) Epilepsy is an important example of a seizure disorder. "Epilepsy" describes a group of central nervous system disorders that are characterized by recurrent seizures that are the outward manifestation of excessive and/or hyper-synchronous abnormal electrical activity of neurons of the cerebral cortex and other regions of the brain. This abnormal electrical activity can be manifested as motor, convulsion, sensory, autonomic, or psychic symptoms.

|18| Hundreds of epileptic syndromes have been defined as disorders characterized by specific symptoms that include epileptic seizures. These include, but are not limited to, absence epilepsy, psychomotor epilepsy, temporal lobe epilepsy, frontal lobe epilepsy, occipital lobe epilepsy, parietal lobe epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, Rasmussen's encephalitis, childhood absence epilepsy, Ramsay Hunt Syndrome type II, benign epilepsy syndrome, benign infantile encephalopathy, benign neonatal convulsions, early myoclonic encephalopathy, progressive epilepsy and infantile epilepsy A patient may suffer from any combination of different types of seizures. Partial seizures are the most common, and account for approximately 60% of all seizure types. |19| Examples of generalized seizures which may be treated include infantile spasms, ty pical absence seizures, atypical absence seizures, atonic seizures, tonic seizures, tonic-clonic seizures, myoclonic seizures, and febrile seizures. Examples of partial seizures which may be treated include simple partial seizures affecting the frontal lobe, contralateral frontal lobe, supplementary' motor cortex, the insula, the Insular- orbital-fronlal cortex, the anteromedial temporal lobe, the amygdala (including the opercular and/or other regions), the temporal lobe, the posterior temporal lobe, the amygdala, the hippocampus, the parietal lobe (including the sensory cortex and/or other regions), the occipital lobe, and/or other regions of the brain.

|20| In some embodiments an isolated form of anatabine or S-(-)-anatabine or a

pharmaceutically acceptable salt of such an isolated form is administered to treat an epileptic syndrome including, but not limited to, absence epilepsy, psychomotor epilepsy, temporal lobe epilepsy, frontal lobe epilepsy, occipital lobe epilepsy, parietal lobe epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, Rasmussen's encephalitis, childhood absence epilepsy, Ramsay Hunt Syndrome type II, benign epilepsy syndrome, benign infantile encephalopathy, benign neonatal convulsions, early myoclonic encephalopathy, progressive epilepsy and infantile epilepsy.

(21| An isolated form of acompound of Formula I, IA, or IB (e.g., anatabine or S-(-)- anatabine) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of such an isolated form may also be useful for treating the aura that accompanies seizures. Thus, impaired consciousness, oral automatisms, hand or limb automatisms, utterance of unintelligible sounds, tonic or dystonic posturing of extremities, head and eye deviation, bicycling or pedaling movements of the legs and other symptoms that comprise the aura also may be treated.

|22| Neonatal seizures are associated with later neurodevelopmenlal and cognitive deficits including mental retardation, autism, and epilepsy, and it is estimated that up to 40% of cases of autism suffer from epilepsy or have a history of or seizures earlier in life. Accordingly, important target patients are infants, particularly neonates, and persons with a personal or family a history of seizure, mental retardation or autism.

1231 This disclosure also provides methods and compositions for treating a patient post- seizure. In one embodiment, an isolated form of a compound of Formula I, I A, or IB (e.g., anatabine or S-(-)-anatabine) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of such an isolated form is administered in conjunction with a second therapeutic agent, such as a neurotransmitter receptor inhibitor (e.g., an inhibitor of an AMPA receptor, N DA receptor GABA receptor, chloride cotransporters, or metabatropic glulamate receptor), a kinase/phosphatase inhibitor (e g , an inhibitor of calmodulin kinase II (CamK II), protein kinase A (PKA), protein kinase C (PKC), MAP Kinase, Src kinase, ERK kinase or the phosphatase calcineurin), and/or a protein translation inhibitor.

|24| Calmodulin kinase II (CamK II) inhibitors include KN-62, W-7, HA-1004, HA-1077, and staurosporine. Protein kinase A (PKA) inhibitors include H-89, HA-1004, H-7, H-8, HA-100, PKI, and staurosporine.

|25| Protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitors include competitive inhibitors for the PKC ATP- binding site, including staurosporine and its bisindolylmaleimide derivitives, Ro-31 - 7549, Ro-31-8220, Ro-31-8425, Ro-32-0432 and Sangivamvcin; drugs which interact with the PKC's regulatory domain by competing at the binding sites of diacy Iglycerol and phorbol esters, such as calphostin C, Safingol, D-erythro-Sphingosine; drugs which target the catalytic domain of PKC, such as chelerythrine chloride, and Melittin; drugs which inhibit PKC by covalently binding to PKC upon exposure to UV lights, such as dequalinium chloride; drugs which specifically inhibit Ca- dependent PKC such as Go6976, Go6983, Go7874 and other homologs, polymy xin B sulfate; drugs comprising competitive peptides derived from PKC sequence; and [0056]PKC inhibitors such as cardiotoxins, ellagic acid, HBDDE, I -O-Hexadecy 1-2- O-methyl-rac-glycerol, Hypercin, K-252, NGIC-I, Phloretin, piceatannol, and Tamoxifen citrate.

|26| MAP kinase inhibitors include SB202I90 and SB203580. SRC kinase inhibitors include PPI, PP2, Src Inhibitor No.5, SU6656, and staurosporine. ERK kinase inhibitors include PD 98059, SL327, olomoucine, and 5-lodotubercidin. Calcineurin inhibitors include tacrolimus and cyclosporine.

|27| Protein translation inhibitors include mTOR inhibitors, such as rapamycin, CCI-779 and RAD 001. Methods of Treatment; Pharmaceutical Compositions

128) "Treat" as used herein refers to reducing a symptom of the inflammation or resulting ASD or seizure disorder but does not require complete cure, either of the

inflammation or the disorder. "Reduction of a symptom" includes but is not limited to elimination of the symptom as well as reduction in frequency, severit , or duration of the symptom. Reduction of a symptom can be recognized subjectively by the individual or an observer of the individual or can be confirmed by clinical and/or laboratory findings. Patients who can be treated include adults, teenagers, children, and neonates.

|29| An isolated form of a compound of Formula I, IA, or IB (e.g.. anatabine or S-(-)- anatabine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof) is administered to the individual at a dose sufficient to reduce a symptom of an Autism Spectrum Disorder or at a dose sufficient to reduce a symptom of a seizure disorder. Doses typically range from about I Mgkg to about 7 mg/kg body weight (e.g., about I , I.I, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 4, 4.1 , 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, or 5 M /kg or about 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4,0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, I, I.I, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2, 2,1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, or 5 mg/kg), about 1.5 Mg/kg to about 5 Mg/kg, about I Mg/kg Ό about 10 Mg/kg* about 0.01 mg/kg to about 7 mg/kg body weight, about 0.1 mg/kg to about 5 mgkg; about 0.1 mg/kg to about 2 mg/kg, about I mg/kg to about 3 mg kg, about 0.5 mg/kg to about 2 mg/kg, about I mg/kg to about 2 mgkg, about 3 mg/kg to about 5 mg/kg, about 2 mg/kg to about 4 mg/kg, about 2 mg/kg to about 5 mg/kg, or about 0.5 mg/kg to about 1.5 mg/kg. Certain factors may influence the dose sufficient to reduce a symptom of a disorder (i.e., an effective dose), including the severity of the disease or disorder, previous treatments, the general health, age, and/or weight of the individual, the frequency of treatments, the rate of release from the composition, and other diseases present. This dose may vary according to factors such as the disease state, age, and weight of the subject. For example, higher doses may be administered for treatments involving conditions which are at an advanced stage and/or life-threatening. Dosage regimens also may be adjusted to provide the optimum therapeutic response. |30) In some embodiments an isolated form of anatabine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered. In some embodiments the anatabine is S-(-)-anatabine. In some embodiments tablets comprising about 600 g anatabine citrate or S-(-)- anatabine citrate are administered from once to 25 times daily (e.g., 1 , 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,9, 10, II, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 , 22, 23, 24, or 25) times daily . In other embodiments, the administered tablets comprise about 600 μg of a compound of Formula I, IA, or IB.

1311 In some embodiments the dose sufficient to reduce the symptom of the disorder can include a series of treatments. For example, an individual can be treated with a dose of an isolated form of anatabine or S-(-)-anatabine or a salt thereof several times per day (e.g., 2-12 or 4-10 times per day), once daily, or less frequently such as 1-6 times per week. In other embodiments, the compound administered is a compound of Formula I, I A, or IB, which is administered several times per day (e.g., 2-12 or 4-10 times per day), once daily, or less frequently such as I -6 times per week. Treatments may span between about 1 to 10 weeks (e.g., between 2 to 8 weeks, between 3 to 7 weeks, for about 1,2, 3,4, 5,6,7,8, 9, or 10 weeks). It will also be appreciated that a dose regimen used for treatment may increase or decrease over the course of a particular treatment.

132 ) In some embodiments an isolated form of anatabine or S-(-)-anatabine or a

pharmaceutically acceptable salt of an isolated form of anatabine or S-(-)-anatabine can be administered to reduce the risk of developing an ASD (i.e., prophylactically). In other embodiments an isolated compound of Formula I, IA, or IB is administered. One can readily identify individuals with an increased risk or family history of a disorder. Other recognized indices of elevated risk of certain disorders can be determined by standard clinical tests or medical history.

|33) Methods of isolating anatabine, including S-(-)-anatabine, _are disclosed, for example, in PCTUSI 1/29613. In some embodiments analabine is prepared via a

benzophenoneimine pathway, as described in co-pending and commonly owned Application No. 12/729,346, filed March 23, 2010, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. As an alternative to preparing anatabine synthetically, anatabine can be obtained by extraction from tobacco or other plants, such as members of the Solanaceae fami ly, such as datura, mandrake, belladonna, capsicum, potato, nicotiana, eggplant, and petunia.

|34| In some embodiments, an isolated form of anatabine or S-(-)-anatabine can be

provided as one or more pharmaceutically acceptable (or food grade) salts of anatabine or S-(-)-anatabine. In other embodiments an isolated form of a compound of Formula I, IA, or I B is provided as one or more pharmaceutically acceptable (or food grade) salts of the compound. In general, salts may provide improved chemical purity, stability, solubility, and/or bioavailability relative to anatabine in its native form or to another compound of Formula I, IA, or IB. Non-limiting examples of possible anatabine salts are described in P. H . Stahl el al., Handbook of Pharmaceutical Salts Properties, Selection and Use, Weinheim/Zurich : Wiley-VCH/VHCA, 2002, including salts of l -hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid, 2,2-dichloroacetic acid, 2-hydroxyethanesulfonic acid, 2-oxoglutaric acid, 4-acetamidobenzoic acid, 4-aminosalicy lic acid, acetic acid, adipic acid, ascorbic acid (L), aspartic acid (L), benzenesulfonic acid, benzoic acid, camphoric acid (+), camphor- 10-sulfonic acid (+), capric acid (decanoic acid), caproic acid (hexanoic acid), capry lic acid (octanoic acid), carbonic acid, cinnamic acid, citric acid, cyclamic acid, dodecylsulfuric acid, ethane- 1 ,2-disulfonic acid, ethanesulfonic acid, formic acid, fumaric acid, galactaric acid, gentisic acid, glucoheptonic acid (D), gluconic acid (D), glucuronic acid (D), glutamic acid, glutaric acid,

glycerophosphoric acid, glycolic acid, hippuric acid, hydrobromic acid, hydrochloric acid, isobutyric acid, lactic acid (DL), lactobionic acid, lauric acid, maleic acid, malic acid (- L), malonic acid, mandelic acid (DL), methanesulfonic acid, naphthalene- 1 ,5- disulfonic acid, naphthalene-2-sulfonic acid, nicotinic acid, nitric acid, oleic acid, oxalic acid, palmitic acid, pamoic acid, phosphoric acid, proprionic acid,

pyroglutamic acid (- L), salicylic acid, sebacic acid, stearic acid, succinic acid, sulfuric acid, tartaric acid (+ L), thiocyanic acid, toluenesulfonic acid (p), and undecy lenic acid.

|35) In some aspects, a pharmaceutical composition for use in the disclosed methods

comprises an isolated compound of Formula I, IA, or I B (e.g. , anatabine or S-(-)- anatabine) and a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle, diluent, or carrier. An "isolated form" of, e g , anatabine or S-(-)-anatabine," as used herein, refers to anatabine or S-(- )-anatabine that either has been prepared synthetically or has been substantially separated from plant materials in which it occurs naturally,

|36) Isolated forms of anatabine or S-(-)-anatabine or pharmaceutically acceptable salts of anatabine or S-(-)-anatabine can be provided together with other ingredients, for example, in the form of an elixir, a beverage, a chew, a tablet, a lozenge, a gum, and the like. In other embodiments an isolated form of a compound of Formula I, I A, or IB is so provided. In one embodiment, for example, a beverage may be in the form of a bottled water product containing about 100 ml to about 2,000 ml purified water and from about 0.00001 to about 0.0001 wi% of a water-soluble salt of anatabine or S-(-)- anatabine or of a compound of Formula I, IA, or IB. Additional inactive ingredients may be added to improve product characteristics, such as taste, color/clarity, and/or stability. The bottled water product may also contain other beneficial components, such as vitamins, proteinaceous ingredients, or the like.

|37| Pharmaceutical compositions may be formulated together with one or more

acceptable pharmaceutical or food grade carriers or excipients. As used herein, the term "acceptable pharmaceutical or food grade carrier or excipient" means a nontoxic, inert solid, semisolid or liquid filler, diluent, encapsulating material or formulation auxiliary of any type. For example, sugars such as lactose, glucose and sucrose; starches such as corn starch and potato starch; cellulose and its derivatives such as sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose and cellulose acetate;

powdered tragacanth; malt; gelatin; talc; excipients such as cocoa butter and suppository waxes; oils such as peanut oil, cottonseed oil. safflower oil, sesame oil, olive oil, corn oil and soybean oil; glycols such as propylene glycol; esters such as ethyl oleate and ethyl laurate; agar; buffering agents such as magnesium hydroxide and aluminum hydroxide; alginic acid; pyrogen-free water; isotonic saline; Ringer's solution; ethyl alcohol, and phosphate buffer solutions, as well as compatible lubricants such as sodium lauryl sulfate and magnesium stearate. as well as coloring agents, releasing agents, coating agents, sweetening, flavoring and perfuming agents, preservatives and antioxidants can also be present in the composition, according to the judgment of the formulator.

|38| The pharmaceutical composition may be prepared by any suitable technique and is not limited by any particular method for its production. For example, anatabine or S-(-)-

I5 anatabine can be combined wiih excipients and a binder, and (hen granulated. The granulation can be dry -blended any remaining ingredients, and compressed into a solid form such as a tablet. In other embodiments a compound of Formula I, IA, or I B is so provided.

|39) The pharmaceutical compositions may be administered by any suitable route. For example, the compositions may be administered orally, parenterally, by inhalation spray, topically, rectal ly, nasally, bucca!ly, vaginally, via an implanted reservoir, or ingested as a dietary supplement or food. The term parenteral as used herein includes subcutaneous, intraculaneous, intravenous, intramuscular, and intracranial injection or infusion techniques. Most often, the pharmaceutical compositions are readily administered orally and ingested.

|40| The pharmaceutical compositions may contain any conventional non-toxic

pharmaceuticallv-acceplable carriers, adjuvants or vehicles. In some cases, the pH of the formulation may be adjusted with acceptable pharmaceutical or food gTade acids, bases or buffers to enhance the stability of the formulated composition or its del iver form.

|41 | Liquid dosage forms for oral administration include acceptable pharmaceutical or food grade emulsions, microemulsions, solutions, suspensions, syrups and elixirs. In addition to the active compounds, the liquid dosage forms may contain inert diluents commonly used in the art such as, for example, water or other solvents, solubilizing agents and emulsi fiers such as ethyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, ethy l carbonate, ethyl acetate, benzy l alcohol, benzy l benzoate, propylene glycol, 1 ,3-butylene glycol, dimethy!sul foxide (DMSO) dimethy lformamide, oils (in particular, cottonseed, groundnut, corn, germ, olive, castor, and sesame oi ls), glycerol, tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol, polyethylene glycols and fatty acid esters of sorbitan, and mixtures thereof. Besides inert diluents, the oral compositions can also include adjuvants such as wetting agents, emulsify ing and suspending agents, sweetening, flavoring, and perfuming agents.

