scholarly journals Penetration of Vancomycin into Epithelial Lining Fluid in Healthy Volunteers

2011 ◽  
Vol 55 (12) ◽  
pp. 5507-5511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas P. Lodise ◽  
George L. Drusano ◽  
Jill M. Butterfield ◽  
Joshua Scoville ◽  
Mark Gotfried ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTAlthough vancomycin is often regarded as an agent that concentrates poorly in the lower respiratory tract, as determined from concentrations in epithelial lining fluid (ELF), few data are available. This study sought to determine the profile of vancomycin exposure in the ELF relative to plasma. Population modeling and Monte Carlo simulation were employed to estimate the penetration of vancomycin into ELF. Plasma and ELF pharmacokinetic (PK) data were obtained from 10 healthy volunteers. Concentration-time profiles in plasma and ELF were simultaneously modeled using a three-compartment model with zero-order infusion and first-order elimination and transfer using the big nonparametric adaptive grid (BigNPAG) program. Monte Carlo simulation with 9,999 subjects was performed to calculate the ELF/plasma penetration ratios by estimating the area under the concentration-time curve (AUC) in ELF (AUCELF) and plasma (AUCplasma) after a single simulated 1,000-mg dose. The mean (standard deviation) AUCELF/AUCplasmapenetration ratio was 0.675 (0.677), and the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile penetration ratios were 0.265, 0.474, and 0.842, respectively. Our results indicate that vancomycin penetrates ELF at approximately 50% of plasma levels. To properly judge the adequacy of current doses and schedules employed in practice, future studies are needed to delineate the PK/PD (pharmacodynamics) target for vancomycin in ELF. If the PK/PD target in ELF is found to be consistent with the currently proposed target of an AUC/MIC of ≥400, suboptimal probability of target attainment would be expected when vancomycin is utilized for pneumonias due to MRSA (methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus) with MICs in excess of 1 mg/liter.

2011 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 1606-1610 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. P. Lodise ◽  
F. Sorgel ◽  
D. Melnick ◽  
B. Mason ◽  
M. Kinzig ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTAntibiotic penetration to the infection site is critical for obtaining a good clinical outcome in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Surprisingly few studies have quantified the penetration of β-lactam agents into the lung, as measured by the ratio of area under the concentration-time curve (AUC) in epithelial lining fluid (ELF) to AUC in plasma (AUCELF/AUCplasmaratio). These have typically involved noninfected patients. This study examines the penetration and pharmacodynamics of meropenem in the ELF among patients with VAP. Meropenem plasma and ELF concentration-time data were obtained from patients in a multicenter clinical trial. Concentration-time profiles in plasma and ELF were simultaneously modeled using a three-compartment model with zero-order infusion and first-order elimination and transfer (big nonparametric adaptive grid [BigNPAG]). A Monte Carlo simulation was performed to estimate the range of ELF/plasma penetration ratios one would expect to observe in patients with VAP, as measured by the AUCELF/AUCplasmaratio. The range of AUCELF/AUCplasmapenetration ratios predicted by the Monte Carlo simulation was large. The 10th percentile of lung penetration was 3.7%, while the 90th percentile of penetration was 178%. The variability of ELF penetration is such that if relatively high ELF exposure targets are required to attain multilog kill or resistance suppression for bacteria likePseudomonas aeruginosa, then even receiving the largest licensed dose of meropenem with an optimal prolonged infusion may not result in target attainment for a substantial fraction of the population.


2008 ◽  
Vol 52 (7) ◽  
pp. 2300-2304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas P. Lodise ◽  
Mark Gotfried ◽  
Steven Barriere ◽  
George L. Drusano

