TABLE 4

Predicted rat hepatic clearance based on the extended clearance concept: CLint,met × Kpuu

CompoundObserved rat CLaCLint, metTemp Kpuu,ssHom Kpuu,ssKpuu, V0
no BSAwith BSAno BSAw BSAno BSAw BSA
Rat hepatocyte CLint,metbPred rat CLCLintPred rat CLCLintPred rat CLCLintPred rat CLCLintPred rat CLCLintPred rat CLCLintPred rat CL
ml/min per kilogramml/min per kilogramml/min per kilogramml/min per kilogramml/min per kilogramml/min per kilogramml/min per kilogramml/min per kilogramml/min per kilogramml/min per kilogramml/min per kilogramml/min per kilogramml/min per kilogramml/min per kilogramml/min per kilogram
Rosuvastatin56.777.05.23170631.7154130.6126128.5190132.7549340.4379438.3
Pravastatin59.728.5c14.5137338.616131.78324.58825.225735.9101543.1
Valsartan17.879.20.2921075.48442.34711.3966917.429627.212833.4
Pitavastatin28.01791.99484818.7373315.913727.5234111.4290413.4202910.3
Fluvastatin20.01514.04155715.5592530.4124113.3490628.4130613.8344324.4
Cerivastatin24.71867.64271929.1181324.6252328.3497035.0238527.7197125.6
Nateglinide58.11693.23249220.7113512.45256.7122813.2120913.05196.7
Atorvastatin35.035314.04590037.9627538.4263931.1508936.9714339.2583637.9
Bosentan23.01531.9812809.19056.910187.610798.0146610.2202713.0
Glyburide6.82120.7023754.360179.57981.559119.4684610.633,15427.2
Asunaprevir38.41415.24228018.1491026.84295.06887.59619.8235718.4
Telmisartan14.690.61.204372.58404.61490.913787.1NDND716822.5
  • ND, not detected.

  • a Refer to Table 2.

  • b CLint, met (milligrams per minute per kilogram) values was calculated based on the CLint, met (microliters per minute per 106cells) list in Table 1 using scaling factor of 108 × 106 cells/g liver and 36 g liver/kg body weight.

  • c Determined in rat liver S9 at unit of milliliters per minute per gram liver (Watanabe et al., 2009), converted to milliliters per minute per kilogram using scaling factor of 36 g liver/kg body weight.