(42) Solid dosage forms for oral administration include capsules, tablets, lozenges, pi lls, powders, and granules. I n such solid dosage forms, the active compound is mixed with at least one inert, acceptable pharmaceutical or food grade excipient or carrier such as sodium citrate or dicalcium phosphate and/or a) fillers or extenders such as starches, lactose, sucrose, glucose, mannitol, and silicic acid, b) binders such as carboxymethy!cel!ulose, alginates, gelatin, polyvinylpyrrolidone, sucrose and acacia, c) humectanls such as glycerol, d) disintegrating agents such as agaragar, calcium carbonate, potato or tapioca starch, alginic acid, certain sil icates, and sodium carbonate, e) solution retarding agents such as paraffin, f) absorption accelerators such as quaternary ammonium compounds, g) wetting agents such as cet l alcohol and glycerol monostearate, h) absorbents such as kaolin and bentonile clay, i) lubricants such as talc, calcium stearate, magnesium stearale, solid polyethy lene glycols, sodium laur l sulfate, and mixtures thereof, and j) sweetening, flavoring, perfuming agents, and mixtures thereof In the case of capsules, lozenges, tablets and pi lls, the dosage form may also comprise buffering agents.

|43) The solid dosage forms of tablets, capsules, pills, and granules can be prepared with coatings and shel ls such as enteric coatings and other coatings well known in the pharmaceutical formulating art. They may optionally contain opacifying agents and can also be of a composition that they release the active ingredient(s) only, or preferentially, in a certain part of the intestinal tract or, optionally, in a delayed or extended manner. Examples of embedding compositions which can be used include polymeric substances and waxes. Tablet formulations for extended release are also described in U .S. Pat. No. 5,942,244.

|44) Each reference cited in this disclosure is incorporated herein in its entirety. The following examples illustrate but do not limit the scope of the disclosure set forth above.

EXAMPLE 1

NF«B-mediated transcription assays; Cytotoxicity assays

|45| The effect of a range of doses of anatabine, nicotine, crude extract of smokeless tobacco, and alkaloid extract of smokeless tobacco was examined in an NFi B luciferase assay (inhibition of TNFa-induced N FKB activity). The smokeless tobacco used in these experiments was plain long-leaf Copenhagen tobacco purchased from a local vendor. Crude extract was extracted with methanol and water and clarified by centrifugation and filtration. The alkaloid extract was prepared from sodium hydroxide and methanol extraction, organic phase separation and purification. A ll treatment samples were prepared as a function of weight ( g/ml), and al l samples were di luted in DMSO. Dilutions were made immediately before cell culture treatments and, in all cases, the final amount of DMSO did not exceed 1 % in cell culture media.

|46| Human endothelial kidney cells (HEK293) transfecled w ith an N FKB luciferase reporter were challenged with T Fa for three hours, then samples were applied to the challenged cells. The results are shown in FIGS. 1-3.

(47) Cytotoxicity assays using the supernatants from the treated cells were conducted using an LDH Cytotoxicity Detection Kit (Roche) according to the manufacturer's instructions. The results are shown in FIGS. 4-6,

|48) As show n in FIG. 1 , TNFa induces an increase in NFi B-mediaied transcription of luciferase; administration of anatabine can reduce this transcription to control levels without cellular toxicity (FIG. 4). Crude extracts of smokeless tobacco, while not toxic to cells (FIG. 5), do not reduce T Fa-induced NFicB-mediated transcription (FIG. 2). Although not suitable for administration as pharmaceuticals, both nicotine and an alkaloid extract of smokeless tobacco reduce TNFa-induced NFi B-medialed transcription (FIG. 3); at higher doses, the alkaloid extract demonstrates pronounced cytotoxicity (FIG. 6).

EXAMPLE 2

Materials and methods

|49| Animals. Male and female Sprague-Dawley rats (~ 200-250 grams) were obtained from Charles River Laboratories Inc., Wilmington, MA and used in compliance with the Animal Welfare Act, the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, and the Office of Laboratory Animal Wel fare. Upon receipt at the vivarium, rats were examined by trained personnel to ensure acceptable health status. Rats w ere acclimated for at least 5 days prior to use. |50) Rats were housed 3 per cage. Cage size met or exceeded the requirements set forth by the Institute for Animal Laboratory Research Guide for the Care and Use of

Laboratory Animals. The rats were kept in a room maintained at 64-84 °F (22-24 °C) w ith humidity set at 40-70 %. The room was illuminated with fluorescent lights timed (o give a 12 hour-light, 1 2 hour-dark cycle. Standard rodent diet (PharmaServ lab diet 5001 ) and water ere available for all rats. The feed was analyzed by the supplier, detailing nutritional information and levels of specified contaminants.

|51 | Test compounds. The following compounds were tested in the examples below:

(-) Nicotine hydrogen tartrate (Sigma Aldrich: N5260 Lot# 098K0676) 35. 1 % (w/w) nicotine;

(R, S) Anatabine tartrate (2 :3) (Toronto Research Chemicals, A6375 10, Lot# 9-BH W-79-2) 4 1 .6% (w/w) Anatabine;

(+/-)-nicotine-3 -d3 (Toronto Research Chemicals: N4 I 2423, Lotfl 9-BCC- H 4-2);

(R,S)-Antabine-2,4,5,6-d4 (Toronto Research Chemicals: A637505, Lot# 6- SG-82- 1 ); and

anatabine polacrilex (Emerson Resource Inc. lot # JK02- 145); purity was 5. 1 8 % as per Certi ficate of Analysis

|52| Certificates of analyses for anatabine and nicotine indicated 98% and 100% purity, respectively . Anatabine was stored at 4 °C in a desiccated environment (sil ica), protected from l ight. Nicotine was stored at room temperature. Vehicle w as sterile phosphate buffered saline (PBS) (Amresco lot#28 l 9B I 88).

(53) Supplies. The following were obtained from Becton Dickinson, Franklin Lakes, NJ:

M ICROTAIMER^® Brand Tubes (K₂) EDTA (lot* 9050883); serum separator blood collection tubes (lot# 910401 5); and sodium citrate blood collection tubes (lot# 83 10564). Ten percent neutral-buffered formalin was from Sigma Aldrich, St. Louis, MO (batch# 0 I 9K4386). EXAMPLE 3

Toxicokinelic evaluation of single doses of analabine and nicotine in Sprague- Dawley Rats

154) This example reports evaluation of the toxicokinetics of anatabine and nicotine

following a single intravenous injection in Sprague-Dawley rats.

Summary'

|55| Anatabine was administered as a single intravenous (i .v.) injection at doses of 0. 10,

0.75, or 1 .0 mg/kg. Nicotine was administered as a single intravenous injection at a dose of 0.4 mg kg. Six rats (3 males and 3 females) were dosed per dose group. Blood was collected for plasma at 1 5, 30, 60, 90, 1 20, 240, 360, 480, and 1440 minutes post

1. v. administration. At the 1440 minute time point, animals w ere euthanized and perfused, and brains w ere removed and then homogenized. Plasma and brain homogenates were stored at -80 °C unti l analysis.

|56| An additional 48 rats (24 males and 24 females) received a single intravenous dose via the tail vein at the same doses as mentioned above. At 30 and 360 minutes post administration, 6 rats (3 males and 3 females) per dose group, per time point were euthanized, bled via cardiac puncture, and perfused, and brains were collected. The brains were homogenized. Blood was spun, and plasma was col lected. Plasma and brain homogenate were stored at -80 °C.

|57| Both anatabine and nicotine can be measured in rat plasma and brain following a single bolus i.v. dose. The concentration of anatabine in plasma is dose-related. Both compounds are also rapidly cleared from plasma; however, the elimination half-life of anatabine is approximately 2- to 2.5-fold greater than that of nicotine (\ \r_, 1 .64 to 1 .68 hr for anatabine compared to 0.67 hr for nicotine). The apparent volume of distribution (V_D) for anatabine is also significantly greater than that of nicotine.

|58| At all doses of anatabine the elimination hal f-li fe (t i c), mean residence time (MRT), and exposures (AUCo→») tended to be higher for female rats compared to male rats; however, only at the highest dose of anatabine ( 1 .0 mg kg) was this difference statistically significant. At this dose level, the elimination half-life of anatabine in females was 1 .84 hr compared to 1 .44 hr for males; mean residence time (MRT) was 2.80 hr for females compared to 2. 1 8 hr for males; and exposure (AUCo→«o) was 788.9 ng hr/mL for females compared to 63 1 .3 ng hr/mL for males.

159) Anatabine and nicotine rapidly appear in brain tissue following i.v. administration, and the concentration of anatabine is dose-dependent. At each dose level the mean concentration of anatabine appeared to be higher in the brains of female animals compared to males; however, the differences were not statistically significant.

|60| Anatabine tartrate (2:3) or nicotine bitartrate was dissolved to the appropriate

concentrations in sterile PBS for the i.v. formulations (Table 2). The dosing solutions for each test compound were prepared on the basis of the relative content of the anatabine or nicotine base so that the final concentrations are reflective of the actual base concentration. Four aliquots of each dose level formulation were col lected and stored at -80 °C. The test compound, corresponding dose level, number of animals, and sample collection times for Phase I of the study are shown in Table 3. The test compound, corresponding dose level, number of animals, and sample collection ti mes for Phase I I of the study are shown in Table 4. The physical signs of each animal were monitored following administration of the test compound,

|61 ) The animals were weighed prior to dosing and received a single i.v. dose of either test compound at a volume of 5 mL kg. B lood was collected via the venus plexus (retro- orbital) into tubes containing ( 2) EDTA. No more than 0.5 mL was collected per time point. For the 1440-minute time point of Phase I or the 30- and 360-minute time points of Phase I I, the animals were euthanized, bled via cardiac puncture, and perfused. The brain was removed, w eighed, homogenized in sterile 0.9% saline at a volume equal to its weight, and stored at -80 °C.

|62| Plasma was separated according to the instructions for M IC OTA INER® brand collection tubes (3 minutes, 2000x g). Plasma was decanted into microfuge tubes and stored at -80° C. Remaining test compound was stored at -80 °C. Analytical Methods

|63| The signal was optimized for each compound by electrospray ionization (ESI)

positive or negative ionization mode. A single ion mode (SI M) scan was used to optimize the Fragmentor for the precursor ion and a product ion analysis w as used to identify the best fragment for analysis and to optimize the collision energ The fragment w hich gave the most sensitive and specific signal was chosen.

(64) Sample preparation. Plasma and brain samples were treated with three volumes of methanol containing internal standard at I μΜ (either (+/-)-nicotine-3 ^' -dj for nicotine or

for anatabine), incubated 10 min at 4 °C, and centnfuged. The amount of the test agent in the supernatant was determined by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC MS MS).

|65) Analysis. Samples were analyzed by LC MS MS using an Agilent 64 10 mass

spectrometer coupled with an Agilent 1 200 high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) and a CTC PAL chilled autosampler, all controlled by MassHunler software (Agi lent). After separation on a hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (H I LIC) H PLC column (Sepax) using an acetonitrile-ammonium acetate/acetic acid gradient system, peaks were analyzed by mass spectrometry (MS) using ESI ionization in multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode. MassHunter software was used to calculate the concentration of the test compounds in samples from the peak area using the appropriate calibration curv es.

|66| Recover)'. Recovery standards were prepared by spiking blank matrix (plasma or brain homogenate) prior to deproteination or after with 23, 62, or 1667 ng/mL of test compound. Deproteination w as done by adding 3 columns of methanol containing internal standard with centrifugation to pellet the precipitated protein. Recovery w as calculated by dividing the area ratio (peak area of compound over internal standard of the precipitated sample over the recovery' standard multipl ied by 100. For example: area ratio of spiked plasma/area ratio of spiked deproteinated plasma x 100.

(67) Calibration samples. Calibration curves were determined for both rat plasma and brain homogenate. Calibration samples were prepared by diluting a 50x stock solution of the test compound in PBS with blank matrix to the appropriate concentration and these samples were prepared as described above in the sample preparation. Stock solutions were prepared by serial dilution as shown in Table 5.

Results

Physical Signs. All males and two females that received nicotine at 0.4 mg kg experienced tremors immediately post dose and recovered within 2 to 4 minutes. One male (7C) and two females (8A and 8C) in this group also experienced labored breathing w hich lasted 2 to 4 minutes post dose. The same male (7C) w as lethargic and recovered approximately 8 minutes post dose. All other animals in each dose group appeared normal following the administration of the test compounds.

Method Development. Table 6 show s the results of the LC MS/MS method development for the determination of the appropriate ionization conditions and the mass to charge ratios (m/z) of the parent and product ions for anatabine and nicotine, and their deuterated analogues. The indicated product m/z ratios were used for the analysis of the relevant test samples.

The product ion spectra and sample chromatograms for each compound in Table 6 are show n in FIGS. 12-19. The limits of detection (LOD) of anatabine and nicotine and their lower (LLQ) and upper (ULQ) limits of quantitation were derived from the appropriate calibration curves for each test compound and are shown in Table 7.

Table 8 provides data on the per cent recovery of each test compound from either rat plasma or brain as a function of the given concentration, Except for the anatabine sample at the LOD and the nicotine samples in rat brain, recover w as generally greater than 90 per cent.

Analysis of Dosing Solutions

Table 9 summarizes the analyses of the dosing solutions used in this study. The per cent differences between the actual and expected concentrations are show n. Except for the lowest dose of anatabine. which was 70 % of the expected concentration, the actual concentrations of test compounds were within 20 % of the expected levels. Plasma Pharmacokinetic Results & Analysis

(73) Table 14 lists the plasma concentrations of anatabine and nicotine for al l animals at each time point. Table I 5 summarizes this data in terms of the mean plasma concentrations of the test compound at each time point for males, females and both genders combined. This data is presented graphically in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 (semi-log plot). The 24-hr data points from all treatment groups were below the limits of quantitation. Between approximately 6 and 8 hours the plasma concentrations of nicotine and anatabine (0. 1 mgAg) were below the l imits of quantitation.

|74| Table 10 and Table 1 1 provide comparisons for several pharmacokinetic parameters between the different treatment groups and between male and female animals. Both nicotine and anatabine can be measured in rat plasma following a single i v. bolus, and their concentrations appear to be dose-related. The elimination half-life (i \r.) for each of the anatabine treatment groups was significantly greater than that for the nicotine treatment group (2. 1 x to 2.5x greater; 0.67 hr for nicotine compared to 1 .44 to 1 .68 hr for anatabine). The elimination half-lives were similar among the anatabine treatment groups. The longer half-life for anatabine is reflected in the longer mean residence times (M T), which are about 2-fold longer for anatabine compared to nicotine. Finally, the apparent volume of distribution (V_D) was lower for the nicotine group compared to the anatabine treatment groups. Amongst the anatabine treatment groups, V_D was significantly greater for the 0. 1 mg kg dose group compared to either of the two higher doses; however, it is not know n whether this is a real di fference or w hether it is due to variabi lity and the fewer number of measurable data points at the low dose.

|75) Table 1 1 shows a comparison of these same parameters between male and female rats w ithin each treatment group. There were no statistically significant differences between males and females except in the highest anatabine treatment group ( 1 .0 mg/kg) where the females exhibited a longer elimination half-life and therefore, longer mean residence time than the males (d/?, 1 .84 ± 0. 16 hr and MRT, 2.80 ± 0.24 hr, females compared to i ,_/2, 1 .44 ± 0.08 and MRT, 2. 1 8 ± 0. 1 2 hr, males). This difference is apparent for all treatment groups, although it only achieved statistical significance in the highest anatabine group. The females in this treatment group also displayed a much greater overall exposure (AUCo-_>«) to anatabine than the male animals. This difference is depicted in FIG. 9, which shows the dose-exposure relationship for anatabine and nicotine. Overall, there appears to be a linear response between dose and exposure for anatabine; it is not possible to determine i f the female animals display a non-linear response at high doses of anatabine.

|76| FIG, 1 1 shows the dose-concentration response for the 0.5-hour time point for males and females at each dose level. It appears that the brain levels of anatabine begin to level off between 0.75 mg/kg and 1 .0 mg/kg.

|77) Table 14 l ists the concentrations of anatabine and nicotine in the brain extracts for all animals at each time point. Table 1 5 summarizes this data in terms of the mean concentrations of the test compound per gram of brain tissue at each time point for males, females and both genders combined. This data is presented graphical ly in FIG. 10 and in tabular form in Table 12. After the 6-hour time point most concentrations were below the limits of quantitation; however, the test compound concentration was quantifiable in several samples at 24-hours.

|78| FIG, 1 1 shows the dose-concentration response for the 0.5-hour time point for males and females at each dose level. It appears that the brain levels of anatabine begin to level off between 0.75 mg/kg and 1 .0 mg/kg,

Discussion

|79| All males and two females that received nicotine at 0.4 mg/kg experienced tremors immediately post dose; however they recovered within 2 to 4 minutes. One male (7C) and two females (8A and 8C) in this group also experienced labored breathing w hich lasted 2 to 4 minutes post dose. The same male (7C) was lethargic and recovered approximately 8 minutes post dose. All animals in each of the anatabine dose groups appeared normal immediately following administration of the test compounds and no obvious adverse signs w ere observed.

