Table 2.
Glossary of parameters used in the PBPK model
Parameter | Units | Definition |
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PLQi | L /h | Plasma flow to the tissue “i” |
BCQi | L /h | Blood cell flow to the tissue “i” |
Li | L /h | Lymph flow from the tissue “i” |
VPlasma, VBC, VLymphNode | L | Volumes of the central plasma, central blood cell, and lymph node compartments |
, , , , | L | Volumes of the vascular, blood cell, endosomal, interstitial, and cellular compartments for the tissue “i” |
CPlasma, CBC, CLymphNode | nM | Concentrations in the central plasma, central blood cell, and lymph node compartments |
, , , , , | nM | Concentrations in the vascular, blood cell, endosomal (Unbound and Bound), interstitial, and cellular (Bound) compartments for the tissue “i” |
FcRn | M | Concentration of FcRn in the endosomal space |
, | – | Vascular and lymph reflection coefficients |
, | 1 /M/h | Association rate constants between mAb and FcRn and mAb and Antigen |
, | 1/h | Dissociation rate constants between mAb and FcRn and mAb and Antigen |
FR | – | Fraction of FcRn bound mAb that recycles to the vascular space |
CLup | L/h/L | Rate of pinocytosis and exocytosis per unit endosomal space of the vascular endothelium |
Kdeg | 1/h | First-order degradation rate constant of FcRn-unbound mAb in the endosomal space |