TABLE 3

Parameter values used for PBPK modeling

Each parameter is presented as the mean ± S.D., unless otherwise indicated.

ParametersUnitsModelInitial Value (Rangea)
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Vmax,uptakeμmol/h per 78 kg6426421610 ± 1591750 ± 314642 (64.2–6420)
Km,uptakeμM1.331.330.534 ± 0.08450.667 ± 0.1321.33 (>0.001)
PSactl/h per 78 kg2360 ± 629483 (48.3–4830)
PSdif,infl/h per 78 kg39.139.15.05 ± 0.7295.35 ± 2.114.22 ± 1.0439.1 (3.91–391)
PSdif,effbl/h per 78 kilogram16116120.822.017.4
Vmax,met,OHμmol/h per 78 kg97.197.1
Km,met,OHμM6.46.4
CLmet,OH,nonsaturablel/h per 78 kg0.9360.936
Vmax,met,DESμmol/h per 78 kg44.644.6
Km,met,DESμM4.84.8
CLmet,OH,nonsaturablel/h per 78 kg1.621.62
Vmax,metμmol/h per 78 kg868 ± 4381140 ± 713135 (13.5–1350)
Km,metμM108 ± 59.4163 ± 1065 (>0.001)
CLint,metl/h per 78 kg6.77 ± 0.40427 (2.7–270)
SF,transport10.0 ± 471 (0.1–10)
SF,met10.0 ± 6.51 (0.1–10)
Vcl/78 kg6.310.5 ± 2.897.43 ± 0.9536.93 ± 2.546.94 ± 1.066.3 (5.25–10.5)
Final WSS28.58163.018716.848163.48
AIC207.16676.290125.43986.8143
  • CL,met_OH,nonsaturable, nonsaturable CLmet for the production of hydroxyl bosentan; SF,met, scaling factors for Vmax for the production of desmethyl bosentan, Vmax for the production of hydroxyl bosentan, and CLmet; SF,transport, scaling factors for Vmax,uptake and PSdif; Vc, distribution volume of the central compartment; Vmax,met,DES, Vmax,met for the production of desmethyl bosentan; Vmax,met,OH, Vmax,met for the production of hydroxyl bosentan.

  • a Range is the constraint on the estimates for each parameter in model fitting to data.

  • b Calculated by PSdif,inf and γ.