TABLE 1

Pharmacokinetic characteristics and distribution of RIF in pulmonary ELF and BALCs after monotherapy with 10 mg/kg RIF and after coadministration of 7.5 mg/kg CLR in nine healthy foals

Mean ± S.D. values are given.

AUC0–12hMaximal Plasma ConcentrationMinimal Plasma ConcentrationTime to Maximal Plasma Concentrationt1/2Concentration at 12 h
ELFBALCs
μg × h/mlμg/mlμg/mlhhμg/ml
RIF
    Without CLR160 ± 48.818.1 ± 5.5910.8 ± 3.663.66 ± 2.5214.7 ± 3.188.49 ± 4.104.91 ± 1.04††
    With CLR168 ± 65.017.7 ± 6.7511.0 ± 5.013.42 ± 2.5814.5 ± 5.018.12 ± 5.866.65 ± 3.66
DAc-RIF
    Without CLR0.91 ± 0.420.10 ± 0.050.08 ± 0.053.86 ± 2.8712.1 ± 4.050.19 ± 0.10††1.44 ± 0.62††
    With CLR0.75 ± 0.220.08 ± 0.020.07 ± 0.025.34 ± 3.4810.1 ± 1.850.18 ± 0.07††1.73 ± 1.42††
  • p < 0.05,

  • †† p < 0.01, versus plasma concentration at 12 h (Mann-Whitney test).