180) Both nicotine and anatabine can be measured in rat plasma fol lowing a single, bolus, i .v. dose and their concentrations appear to be dose-related. The el imination half-life of anatabine is approximately 2- to 2.5-fold greater than that of nicotine, and this is also reflected in a longer mean residence time, which is approximately twice as long as that for nicotine. The 24-hr data points from all treatment groups were below the limits of quantitation and it appears that at the doses selected, the test compounds are cleared from rat plasma between 8 and 24 hours post-administration.

The apparent volume of distribution (V_D) was also significantly lower for the nicotine group compared to the anatabine treatment groups. Amongst the anatabine treatment groups, V_D was significantly greater for the 0. 1 mg/kg dose group compared to either of the two higher doses; however, it is not known whether this is a real difference or whether it is due to variability and the fewer number of measurable data points at the low dose.

When comparisons between male and female animals were conducted for these same parameters, within each treatment group, there were no statistically significant differences observed except for the highest anatabine treatment group ( 1 .0 mg/kg) where the females exhibited a longer elimination half-life and therefore, longer mean residence time than the males 1 .84 ± 0 ) 6 hr and M T, 2.80 ± 0.24 hr, females compared to ^, 1 .44 ± 0.08 and MRT, 2. 1 8 ± 0. 1 2 hr, males). In fact, these differences between male and female animals were apparent for all treatment groups, although statistical significance was achieved only at the highest anatabine dose tested. The females in this treatment group also displayed a much greater overall exposure (AUCo→_«) to anatabine than the male animals. Overall, there is a linear response between dose and plasma concentrations or exposure to anatabine in both male and female rats; although the response appears to be somewhat greater in female animals and is more pronounced at the higher dose levels. It is not possible to determine from the data if the female animals display a non-linear response at higher doses of anatabine.

Both anatabine and nicotine rapidly appear in brain tissue following i.v.

administration. The concentrations of anatabine are dose-dependent but appear to level off between 0.75 mg/kg and 1 .0 mg/kg. This observation is based on the levels measured only at the 0.5-hour time point and a greater number of time points are required for a more thorough evaluation. There were no statistically significant differences in the concentrations of either test compound in brain between male and female animals; however at each dose level the mean concentrations in the brains of females tended to be somewhat higher.

EXAMPLE 4

Toxicokinetic evaluation of single doses of anatabine and nicotine with a 14-day observ ation period

|84| This example reports the evaluation of the toxicit of anatabine or nicotine for a

period of fourteen days following a single intravenous injection in Sprague-Dawley rats. The toxicity of anatabine and nicotine was evaluated after a single intravenous (i.v.) injection in the rat. Anatabine was administered as a single intravenous injection at doses of 0. 10, 0.75, or 1 .5 mg/kg. Nicotine was administered as a single intravenous injection at a dose of 1 .50 mg/kg. One control group of animals received a single i .v. dose of the vehicle at 5 mL/kg. Ten rats (5 males and 5 females) were dosed per group. Due to animal mortality in the nicotine-dosed group, the surviving animals were taken off study and a separate nicotine tolerability study was conducted. One female received a single i.v. dose of 1 .25 mg/kg, and 3 females received a single i.v. dose of 1 .0 mg/kg. Following the tolerabi lity study, a group of 5 males and 5 females received a single i.v. dose of nicotine at 0.75 mg/kg.

|85) Al l rats dosed with vehicle or anatabine, and the animals dosed with 0.75 mg/kg of nicotine were observed daily for 14 days. Body weight and food consumption was measured daily for 14 days. On day 1 5, urine was collected on all surviving animals. The animals were euthanized and bled via cardiac puncture, and blood was collected for analysis. Tissues were collected, weighed, evaluated for gross abnormalities, and stored in 10% neutral-buffered formalin.

(86) All groups appeared normal immediately after dosing except for the animals dosed with 1 .5 mg/kg of anatabine and those dosed with 1 .5 mg/kg of nicotine. Both males and females dosed with 1 .5 mg/kg of anatabine experienced tremors upon compound administration. The animals appeared normal by I 5 minutes post dose. Upon completion of the 1 .5 mg kg dose of nicotine, tremors and rigidity were observed in all dosed animals. The tremors were more severe in the females. One male did not survive, whereas the other 4 appeared normal after 1 5 minutes. Three females were dosed and two died within 5 minutes of dosing; the remaining 2 females were not dosed due to the morbidity in the group. The surviving animals from this group were removed from study. These results suggest that both anatabine and nicotine affect both the peripheral and central nervous systems.

During the tolerability study, all rats ( I female dosed with 1.25 mg/kg of nicotine and 3 females dosed with 1.0 mgkg of nicotine) experienced severe tremors upon completion of dosing, but all returned to normal by 20 minutes post dose. These animals were not included in the 14-day observation period.

Both males and females dosed with nicotine at 0.75 mg/kg experienced tremors upon compound administration but returned to normal within 15-20 minutes post dose. One male and two females died post dose. Surviving animals in all groups appeared normal throughout the 14-day observation period. The body weights for both male and female rats in the nicotine group were lower than those in the control and anatabine treatment groups; however, these were still w ithin the study-specified range. Consequently body weight gain for this treatment group was also somewhat lower than the vehicle controls. Food consumption was similar among the groups over the 14-day period; however, consumption by males treated with 0.1 mg/kg or 1.5 mg/kg anatabine appeared to be somewhat higher than animals in the control group. This is not considered to be a treatment-related effect.

Hematology and blood chemistries for male and female animals were analyzed and evaluated for differences between the individual treatment groups and the relevant vehicle controls. All treatment groups showed no significant differences relative to the controls and/or the values were well within the normal ranges expected for this species. Similarly, no notable differences in any of the urinalysis parameters were observed between animals treated with either anatabine or nicotine, relative to the controls.

Anatabine or nicotine was dissolved to the appropriate concentrations in sterile PBS for the i.v. formulations (see Table 16), The dosing solutions for each test compound were prepared on the basis of the relative content of the anatabine or nicotine base so that the final concentrations reflect the actual base concentrations. Four aliquots of each dose formulation were collected and stored at -80 °C. The test compound, corresponding dose level, number of animals, and frequency of observations are shown in Table 1 7.

|91 | The animals were weighed prior to dosing and received a single i.v. dose via the lateral tail vein of either test compound or vehicle at a volume of 5 mL kg. Due to animal mortality in the nicotine-dosed group ( 1 .5 mg/kg), the surviving animals were taken off study and a separate nicotine tolerability study was conducted.

Nicotine Tolerability Study

|92| One female rat was dosed intravenously with 1 .25 mg kg of nicotine, and three females were received 1 .0 mg/kg intravenously. Following the tolerability study, an additional group was added to the study. Five males and five females received a single intravenous dose of nicotine at 0.75 mg/kg. All animals were observed daily. Body weight and food consumption was measured daily, with any abnormal observ ations noted. Average daily body weights and food consumption w as tabulated with standard deviation calculated.

|93) On day I 5, urine was collecled on all surviving animals for urinalysis. The animals were euthanized and bled via cardiac puncture. Blood was collected for hematology, cl inical chemistry, and coagulation analysis. Tissues were collected, weighed, and stored in 10% neutral-buffered formalin for possible future analysis. The tests and tissues collected are summarized in Table 18.

Results

Dosing Solution Analysis

|94| Table 1 9 summarizes the dosing solutions used during the conduct of this study. The per cent di fferences between the actual and expected concentrations of the test compounds are shown. The actual concentrations were within 20 per cent of the expected levels. General Observ ations

|95| All groups appeared normal immediately after dosing except for the animals dosed with 1 .5 mg/kg of anatabine and those dosed with 1 ,5 mg/kg of nicotine. Both males and females dosed w ith 1 .5 mg/kg of anatabine experienced tremors upon compound administration. The animals appeared normal by I 5 minutes post dose. Following administration of the 1 .5 mg/kg dose of nicotine, tremors and rigidity were observed in all animals. The tremors were more severe in the females. One male did not survive, w hereas the other 4 appeared normal after 1 5 minutes. Three females in this group were dosed and two died within 5 minutes of dosing; the remaining 2 females were not treated due to the observ ed morbidity in the group. The surviving animals from this group were removed from the study .

|96) During the tolerability study, all rats ( I female dosed with 1 .25 mg/kg of nicotine and 3 females dosed with 1 .0 mg/kg of nicotine) experienced severe tremors upon completion of dosing, but all returned to normal by 20 minutes post dose. These animals were not included in the 14-day observation period.

|97| Both males and females dosed with nicotine at 0.75 mg/kg experienced tremors upon compound administration, but returned to normal within 1 5-20 minutes post dose. One male and two females died post dose.

|98| Surv iving animals in al l groups appeared normal throughout the 14-day observation period.

Body Weights, Growth Rates and Food Consumption

|99) The daily measured body weights for each animal are tabulated in Tables 28A-F and the average daily food consumption is summarized in Tables 29A, B. These data are summarized in Table 20 for the average weight gain over the 1 -day observation period and the average daily food consumption, by treatment group and gender. FIG. 20 shows the mean body weights of animals in each treatment group on the day of dosing (Day 0) and for each day, thereafter.

The average weight gains for animals in each treatment group over the 14-day observation period were similar to those in the vehicle control group, except for the nicotine-dosed group of male animals that exhibited weight gains that were significantly lower than the controls. The mean increase in the weight of females of the nicotine-dosed group was also lower than that of the vehicle control, though not statistically significant at the 5 per cent level. It should be noted that the mean weights of the male and female animals in the nicotine-treated group at Day 0 were lower than their corresponding genders in the vehicle control. The difference for males was statistically significant (Vehicle: 234.6 ± 9.9 g versus Nicotine: 216.0 ± 6.2 g;

=O.OI4), although that for females was not (Vehicle: 209.8 ± 7.3 g versus Nicotine: 195.3 ± 10.4 g; =0.058).

11011 The average daily food consumption per animal was statistically higher in the males of the 0.1 mg/kg and 1.5 mg/kg anatabine treatment groups. This difference is not considered to be clinically significant or related to any treatment effects.

11021 Overall, although some differences in the changes in weight and food consumption were statistically significant, they are not considered to be treatment-related.

Necropsy Observations and Organ Weights

1103) Upon necropsy and organ collection no noticeable differences or abnormalities were observed between the vehicle-dosed animals and the test compound-dosed animals. Individual organ weights can be found in Table 36. Several statistically significant differences in organ weights were noted (see Table 21 and Table 22); however, they do not appear to be dose-related and likely due to the small sample sizes and variability in (he organ collection. In general, several organ weights tended to be lower in the nicotine-treated group, although this observation is likely related to the lower animal weights in this group relative to the controls.

Hematology and Coagulation Parameters

1104) Plasma samples collected for hematology were analyzed, and individual values for the various parameters for each animal are listed in Table 31 (normal ranges, Table 30) and these are summarized in terms of descriptive statistics in Table 23A, Table 23B, and Table 24. Also shown are statistical comparisons between the vehicle controls and the various treatment groups, subdivided by gender. 1105) In general, there were few significant differences between the treatment groups and the vehicle control gToup for either gender. Female rats in 0. 1 mg/kg anatabine group showed a small but statistical ly significant decrease in mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) relative to the control; however, the values are sti ll within the normal range for this species. Similarly, females in the 1 .5 mg/kg anatabine and 0.75 mg/kg nicotine treatment groups showed small, but statistically significant decreases in mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), although these values were still within the normal range for this species as well.

| 106| Males and females in the 0.75 mg/kg and 1 .5 mg kg anatabine groups showed a

statistically significant decrease in reticulocyte count compared to the control animals; however, these values are also well within the normal range for this parameter.

1107) There were no notable differences in red blood cells, white blood cells, platelet

counts, lymphocyte, monocyte, eosinophil and basophil counts, or neutrophil segmentation.

1108) Individual values for the coagulation parameters activated partial thromboplastin (aPTT) and prothrombin times (PT) for each animal are listed in Table 34 (normal ranges. Table 30). These are summarized in terms of descriptive statistics in Table 25. Also shown are statistical comparisons between the vehicle controls and the various treatment groups, subdivided by gender. There were no signi ficant di fferences in aPTT or PT between the vehicle control and each of the anatabine treatment groups; although the aPTT values for all these groups were outside the normal range. In both male and female animals of the nicotine group, however, aPTT was significantly lower relative to the vehicle control group, indicative of faster clotting times due to the intrinsic, contact activation pathway. The origin of this difference is not know n, although the values are within the normal range for this species.

Clinical Chemislry

( 109) Plasma samples collected for blood chemistries were analyzed, and individual values for the various parameters for each animal are listed in Table 33 (normal ranges. Table 32), and these are summarized in terms of descriptive statistics in Tables 26A, 26B, 27A, and 27B. Also shown are statistical comparisons between the vehicle controls and the various treatment groups, subdivided by gender.

11101 Values for all clinical chemistry parameters were within the respective normal ranges.

There were several parameters where statistically significant differences were noted between treatment groups and controls. Specifically, males treated with anatabine at 0.75 mg/kg and 1.5 mg/kg showed slight increases in albumin levels, as did females treated with 0.1 mgkg and 0.75 mg/kg anatabine, but not at 1.5 mg/kg. Total protein was slightly increased in males in all anatabine treatment groups and the nicotine group relative to vehicles controls. In females, total protein was somewhat higher only in the 0.1 mg/kg anatabine and nicotine groups. Finally, as with total protein, globulins were marginally higher at all anatabine dose levels and the nicotine dose group in males. Globulins were also slightly higher in females in the 0.1 mgkg anatabine and nicotine groups. The higher globulin levels, but not albumin, in the nicotine group is reflected in slightly lower A G ratios, for both genders.

Nevertheless, all the reported values for albumin, globulins and total protein were within the normal range for this species. There were small, but statistically significant differences noted for calcium levels in males in the nicotine-treated group and for sodium levels in males at 0.75 mg/kg and 1.5 mg/kg anatabine and females in the 1.5 mg/kg anatabine treatment groups. The values are well within normal ranges and therefore, not clinically significant.

Urinalysis

11111 Individual values of the urinalysis parameters for each animal are listed in Table 35.

There were no notable differences between the active treatment groups and controls and the observations are all consistent with those expected for this species.

Discussion

( 1121 The toxicity of anatabine and nicotine was evaluated after a single intravenous (i.v.) injection in the rat. Anatabine was administered at doses of 0.10, 0.75, or 1.5 mg/kg. Nicotine was administered at a dose of 1.50 mg/kg, initially; however, due to mortality and significant adverse effects observed at this dose and at lower doses of 1.0 mg/kg and 1.25 mg/kg, a separate group was included in the study and dosed with nicotine at 0.75 mg/kg. One group of animals received a single i.v. dose of the vehicle at 5 mL kg. Ten rats (5 males and 5 females) were dosed per group.

11131 All rats dosed with vehicle or anatabine, and the animals dosed with 0.75 mgkg of nicotine were observed daily for 14 days. Body weight and food consumption was measured daily for 1 days. On day 15, urine was collected on all surv iving animals. The animals were euthanized, bled via cardiac puncture, and blood was collected for analysis. Tissues were collected, weighed, any gross abnormalities were noted, and stored in 10% neutral-buffered formalin for possible future analysis.

I ] 14| All animals, at all dose levels of anatabine, survived the study; however, those in the 1.5 mg/kg anatabine group experienced tremors and shaking immediately after test compound administration, which lasted for approximately 15 minutes post-treatment In the nicotine treatment group (0.75 mg/kg), one male animal and 2 females died following test compound administration, and all animals experienced tremors and shaking for up to 20 minutes post-administration. These results suggest that both anatabine and nicotine affect both the peripheral and central nervous systems.

(115) The growth rates and food consumption in all anaiabine treatment groups were similar to their appropriate male or female vehicle controls. Male rats in the nicotine treatment group had a slightly lower growth rate; however, this is unlikely to be related to the test compound. This group of animals began the study at a lower average weight than males in the control or anatabine treatment groups. The food consumption in males, in the 0.1 mg/kg and 1.5 mg/kg anatabine groups was somewhat higher than controls and although the result was statistically significant it is not likely to be related to an effect of the test compound.

