TABLE 3

PBPK model parameter estimates after a single subcutaneous dose of 50-mg/kg PNL in rats

Parameter (Unit)DefinitionEstimate (CV%)
NCPC (ng/ml)Binding capacity of CBG297.8 (Fixed)
KC (ml/ng)Association constant of CBG0.0046 (Fixed)
NAPA (ng/ml)Binding capacity of albumin164,342 (Fixed)
KA (ml/ng)Association constant of albumin1.02 × 10−5 (Fixed)
Bmax1 (ng/ml)Binding capacity of muscle690.5 (12.5)
Bmax2 (ng/ml)Binding capacity of liver, heart, intestine, bone188.5 (11.6)
Bmax3 (ng/ml)Binding capacity of kidney, lung, skin, spleen, fat, brain50.77 (10.8)
Kd (ng/ml)Dissociation constant for PNL-tissue interaction3.01 (23.8)
ka (h−1)Subcutaneous first-order absorption rate constant2.59 (5.1)
CLint (ml/h)CBG-free hepatic intrinsic clearance1789 (16.3)
CLk (ml/h)CBG-free renal clearance191.2 (40.3)
CLup (ml/h)Brain bidirectional uptake clearance0.13 (22.6)
CLeff (ml/h)Brain unidirectional efflux clearance4.58 (25.9)
fm_liverMetabolite/drug ratio of PN/PNL for liver0.01 (30.1)
RB aBlood-to-plasma conc. ratio0.71 (Fixed)
  • a RB was estimated by Orthogonal Regression according to eq. 1.