TABLE 3

Population pharmacokinetic model parameters (fixed and random effects) for models 9 and 11

Parameter (units)DefinitionModel 9Model 11
ValueIIVValueIIV
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Cli (l/h)Intrinsic blood clearance in hepatocytes0.3191N.E.
Km = Kme (mg/l)Michaelis-Menten constant of metabolic process in liver and enterocyte72.0N.E.148N.E.
k12 (h−1)Intercompartmental rate constant2.80aN.E.2.31aN.E.
k21 (h−1)Intercompartmental rate constant1.14a37a0.63a71a
Vc (l)Volume of distribution in central compartment0.24a73a0.38a60a
kB (l/mg · h)Protein-binding rate constant1.12 × 10−640a
kU (h−1)Protein-unbinding rate constant0.2078a
QMA (mg)Maximum binding capacity of the proteins for SQV21,70051a
kaIP (h−1)Absorption rate constant for intraperitoneal administration1.09a166a0.38aN.E.
BIOIPFraction of amount absorbed by intraperitoneal route1aN.E.1aN.E.
FR(G8)Fraction of dose that precipitate after intraperitoneal administration in group 80.97aN.E.0.87aN.E.
FR(G7) = (1 + FR(G8))/2Fraction of dose that precipitated after intraperitoneal administration in group 70.98a0.93a
kD (G7) (h−1)Dissolution rate constant for group 70.04a0.04a
kD (G8) (h−1)Dissolution rate constant for group 80.48aN.E.4.46aN.E.
Ka1 (h−1)Absorption rate constant for oral administration from intestinal compartment 10.24560.241.5
kT (h−1)Intestinal transit rate constant0.58610.12126
Qh (l/h)Hepatic flow1.15b6.5b1.15b6.5b
Vh (l)Volume of distribution in hepatocyte compartment0.01b0.01b
Ve (l)Volume of distribution in enterocyte compartment0.006b0.006b
Clie (l/h)Intrinsic blood clearance due to metabolism in enterocytes4.35922.35113
Clise (l/h)Intrinsic blood clearance of intestinal secretion2.83 × 10−66.9
Kme (mg/l)Michaelis-Menten constant of enterocyte secretion process0.02
Ka2 (h−1)Absorption rate constant after oral administration from intestinal compartment 20.1759
FKm (G9)Factor that modified the Michaelis-Menten constant for group 95.165.05
FKm (G10)Factor that modified the Michaelis-Menten constant for group 1010.238
σ1 (CV %)Residual variability; exponential component12.224
σ2 (mg/l)Residual variability; additive error0.290.23
  • N.E., not estimated; CV, coefficient of variation.

  • a Parameters fixed to the estimated values obtained in previous steps.

  • b Parameters fixed to physiological values from the literature.