14-01-2016, 12:05 AM
It looks like MSM has rapid metabolism, (within 4 hours), but could be active for a couple of weeks.
STUDIES ON THE ABSORPTION, EXCRETION AND METABOLISM OF DIMETHYLSULFOXIDE (DMSO) IN MAN
* H. B. Hucker, J. K. Miller, A. Hochberg, R. D. Brobyn,, F. H. Riordan and B. Calesnick
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Author Affiliations
* Merck Sharp & Dohme Research Laboratories, West Point, Pennsylvania
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Abstract
The absorption, excretion and metabolism of dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) have been studied in man by gas chromatography and radiometric techniques. The drug was readily absorbed when administered dermally, peak serum levels occurring after 4 to 8 hr. Orally administered drug was rapidly absorbed, reaching a peak in serum in 4 hr. Serum levels of DMSO were undetectable after 120 hr. Both unchanged drug and a metabolite, dimethylsulfone (DMSO2), were isolated from urine. DMSO2 appeared in serum after about 48 hr and persisted in serum for as long as 400 hr. Urinary excretion of DMSO after dermal and oral administration amounted to approximately 13% and 30 to 68% of the dose, respectively. Excretion of DMSO2 was about 5 to 10% and 21 to 23%, respectively. Data for subjects given DMSO chronically are also presented, as is evidence that the fraction of DMSO excreted is entirely accounted for by unchanged drug and DMSO2.
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STUDIES ON THE ABSORPTION, EXCRETION AND METABOLISM OF DIMETHYLSULFOXIDE (DMSO) IN MAN
* H. B. Hucker, J. K. Miller, A. Hochberg, R. D. Brobyn,, F. H. Riordan and B. Calesnick
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Author Affiliations
* Merck Sharp & Dohme Research Laboratories, West Point, Pennsylvania
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Abstract
The absorption, excretion and metabolism of dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) have been studied in man by gas chromatography and radiometric techniques. The drug was readily absorbed when administered dermally, peak serum levels occurring after 4 to 8 hr. Orally administered drug was rapidly absorbed, reaching a peak in serum in 4 hr. Serum levels of DMSO were undetectable after 120 hr. Both unchanged drug and a metabolite, dimethylsulfone (DMSO2), were isolated from urine. DMSO2 appeared in serum after about 48 hr and persisted in serum for as long as 400 hr. Urinary excretion of DMSO after dermal and oral administration amounted to approximately 13% and 30 to 68% of the dose, respectively. Excretion of DMSO2 was about 5 to 10% and 21 to 23%, respectively. Data for subjects given DMSO chronically are also presented, as is evidence that the fraction of DMSO excreted is entirely accounted for by unchanged drug and DMSO2.
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