1116) At necropsy, no noticeable differences or gross abnormalities were observed in any of the organs collected be veen the vehicle-treated and the test compound-treated animals Several statistically significant differences in organ weights were noted; however, they do not appear to be dose-related and are likely due to the small sample sizes and the inherent variability associated with organ collection. The weights of heart, liver and kidneys in males, and thymus and heart in females of the nicotine- treated group were significantly lower than those of the corresponding vehicle controls; however, this observation is likely related to the lower overall animal weights in this group relative to the controls.

11 17) The hematology parameters for all treatment groups and genders were within the normal ranges expected for this species or displayed no significant differences when compared to the vehicle controls. Activated partial thromboplastin and prothrombin times were simi lar for all anatabine treatment groups relative to the controls; however, they w ere higher than the expected normal range. Both males and females in the nicotine group displayed significantly shorter clotting times via the intrinsic or contact activation pathway (aPTT) compared to the relevant control animals; however, the values were within the normal ranges for (his species. Clotting times via the extrinsic or tissue factor pathway as determined by prothrombin times (PT) w ere normal.

11 181 Values for all clinical chemistry parameters were within the respective normal ranges or showed no differences relative to the vehicle control group.

( 1 19| Evaluation of the individual urinalysis parameters for each animal show ed no notable differences between the active treatment groups and controls.

EXAMPLE 5

Toxicokinetic evaluation in Sprague-Daw ley rats of oral multi-dose

administration of anatabine

1120) This example reports the results of an evaluation of the pharmacokinetics of anatabine follow ing multiple oral doses in Sprague-Dawley rats.

Summary

| 121 | The plasma pharmacokinetic profile of orally administered anatabine was investigated in the rat. This study consisted of two groups of 8 animals each. 4 males and 4 females. One group received a total of 0.6 mg anatabine per ki logram body weight (B W) and the second group received 6.0 mg anatabine per kilogram B W in three, divided, oral, doses of 0.2 mg/kg B W (0.6 mg total) or 2.0 mg/kg BW (6.0 mg total). The test compound was administered as anatabine polacrilex and each dose was administered at 0, 4, and 8 hours and was administered in a volume of 5 mL/kg BW. Blood was collected for plasma at 30, 60, 240, 270, 300, 480, 540, 600, 720 and 1440 minutes post initial dose.

|122| All animals in both treatment groups appeared normal immediately following each administration of the test compound and no adverse signs were observed for the duration of the observation and plasma sampling period.

( 1231 The mean time to maximal plasma concentration following the first two oral doses ranged from 0.50 to 0.88 ± 0.25 hr. There were no significant differences between gender or dose group. After the third dose of test compound, the mean time to maximal plasma concentration ranged from 1.00 to 2.00 ± 1.41 hr. Within each dose group there were no significant differences in C_p max between males and females and nor was there any significant change in this parameter over time. In females of the high dose group C_p ma., appeared to increase from 259.8 ± 35.4 ng/mL to 374.8 ± 122.9 ng/mL; however, the trend was not statistically significant.

|124| There were two, observable, minima following the first two oral doses of anatabine polacrilex. In general, the minima were not significantly different from one another over time, except for females of the high dose group, which increased from 51.5 ± 26.0 ng/mL to 180 ± 31 ng/mL.

1125) The total exposure, elimination half-lives, mean transit times and mean absorption times did not differ significantly between male and female rals within the two treatment groups. When these data are combined and grouped according to dose level the total exposure is significantly greater at the high dose as would be expected; however, the terminal elimination half-life is also significantly higher in the 6.0 mg/kg BW group compared to the 0.6 mg/kg B W dose group.

|126) The overall elimination half-life of anatabine following the first oral dose was 1.93 ± 0.73 hr. the mean transit time was 3.01 ± 1.25 hr and the mean absorption time was 0.56 ± 1.25 hr. The mean absorption time of 0.56 compares favorably with the calculated T_ma values following the first two doses and indicates that the absorption of anatabine occurs within the first 30 to 60 minutes after oral administration. 1127) Anatabine was stored at 4 °C, protected from light. The vehicle was sterile phosphate buffered saline (PBS) (Amresco).The test compound was formulated in sterile phosphate buffered saline (PBS) based on the content of anatabine base in the anatabine polacrilex. Two formulations were prepared; one for each of the two treatment groups. The test compound was formulated for each treatment group just prior to the first dose administration and constantly stirred until dosing was completed (Table 37). Four aliquots of each dose level formulation were collected and stored at - 80 °C. The test compound, corresponding dose level, and number of animals are shown in Table 38. The sample collection times are shown in Table 39,

| 128| The physical signs of each animal were monitored following administration of the test compound.

| 129| The animals were weighed prior to dosing and received three doses p.o. of test

compound at a volume of 5 mL/kg. Blood was collected via the venus plexus (retro- orbital) into tubes containing (K2) EDTA. No more than 0.5 mL was collected per lime point. For the 1440-minute time point the animals were euthanized, and bled via cardiac puncture.

| 130| Plasma was separated as per package instructions for MICROTArNER® brand

col lection tubes (3 minutes, 2000x g). Plasma was decanted into microfuge tubes and stored at -80° C. Remaining test compound was placed at -80 °C .

11311 Sample preparation. Plasma samples were treated w ith three volumes of methanol containing internal standard at I μ ( ? _lS)-Antabine-2,4,5,6-d₎), incubated 10 min at 4 °C, and centri fuged. The amount of the test agent in the supernatant was determined by LC/MS/ S.

11321 Analysis. Samples were analyzed by LC MS MS using an Agilent 6 10 mass

spectrometer coupled with an Agilent 1 200 high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) and a CTC PAL chilled autosampler, all controlled by MassH unter software (Agilent). After separation on a Hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (H I L IC) H PLC column (Sepax) using an acetonitri le-ammonium acetate/acetic acid gradient system, peaks were analyzed by mass spectrometry (MS) using ESI ionization in multiple reaction monitoring (MRJvl) mode. MassHunter software was used (o calculate the concentration of the test compounds in samples from the peak area using the appropriate calibration curves.

11331 Calibration samples. Calibration curves were determined in rat plasma. Calibration samples were prepared by diluting a 50x stock solution of the test compound in PBS with blank matrix to the appropriate concentration and these samples were prepared as described above in the sample preparation. Stock solutions were prepared by serial dilution as shown in Table 40.

( 1341 Data Analysis. Descriptive statistics were calculated for all pharmacokinetic parameters. Elimination half-lives (ti/i) were calculated by linear regression of logarithmically transformed plasma concentration data for each period between doses and following the final dose.

1135) Total areas under the plasma concentration curves (AUC) and under the first moment curves (AUMC) were calculated using linear trapezoidal summation across all concentration time points as well as for intervals between each dose administration and following the final dose. For the interval following the first oral dose of anatabine polacrilex, mean transit times (MTT) were calculated from the corresponding ratio of AUMC to AUC. Mean absorption times (MAT) were calculated according to the following relation:

MAT = MTT - MRT,

1136) where MRT represents the mean residence time. This was calculated from the mean residence times.

1137) The statistical comparison of parameters between male and female animals was made using a two-tailed, unpaired, -test with a 95 per cent confidence interval. Repeated- measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used for multiple comparisons of C_p max involving successive determinations on the same group of animals.

Results

1138) Physical Signs. No adverse events were observed. | 139| Method Development. Table 4 1 shows the results of the LC MS MS method development for the determination of the appropriate ionization conditions and the mass to charge ratios (m/z) of the parent and product ions for anatabine and its deuteraled analogue as determined above. The indicated product m/z ratios were used for the analysis of the relevant test samples.

| 140| See Example 3 for the product ion spectra and sample chromatograms for each

compound in Table 1 . The limits of detection (LOD), lower (LLQ), and upper (ULQ) limits of quantitation w as derived from the calibration curve and are shown in Table 42.

| 141 ) Analysis of Dosing Solutions. Table 43 provides a summary of the analyses of the dosing solutions used during the conduct of this study. The per cent differences between the actual and expected concentrations are show n. The lowest dose of anatabine, which was 63% of the expected concentration and the high dose was 84% of the expected level.

| 142| Plasma Pharmacokinetic Results & Analysis FIG. 21 A and FIG. 21 B show the mean plasma anatabine concentration-time curves for male and female rats in each of the two dose groups: 0.6 mg/kg (FIG. 21 A) and 6.0 mg/kg B W (FIG. 2 I B). FIG. 22A and FIG. 22B show the same data with the values from both males and females combined. In each instance, three plasma concentration maxima can be observ ed corresponding to the administration of the three divided doses of anatabine polacrilex at 0, 4 and 8 hours. Similarly, two anatabine plasma concentration minima are found prior to administration of the final dose.

11431 The mean maxima and minima anatabine plasma concentrations (C_p max , C_p. _m,_n) for males and females in each dose group are recorded in Table 44 along with the mean lime to maximal concentration following each of the three doses (T_ma. ). Statistical comparisons between male and female animals within each dose group revealed no significant differences in any of the parameters, except for the second plasma concentration minimum (C_p. _min(2>) in both treatment groups; 1 5.3 ± 5.5 ng/mL versus 7.5 ± 1 .7 ng/mL in the 0.6 mg/kg BW treatment group, and 93 ± 16 ng/mL versus 1 80 ± 3 I ng/mL in the 6.0 mg/kg B W treatment group. FIG. 23A and FIG. 23B show the data in Table 44 plotted as a function of time. 11 1 The times to reach maximal concentration generally occurred within 0.5 hr and 1.0 hr post administration in both treatment groups and for both genders, following doses one and two (see Table 45). After the third dose, t^ ₍₃₎ was generally between 1.0 and 2.0 hours post-administration; however, it should be noted that the earliest sampling point was at 1 hr following this dose.

1145) Table 45 shows a comparison of the plasma concentration maxima and minima over time for male and female rats in both treatment groups. There were no statistically significant changes in any of these parameters except for the plasma concentration minima for female rats in the high dose group; C_{p min} increased from 51.5 ± 26.0 ng/mL to 180.0 ± 30.7 ng/mL.

|146| The mean exposures (AUC), elimination half-lives (ti/2), mean transit times (MTT) and mean absorption times (MAT) are reported in Table 46 for male and female animals in the two treatment groups. There are no significant differences between the genders in any parameter, at either dose level.

|147| When the male and female data are combined, as shown in Table 47, there is a

significant difference in total exposure as would be expected as a consequence of the two different dose levels (AUCo→»; 285 ± 77 ng hr/mL versus 3496 ± 559 ng hr/mL). There is also a significant difference in the terminal elimination half-life between the two treatment groups (t^_, lerm.nai; I 79 ± 0.64 hr versus 4.53 ± 1.77 hr), where t^, lermmai refers to the elimination half-life following the final dose of anatabine polacrilex,

1148) As there were no significant differences in the calculated elimination half-life, mean transit times and mean absorption times between treatment groups following the first dose of the test compound 1/2.0-.4, MTT_0→4, and MATO-M, respectively), the data at both dose levels were combined for males and females (see Table 48). There were no significant differences in these parameters between genders.

1149) Table 49 provides animal weights and dosing times. Table 50 provides measured concentrations of anatabine in rat plasma samples at each time point. Table 51 provides mean concentration and description statistics of anatabine in plasma samples at each time point. 1150) The data from both genders are also combined to give corresponding overall values. The calculated mean elimination half-life (t 1/2_,0-»,) is 1.93 ± 0.73 hr, the mean transit time (MTTO- ) is 3.01 ± 1.25 hr, and the mean absorption time (MATo→,) is 0.56 ± 1.25 hr.

Discussion

11 11 This study evaluated the pharmacokinetics of anatabine in male and female Sprague- Dawley rats following the repeat-dose administration of anatabine polacrilex by oral gavage at two different dose levels. Anatabine was administered at 0.6 mg/kg BW in three, divided, doses of 0.2 mg/kg BW, or at 6.0 mg/kg BW in three, divided, doses of 2.0 mg/kg BW. Each dose was separated by an interval of four hours. All animals in both treatment groups appeared normal immediately following each administration of the test compound and no adverse signs were observed for the duration of the observation and plasma sampling period.

1152 ) Anatabine concentrations can be measured in rat plasma following single and repeat oral dosing. The mean time to maximal plasma concentration following the first two oral doses ranged from 0.50 to 0.88 ± 0.25 hr. There were no significant differences between gender or dose group. After the third dose of test compound, the mean time to maximal plasma concentration ranged from 1.00 to 2.00 ± 1.41 hr; although in this instance the first time point measured was at one hour post-dose and therefore, it is possible that actual maximum occurred prior to this time. Within each dose group there were no significant differences in C_{p , max} between males and females, nor was there any significant change in this parameter over time. In females of the high dose group Cp max appeared to increase from 259.8 ± 35.4 ng/mL to 374.8 ± 122.9 ng/mL; however, the trend was not statistically significant.

11 3 ) There were also two, observable, minima following the first two oral doses of

anatabine polacrilex. In general, the minima were not significantly different from one another over time, except for females of the high dose group, which increased from

51.5 ± 26.0 ng mL to 180 ± 31 ng/mL. Overall, these results suggest that with a 4- hour dosing interval, and after eight hours, near steady-state conditions appear have been achieved in male animals, whereas in females this may not yet be the case. 1154) Within the two treatment groups, the total exposure, elimination half-lives, mean transit times and mean absorption times did not differ significantly between male and female rats. When these data are combined and grouped according to dose level the total exposure is significantly greater at the high dose as would be expected, however, the terminal elimination half-life is also significantly higher in the 6.0 mg/kg BW group compared to the 0,6 mg/kg B W dose group. The reason for this difference is not apparent since the mean transit times and mean absorption times did not differ significantly.

|155| The elimination half-life, mean transit time and mean absorption time following the first oral dose of (he test compound are the most reliable estimates of these parameters since the plasma concentration data are not confounded by carry -over amounts from a previous dose. The overall elimination half-life of anatabine follow ing the first oral dose was 1.93 ± 0.73 hr, the mean transit time was 3.01 ± 1.25 hr and the mean absorption time was 0.56 ± 1.25 hr. The mean absorption time (also often called mean arrival time) of 0.56 compares favorably with the calculated T_max values following the first two doses and indicates that the absorption of anatabine occurs within the first 30 to 60 minutes after oral administration.

EXAMPLE 6

Effect of S-(-)-anatabine on TNFa-induced NFKB activity in vitro

|156| The effect of S-(-)-anatabine on TNFa-induced NFi B activity in vitro was determined as described in Example I . NFkB activity was stimulated with 20ng/ml of TNFa, then varying doses of a racemic mixture of anatabine or S(-)-anatabine were applied to the challenged cells. The data were plotted as a percentage of the TNFa-induced NFkB activity and are shown in FIG.24. In this assay the IC50 for the racemic mixture of anatabine is approximately 600Mg/ml, whereas the IC50 for the S-(-)-enantiomer is approximately 330 /ml. EXAMPLE 7

Use of anatabine to treat a utism and a seizure disorder

1157) A 10-year old male patient, who was diagnosed with autism and a seizure disorder, had brain surgen' and began rehabilitation the following month. About 4 months later, in addition to continuing rehabilitation, he began a course of treatment with 1 .0 mg of analabine three times per day. Over the course of 3 ½ weeks the frequency of the patient's seizures decreased from one per day to approximately one per week. The patient also experienced cognitive benefits beginning approximately one week after the start of the anatabine treatment, with noticeable improvements daily. These benefits included improved communication and language skills and the ability to focus.

EXAMPLE 8

Use of a natabine in a patient with high functioning autism

( 158) Anatabine was used to treat a 12-year old male patient weighing 140 pounds and described as having high functioning autism. The patient is mainstreamed in school and functions well intellectually, but is somewhat emotionally labile (l imbic system dysfunction) and has difficulty coping with stressful and emotional situations. After taking 2 mg of analabine citrate three times a day for three days, the patient experienced an incident in school which in the past would have resulted in acting out, cognitive perseveration, dramatic retellings of the incident and difficulty in expressing his thoughts and feelings. This incident however, was notable for its lack of drama. The patient demonstrated a relaxed demeanor when relating the facts of the incident. He w as able to put it into perspective and "let it go."

Table I.

Table 2. Dosing solutions

Table 3. Phase I

a Plasma samples were collected at all time points,. Brain tissue was collected at 1440 minutes. Table 4. Phase I I

Plasma samples and brain tissue were collected at all time points.

