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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Biopharm Drug Dispos. 2018 Apr;39(4):218–231. doi: 10.1002/bdd.2128

Table 1.

List of PK model parameters [references are cited]

Parameter Definition Value
VBL (mL) Volume of blood 20.3 [36, 37]
VPL (mL) Volume of plasma 12.5 [36, 37]
VRM (mL) Volume of remainder compartment 264 [36, 37]
VLI (mL) Volume of liver 12.4 [36, 37]
QLI (mL/min) Blood flow to liver 11.6 [36, 37]
QKI (mL/min) Blood flow to kidneys 10.5 [36, 37]
QRM (mL/min) Blood flow to remainder compartment 27.1 [36, 37]
KP, LI, KP, RM Blood-to-tissue partition coefficients for liver and remainder compartments (unpublished in vivo data) 0.4
VGLM (mL) Volume of glomerulus 0.08 [38]
VPTC (mL) Volume of proximal tubule epithelial cells 1.03 [38]
VRBL (mL) Volume of renal blood 0.375 [38]
VRPL (mL) Volume of renal plasma 0.206 [38]
GFR (mL/min) Glomerular filtration rate 2.2 [39]
VS1_1 (mL), QS1_1 (mL/min) Volume and flow of filtrate in lumen of 1st sub-segment of S1 segment of proximal tubule GFR
VS1_2 (mL), QS1_2 (mL/min) Volume and flow of filtrate in lumen of 2nd sub-segment of S1 segment of proximal tubule 0.85 × GFR [1719]
VS1_3 (mL), QS1_3 (mL/min) Volume and flow of filtrate in lumen of 3rd sub-segment of S1 segment of proximal tubule 0.70 × GFR [1719]
VS2+S3 (mL), QS2+S3 (mL/min) Volume and flow of filtrate in lumen of S2 and S3 segments of proximal tubule 0.55 × GFR [1719]
VLOH (mL), QLOH (mL/min) Volume and flow of filtrate in lumen of Loop of Henle 0.33 × GFR [1719]
VDistT+CD (mL), QDistT+CD (mL/min) Volume and flow of filtrate in lumen of distal tubules and collecting ducts 0.18 × GFR [1719]
VU (mL), QU (mL/min) Volume and flow of urine 0.02 × GFR [1719]
KM, MET (µg/mL) Metabolic Michaelis-Menten affinity constant 63 [16, 40]
KM, BBM ((µg/mL) Renal reabsorption Michaelis-Menten affinity constant at BBM 480 [29]
KM, BLM ((µg/mL) Renal reabsorption Michaelis-Menten affinity constant at BLM 1092 [29]
VMAX,MET (µg/min) Maximal metabolic capacity 670 [11]
VMAX,BBM (µg/min) Maximal renal reabsorption capacity at BBM 1950 [11]
VMAX,BLM (µg/min) Maximal renal reabsorption capacity at BLM 1101 [11]