ABSTRACT Telavancin is an investigational bactericidal lipoglycopeptide with a multifunctional mechanism of action, as demonstrated against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. While the plasma pharmacokinetics have been described, the extent of the penetration of the drug into the lung, measured by the epithelial lining fluid (ELF), remains unknown. Population modeling and Monte Carlo simulation were employed to estimate the penetration of telavancin into ELF. Plasma and ELF pharmacokinetic data were obtained from 20 healthy volunteers, and the pharmacokinetic samples were assayed by a validated liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry technique. Concentration-time profiles in plasma and ELF were simultaneously modeled using a three-compartment model with zero-order infusion and first-order elimination and transfer. The model parameters were identified in a population pharmacokinetic analysis (BigNPAG). Monte Carlo simulation of 9,999 subjects was performed to calculate the ELF/plasma penetration ratios by estimating the area under the concentration-time curve (AUC) for the drug in ELF (AUCELF) and for the free drug in plasma (free AUCplasma) from zero to infinity after a single dose. After the Bayesian step, the overall fits of the model to the data were good, and plots of predicted versus observed concentrations in plasma and ELF showed slopes and intercepts very close to the ideal values of 1.0 and 0.0, respectively. The median AUCELF/free AUCplasma penetration ratio was 0.73, and the 25th and 75th percentile value ratios were 0.43 and 1.24, respectively. In uninfected lung tissue, the median AUCELF is approximately 75% of the free AUCplasma.


2019 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander J. Lepak ◽  
Miao Zhao ◽  
Karen Marchillo ◽  
Jamie VanHecker ◽  
David R. Andes

ABSTRACT Omadacycline is an effective therapy for community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP). Given its potent activity against methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), we sought to determine the pharmacodynamic activity and target pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) exposures associated with a therapeutic effect in the neutropenic mouse pneumonia model against 10 MSSA/MRSA strains. The area under the concentration-time curve (AUC)/MIC associated with 1-log kill was noted at 24-h epithelial lining fluid (ELF) and plasma AUC/MIC exposures of ∼2 (ELF range, <0.93 to 19; plasma range, <1.06 to 17) and 2-log kill was noted at 24-h ELF and plasma AUC/MIC exposures of ∼12 (ELF range, 2.5 to 130; plasma range, 3.5 to 151).


2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandrine Marchand ◽  
Matthieu Boisson ◽  
Shachi Mehta ◽  
Christophe Adier ◽  
Olivier Mimoz ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Amikacin and gentamicin pharmacokinetic behaviors after nebulization were determined by comparing plasma and pulmonary epithelial lining fluid (ELF) concentrations in rats after intratracheal and intravenous administrations. ELF areas under concentration-time curve were 874 and 162 times higher after nebulization than after intravenous administration for amikacin and gentamicin, respectively. Even if both molecules appear to be good candidates for nebulization, these results demonstrate a much higher targeting advantage of nebulization for amikacin than for gentamicin.


2015 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 2299-2304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanna Berkhout ◽  
Maria J. Melchers ◽  
Anita C. van Mil ◽  
Seyedmojtaba Seyedmousavi ◽  
Claudia M. Lagarde ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTCeftazidime and the β-lactamase inhibitor avibactam constitute a new, potentially highly active combination in the battle against extended-spectrum-β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing bacteria. To determine possible clinical use, it is important to know the pharmacokinetic profiles of the compounds related to each other in plasma and the different compartments of infection in experimentally infected animals and in humans. We used a neutropenic murine thigh infection model and lung infection model to study pharmacokinetics in plasma and epithelial lining fluid (ELF). Mice were infected with ca. 106CFU ofPseudomonas aeruginosaintramuscularly into the thigh or intranasally to cause pneumonia and were given 8 different (single) subcutaneous doses of ceftazidime and avibactam in various combined concentrations, ranging from 1 to 128 mg/kg of body weight in 2-fold increases. Concomitant samples of serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid were taken at up to 12 time points until 6 h after administration. Pharmacokinetics of both compounds were linear and dose proportional in plasma and ELF and were independent of the infection type, with estimated half-lives (standard deviations [SD]) in plasma of ceftazidime of 0.28 (0.02) h and of avibactam of 0.24 (0.04) h and volumes of distribution of 0.80 (0.14) and 1.18 (0.34) liters/kg. The ELF-plasma (area under the concentration-time curve [AUC]) ratios (standard errors [SE]) were 0.24 (0.03) for total ceftazidime and 0.27 (0.03) for unbound ceftazidime; for avibactam, the ratios were 0.20 (0.02) and 0.22 (0.02), respectively. No pharmacokinetic interaction between ceftazidime and avibactam was observed. Ceftazidime and avibactam showed linear plasma pharmacokinetics that were independent of the dose combinations used or the infection site in mice. Assuming pharmacokinetic similarity in humans, this indicates that similar dose ratios of ceftazidime and avibactam could be used for different types and sites of infection.


