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. 2019 Dec;47(12):1403–1414. doi: 10.1124/dmd.119.088716

TABLE 3.

Free fraction (fu) values, partition coefficient of brain (Kpbrain and Kpuu, brain), and distribution advantage

Data presented as mean ± S.D.

Intravenous Oral
Wild Type Mdr1a/1b−/− Bcrp1−/− Wild Type Mdr1a/1b−/− Bcrp1−/− Mdr1a/1b−/− Bcrp1−/−
Kpbrain 0.0275 1.29 0.0218 2.35 0.0285 1.53
fu, plasma 0.00059 ± 0.00034
fu, brain 0.00015 ± 0.000035
Kpuu, brain 0.007 0.328 0.006 0.598 0.007 0.389
DAtotal 1 46.8 1 108 1.31 70.1

DA, distribution advantage, the ratio of Kpknockout to Kpwild-type; fu,brain, free fraction of SAR405838 in brain homogenate determined by rapid equilibrium dialysis (N = 9); fu,plasma, free fraction of SAR405038 in plasma determined by rapid equilibrium dialysis (N = 9); Kp (AUC ratio), the ratio of AUC(0–∞,brain) to AUC(0–∞,plasma) using total drug concentrations; Kpuu (AUC ratio), the ratio of AUC(0–∞,brain) to AUC(0–∞,plasma) using free drug concentrations.