Acute-phase Response Alters the Disposition Kinetics of Cefepime following Intravenous Administration to Rabbits |
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| Authors: | A M Abd El-Aty A Goudah S M Mouneir Y E Sunwoo J H Jang J G Shin J H Shim M Shimoda |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt;(2) Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacogenomics Research Center, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan;(3) Division of Applied Bioscience and Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea;(4) Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Abstract: | The effect of experimentally induced fever on the pharmacokinetics of cefepime administered intravenously at a dose of 75
mg/kg bw was studied in six healthy rabbits. The study was conducted in two consecutive phases, separated by a washout period
of 2 weeks. Infection was induced by the intravenous inoculation of 5 × 108 cfu of Escherichia
coli 24 h before the pharmacokinetic investigation was carried out. Serial blood samples for cefepime concentration determination
were obtained for 48 h following drug administration. The concentrations of cefepime in the plasma were determined by a quantitative
microbiological assay using an agar-gel diffusion method employing Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633 as the test organism, with a level of detectability of approximately 0.10 μg/ml. Cefepime plasma concentrations
versus time were evaluated by non-compartmental methods using WinNonLin. Cefepime was well tolerated and no serious adverse
events were observed. Rectal temperature increased 1°C 24 h post injection in infected animals. Highly significant differences in the blood plasma concentrations of cefepime were
observed between febrile and healthy animals at all the sampling times. This could explain the greater area under the plasma
level–time curve of the drug in febrile compared with healthy animals. The results from pharmacokinetic calculations showed
that both the distribution volume at steady state (V
dss) and body clearance (CLtot) were affected in febrile as compared to healthy animals. The mean values of V
dss and CLtot of cefepime in healthy rabbits were 1.168 L/kg and 0.303 L/kg/h, respectively. As compared with healthy animals, the mean
estimates of V
dss (0.917 L/kg) and CLtot (0.205 L/kg per h) of cefepime were significantly lower, whereas t
1/2λ, MRT and AUMC were significantly higher in febrile rabbits. It is concluded that, although experimental infection had an
effect on the disposition kinetics of cefepime in healthy and febrile rabbits, this was not sufficiently pronounced to require
alteration of the dosage during disease. |
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| Keywords: | cefepime pharmacokinetics microbiological assay healthy febrile rabbits |
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