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. 2003 Dec;47(12):3699–3703. doi: 10.1128/AAC.47.12.3699-3703.2003

TABLE 2.

Pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic parameters of DQ-113, gatifloxacin, and ciprofloxacin in serum and lungs of mice infected with PRSP (n = 5)a

Drug (MIC) Dose (mg/kg) Tissue Cmax (μg/ml) Tmax (h) t1/2 (h) AUC (mg · h/ml) Lung/serum AUC ratio AUC/MIC ratio
DQ-113 (0.004) 10 Serum 1.05 0.25 0.96 0.76 9.62 191.18
Lung 3.82 0.5 1.19 7.31 1,826.94
GAFX (0.25) 10 Serum 2.00 0.25 0.58 1.71 3.24 6.82
Lung 6.30 0.25 0.57 5.54 22.16
50 Serum 10.39 0.25 0.93 15.13 2.76 60.54
Lung 24.64 0.25 1.02 41.73 166.92
CPFX (0.5) 10 Serum 1.52 0.25 0.45 1.02 3.52 2.02
Lung 3.44 0.25 0.57 3.59 7.19
100 Serum 10.68 0.25 0.96 31.29 3.38 62.59
Lung 35.37 1 1.19 105.87 211.75
a

Abbreviations: GAFX, gatifloxacin; CPFX, ciprofloxacin; Cmax, maximum concentration of drug in serum; Tmax, time to maximum concentration of drug in serum; t1/2, half-life.