A novel model for prediction of human drug clearance by allometric scaling

Tang, H; Mayersohn, M

HERO ID

783476

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

2005

Language

English

PMID

15958605

HERO ID 783476
In Press No
Year 2005
Title A novel model for prediction of human drug clearance by allometric scaling
Authors Tang, H; Mayersohn, M
Journal Drug Metabolism and Disposition
Volume 33
Issue 9
Page Numbers 1297-1303
Abstract Sixty-one sets of clearance (CL) values in animal species were allometrically scaled for predicting human clearance. Unbound fractions (f(u)) of drug in plasma in rats and humans were obtained from the literature. A model was developed to predict human CL: CL=33.35 ml/min x (a/Rf(u))(0.770), where Rf(u) is the f(u) ratio between rats and humans and a is the coefficient obtained from allometric scaling. The new model was compared with simple allometric scaling and the "rule of exponents" (ROE). Results indicated that the new model provided better predictability for human values of CL than did ROE. It is especially significant that for the first time the proposed model improves the prediction of CL for drugs illustrating large vertical allometry.
Doi 10.1124/dmd.105.004143
Pmid 15958605
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