Table 5. Calibration Curve Concentrations

Table 6. LC MS MS ionization conditions and identity of parent and product ions

Table 7. Limits of Detection and Calibration Curves

Table 8. Recover,' from Plasma

"ND - not determined; two points per condition were evaluated for measuring recovery. Table 9, Dosing Solution Analysis

Table 10 Statistical Comparison of the Pharmacokinetic Parameters

° Nicotine v5 Anatabine (0 1 mg/kg)

b Nicotine v5. Anatabine (0 75 mg/kg)

c Nicotine vs. Anatabine ( 1 0 mg/kg)

^Λ Anatabine (0 1 mg/kg) v Anatabine (0.75 mg/kg)

' Anatabine (0 I mg/kg) vs Anatabine ( I 0 mg/kg)

' Anatabine (0 75 mg/kg) vs Anatabine ( 1 0 mg/kg)

Table 11 Comparison of Pharmacokinetic Parameters (± Std Dev) between male and female animals in each Treatment Group

Nicotine (04 mg/kg) Anatabine (01 mg/kg) Anatabine (0.75 mg/kg) Anatabine (1.0 mg/kg)

Parameter

male female P male female P male female P male female P

AVC_0→„ 1405 ± 4644 ±

1726 ± 431 0.27 320± 77 379 ± 159 059 5445 ±627 013 6313 ±282 788.9 ± 9.3 <0001 (ng hr/mL) 58 362

0.66 ±

ti/2(hr) 0.68 ± 0.02 081 1.25 ±0.32 164 ±0.59 037 164 ± 012 173 ±003 028 144 ± 008 184±016 002

O il

121 ±

RT(hr) 1.22 ±005 090 2.03 ±041 255 ± 093 042 250 ±019 2.65 ± 0.01 025 2.18 ± 0.12 2.80 ± 024 002

0.20

210 ±

V₀ (L/kg) 191 ± 0.17 0.54 5.29 ± 0.49 652 ± 066 022 348 ±018 319 ± 015 038 301 ± 012 316 ± 015 0.29

0.20

Table 12. Mean (ng/g ± Std Dev) concentrations ol nicotine and anatabine in rat brain extracts following a single, bolus, ι v. dose

Table I3A.

Rni PK i.v do<* Brain C ollwnon

CracpoQLd Amlatant, Sure Do« ioLtl

Table 13B. Animal Weights and Dosing Times

Rjl PK dosf -Brain Collection

Ro li it . PBS

Table 1 . Measured Concentrations of Anaiabine and Nicotine in Rat Brain Extracts and Plasma Samples at Each Time Point

Dose Time Concentration

Compound Group Tissue Rat ID Point (hr) (ng/mL)

Anatabine

Anatabine Rat Brain IE 0.5 19

01 mgkg

Anatabine

Anatabine Rat Brain IF 0.5 21

0.1 mg/kg

Anatabine

Anaiabine Rat Brain IG 6 3

01 mgAg

Anatabine

Anatabine Rat Brain IH 6 <LLQ

0.1 mg/kg

Anatabine

Anatabine Rat Brain II 6 <LLQ

0.1 mgkg

Anatabine

Anatabine Rat Brain IA 24 3

0.1 mgkg

Anatabine

Anatabine Rat Brain IB 24 <LLQ

0.1 mgkg

Anatabine

Anatabine Rat Brain IC 24 <LLQ

01 mg/kg

Anatabine

Anatabine Rat Brain 2D 0.5 34

0.1 mg/kg

Anatabine

Anatabine Rat Brain 2E 0.5 25

0.1 mgkg

Anatabine

Anatabine Rat Brain 2F 0.5 30

0.1 mg/kg

Anatabine

Anatabine Rat Brain 2G 6 5

0.1 mg/kg

Anatabine

Anatabine Rat Brain 2H 6 4

0.1 mg/kg

Anatabine

Anatabine Rat Brain 21 6 2

0.1 mg/kg

Anatabine

Anatabine Rat Brain 2 A 24 2

01 mg/kg

Anatabine

Anatabine Rat Brain 2B 24 <LLQ

01 mgkg

Anatabine

Anatabine Rat Brain 2C 24 <LLQ

01 mg/kg

Anatabine

Anatabine 0.75 Rat Brain 3D 0.5 266

mgkg

Anatabine

Anatabine 0.75 Rat Brain 3E 0.5 317

mgkg

Anatabine

Anatabine 0.75 Rat Brain 3F 0.5 245

mg/kg Dose Time Concentration

Compound Group Tissue Rat I D Point (hr) (ng/mL)

Anatabine

Anatabine 0.75 Rat Brain 3G 6 1 7

mg/kg

Anatabine

Anatabine 0.75 Rat Brain 3H 6 27

mg/kg

Anatabine

Anatabine 0.75 Rat Brain 31 6 20

mg/kg

Anatabine

Anatabine 0.75 Rat Brain 3 A 24 <LLQ

mg/kg

Anatabine

Anatabine 0.75 Rat Brain 3B 24 <LLQ

mg/kg

Anatabine

Anatabine 0.75 Rat Brain 3C 24 <LLQ

mg/kg

Anatabine

Anatabine 0.75 Rat Brain 4D 0.5 393

mg/kg

Anatabine

Anatabine 0.75 Rat Brain 4E 0.5 272

mg kg

Anatabine

Anatabine 0.75 Rat Brain 4F 0.5 279

mg/kg

Anatabine

Anatabine 0.75 Rat Brain 4G 6 16

mg/kg

Anatabine

Anatabine 0.75 Rat Brain 4H 6 28

mg kg

Anatabine

Anatabine 0.75 Rat Brain 41 6 19

mg/kg

Anatabine

Anatabine 0.75 Rat Brain 4A 24 <LLQ

mg/kg

Anatabine

Anatabine 0.75 Rat Brain 4B 24 <LLQ

mg/kg

Anatabine

Anatabine 0.75 Rat Brain 4C 24 <LLQ

mg/kg Dose Time Concentration

Compound Group Tissue Ral ID Point (hr) (ng/mL)

Anatabine

Anatabine Rai Brain 5 D 0.5 349

I .O mg kg

Anatabine

Analabine Ral Brain 5E 0.5 338

1 .0 mg/kg

Anatabine

Anatabine Rat Brain 5 F 0.5 282

1 0 mg kg

Anatabine

Anatabine Rat Brain 5G 6 3

1 0 mg/kg

Anatabine

Anatabine Rat Brain 5H 6 4

1 0 mg kg

Anatabine

Analabine Rat Brain 51 6 8

1 0 mg kg

Anatabine

Anatabine Rat Brain 5 A 24 3

1 .0 mg/kg

Anatabine

Anatabine Rat Brain 5B 24 2

1 .0 mg/kg

Anatabine

Anatabine Rat Brain 5C 24 <LLQ

1 0 mg/kg

Anatabine

Anatabine Rat Brain 6D 0.5 362

1 0 mg/kg

Anatabine

Anatabine Ral Brain 6E 0.5 393

1 0 mg/kg

Anatabine

Anatabine Rat Brain 6F 0.5 283

1 .0 mg/kg

Analabine

Anatabine Rat Brain 6G 6 <LLQ

1 .0 mg/kg

Analabine

Anatabine Ral Brain 6H 6 8

1 .0 mg/kg

Analabine

Anatabine Rat Brain 61 6 4

1 .0 mg/kg

Analabine

Anatabine Rat Brain 6A 24 <LLQ

1 .0 mg/kg

Anatabine

Anatabine Rat Brain 6B 24 <LLQ

1 .0 mg/kg

Anatabine

Anatabine Rat Brain 6C 24 <LLQ

1 .0 mg l<g

N icotine Rat

N icotine 7 A 0.25 194

0 4 mg/kg Plasma

N icotine Rat

N icotine 7B 0.25 1 56

0 4 mg/kg Plasma

N icotine Rat

N icotine 7C 0.25 145

0 4 mg/kg Plasma Dose Time Concentration

Compound Group Tissue Rat ID Point (hr) (ng/mL)

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 7 A 0.5 I23

04 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 7B 05 85

04 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 7C 0.5 90

0.4 mgAg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 7D 0.5 I87

0.4 mgkg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 7E 0.5 I I 8

0.4 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 7F 0.5 I57

0.4 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 7 A I 72

0.4 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 7B I 67

04 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 7C I 68

0.4 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 7 A I 5 33

04 mgkg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 7B I 5 30

04 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 7C 1.5 44

04 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 7A 2 2I

04 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 7B 2 32

0.4 mg <g Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 7C 2 2I

0.4 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 7A 4 <LLQ

04 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 7B 4 <LLQ

04 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 7C 4 <LLQ

04 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 7 A 6 <LLQ

0.4 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 7B 6 <LLQ

04 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 7C 6 <LLQ

04 mgkg Plasma Dose Time Concentration

Compound Group Tissue Rat ID Point (hr) (ng/mL)

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 7G 6 <LLQ

0.4 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 7H 6 <LLQ

0.4 mgAg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 71 6 <LLQ

0.4 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 7A 8 <LLQ

0.4 mgkg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 7B 8 <LLQ

0.4 mgkg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 7C 8 <LLQ

0.4 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 7 A 24 <LLQ

04 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Ral

Nicotine 7B 24 <LLQ

0.4 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 7C 24 <LLQ

04 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Ral

Nicotine 8A 0.25 175

0.4 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Ral

Nicotine 8B 0.25 145

0.4 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 8C 0.25 184

0.4 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Ral

Nicotine 8A 0.5 111

0.4 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Ral

Nicotine 8B 0.5 95

0.4 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 8C 0.5 125

0.4 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Ral

Nicotine 8D 0.5 180

0.4 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Ral

Nicotine 8E 0.5 157

0.4 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 8F 0.5 160

0.4 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 8A 1 67

04 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 8B 1 72

04 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 8C 1 107

04 mg/kg Plasma Dose Time Concentration

Compound Group Tissue Rat ID Point (hr) (ng/mL)

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 8A 1 5 49

0.4 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 8B 1.5 37

0.4 mgkg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 8C 1 5 64

0.4 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 8 A 2 25

0.4 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 8B 2 24

0.4 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 8C 2 46

0.4 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 8 A 4 3

04 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 8B 4 <LLQ

04 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 8C 4 4

04 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 8A 6 <LLQ

0.4 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 8B 6 <LLQ

0.4 mgkg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 8C 6 <LLQ

0.4 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 8G 6 <LLQ

04 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 8H 6 <LLQ

04 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 81 6 <LLQ

0.4 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 8 A 8 <LLQ

0.4 mgkg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 8B 8 <LLQ

0.4 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 8C 8 <LLQ

0.4 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 8A 24 <LLQ

0.4 mg/kg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 8B 24 <LLQ

04 mgkg Plasma

Nicotine Rat

Nicotine 8C 24 <LLQ

0.4 mgkg Plasma Dose Time Concentration

Compound Group Tissue Rat ID Point (hr) (ng/mL)

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine IA 0.25 24

0.1 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine IB 0.25 14

0.1 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine IC 0.25 20

0.1 mg/Vg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine IA 0.5 16

0.1 mgkg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine IB 0.5 17

0.1 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine IC 0.5 13

01 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine ID 0.5 30

0.1 mgkg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine IE 0.5 32

01 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine IF 0.5 33

0.1 mgkg Plasma

Anatabine Ral

Anatabine IA 1 10

0.1 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine IB 1 16

01 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine IC 1 11

0.1 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine IA 1 5 7

0.1 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine IB 1 5 <LLQ

0.1 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine IC 1 5 6

0.1 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine IA 2 6

0.1 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine IB 2 8

0.1 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine IC 2 5

01 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine IA 4 3

0.1 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine IB 4 3

01 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine IC 4 <LLQ

01 mgkg Plasma Dose Time Concentration

Compound Group Tissue Rat ID Point (hr) (ng/mL)

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine IA 6 <LLQ

01 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine IB 6 <LLQ

0.1 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine IC 6 <LLQ

0.1 mgAg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine IG 6 7

0.1 mgAg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine IH 6 4

0.1 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine II 6 4

01 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine IA 8 <LLQ

01 mgkg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine IB 8 <LLQ

0.1 mgkg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine IC 8 <LLQ

01 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 1 A 24 <LLQ

01 mgAg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine IB 24 <LLQ

0.1 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Analabine IC 24 <LLQ

01 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 2D 0.5 31

0.1 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 2E 0.5 30

0.1 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 2F 0.5 34

0.1 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 2G 6 3

0.1 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 2H 6 4

01 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 21 6 4

01 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 2 A 0.25 15

0.1 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 2B 0.25 21

0.1 mgkg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 2C 0.25 14

01 mg/kg Plasma Dose Time Concentration

Compound Group Tissue Ral ID Point (hr) (ng/mL)

Anatabine Rat

Anaiabine 2A 0 5 16

0. 1 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Ral

Anatabine 2B 0.5 1 3

0. 1 mg/kg Plasma

Anaiabine Rat

Anaiabine 2C 0.5 10

0 1 mg lsg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 2A 1 1 2

0 1 mg kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 2B 1 1 2

0 1 mg/kg Plasma

Anaiabine Ral

Anatabine 2C 1 9

0 1 mg/kg Plasma

Anaiabine Rat

Anatabine 2A 1 .5 1 4

0 1 mg/kg Plasma

Anaiabine Rat

Anatabine 2B 1 5 1 2

0. 1 mg/kg Plasma

Anaiabine Ral

Anatabine 2C 1 .5 7

0 1 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 2A 2 8

0 1 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Ral

Anaiabine 2B 2 8

0. 1 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 2C 2 4

0 1 mg kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 2 A 4 3

0 1 mg kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anaiabine 2B 4 5

0. 1 mg/kg Plasma

Anaiabine Rat

Anatabine 2C 4 <LLQ

0. 1 mg kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 2 A 6 <LLQ

0. 1 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 2B 6 3

0 1 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 2C 6 <LLQ

0 1 mg/kg Plasma

Anaiabine Ral

Anatabine 2 A 8 <LLQ

0. 1 mg/kg Plasma

Anaiabine Rat

Anatabine 2B 8 <LLQ

0 1 mg/kg Plasma

Anaiabine Rat

Anaiabine 2C 8 <LLQ

0. 1 mg/kg Plasma Dose Time Concentration

Compound Group Tissue Rat ID Point (hr) (ng'mL)

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 2A 24 <LLQ

01 mgkg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 2B 24 <LLQ

01 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 2C 24 <LLQ

01 mgkg Plasma

Anatabine

Rat

Anatabine 0.75 3 A 0.25 216

Plasma

mgAg

Anatabine

Rat

Anatabine 0.75 3B 0.25 162

Plasma

mgkg

Anatabine

Rat

Anatabine 0.75 3C 0.25 223

Plasma

mgkg

Anatabine

Rat

Anatabine 0.75 3A 0.5 176

Plasma

mg/kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anatabine 0.75 3B 0.5 176

Plasma

mg/kg

Analabine

Rat

Anatabine 0.75 3C 0.5 190

Plasma

mg/kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anatabine 0.75 3D 0.5 342

Plasma

mg/kg

Analabine

Rat

Anatabine 0.75 3E 0.5 271

Plasma

mg/kg

Analabine

Rat

Anatabine 0.75 3F 0.5 292

Plasma

mg/kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anatabine 0.75 3 A 1 153

Plasma

mgkg

Anatabine

Rat

Anatabine 0.75 3B 1 146

Plasma

mgkg

Analabine

Rat

Anatabine 0.75 3C 1 156

Plasma

mg/kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anatabine 0.75 3A 1 5 120

Plasma

mgkg Dose Time Concentration

Compound Group Tissue Rat ID Point (hr) (ng/mL)

Anaiabine

Rat

Anaiabine 0.75 3 B 1 5 1 24

Plasma

mg/kg

Anaiabine

Rat

Anaiabine 0.75 3C 1 5 136

Plasma

mg kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anaiabine 0.75 3 A 2 73

Plasma

mg/kg

Anaiabine

Rat

Anaiabine 0.75 3 B 2 74

Plasma

mg/kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anaiabine 0.75 3C 2 104

Plasma

mg kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anaiabine 0.75 3A 4 29

Plasma

mg/kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anaiabine 0.75 3 B 4 36

Plasma

mg/kg

Anaiabine

Rat

Anaiabine 0.75 3C 4 39

Plasma

mg/kg

Anaiabine

Rat

Anaiabine 0.75 3A 6 1 5

Plasma

mg/kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anaiabine 0.75 3 B 6 14

Plasma

mg/kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anaiabine 0.75 3C 6 1 3

Plasma

mg/kg

Anaiabine

Rat

Anaiabine 0.75 3G 6 1 5

Plasma

mg/kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anaiabine 0.75 3 H 6 3 1

