TABLE 1

Observed in vitro parameters for atorvastatin, cerivastatin, and indomethacin in rat hepatocytes and tissue Data are mean ± S.D., and n = 3 unless otherwise stated.




Atorvastatin

Cerivastatin

Indomethacin
fuinc 0.71, 0.67 0.61, 0.61 0.78 ± 0.23
fup 0.04, 0.024 0.026, 0.032 0.002 ± 0.001
Blood/plasma ratio 1.3 ± 0.2 0.7, 0.7 0.7 ± 0.1
fuL 0.03, 0.03 0.021, 0.015 0.07, 0.08
CLinc (μl/min/106 cells) 15 ± 5.6 6.0 ± 3.0 6.7 ± 1.9
CLmed (μl/min/106 cells) 85 ± 28 26 ± 19 13 ± 6.7
Vssmed (ml/106 cells)* 4.7 ± 1.1 5.5 ± 1.2 1.9 ± 0.4
fmed,60
0.1 ± 0
0.14 ± 0.05
0.45 ± 0.14
  • * At a cell concentration of 1 × 106 cells/ml