TABLE 2

Pharmacokinetic parameters of unchanged saquinavir in male Sprague-Dawley rats with a portal-vein catheter after single oral administration of saquinavir at 20 mg/kg




SQV

SQV + GF

SQV + MK

SQV + MDZ

SQV + GF + MK

SQV + GF + MDZ
Cmax (μg/ml)
   Mean ± S.D. 0.102 ± 0.113 1.85 ± 0.49* 0.188 ± 0.171 0.472 ± 0.528 1.29 ± 0.54* 1.64 ± 0.58*
   Geometric mean 0.0681 1.80 0.176 0.308 1.21 1.55
   90% CI 0.0327–0.142 1.42–2.27 0.068–0.453 0.132–0.717 0.800–1.83 1.05–2.29
Tmax (min)
   Mean ± S.D. 15.0 ± 12.2 15.0 ± 5.8 46.0 ± 75.0 15.0 ± 5.8 30.0 ± 17.3 33.3 ± 23.1
AUC0–t (μg · min/ml)
   Mean ± S.D. 6.84 ± 7.21 143 ± 45* 15.2 ± 11.8 26.2 ± 30.6 89.7 ± 30.4* 72.9 ± 19.7*
   Geometric mean 4.86 138 13.7 16.8 86.3 71.0
   90% CI 2.31–10.2 105–180 5.22–35.8 7.20–39.2 62.3–119 53.9–93.6
AUC0–∞ (μg · min/ml)
   Mean ± S.D. 11.9 ± 12.1 157 ± 44* 21.0 ± 16.0 27.8 ± 31.3 117 ± 64 74.4 ± 19.5*
   Geometric mean 6.83 152 17.8 18.7 107 72.5
   90% CI 3.16–14.8 118–195 6.85–46.0 8.52–41.1 66.6–173 55.6–94.6
Vd/F (liters/kg)
   Mean ± S.D. 539 ± 536 21.8 ± 13.6* 696 ± 843 340 ± 362 77.9 ± 80.2 33.0 ± 10.0
CL/F (liters/min/kg)
   Mean ± S.D. 5.29 ± 6.21 0.137 ± 0.045* 3.10 ± 4.17 1.38 ± 0.87 0.201 ± 0.085* 0.283 ± 0.083*
t1/2 (min)
   Mean ± S.D. 118 ± 99 98.5 ± 30.9** 176 ± 37 141 ± 78 253 ± 180 80.6 ± 1.6**
n
7
4
5
4
3
3
  • * Statistically significant from the control group (SQV), P < 0.05

  • ** Statistically significant from the SQV + MK group, P < 0.05