학술논문

Micafungin Population PK Analysis in Healthy and Septic Pigs: Can the Septic Porcine Model Predict the Micafungin PK in Septic Patients?
Research Paper
Document Type
Academic Journal
Source
Pharmaceutical Research. November 2021, Vol. 38 Issue 11, p1863, 9 p.
Subject
Sufentanil
Micafungin
Medical research
Infection
Swine
Medicine, Experimental
Language
English
ISSN
0724-8741
Abstract
Author(s): Nicolas Garbez [sup.1] [sup.2] [sup.3], Litaty C. Mbatchi [sup.2] [sup.4], Guillaume Louart [sup.1] [sup.3], Steven C. Wallis [sup.5], Laurent Muller [sup.1] [sup.3], Jeffrey Lipman [sup.3] [sup.5] [sup.6], Jason A. [...]
Objectives To describe micafungin pharmacokinetic (PK) alterations of sepsis induced in piglets and to determine whether the porcine septic model is able to predict the PK of micafungin in septic patients at the plasma and peritoneal sites. Methods From healthy (n = 8) and septic piglet group (n = 16), total micafungin concentrations were subject to a population PK analysis using Monolix®. Data from 16 septic humans patients from others studies was used to compare micafungin PK between septic piglets and septic patients. Results Sepsis induced in piglets slightly alters the total clearance and the volume of distribution, while inter-compartment clearance is increased (from 3.88 to 5.74 L/h) as well as the penetration into peritoneal cavity (from 61 to 90%). In septic human patients, PK parameters are similar except for the Vd, which is corrected by an allometric factor based on the body weight of each species. Micafungin penetration into peritoneal cavity of humans is lower than in septic piglets (40 versus 90%). Conclusions The sepsis induced in the porcine model alters the PK of micafungin comparable to that in humans. In addition, micafungin PK is similar between these two species at the plasma level taking into account the allometric relationship of the body weight of these species on the central volume of distribution. The porcine septic plasma model would be able to predict the micafungin PK in the septic patients. However, further studies on peritoneal penetration are necessary to characterize this inter-species difference.