TABLE 1

Pharmacokinetic parameter estimates for NPX in healthy and CIA rats after intraperitoneal administration

ParameterDefinitionEstimateCV%
ka (l/h)Absorption rate constant0.988.3
fdFraction of cardiac plasma flow0.1512.9
CLArthritic (ml/h per kg)Unbound plasma clearance in arthritic rats14383.2
CLHealthy (ml/h per kg)Unbound plasma clearance in healthy rats19685.3
Vp (ml/kg)Plasma volume32.36aFixed
Vt (ml/kg)ISF volume173.93aFixed
Qco (ml/h per kg)Cardiac plasma flow7650aFixed
  • a Physiologic parameter values obtained from Shah and Betts (2012).