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. 2019 Aug 13;9:11740. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-47876-0

Table 2.

Population pharmacokinetic parameter estimates of models for TAC and MMF.

Parameter Base model Final model
Population mean value (%RSE) IIV CV% (%RSE) Population mean value (%RSE) IIV CV% (%RSE)
Tacrolimus
CL TAC (L/h) 28.5 (19%) 31.3% (13%) 21.9 (16%) 24.4% (14%)
V TAC (L) 102 (15%) 46.8% (16%) 103 (15%) 45.5% (18%)
Ka TAC (h−1) 1.78 FIX 1.78 FIX
k23 (h−1) 0.863 (47%) 0.803 (44%)
k32 (h−1) 0.641 (48%) 0.583 (51%)
Lag time (h) 0.59 FIX 0.59 FIX
CYP3A5 on CL TAC 1.49 (9%)
σ add TAC 0.687 (34%) 0.585 (48%)
σ prop TAC 0.203 (13%) 0.211 (14%)
Mycophenolic acid
CL MPA (L/h) 2.94 (9%) 24.8% (15%) 3.27 (10%) 25.8% (17%)
V MPA (L) 22.9 (33%) 42.9% (18%) 23.2 (33%) 42.9% (19%)
Ka MPA (h−1) 2.29 FIX 2.29 FIX
k56 (h−1) 1.71 (24%) 1.75 (23%)
k65 (h−1) 0.0081 (17%) 0.0089 (18%)
k70 (h−1) 0.0958 (21%) 0.103 (18%)
V MPAG (L) 1.82 (17%) 1.76 (15%)
f MPA 0.85 FIX 0.85 FIX
EHC (%) 0.367 FIX 0.367 FIX
k84 (h−1) 18.4 FIX 18.4 FIX
MTIME1 7.96 FIX 7.96 FIX
MTIME2 1 FIX 1 FIX
V AcMPAG (L) 13.9 FIX 13.9 FIX
k90 (h−1) 0.407 FIX 0.407 FIX
UGT2B7 on k 59 0.812 (10%)
SLCO1B3 on V MPAG (L) 1.2 (10%)
σ prop MPA 0.507 (7%) 0.515 (7%)
σ prop MPAG 0.221 (8%) 0.216 (8%)
σ add AcMPAG 0.0719 (25%) 0.0647 (23%)
σ prop AcMPAG 0.284 (9%) 0.268 (8%)
Interaction 0.0732 (39%) 0.06 (35%)

IIV, interindividual variability; CV, coefficient of variation; RSE, relative standard error; F, fraction of the dose absorbed; CL, clearance; TAC, tacrolimus; V, volume of distribution; Ka, first-order absorption rate constant; k23, k32, k56, and k65, intercompartment rate constants; MPA, mycophenolic acid; k70 and k90, eliminated rate constants; CYP3A5, CYP3A5 expressers (CYP3A5*1/*1 or CYP3A5*1/*3 carriers); fMPA, fraction of MPA which metabolized to MPAG; EHC, enterohepatic circulation; k84, gallbladder emptying rate constant; MTIME1, meal time; MTIME2, Gallbladder emptying duration; MPAG, MPA 7-O-glucuronide; AcMPAG, MPA acyl glucuronide; SLCO1B3, SLCO1B3 rs4149117 T carrier; UGT2B7, UGT2B7 rs7439366 T carrier; σprop, proportional residual error; σadd, additive residual error.