Table 1

Kinetic parameters of [14C]teicoplanin uptake by hepatocytes in vitro (mean ± S.E.; n = 3) estimated in the presence and absence of additional teicoplanin (1 and 100 μg/ml)

Parameters1-aNo Additional DrugTeicoplanin
1 μg/ml100 μg/ml
PSu × 104(ml/min)46  ± 341  ± 1113  ± 1
V c × 104 (ml)71  ± 477  ± 254  ± 1
k T(min−1)0.027  ± 0.0030.024  ± 0.0070.0073  ± 0.0004
t 1/2 (min)26  ± 336  ± 1496  ± 5
K vitro (ml)0.10  ± 0.0120.063  ± 0.0070.032  ± 0.003
fuc 0.028  ± 0.0030.030  ± 0.0060.019  ± 0.001
  • 1-a  Mean number of hepatocytes in the cell suspension was 0.83 × 106 cells (±0.02;n = 36); see text for definition of parameters.