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. 2021 May 13;12:640318. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2021.640318

TABLE 2.

Population PK and PD parameters calculated by fitting the model to the observed data after the oral administration of KM (0.28, 1.4, or 7.0 mg kg−1) along with bootstrap validation.

Parameters Unit Final model Bootstrap (n = 500)
Estimate %RSE Mean Median 2.5th–97.5th percentiles
Fixed-effect parameters, θ
K a h−1 11.4 15.7 12.0 11.7 5.1–25.9
V 1 mg mL (kg ng)−1 0.075 15.8 0.073 0.072 0.045–0.10
 Effect of 1.4 mg kg−1 on V 1 1.31 16.8 1.20 1.23 0.30–1.83
 Effect of 7.0 mg kg−1 on V 1 1.42 20.2 1.42 1.39 0.77–2.03
V 2 mg mL (kg ng)−1 0.11 24.1 0.12 0.11 0.063–0.21
CL 1 mg mL (kg ng h)−1 0.068 12.7 0.065 0.064 0.045–0.090
Glu Effect on CL 1 −0.20 −15.1 −0.21 −0.19 −0.66–0.082
CL 2 mg mL (kg ng h)−1 0.052 27.6 0.053 0.051 0.028–0.090
E 0 g 25.1 1.6 25.0 25.0 23.8–25.9
Glu Effect on E 0 −0.33 −3.5 −0.33 −0.33 −0.37–(-0.31)
K eff 6.2 10.0 6.4 6.3 5.38–8.30
 Effect of 1.4 mg kg−1 on K eff -0.76 -12.0 -0.82 -0.76 −1.37–(−0.34)
 Effect of 7.0 mg kg−1 on K eff −2.1 −9.6 -2.1 -2.2 −2.6–(−1.6)
K e h−1 10.5 28.5 11.8 10.4 6.4–25.0
Between-subject variability, ω
K a % 443.5 19.1
V 1 % 96.9 18.2
V 2 % 258.8 3.0
CL 1 % 85.1 12.6
CL 2 % 265.5 1.6
Residual variability, σ
 Log-additive residual error (C) % 0.50 6.7 0.50 0.50 0.43–0.56
 Log-additive residual error (E) % 0.11 5.1 0.11 0.11 0.10–0.11

Ka, absorption rate constant; C1, KM concentration in the central compartment; C2, KM concentration in the peripheral compartment; V1, central volume of KM distribution; V2, peripheral volume of KM distribution; CL1, systemic clearance rate; CL2, inter-compartmental clearance rate; E, the final effects of KM; E0, the baseline value of the MWT; Keff, slope of linear function in KM effect; Ke, first-order rate constant governing the equilibrium distribution of KM between plasma and the effect compartment; ω: variance of BSV; σ: variance of RV.