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. 2018 Feb 22;13(2):e0192548. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192548

Table 2. Average PK parameters of C16 in the mouse and the rat.

Plasma, male Sprague-Dawley rat Whole blood, male CD-1 mouse
IV PO IV IP PO
Dose (mg/kg) 1 a 10 a 1 b 10 b 10 b
c0 (ng/mL) c 1257 76.0
cmax (ng/mL) c 32.2 107 12.5
tmax (h) c 0 2.83 0 0.25 0.25
t1/2 (h) 1.93 3.67 f 0.746 0.800 ND
MRTlast (h) 0.76 3.67 0.433 0.800 1.38
CL (L/h/kg) 4.95 45.0 0.952
Vss (L/kg) 4.77 32.6
AUClast (h∙ng/mL) 211 146 20.0 109 20.9
AUC (h∙ng/mL) 215 161 f 22.4 114 ND
Dose-normalized values d
AUClast (h∙kg ng/mL/mg) 211 14.6 10.9 2.09
AUC (h∙kg ng/mL/mg) 215 16.1 f 11.4 ND
Bioavailability (%) e 6.91 54.7 10.5

c0: Maximum plasma concentration extrapolated to t = 0; cmax: Maximum plasma concentration; tmax: Time of maximum plasma concentration; t1/2: half-life; MRTlast: Mean Residence Time, calculated to the last observable time point; CL: Clearance; Vss: Steady state volume of distribution; AUClast: Area under the curve, calculated to the last observable time point; AUC: Area under the curve, extrapolated to infinity; ND: not determined.

a Vehicle: DMSO.

b Vehicle: 20% DMSO/10% (DMSO/Cremophor EL 1:1)/70% H2O.

c Extrapolated to t = 0.

d Dose normalized by dividing the parameter by the nominal dose in mg/kg.

e Bioavailability determined by dividing the individual dose normalized oral AUC by the individual dose normalized intravenous AUC value;

f Calculated for two out of three animals.