Table 1.
Pharmacokinetic parameters for artemisinin after oral gavage of healthy or P. chabaudi-infected mice with pACT.
| Dose per animal (mg AN kg−1) |
Disease status |
# of subj. | Artemisinin | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmax (mg L−1) |
Tmax (min) |
T½ (min) |
AUC (mg·min L−1) |
|||
| 100 | healthy | 4–6 | 4.33 ± 0.40 | 60 | 51.6 ± | 299.5a |
| 100 | infected | 5 | ≥ 6.64 | ≥ 120 | nd | 435.6b |
Animals were fed A. annua dried leaves (pACT) to deliver 100 mg AN kg−1; average body weight was 23 g; nd, not determined.
Letters a, b after AUC values indicate statistical difference at p≤0.05; values are ± SE.