Plasma

mg/kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anaiabine 0.75 31 6 20

Plasma

mg/kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anaiabine 0, 75 3A 8 8

Plasma

mg/kg Dose Time Concentration

Compound Group Tissue Rat ID Point (hr) (ng/mL)

Anatabine

Rat

Anatabine 0.75 3 B 8 1 1

Plasma

m kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anatabine 0.75 3C 8 8

Plasma

mg/kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anatabine 0.75 3 A 24 <LLQ

Plasma

mg/kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anatabine 0.75 3 B 24 <LLQ

Plasma

mg/kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anatabine 3C 24 <LLQ

Plasma

Anatabine

Rat

Anatabine 0.75 4 A 0.25 204

Plasma

mg kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anatabine 0.75 4 B 0.25 226

Plasma

m kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anatabine 0.75 4C 0.25 207

Plasma

mg/kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anatabine 0.75 4 A 0.5 166

Plasma

mg/kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anatabine 0.75 4B 0.5 229

Plasma

mg/kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anatabine 0.75 4C 0 5 175

Plasma

mg/kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anatabine 0.75 4D 0.5 307

Plasma

mg kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anatabine 0.75 4E 0.5 359

Plasma

mg kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anatabine 0.75 4F 0.5 396

Plasma

mg kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anatabine 0.75 4 A 1 146

Plasma

mg kg Dose Time Concentration

Compound Group Tissue Ral I D Point (hr) (ng/mL)

Anatabine

Rat

Anatabine 0.75 4B 1 207

Plasma

mg/kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anaiabine 0.75 4C 1 165

Plasma

mg/kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anaiabine 0.75 4 A 1 5 1 36

Plasma

mg/kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anaiabine 0.75 4B 1 5 1 34

Plasma

mg/kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anaiabine 0.75 4C 1 .5 1 50

Plasma

mg kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anatabine 0.75 4 A 2 89

Plasma

mg/kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anaiabine 0.75 4B 2 1 1 3

Plasma

mg kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anatabine 0.75 4C 2 97

Plasma

mg kg

Anatabine

Ral

Anaiabine 0.75 4 A 4 45

Plasma

mg/kg

Anatabine

Ral

Anatabine 0.75 4B 4 50

Plasma

mg kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anatabine 0.75 4C 4 41

Plasma

mg/kg

Anaiabine

Rat

Anaiabine 0.75 4 A 6 14

Plasma

mg/kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anaiabine 0.75 4B 6 23

Plasma

mg/kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anatabine 0.75 4C 6 1 8

Plasma

mg kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anatabine 0.75 4G 6 1 5

Plasma

mg/kg Dose Time Concentration

Compound Group Tissue Rat I D Point (hr) (ng/mL)

Anatabine

Rat

Anatabine 0.75 4H 6 38

Plasma

mg/kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anatabine 0.75 41 6 16

Plasma

mg/kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anatabine 0.75 4 A 8 10

Plasma

mg/kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anatabine 0.75 4 B 8 1 2

Plasma

mg kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anatabine 0.75 4C 8 1 1

Plasma

mg Vg

Anatabine

Rat

Anatabine 0.75 4 A 24 <LLQ

Plasma

mg kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anatabine 0.75 4 B 24 <LLQ

Plasma

mg/kg

Anatabine

Rat

Anatabine 0.75 4C 24 <LLQ

Plasma

mg kg

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 5A 0.25 296

1 .0 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 5 B 0.25 291

1 0 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 5C 0.25 270

1 .0 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 5A 0.5 288

1 .0 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 5 B 0.5 264

1 0 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 5C 0.5 265

1 0 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 5D 0.5 447

1 0 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 5 E 0.5 384

1 0 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 5 F 0 5 366

1 0 mg kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 5A 1 257

1 .0 mg/kg Plasma Dose Time Concentration

Compound Group Tissue Rat ID Point ( r) (ng/mL)

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 5B I 225

10 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 5C I 2I9

1.0 mgkg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 5A I 5 I63

1.0 mgkg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 5B I 5 I48

1.0 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 5C 1.5 160

10 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 5A 2 I2I

10 mgAg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 5B 2 129

1.0 mg1<g Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 5C 2 119

1.0 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 5 A 4 36

I.O mgAg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 5B 4 5I

I.O mgAg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 5C 4 40

I.O mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 5A 6 20

I 0 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 5B 6 I9

1.0 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 5C 6 I5

1.0 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 5G 6 26

I 0 mgkg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 5H 6 38

1.0 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 5I 6 I7

I.O mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 5 A 8 8

I 0 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 5B 8 9

1.0 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 5C 8 6

1.0 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 5A 24 <LLQ

I 0 mg/kg Plasma Dose Time Concenlralion

Compound Group Tissue Ral ID Point (hr) (ng/mL)

Anatabine Ral

Analabine 5B 24 <LLQ

1.0 mg/kg Plasma

Analabine Ral

Anatabine 5C 24 <LLQ

I.Omg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Analabine 6A 0.25 293

10 m 'kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Analabine 6B 0.25 271

1.0 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Analabine 6C 0.25 302

10 mgkg Plasma

Analabine Rat

Anatabine 6A 0.5

10 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 6B 0.5 253

10 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Ral

Anatabine 6C 0.5 236

1 0 m kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 6D 0.5 347

1.0 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Analabine 6E 0.5 362

1.0 mg'kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 6F 0.5 395

1.0 m kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 6 A 1 218

10 mgkg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 6B 1 225

10 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 6C 1 244

1.0 mg g Plasma

Analabine Ral

Analabine 6A 1 5 196

1.0 mg/kg Plasma

Analabine Rat

Analabine 6B 1 5 192

1.0 m ^'kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Analabine 6C 1 5 211

10 mg/kg Plasma

Analabine Rat .

Analabine 6A 2 147

I.Omg/kg Plasma

Analabine Rat

Analabine 6B 2 170

1.0 mg'kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Analabine 6C 2 174

1.0 mgkg Plasma

Analabine Rat

Analabine 6 A 4 73

1.0 mgkg Plasma Dose Time Concentration

Compound Group Tissue Rat I D Point (hr) (ng/mL)

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 6B 4 52

1 .0 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 6C 4 57

1 .0 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 6A 6 33

1 .0 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 6B 6 34

1 0 mg kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 6C 6 21

1 0 mg kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 6G 6 27

1 .0 mg kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 6H 6 24

1 .0 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 61 6 1 8

1 .0 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Ral

Anatabine 6A 8 19

1 0 mg/kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 6B 8 19

1 .0 mg <g Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 6C 8 15

1 .0 mg kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 6A 24 <LLQ

1 .0 mg kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 6B 24 <LLQ

1 .0 mg kg Plasma

Anatabine Rat

Anatabine 6C 24 <LLQ

1 .0 mg kg Plasma

Table 1 5 Mean Concentrations and Descriptive Statistics of Anatabine and Nicotine in Rat Brain Extracts and Plasma Samples at Each Time Point

Table 16- Dosing solutions

Table 17. Study Outline

Table 18. Test Performed and Tissues Collected

¹ Not weighed; placed in cassettes.

Table 1 . Dosing Solution Analysis

Table 20. Mean Increase in Body Weights and Daily Food Consumption (descriptive statistics)

Table 21. Mean Organ Weights (descriptive statistics) for Male Animals by Treatment Group

" p. probability relative to Vehicle control; ns, not significant

Table 22 Mean Organ Weights (descriptive statistics) for Female Animals by Treatment Group

"/>. probability relative to Vehicle control

b ns, not significant

Table 23A. Hematology Parameters (descriptive statistics) (Part 1) by Treatment Group and Gender

Table 23B. Hematology Parameters (descriptive statistics) (Part 1) by Treatment Group and Gender - cont'd

" p. probability relative to Vehicle control

b ns, not significant

c Mean within normal range

Table 24. Hematology' Parameters (descriptive statistics) (Part 2) by Treatment Group and Gender

" p. probability relative to Vehicle control

b ns. not significant

Table 25. Coagulation Parameters (descriptive statistics) by Treatment Croup and Gender

" p, probability relative to Vehicle control

⁶ ns. not significant

' Mean within normal range Table 26A. Clinical Chemistry Parameters (descriptive statistics) (Part 1) by Treatment Group and Gender

Table 26B. Clinical Chemistry Parameters (descriptive statistics) (Part 1) by Treatment Group and Gender - cont'd

"p. probability relative to Vehicle control

b ns, not significant

' Mean within normal range

Table 27A. Clinical Chemistry Parameters (descriptive statistics) (Part 2) by Treatment Group and Gender

Table 27B. Clinical Chemistry Parameters (descriptive statistics) (Part 2) by Treatment Group and Gender - cont'd

* p. probability relative to Vehicle control

b ns, not significant

' Mean within normal range

Table 28 A. Dosing Calculations and Body Weights, days 1 - 5 (anatabine)

Dose day I day 2 day 3 day 4 day S time

Dose day 1 day 2 day 3 day 4 day 4

B.W. volume B. W. B. W. B. W. B. W. B. W.

Group Rat M/F (S) (mL) time GO (g) (g) (g) (g)

C-l 1 M 239 1.2 10:58 242.7 248.9 261.1 275.7 282.3

Anatabine 2 M 241 1.2 11.00 251.4 259.7 269.1 286.0 287.6

0.75

mgkg 3 M 229 1.15 11:02 231.9 240.0 252.0 268.0 269.9

C-2 4 223 1.13 11:04 226.8 232.1 243.0 256.3 262.0

5 M 240 1.2 11:06 239.8 247.2 256.1 271.2 275.7.

C-3 6 F 214 1.08 11:01 208.9 206.2 214.0 230.0 225.4

7 F 206 1.03 11:02 207.7 210.0 214.0 214.7 219.3

8 F 215 1.08 11:03 219.1 225.5 224.8 232.4 237.1

C-4 9 F 207 1.03 11:05 196.7 210.0 213.6 222.1 220.8

10 F 212 1.05 11:06 199.5 210.1 210.8 220.0 227.6

D-l 1 M 230 1.15 11:07 234.0 240.4 258.4 244.4 286.3

Anatabine 2 M 248 1.25 11:21 242.6 254.0 267.9 255.1 268.1

1.5 mg/kg 3 M 228 1.15 11:23 231.0 240.3 252.5 247.3 269.8

D-2 4 M 239 1.2 11:26 245.3 257.0 272.5 290.2 295.8

5 M 227 1.15 11:28 227.8 237.3 250.1 262.0 270.5

D-3 6 F 216 1.08 11:08 213.9 212.0 220.0 226.2 ^' 228.0

7 F 206 1.03 11:09 204.0 206.2 210.3 216.8 217.5

8 F 219 1.1 11:20 219.6 221.6 224.3 234.7 230.9

D-4 9 F 231 1.15 11:22 229.5 233.9 237.0 248.1 247.5

10 F 206 1.03 11:23 206.1 208.6 211.4 221.8 218.9

Table 28B. Dosing Calculations and Body Weights, days 6-12 (anatabine)

day 6 day 7 day 8 day 9 day 10 day 11 day 12

B W. B. W B VV B. \V. B. W. B. W. B W

Group Rat M/F (g) (g) (B) (g) (S) (g) (g)

C-l 1 M 282.4 294.5 300.0 307.6 317.2 3346 327.6

Anatabine 2 M 287.6 302.9 3106 319.8 331.9 3398 325.4

0.75

mg/1g 3 M 268.2 281.8 293.4 298.8 307.9 329.4 322.5

C-2 4 M 268.2 274.1 284.2 296.2 303.8 316.1 324.8

5 ^•M 281.3 287.1 292.0 298.5 3068 321.9 331 1

C-3 6 F 224.4 227.4 232.0 237.3 239.3 250.9 249.7

7 F 217.8 223 220.0 226.3 232.2 239.1 233.5

8 F 236.2 243.2 243.0 247.6 252.7 268.8 259.6

C-4 9 F 214.7 222 224.6 229.1 230.9 240.9 241.6

10 F 221.4 219.3 227.4 230.6 233.5 244.1 247.9

D-l 1 M 279.1 292 300.0 302.1 3171 333.0 341.1

Anatabine 2 M 296.9 305.6 319.0 323.1 331.8 3596 360,3

1.5 mg/kg 3 M 280.4 288.2 298.4 303.8 318.3 335.4 327.9

D-2 4 M 302.3 316.7 326.0 337.3 347.0 3695 380,4

5 M 274.8 283.5 297.0 301 9 310.0 332.6 336.3

D-3 6 F 221.2 229 229.6 232.8 232.8 242.1 236,9

7 F 204.6 208.1 216.4 218.7 229.0 233.0 227.4

8 F 229.3 235.7 244.0 243.9 252.1 259.7 257.1

D-4 9 F 246 249.9 256.7 258.3 260.9 266.9 276.3

10 F 216.9 224 225.0 225.8 234.5 243.5 240.9

Table 28C. Dosing Calculations axid Body Weights, days 13-14 (anatabine)

day 13 day 14

B-2 4 M 334.4 353.5

5 M 360 373.8

B-3 6 F 271.8 272.7

7 F 244 248.5

8 F 241 243.9

B-4 9 F 242.1 255.6

10 F 244 239.2

day 13 day 14

Table 28D Dosing Calculations and Body Weights, days 1 -5 (nicot

Dose day I day 3 day 4 day 5

B W B W B W B W B W

Group Rat M/F volume (ml) time fe)

Table 28E- Dosing Calculations and Body Weights, days 6- 12 (nicot day 6 day 7 day 8 day 9 day 10 day 1 1 day 12 B W B W B W B W B W B W B W

Table 28F. Dosing Calculations and Body Weights, days 1 3- 14 (nicotine)

day 1 3 day 14

Table 29A: Average Daily Food Consumption per Rat (grams)

Analabine

- ■ 1 m /k C - 0,75 m /k D^■ I m /k

Table 29B : Average Daily Food Consumption per Rat (grams)

E- Nicotine 0.75 mg/kg

Table 30. Hematologv/Coagulalion Parameters : Normal Ranges in the Rat

Table 31. Hematology Parameters

Hematology Parameters

RETICULOCYTE PLATELET WBC RBC HGB HCT MCV MCH CHC COlf T COUNT

Animal Dose

ID Sex (mg/kg) x lO'pL x lO pL gm/dL % U³ UUG /o % x lO'/pL

Al M 0 9.4 733 14.5 436 60 19.7 331 46 1494

A2 M 0 118 722 15.1 449 62 209 336 61 1124

A3 0 12.2 7.26 15.4 45.5 63 212 33.9 68 1088

A4 M 0 99 7.69 158 47.8 62 205 33 59 TNP'

A5 M 0 94 713 152 45.4 64 21 3 334 73 1443

A6 F 0 58 84 183 51 61 217 358 56 1500

A7 F 0 116 72 156 45 63 216 346 3.4 1057

A8 F 0 12 735 152 443 60 206 342 6.3 1263

A9 F 0 7 871 181 53.5 61 208 338 47 986

A10 F 0 101 716 146 427 60 204 343 52 1186

Bl 01 23.5 805 17.6 52.1 65 21.9 338 61 701

B2 01 15 738 155 457 62 21 1 34 54 1339

B3 M 01 11 1 74 16.1 475 64 21.8 34 47 1601

B4 01 13.2 742 152 45 61 205 338 56 1107

B5 M 01 15.4 696 145 453 65 208 32 59 1495

B6 F 01 4.7 7.7 158 467 61 20.5 338 48 1145

B7 F 01 107 871 17 51 59 196 332 54 TNP¹

B8 F 01 8 7.1 148 44 62 209 336 61 TNP'

B9 F 01 14 706 146 431 61 208 34 37 1029

BIO F 01 92 822 158 468 57 192 337 24 818

Hematology Parameters

RETICIILOCVTE PLATELET

Anatabine WBC RBC HGB HCT MCV MCH MCHC COUNT COUNT

Animal Dose

ID Sex (mgkg) x IO^J/pL x ΙΟ'/μί gm/dL % U^J DUG % % x lO'/pL

CI 075 99 8.23 168 496 60 20.3 33.8 36 1446

C2 075 11 1 7.51 158 455 61 21 347 42 1478

C3 075 221 7.63 168 484 63 22 347 41 1327

C4 M 075 7.5 623 131 392 63 21.1 33.5 47 TNP'

