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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pharmacokinet Pharmacodyn. 2012 Nov 27;39(6):683–710. doi: 10.1007/s10928-012-9279-8

Table 5.

Parameter symbols and definitions

Parameter Unit Definition
Qorgan ml/min Plasma flow rate to organ
Lorgan ml/min Lymph flow rate to organ
Vp ml Volume of plasma compartment
Vorganν ml Volume of organ vascular space
VorganE ml Volume of organ endosomal space
VorganIS ml Volume of vascular space
Cplasma M Antibody concentration in plasma
Cplasma(0) M Antibody concentration in plasma at time zero
CorganV M Antibody concentration in each organ vascular space
CorganE M Antibody concentration in each organ endosomal space
CorganIS M Antibody concentration in each organ interstitial space
CLorgan ml/min Antibody clearance from each organ
K0 M/min Endogenous IgG production rate
nptorgan M FcRn concentration in each organ
KdFcRn M Antibody-FcRn equilibrium dissociation constant
fuorgan Fraction of antibody unbound to FcRn
futumorIS,cell Fraction of antibody unbound to tumor antigen in the interstitial space
FR Fraction of antibody recycled upon binding to FcRn
R1 min−1 Endosomal uptake and recycling rate of antibody
σorganV Vascular reflection coefficient of each organ
σorganL Lymph reflection coefficient of each organ
Tau min Transit time for lymph transfer from lymph node to plasma
Xlymph mol Amount of antibody in lymph compartment
VtumorCellular ml Volume of tumor cellular sub-compartment
KdtumorCEA M Antibody-CEA equilibrium dissociation constant
kint min−1 Antibody-CEA internalization rate constant
FA Fraction of antigen available for antibody binding
nPtorgan M Tumor antigen concentration in the tumor cellular space