2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. e01698-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fekade B. Sime ◽  
Melissa Lassig-Smith ◽  
Therese Starr ◽  
Janine Stuart ◽  
Saurabh Pandey ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTThe aim of this study was to describe the pharmacokinetics of ceftolozane-tazobactam in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of infected critically ill patients. In a prospective observational study, critically ill patients (≥18 years) with an indwelling external ventricular drain received a single intravenous dose of 3.0 g ceftolozane-tazobactam. Serial plasma and CSF samples were collected for measurement of unbound ceftolozane and tazobactam concentration by liquid chromatography. Unbound concentration-time data were modeled in R using Pmetrics. Dosing simulations were performed using the final model. A three-compartment model adequately described the data from 10 patients. For ceftolozane, the median (interquartile range [IQR]) area under the unbound concentration-time curve from time zero to infinity (fAUC0-inf) in the CSF and plasma were 30 (19 to 128) h·mg/liter and 323 (183 to 414) h·mg/liter, respectively. For tazobactam, these values were 5.6 (2 to 24) h·mg/liter and 52 (36 to 80) h·mg/liter, respectively. Mean ± standard deviation (SD) CSF penetration ratios were 0.2 ± 0.2 and 0.2 ± 0.26 for ceftolozane and tazobactam, respectively. With the regimen of 3.0 g every 8 h, a probability of target attainment (PTA) of ≥0.9 for 40% fT>MIC in the CSF was possible only when MICs were ≤0.25 mg/liter. The CSF cumulative fractional response for Pseudomonas aeruginosa-susceptible MIC distribution was 73%. The tazobactam PTA for the minimal suggested exposure of 20% fT>1 mg/liter was 12%. The current maximal dose of ceftolozane-tazobactam (3.0 g every 8 h) does not provide adequate CSF exposure for treatment of Gram-negative meningitis or ventriculitis unless the MIC for the causative pathogen is very low (≤0.25 mg/liter).


2016 ◽  
Vol 60 (5) ◽  
pp. 3196-3198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandrine Marchand ◽  
Nicolas Grégoire ◽  
Julien Brillault ◽  
Isabelle Lamarche ◽  
Patrice Gobin ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTThe aim of this study was to determine aztreonam (ATM) membrane permeability using Calu-3 cells and its plasma and pulmonary epithelial lining fluid (ELF) pharmacokinetics in rats after intratracheal nebulization and intravenous administration (15 mg · kg−1). ATM exhibits low Calu-3 permeability (0.07 ± 0.02 × 10−6cm · s−1), and a high area under the ELF/unbound plasma concentration time curve between 0 and infinity (AUCELF/AUCu,plasma) ratio of 1,069 was observed after nebulization in rats. These results confirm that ATM is a low-permeability molecule and a good candidate for nebulization.


2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sujata M. Bhavnani ◽  
Jeffrey P. Hammel ◽  
Elizabeth A. Lakota ◽  
M. Courtney Safir ◽  
Brian D. VanScoy ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT ME1100 (arbekacin inhalation solution) is an inhaled aminoglycoside that is being developed to treat patients with hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia (HABP and VABP, respectively). Pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic (PK-PD) target attainment analyses were undertaken to evaluate ME1100 regimens for the treatment of patients with HABP/VABP. The data used included a population pharmacokinetic (PPK) 4-compartment model with 1st-order elimination, nonclinical PK-PD targets from one-compartment in vitro and/or in vivo infection models, and in vitro surveillance data. Using the PPK model, total-drug epithelial lining fluid (ELF) concentration-time profiles were generated for simulated patients with varying creatinine clearance (CLcr) (ml/min/1.73 m2) values. Percent probabilities of PK-PD target attainment by MIC were determined based on the ratio of total-drug ELF area under the concentration-time curve (AUC) to MIC (AUC/MIC ratio) targets associated with 1- and 2-log10 CFU reductions from baseline for Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus aureus. Percent probabilities of PK­PD target attainment based on PK-PD targets for a 1-log10 CFU reduction from baseline at MIC values above the MIC90 value for K. pneumoniae (8 μg/ml), P. aeruginosa (4 μg/ml), and S. aureus (0.5 μg/ml) were ≥99.8% for ME1100 600 mg twice daily (BID) in simulated patients with CLcr values >80 to ≤120 ml/min/1.73 m2. ME1100 600 mg BID, 450 mg BID, and 600 mg once daily in simulated patients with CLcr values >50 to ≤80, >30 to ≤50, and 0 to ≤30 ml/min/1.73 m2, respectively, provided arbekacin exposures that best matched those for 600 mg BID in simulated patients with normal renal function. These data provide support for ME1100 as a treatment for patients with HABP/VABP.