C5 075 99 773 15.4 463 60 199 33.2 53 1052

C6 F 075 135 7.42 15 447 60 20.2 33.6 34 653

C7 F 075 14.5 7.78 14.9 43.9 56 192 34.1 18 1475

C8 F 075 109 711 151 44.2 62 21.2 34.2 32 1304

C9 F 075 8 7.58 156 454 60 205 343 38 1540

CIO F 075 48 781 162 47.6 61 208 341 41 1376

Dl M 15 124 782 158 48 62 202 32.9 44 TNP2

D2 M 1 5 153 743 154 461 62 207 334 3.3 1350

D3 M 15 84 749 161 485 65 21 5 331 36 1407

D4 M 15 13 716 146 43 1 60 20.4 338 51 1274

D5 M 15 164 7.37 15 448 61 204 336 4.8 859

D6 F 15 64 817 158 471 58 193 336 32 1399

D7 F 1 5 7 777 151 459 59 194 328 28 1346

D8 F 1 5 121 765 148 44.3 58 19.3 334 46 1312

D9 F 15 10.9 801 159 48.2 60 198 32.9 34 228

DIO F 15 95 705 14.2 41.4 59 20.2 34.4 21 1352

Hematology Parameters

RETICULOCYTE PLATELET

Anatabine WBC RBC HGB HCT MCV MCH CHC COUNT COUNT

Animal Dose

ID Sex <mgkg) x l0'/μL· x Ιθ'/μί gm/dL % V' HUG /o % x lO pL

El M 075' 92 743 152 456 61 205 334 43 1458

E2 M 075' 136 761 159 462 61 208 344 48 1343

E3 075' 82 826 168 50 61 204 337 56 1366

E5 075' 146 704 153 445 63 217 343 61 1256

E6 F 075' 112 825 162 477 58 196 34 58 1539

E9 F 075' 67 741 152 442 60 205 344 49 1187

EIO F 075' 127 836 165 483 58 197 341 45 TNP²

1 Dose is 075 mgkg nicotine

2 TNP Test not performed due to clot in EDTA tube

Hematology Parameters

Anatabine NEUTROPHIL SEG LYMPHOCYTE MONOCYTE EOSINOPHIL BASOPHIL PLATELET EST POLVCHROMASIA ANISOCYTOSIS

Animal ID Sex Dose (mg/kg) % % % % %

A l M 0 9 90 1 0 0 ADEQUATE SLIGHT SLIGHT

A2 M 0 9 87 4 0 0 ADEQUATE SLIGHT SLIGHT

A3 0 12 88 0 0 0 ADEQUATE SLIGHT SLIGHT

A4 M 0 6 93 1 0 0 DECREASED SLIGHT SLIGHT

AS M 0 8 90 2 0 0 ADEQUATE SLIGHT SLIGHT

A6 F 0 9 89 2 0 0 INCREASED SLIGHT SLIGHT

A7 F 0 12 86 2 0 0 ADEQUATE SLIGHT SLIGHT

A8 F 0 14 84 2 0 0 ADEQUATE DNR DNR

A9 F 0 12 86 2 0 0 ADEQUATE SLIGHT SLIGHT

A10 F 0 16 81 3 0 0 ADEQUATE SLIGHT SLIGHT

B l M 0 1 12 87 1 0 0 ADEQUATE SLIGHT SLIGHT

B2 0 1 3 94 3 0 0 ADEQUATE SLIGHT SLIGHT

B3 M 0 1 7 90 3 0 0 INCREASED SLIGHT SLIGHT

B4 M 0 1 10 87 2 1 0 ADEQUATE SLIGHT SLIGHT

B5 M 0 1 1 1 88 1 0 0 ADEQUATE SLIGHT SLIGHT

B6 F 0 1 8 89 3 0 0 ADEQUATE SLIGHT SLIGHT

B7 F 1) 1 8 90 2 0 0 ADEQUATE SLIGHT SLIGHT

B8 F 0 1 7 91 2 0 0 DECREASED SLIGHT SLIGHT

B9 F 0 1 6 93 1 0 0 ADEQUATE SLIGHT SLIGHT

B !O F 0 1 1 1 88 1 0 0 ADEQUATE SLIGHT SLIGHT

DNR Did no! report - insufficient sample

Hematology Parameters

Anatabine EUTROPHIL SEG LYMPHOCYTE MONOCYTE EOSINOPHIL BASOPHIL PLATELET EST POLYCHROMASIA ANISOCYTOSIS

Animal ID Sex Dose (mg/kg) % % % % %

C I 0 75 1 3 86 1 0 0 ADEQUATE SLIGHT SLIGHT

C2 M 0 75 10 89 1 0 0 ADEQUATE SLIGHT SLIGHT

C3 M 0 75 6 92 2 0 0 ADEQUATE SLIGHT SLIGHT

C4 M 0 75 10 89 1 0 0 DECREASED SLIGHT SLIGHT

CS M 0 75 10 88 2 0 0 ADEQUATE DNR DNR

C6 F 0 75 6 93 1 0 0 ADEQUATE SLIGHT SLIGHT

C7 F 0 75 12 87 1 0 0 ADEQUATE SLIGHT SLIGHT

C8 F 0 75 9 91 0 0 0 ADEQUATE SLIGHT SLIGHT

C9 F 0 75 9 89 2 0 0 INCREASED SLIGHT SLIGHT

C I O F 0 75 7 93 0 0 0 ADEQUATE SLIGHT SLIGHT

Dl 1 5 20 77 3 0 0 DECREASED SLIGHT SLIGHT

D2 M 1 5 6 93 1 0 0 ADEQUATE SLIGHT SLIGHT

D3 M 1 5 12 86 2 0 0 ADEQUATE SLIGHT SLIGHT

D4 M 1 5 25 74 1 0 0 ADEQUATE SLIGHT SLIGHT

D5 M 1 5 10 89 1 0 0 ADEQUATE SLIGHT SLIGHT

D6 F 1 5 1 1 88 1 0 0 ADEQUATE SLIGHT SLIGHT

D7 F 1 5 1 3 87 0 0 0 ADEQUATE SLIGHT SLIGHT

D8 F 1 5 20 80 0 0 0 ADEQUATE SLIGHT SLIGHT

D9 F 1 5 10 89 1 0 0 ADEQUATE SLIGHT SLIGHT

D10 F 1 5 9 89 2 0 0 ADEQUATE SLIGHT SLIGHT

DNR Did not report- insufficient sample

Hematology Parameters

Anatabine NEUTROPHIL SEG LYMPHOCYTE MONOCYTE EOSINOPHIL BASOPHIL PLATELET EST POLYCHROMASIA ANISOCYTOSIS

E l M 0 75' 12 86 2 0 0 ADEQUATE SLIGHT SLIGHT

E2 M 0 75' 1 1 87 2 0 0 ADEQUATE SLIGHT SLIGHT

E3 M 0 75' 16 80 4 0 0 ADEQUATE SLIGHT SLIGHT

E5 0 75' 8 1 2 0 0 ADEQUATE SLIGHT SLIGHT

E6 F 0 75' 15 83 2 0 0 INCREASED SLIGHT SLIGHT

E<3 F 0 75' 12 87 1 0 0 ADEQUATE SLIGHT SLIGHT

E10 F 0 75' 1 1 89 0 0 0 DECREASED SLIGHT SLIGHT

I Dose is 0 75 mg kg nicotine

Table 32. Clinical Chemistr Parameters: Normal Ranges in the Rat

Table 33. Clinical Chemistry Parameters

Clinical Chemistry Parameters

Anatabine CREATININE CHOLESTEROL GLUCOSE CALCIUM PHOSPHORUS CHLORIDE POTASSIUM SQDItlM RATIO

Animal Dose

ID Sex (mg/kg) mg/dL mg/dL mg/dL mg/dL mg/dL mEq/L mEq/L mEqL

Al M 0 03 54 183 12.3 109 97 68 144 1.2

A2 M 0 0.4 62 215 12.1 11 97 61 145 1.2

A3 0 04 60 217 12.2 108 99 6.2 147 1.2

A4 0 03 65 302 124 11.4 100 63 145 1.3

AS M 0 04 59 193 116 10 100 61 146 1.2

A6 F 0 04 85 205 119 10 100 55 145 1 1

A7 F 0 0.4 72 176 11 3 9 99 55 1 6 1 1

A8 F 0 04 56 206 114 91 100 58 146 12

A9 F 0 04 64 197 116 89 100 67 146 13

AIO F 0 05 60 207 121 83 100 61 145 12

Bl 01 04 65 258 127 103 98 59 148 12

B2 01 04 64 219 118 10.3 97 65 144 1.2

B3 01 0.4 75 214 119 112 99 66 146 1.1

B4 M 01 03 56 194 118 11 5 97 69 147 1

B5 M 01 03 76 210 11.8 108 99 61 146 1.2

B6 F 01 04 90 224 12 85 99 5.4 147 12

B7 F 01 05 74 170 11.4 8.2 102 63 148 13

B8 F 01 05 65 227 119 74 102 52 148 12

B9 F 01 0.4 66 220 124 85 97 55 145 1.2

BIO F 01 04 87 197 10.9 78 101 67 146 1.2

Anatabine CREATININE CHOLESTEROL GLUCOSE CALCIUM HOSPHORUS CHLORIDE POTASSIUM SODIUM RATH

Animal Dose

ID Sex (mg/kg) mg/dL mg/dL mg/dL mg/dL mg/dL mEq/L mEq/L mEq/L

CI M 075 04 69 211 123 11 98 63 148 12

C2 M 075 04 60 222 12.2 107 99 63 146 12

C3 075 03 54 219 118 10 100 5.4 147 1.2

C4 M 075 03 62 160 11.5 106 99 6 150 1.2

C5 075 04 69 198 124 123 97 66 148 12

C6 F 075 0.5 66 237 118 97 97 5.5 145 13

C7 F 0.75 04 64 247 11.3 77 96 59 144 13

C8 F 075 04 63 192 11.6 96 99 6 145 12

C9 F 0.75 04 69 211 12.1 9.2 97 57 144 1.2

CIO F 075 05 87 217 11.6 7 101 63 147 1.2

Dl M 1 5 0.4 57 209 122 109 99 7.2 146 12

D2 M 15 04 68 204 11 96 100 54 149 13

D3 1 5 04 64 207 122 116 99 63 148 13

D4 1 5 03 64 196 121 116 100 5.3 149 12

DS 1 5 03 59 212 11.9 11.3 101 59 147 12

D6 F 15 04 68 196 118 84 102 61 148 13

D7 F 15 04 78 173 116 85 100 63 147 12

D8 F 15 0.4 81 192 113 72 101 52 148 12

D9 F 1 5 04 67 193 112 86 98 5 147 12

D10 F 15 04 56 188 109 85 103 61 146 1 3

Clinical Chemistry Parameters

A/G

Anatabine CREATININE CHOLESTEROL GLUCOSE CALCIUM PHOSPHORUS CHLORIDE POTASSIUM SODIUM RATIO

Animal Dose

ID Sex (mg/kg) mg/dL mgdL mg/dL mg/dL mg/dL mEq/L mEq/L mEq/L

El M 0.75' 03 53 199 11.1 105 100 67 147 1 1

E2 M 0.75' 03 71 204 11 1 104 99 6 148 1

E3 0.75' 0.4 55 213 11 96 99 56 146 1 1

E5 M 0.75' 04 65 188 11 11 101 65 146 1

E6 F 0.75' 05 76 299 11 1 88 97 68 144 I I

E9 F 0.75' 04 71 196 112 91 99 62 144 1

E10 F 075' 04 48 221 108 72 100 58 147 1

1 Dose is 075 mg/kg nicotine

Table 34. Coagulation Parameters

Coagulation Parameters

Analabine ACTIVE PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME PROTHROMBIN TIME

Dose

ID Sex (rog/kg> seconds seconds

Al M 0 33.5 133

A 2 M 0 31.7 133

A3 M 0 29.6 125

A 4 M 0 30.4 123

A 5 M 0 34.9 13 1

A6 F 0 36.7 128

A 7 F 0 36.2 12.7

A8 F 0 40.6 13.2

A9 F 0 34.5 12.5

A 10 F 0 29.2 12.5

Bl M 01 34.9 136

B2 M 01 36.4 134

B3 M 01 29.6 12.5

B4 M 01 28.9 12.3

B5 M 0.1 32 12.1

B6 F 01 31.1 12.3

B7 F 01 34.2 11 3

B8 F 01 26 12.2

B9 F 01 26.7 123

BIO F 0.1 28.9 12.3

Coagulation Parameters

Anatabine ACTIVE PARTIAL TH OMBOPLASTIN TIME PROTHROMBIN TIME

Animal Dose

ID Sex (mg/kfi) seconds seconds

CI 0.75 39.7 124

C2 M 0.75 43.9 12 1

C3 M 0.75 27.9 12 1

C4 M 0.75 50.4 179

C5 M 0.75 31.7 12 1

C6 F 0.75 314 11

C7 F 0.75 32.5 12 1

C8 F 0.75 31 5 116

C9 F 0.75 32.7 11

CIO F 0.75 38.2 23.8

Dl M 1 5 341 138

D2 M 1 5 338 13 1

D3 M 1.5 28.3 129

D4 M 1.5 27.9 12.9

D5 M 1.5 291 135

D6 F 1.5 37.2 13.2

D7 F 1.5 31.7 132

D8 F 1 5 29.3 13

D9 F 1 5 32.3 136

DIO F 1 5 32 133

Coagulation Paramelers

Ana!abine ACTIVE PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME PROTHROMBIN TIME

Animal Dose

El M 0.75' 15 13.8

E2 M 0.75' 16.3 132

E3 M 0.75' 17.6 14.2

E5 M 0.75' 16.2 13

E6 F 0.75' 18.7 13.9

E9 F 0.75' 15 14.2

UNABLE TO ΟΒΤΑΓΝ UNABLE TO OBTAIN RESULTS DUE TO FIBRIN RESULTS DUE TO CLOTS FIBRIN CLOTS

I Dose is 075 mg/kg nicotine

Table 35. Urinalysis Results

Anatabin

Urinalysis

Animal Se Dose VOLUM CLARIT SPEC UROBILINOCE BILIRUBI

ID x (mg/kg) E COLOR V GRAVITY PROTEIN GLUCOSE KETONES N N BLOOD

YELLO NEGATIV NEGATIV

A l M • 0 5 mL W HAZY I 046 7 TRACE E NORMAL NEGATI VE E

YELLO NEGATIV NEGATIV

A2 M ^• 0 5 mL W HAZY 1 046 7 TRACE E 1 + NORMAL NEGATIVE E

YELLO NEGATIV NEGATIV

A3 - 0 5 mL W HAZY I 046 7 5 TRACE E NORMAL 1 + E

YELLO NEGATIV NEGATI V

A4 M 0 5 mL W HAZY I 031 7 5 TRACE E E NORMAL NEGATI VE 2+

YELLO NEGATIV NEGATIV

A5 M Ό 5 mL W HAZY 1 026 7 5 TRACE E E NORMAL NEGATI VE TRACE

YELLO NEGATI V NEGATIV

A6 F ' lI S mL W HAZY I 034 6 5 TRACE E E NORMAL NEGATIVE TRACE

YELLO NEGATIV NEGATIV

A7 F -0 5 mL W HAZY I 034 7 TRACE E E NORMAL NEGATIVE TRACE

YELLO NEGATIV NEGATIV NEGATIV

Ag F - 0 5 mL W HAZY 1 024 8 5 A E E NORMAL NEGATIVE E

YELLO NEGATIV NEGATIV NEGATIV

A9 F - 0 5 mL W HAZY 1 021 1 + E E NORMAL NEGATIVE E

YELLO NEGATIV NEGATIV

A 10 F ^• 0 25 mL W HAZY 1 047 A E E NORMAL NEGATIVE TRACE

YELLO NEGATIV

B l M 0 I ^• 0 5 mL W HAZY I 027 8 5 TRACE E 1 + NORMAL NEGATIVE TRACE

DN

B2 M 0 I A DNR DNR DNR R DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR

YELLO NEGATIV NEGATIV

B3 M 0 I ^• 0 5 mL W HAZY I 039 7 5 TRACE E E NORMAL NEGATIVE TRACE

YELLO NEGATIV NEGATIV NEGATIV

B4 M 0 I ^• 0 5 mL W HAZY I 027 7 E E 1 + NORMAL NEGATI VE E

YELLO NEGATIV

B5 M 0 I ^• 0 5 mL W HAZY I 048 7 5 TRACE E 1 + NORMAL NEGATIVE 1 +

YELLO NEGATIV NEGATIV NEGATIV

B6 F 0 I - 0 mL W HAZY 1 039 7 5 A E E NORMAL NEGATIVE E

YELLO NEGATI V

B7 F 0 I ^• 0 5 mL W HAZY I 036 7 5 A E 1 + NORMAL NEGATI VE TRACE B8 F 0 I 0 5 mL YELLO HAZY I 045 7 NEGATIV NEGATIV 1 + NORMAL 1 + NEGATIV

