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Population Pharmacokinetics of Phosphocreatine and its metabolite Creatine in Children with Myocarditis
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  • Huan He,
  • Meng Zhang,
  • Li-Bo Zhao,
  • Ning Sun,
  • Yi Zhang,
  • Yue Yuan,
  • Xiaoling Wang
Huan He
Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children’s Health, Beijing 10045, China

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Abstract

Aims This study aimed to develop a parent-metabolite joint population pharmacokinetic model to characterize the pharmacokinetic (PK) profile for phosphocreatine (PCr) and its metabolite creatine (Cr) in children with myocarditis, and to use this model to study the PK profile of different dosing schemes. Methods One hundred pediatric patients with myocarditis were enrolled. Blood samples were collected at baseline and, approximately 30, 40 or 50, 75 and 180 min after a single dose of phosphocreatine sodium. Plasma PCr and Cr concentrations were determined using a HPLC-MS/MS method. A nonlinear mixed-effects model approach was used to build the population pharmacokinetic model. After validation, the model was used for simulations to evaluate the PK profile of different dosing schemes. Results A total of 997 plasma concentrations (498 for PCr and 499 for Cr) were included in the analysis. A four-compartment chain model (central and peripheral compartments for both PCr and Cr) with first-order elimination adequately characterized the in vivo process of PCr and Cr. Allometric scaling based on bodyweight was applied to the PK parameters. The covariate analysis identified that the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was strongly associated with the Cr clearance. Bootstrap and visual predictive check suggested a robust and reliable pharmacokinetic model was developed. The simulation results showed that the PCr had no accumulation in vivo. With the infusion of PCr, the concentration of Cr increased rapidly. Conclusion The joint population pharmacokinetic model for PCr and Cr in pediatric patients with myocarditis was successfully developed for the first time.
16 Nov 2020Published in Frontiers in Pharmacology volume 11. 10.3389/fphar.2020.574141