TABLE 2

Pharmacokinetic characteristics and distribution of CLR in pulmonary ELF and BALCs after monotherapy with 7.5 mg/kg CLR and after coadministration of 10 mg/kg RIF 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
CLR
    Without RIF4.76 ± 3.500.61 ± 0.370.21 ± 0.232.44 ± 0.657.17 ± 1.929.95 ± 19.9††116 ± 137††
    With RIF1.17 ± 0.93*0.18 ± 0.14*0.05 ± 0.062.35 ± 1.677.25 ± 2.113.34 ± 5.54*††24.8 ± 29.0*††
14OH-CLR
    Without RIF1.09 ± 0.640.13 ± 0.060.06 ± 0.052.48 ± 0.487.28 ± 1.350.16 ± 0.231.90 ± 1.17††
    With RIF0.99 ± 0.660.12 ± 0.070.05 ± 0.042.72 ± 2.626.60 ± 1.760.08 ± 0.10*1.15 ± 0.78††
  • * p < 0.05, versus without RIF (Wilcoxon test).

  • p < 0.05,

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