W E E t

YELLO NEGATIV NEGATIV NEGATIV NEGATIV

B9 F 0 1 O S W HAZY 1 17 8 E E E NORMAL NEGATIVE E

DN

B IO F 0 I A DNR DNR DNR R DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR

DNR - did not report - insufficient sample

A Sample quantify was not sufficient for complete testing

Anatabm

Urinalysis

Animal Se Dose VOLUM CLARIT SPEC liROBILINOGE BILIRUBI

IP » (mg/kg> E COLOR Y GRAVITY PROTEIN GLUCOSE KETONES N N BLOOD ci M 0 75 No Urine Sample Submitted

YELLO NEGATIV

C2 0 75 5 mL W HAZY I 05 7 TRACE E 1 + NORMAL NEGATIVE TRACE

YELLO NEGATIV NEGATIV

C3 M 0 75 ^O 5 ml W HAZY I 051 7 TRACE E 1 + NORMAL NEGATIVE E

YELLO NEGATIV NEGATI V NEGATIV

C4 M 0 75 ^• 0 5 mL W HAZY I 043 8 TRACE E E NORMAL 1 + E

YELLO NEGATIV NEGATIV

cs 0 75 ^• 0 5 mL W HAZY I 049 7 TRACE E 1 + NORMAL NEGATIVE E

YELLO NEGATIV NEGATIV

C6 F 0 75 Ό 5 mL W HAZY I 016 7 5 A E E NORMAL NEGATIVE 3+

YF.LLO NEGATIV NEGATIV

C7 F 0 75 ·^> 0 5 mL W HAZY I 039 6 A E E NORMAL NEGATIVE TRACE

YELLO NEGATIV NEGATIV

C8 F 0 75 -Ό 5 mL W HAZY I 036 8 A E 1 + NORMAL NEGATIVE E

YELLO DN NEGATIV

C9 F 0 75 <0 25 mL W HAZY A R DNR E 1 + DNR NEGATIVE DNR

YELLO NEGATIV NEGATIV C IO F 0 75 • 0 5 mL W HAZY I 014 8 1 + E E NORMAL NEGATI VE 2+

YELLO NEGATIV

Dl M I 5 ^• 0 25 mL W HAZY I 031 8 A E 1 + NORMAL NEGATIVE 2+

NEGATIV

D2 M I 5 Ό 5 mL STRAW CLOUDY I 034 7 5 A E 1 + NORMAL NEGATIVE 2+

YELLO NEGATIV

D3 M 1 5 ^• 0 25 mL W HAZY I 034 7 5 A E 1 + NORMAL NEGATIVE 2+

YELLO NEGATIV

D4 1 <d 5 mL W HAZY 1 045 7 5 2+ E 1 + NORMAL NEGATIVE 2+

YELLO NEGATIV NEGATIV

D5 M 1 5 <0 5 mL \V HAZY 1 047 8 5 TRACE E 1 + NORMAL NEGATIVE E

YELLO NEGATI V NEGATIV

D6 F I 5 - 0 5 mL W HAZY I 039 8 1 + E NORMAL NEGATIVE TRACE

YELLO NEGATI V NEGATI V NEGATIV

D7 F I 5 ^• 0 5 mL W HAZY I 038 8 5 E E 1 + NORMAL NEGATIVE E D8 F I 5 ^• 0 5 mL YELLO HAZY 1 039 7 NEGATIV NEGATI V NEGATIV NORMAL NEGATIVE NEGATIV

W E E

F 1 5 No Urine Sample Submitted

D10 F 1 5 No Urine Sample Submitted

DNR - did not report - insufficient sample

A Sample quantity was not sufficient for complete testing

Anatabine Urinalysis

Animal Dose SPEC

ID Sex (me/kg) VOLUME COLOR CLARITY GRAVITY pH PROTEIN GLUCOSE KETONES UROBILINOGEN BILIRUBIN BLOOD

E l M 0 75' < 0 5 mL YELLOW HAZY 1 054 6 NEGATIVE NEGATIVE NEGATIVE NORMAL NEGATIVE NEGATIVE

E2 M 0 75' < 0 5 mL YELLOW HAZY 1 058 6 5 TRACE NEGATIVE NEGATIVE NORMAL NEGATIVE 1 +

E3 M 0 75' No Urine Sample Submitted

E5 M 0 75' - 0 5 mL YELLOW HAZY 1 046 7 NEGATIVE NEGATIVE NEGATIVE NORMAL NEGATIVE NEGATIVE

E6 F 0 75' I 0UL YELLOW HAZY 1 047 6 5 NEGATIVE NEGATIVE NEGATIVE NORMAL NEGATIVE 2+

E°- F 0 75' <0 5 mL YELLOW HAZY 1 052 7 5 NEGATIVE NEGATIVE NEGATIVE NORMAL NEGATIVE NEGATIVE

E 10 F 0 75' No Urine Sample Submitted

I Dose is 0 75 mg/kg nicotine

A Sample quantity was not sufficient for complete testing, DNR did not report due to insufficient sample

Table 36. Tissue Collection Weights (g)

Tissue

Thymus

Heart

Lungs

Thyroid/ para

thyroid

Liver

Adrenals

Kidneys

Spleen

Small intestine

Prostate

Testes

Brain

Pituitary

Marrow

Group A Vehicle (Females)

8

Tissue

Thymus

Heart

Lungs

Thyroid/

para thyroid

Liver

Adrenals

Kidneys

Spleen

Small

intestine

Ovaries/

uterus

Brain

Pituitary

Marrow

Group B: Anatabine 0.1 m /k Males)

Tissue

Thymus

Heart

Lungs

Thyroid/

para thyroid

Liver

Adrenals

Kidneys

Spleen

Small

intestine

Prostate

Testes

Brain

Pituitary

Marrow

Group B: AnatabineO.l mg/kg (Females)

8

Tissue

Thymus

Heart

Lungs

Thyroid/

para thyroid

Liver

Adrenals

Kidneys

Spleen

Small

intestine

Ovaries/

uterus

Brain

Pituitary

Marrow

Group C: Anatabine 0.75 mg/kg (Males)

Tissue

Thymus

Heart

Lungs

Thyroid/

para thyroid

Liver

Adrenals

Kidneys

Spleen

Small

intestine

Prostate

Testes

Brain

Pituitary

Marrow

Group C: Anatabine 0.75 mg/kg (Females)

8

Tissue

Thymus

Heart

Lungs

Thyroid/

para thyroid

Liver

Adrenals

Kidneys

Spleen

Small

intestine

Ovaries/

uterus

Brain

Pituitary

Marrow

Group D: Anatabine 1.5 mg/kg (Males)

Tissue

Thymus

Heart

Lungs

Thyroid/

para thyroid

Liver

Adrenals

Kidneys

Spleen

Small

intestine

Prostate

Testes

Brain

Pituitary

Marrow

Group D: Anatabine 1.5 mg/kg (Females)

8

Tissue

Thymus

Heart

Lungs

Thyroid/

para thyroid

Liver

Adrenals

Kidneys

Spleen

Small

intestine

Ovaries/

uterus

Brain

Pituitary

Marrow

Group E: Nicotin e 0.75 mg/kg (Mai es)

Tissue

Thymus

Heart

Lungs

Thyroid/

para thyroid

Liver

Adrenals

Kidneys

Spleen

Small

intestine

Prostate

Testes

Brain

Pituitary

Marrow

Group E: Nicotine 0.75 m /kg (Females)

10

Tissue

Thymus

Heart

Lungs

Thyroid/ para thyroid

Liver

Adrenals

Kidneys

Spleen

Small intestine

Ovaries/ uterus

Brain

Pituitary

Marrow

Table 37. Dosing solutions

Table 38. Dosing

Table 40. Calibration Curve Concentrations

Table 41. LC/MSIVIS ionization conditions and identity of parent and product ions.

Table 42. Limits of Detection and Calibration Curves

Table 43. Dosing Solution Analysis

Table 44. Comparison of pharmacokinetic parameters (T_max, C_{p, m3I} and C_p. _min) between male and female rats in each of the two treatment groups.

Table 45. Comparison of pharmacokinetic parameters (C_{p mi} and C_p.„„„) over time for male and female rats in each of the two treatment groups_.

Table 46. Comparison of pharmacokinetic parameters (AUCo-«„ t , »→<», tm. terminal* MTTo_» and MATo-,*) between male and female rats in each of the two treatment groups.

Table 47. Comparison of pharmacokinetic parameters (AUCo- *,, t_tf2. a→4, 11/2. lemuoaii MTTo-^ nd ATo-^) between treatment groups.

Table 48. Comparison of pharmacokinetic parameters (t_iri. (y→4, MTTo-^ and MATo_»4) between male and female rats in both treatment groups, combined, and all data combined.

Table SO. Measured Concenlralions of Anatabine in Rat Plasma Samples at Each Time Point

270 26

300 22

475 19

540 43

600 34

720 19

1440 <LOQ

30 34

60 29

235 4

270 14

300 18A female

475 7

540 24

600 12

720 18

1440 <LOQ

30 34

60 33

235 18

270 11

300 31B female

475 7

540 44

600 18

720 15

1440 <LOQ

30 42

60 47

235 6

270 17C female 300 25

475 6

540 29

600 20

720 7 1440 <LOQ

30 38

60 25

235 13

270 51

300 44D female

475 10

540 29

600 45

720 15

1440 <LOQ

30 298

60 153

235 84

270 131

300 312A male

475 82

540 223

600 269

720 133

1440 12

30 288

60 106

235 46

270 236

300 232B male

475 79

540 214

600 173

720 401

1440 <LOQ

30 269

60 272C male 235 63

270 364

300 116 475 97

540 290

600 130

720 137

1440 42

30 116

60 116

235 105

270 309

300 202D male

475 114

540 173

600 150

720 71

1440 36

30 245

60 81

235 75

270 237

300 216 A female

475 144

540 231

600 197

720 186

1440 42

30 78

60 95

235 36

270 324

300 97B female

475 219

540 314

600 207

720 165

1440 8C female 30 218 60 127

235 23

270 273

300 191

475 178

540 369

600 480

720 244

1440 36

30 98

60 165

235 72

270 350

300 414

4D female

475 179

540 474

600 288

720 217

1440 <LOQ

Table 51. Mean Concentrations and Descriptive Statistics of Anatabine in Plasma Samples at Each Time Point

Claims

A method of reducing a symptom of a disorder in an individual, wherein the disorder selected from the group consisting of Autism Spectrum Disorders and seizure disorders, comprising administering to the individual a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutical ly effective dose of an isolated form of a compound of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

Formula I wherein :

R represents hydrogen or C| - C5 alk I; R' represents hydrogen or C| - C7 alky I ; X represents halogen or C | - C? alky I ; the dotted line within the piperidine ring represents a carbon/carbon or

carbon/nitrogen double bond within that ring, or two conjugated double bonds within that ring; wherein one of the two conjugated double bonds is a carbon/nitrogen double bond, or both of the conjugated double bonds are carbon/carbon double bonds;

wherein when a carbon/nitrogen double bond is present, R is absent; and either (i) "a" is an integer ranging from 1 -4 and "b" is an integer ranging from 0-8, or (i i) "a" is an integer ranging from 0-4 and "b" is an integer ranging from 1 -8; and when a carbon/nitrogen double bond is not present, R is present; "a" is an integer ranging from 0-4 and "b" is an integer ranging from 0-8.

2. A method of reducing a risk in an individual of developing a disorder, wherein the disorder is selected from the group consisting of Autism Spectrum Disorders and seizure disorders, comprising administering to the individual a composition comprising a therapeutical ly effective dose of an isolated form of a compound of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

Formula I wherein:

R represents hydrogen or C | - C$ alky l; R' represents hydrogen or Ci - C7 alkyl; X represents halogen or C_\ alkyl ; the dotted line within the piperidine ring represents a carbon/carbon or

carbon/nitrogen double bond within that ring, or two conjugated double bonds within that ring; wherein one of the two conjugated double bonds is a carbon/nitrogen double bond, or both of the conjugated double bonds are carbon/carbon double bonds;

wherein when a carbon/nitrogen double bond is present, R is absent; and either (i) "a" is an integer ranging from I -4 and ^l'b" is an integer ranging from 0-8, or (ii) "a" is an integer ranging from 0-4 and "b" is an integer ranging from 1 -8; and when a carbon/nitrogen double bond is not present, R is present; "a" is an integer ranging from 0-4 and "b" is an integer ranging from 0-8.

3. The method of claim I or claim 2 wherein the disorder is an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the ASD is autism.

5. The method of claim 3 wherein the ASD is Asperger^'s syndrome.

6. The method of claim 3 wherein the ASD is Rett syndrome.

7. The method of claim 3 wherein the ASD is childhood disintegrative disorder.

8. The method of claim 3 wherein the ASD is atypical autism ("pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified," PDD-NOS).

9. The method of claim I or claim 2 wherein the disorder is a seizure disorder.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the seizure disorder is epilepsy

1 1 . The method of claim 9 w herein the seizure disorder comprises a generalized seizure.

12. The method of claim 9 wherein the seizure disorder comprises a partial seizure.

1 3. The method of any of claims 1 - 12 wherein the compound of Formula I is present as a racemic mixture.

14. The method of any of claims 1 - 12 wherein the compound of Formula I is present as an isolated enantiomer of Formula I A :

Formula IA.

1 5. The method of any of claims 1 - 12 wherein the compound of Formula I is present as an isolated enantiomer of Formula I B :

Formula I B.

16. The method of any of claims 1 - 1 5 w herein the compound is anatabine.

1 7. The method of any of claims 1 - 1 5 wherein the composition comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of anatabine.

1 8. The method of any of claims 1 - 1 5 wherein the compound is S-(-)-anatabine.

19. The method of any of claims 1 - 1 5 wherein the composition comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of S-(-)-anatabine.

20. The method of any of claims 1 - 19 wherein the dose is an extended release formulation.

21 . The method of any of claims I -20 wherein the dose is from about 0. 1 to about 1 .5 mg/kg body weight.

22. Use of an isolated form of a compound of Formula I in the manufacture of a medicament for reducing a symptom in an individual of a disorder selected from the group consisting of Autism Spectrum Disorders and seizure disorders.

23. An isolated form of a compound of Formula I for use in a method of reducing a symptom in an individual of a disorder selected from the group consisting of Autism Spectrum Disorders and seizure disorders.

24. The use of claim 22 or the isolated form of a compound of c laim 23 wherein the disorder is an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

25. The use or the isolated form of a compound of claim 24 wherein the AS D is selected from the group consisting of autism, Asperger' s syndrome, Rett syndrome, childhood disintegrati ve disorder, and aty pical autism ("pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise speci fied," PDD-NOS).

26. The use of clai m 22 or the isolated form of a compound of c laim 23 wherein the disorder is a seizure disorder.

27. The use or the isolated form of a compound of claim 26 wherein the seizure disorder is epi lepsy .

28. The use or the isolated form of a compound of c laim 26 wherein the seizure disorder comprises a generalized seizure or a partial seizure.

29. The use or the isolated form of a compound of any of c laims 22-28 w herein the compound of Formula I is present as a racemic mixture.

30. The use or the isolated form of a compound of any of clai ms 22-28 wherein the compound of Formula I is present as an isolated enantiomer of Formula IA :

Formula IA.

3 I . The use or the isolated form of a compound of any of claims 22-28 w herein the compound of Formula I is present as an isolated enantiomer of Formula I B :

Formula IB.

32. The use or the isolated form of a compound of any of claims 22-3 1 wherein the compound is anatabine.

33. The use or the isolated form of a compound of any of claims 22-3 1 wherein the composition comprises a pharmaceutical ly acceptable salt of anatabine.

34. The use or the isolated form of a compound of any of claims 22-3 1 wherein the compound is S-(-)-anatabine.

35. The use or the isolated form of a compound of any of claims 22-3 1 wherein the compound is a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of S-(-)-anatabine.

36. The use or the isolated form of a compound of any of claims 22-35 wherein the compound is in an extended release formulation.

37. The use or the isolated form of a compound of any of claims 22-36 wherein the compound is in a dosage form suitable to provide about 0. 1 to about 1 .5 mg kg body weight.