2013 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 419-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Odin J. Naderer ◽  
Keith A. Rodvold ◽  
Lori S. Jones ◽  
John Z. Zhu ◽  
Chester L. Bowen ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTGSK1322322 is a potent peptide deformylase inhibitor within vitroandin vivoactivity against multidrug-resistant skin and respiratory pathogens. This report provides plasma and intrapulmonary pharmacokinetics, safety, and tolerability of GSK1322322 after repeat (twice daily intravenous dosing for 4 days) dosing at 1,500 mg. Plasma samples were collected over the last 12-hour dosing interval of repeat dosing following the day 4 morning dose (the last dose). Bronchoalveolar lavage samples were collected once in each subject, either before or at 2 or 6 h after the last intravenous dose. Plasma area under the concentration-time curve (AUC0–τ) was 66.7 μg · h/ml, and maximum concentration of drug in serum (Cmax) was 25.4 μg/ml following repeat doses of intravenous GSK1322322. The time course of epithelial lining fluid (ELF) and alveolar macrophages (AM) mirrored the plasma concentration-time profile. The AUC0–τfor ELF and AM were 78.9 μg · h/ml and 169 μg · h/ml, respectively. The AUC0–τratios of ELF and AM to total plasma were 1.2 and 2.5, respectively. These ratios increased to 3.5 and 7.4, respectively, when unbound plasma was considered. These results are supportive of GSK1322322 as a potential antimicrobial agent for the treatment of lower respiratory tract bacterial infections caused by susceptible pathogens. (This study has been registered atClinicalTrials.govunder registration number NCT01610388.)


2009 ◽  
Vol 53 (8) ◽  
pp. 3325-3330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arnold Louie ◽  
Christine Fregeau ◽  
Weiguo Liu ◽  
Robert Kulawy ◽  
G. L. Drusano

ABSTRACT The dose choice for Pseudomonas aeruginosa remains a matter of debate. The actual exposure targets required for multilog killing of organisms at the primary infection site have not been delineated. We studied Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 using a murine model of pneumonia. We employed a large mathematical model to fit all the concentration-time data in plasma and epithelial lining fluid (ELF) as well as colony counts in lung simultaneously for all drug doses. Penetration into ELF was calculated to be approximately 77.7%, as indexed to the ratio of the area under the concentration-time curve for ELF (AUCELF) to the AUCplasma. We determined the ELF concentration-time profile required to drive a stasis response as well as 1-, 2-, or 3-log10(CFU/g) kill. AUC/MIC ratios of 12.4, 31.2, 62.8, and 127.6 were required to drive these bacterial responses. Emergence of resistance was seen only at the two lowest doses (three of five animals at 50 mg/kg [body weight] and one of five animals at 100 mg/kg). The low exposure targets were likely driven by a low mutational frequency to resistance. Bridging to humans was performed using Monte Carlo simulation. With a 750-mg levofloxacin dose, target attainment rates fell below 90% at 4 mg/liter, 1 mg/liter, and 0.5 mg/liter for 1-, 2-, and 3-log kills, respectively. Given the low exposure targets seen with this strain, we conclude that levofloxacin at a 750-mg dose is not adequate for serious Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia as a single agent. More isolates need to be studied to make these observations more robust.


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