Plasma and tissue pharmacokinetics of fosfomycin in morbidly obese and non-obese surgical patients: a controlled clinical trial

2019 ◽  
Vol 74 (8) ◽  
pp. 2335-2340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph Dorn ◽  
David Petroff ◽  
Nancy Neumann ◽  
Alexander Kratzer ◽  
Nahed El-Najjar ◽  
...  

Abstract Objectives To assess the pharmacokinetics and tissue penetration of fosfomycin in obese and non-obese surgical patients. Methods Fifteen obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery and 15 non-obese patients undergoing major intra-abdominal surgery received an intravenous single short infusion of 8 g of fosfomycin. Fosfomycin concentrations were determined by LC-MS/MS in plasma and microdialysate from subcutaneous tissue up to 8 h after dosing. The pharmacokinetic analysis was performed in plasma and interstitial fluid (ISF) by non-compartmental methods. Results Thirteen obese patients (BMI 38–50 kg/m2) and 14 non-obese patients (BMI 0–29 kg/m2) were evaluable. The pharmacokinetics of fosfomycin in obese versus non-obese patients were characterized by lower peak plasma concentrations (468 ± 139 versus 594 ± 149 mg/L, P = 0.040) and higher V (24.4 ± 6.4 versus 19.0 ± 3.1 L, P = 0.010). The differences in AUC∞ were not significant (1275 ± 477 versus 1515 ± 352 mg·h/L, P = 0.16). The peak concentrations in subcutaneous tissue were reached rapidly and declined in parallel with the plasma concentrations. The drug exposure in tissue was nearly halved in obese compared with non-obese patients (AUC∞ 1052 ± 394 versus 1929 ± 725 mg·h/L, P = 0.0010). The tissue/plasma ratio (AUCISF/AUCplasma) was 0.86 ± 0.32 versus 1.27 ± 0.34 (P = 0.0047). Conclusions Whereas the pharmacokinetics of fosfomycin in plasma of surgical patients were only marginally different between obese and non-obese patients, the drug exposure in subcutaneous tissue was significantly lower in the obese patients.

2016 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathias Wittau ◽  
Stephan Paschke ◽  
Max Kurlbaum ◽  
Jan Scheele ◽  
Neang S. Ly ◽  
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ABSTRACT Ertapenem provides broad-spectrum activity against many pathogens, and its use is relevant for the prophylaxis and treatment of infections in morbidly obese patients undergoing surgery. However, its pharmacokinetics and tissue penetration in these patients are not well defined. We assessed the population pharmacokinetics and target attainment for ertapenem in the plasma, subcutaneous tissue, and peritoneal fluid of morbidly obese patients. Six female patients (body mass index, 43.7 to 55.9 kg/m2) received 1,000 mg ertapenem as 15-min infusions at 0 and 26 h. On day 2, the unbound ertapenem concentrations in plasma, subcutaneous tissue, and peritoneal fluid were measured by microdialysis; total plasma concentrations were additionally quantified. The probability of attaining a target of an unbound ertapenem concentration above the MIC for at least 40% of the dosing interval was predicted via Monte Carlo simulations. The population pharmacokinetic model contained two disposition compartments and simultaneously described all concentrations. For unbound ertapenem, total clearance was 12.3 liters/h (coefficient of variation, 21.6% for between-patient variability) and the volume of distribution at steady state was 57.8 liters in patients with a 53-kg fat-free mass. The area under the concentration-time curve (AUC) for ertapenem was 49% lower in subcutaneous tissue and 25% lower in peritoneal fluid than the unbound AUC in plasma. Tissue penetration was rapid (equilibration half-life, <15 min) and was variable in subcutaneous tissue. Short-term ertapenem infusions (1,000 mg every 24 h) achieved robust (>90%) target attainment probabilities for MICs of up to 1 mg/liter in plasma, 0.25 to 0.5 mg/liter in subcutaneous tissue, and 0.5 mg/liter in peritoneal fluid. Ertapenem presents an attractive choice for many pathogens relevant to morbidly obese patients undergoing surgery. (This study has been registered at ClinicalTrials.gov under identifier NCT01407965.)


2006 ◽  
Vol 24 (18_suppl) ◽  
pp. 2034-2034 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. A. Eskens ◽  
A. Planting ◽  
L. Van Doorn ◽  
T. Isoe ◽  
K. Hayashi ◽  
...  

2034 Background: KRN951 inhibits VEGF induced phosphorylation of VEGF receptors (VEGFR)2 and 1 (IC50 of 0.16 and 0.21 nM) and phosphorylation of c-Kit and Platelet Derived Growth Factor Receptor (PDGFR), (IC50 of 1.63 and 1.72 nM). Methods: The principal objectives of this study were (1) to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) of KRN951 administered once daily (OD) for 28 days followed by 14 days off treatment, (2) to characterize safety and tolerability, (3) to characterize single and multiple dose pharmacokinetics, (4) to explore inhibitory effects on tumor blood flow, and (5) to look for evidence of antitumor activity. Results: 10 male and 5 female patients, median age 57 yrs (28–72) have been enrolled at dose levels of 1 mg (n=6), 2 mg (n=8), and 1.5 mg (n=1). The total number of courses given is 63 (1–15 per patient) At 2 mg DLT consisting of grade 3 asymptomatic proteinuria, grade 3 ataxia and grade 4 intracranial hemorrhage was seen in three patients. In the next-lower dose level of 1 mg one DLT (grade 3 fatigue) was seen. An intermediate dose of 1.5 mg is currently studied. Hypertension occurred in 14/15 patients but could be medically controlled. Pharmacokinetic analysis revealed dose dependent drug exposure and peak plasma concentrations. Plasma levels of sVEGFR2 decreased following exposure to KRN951. Exploratory analysis by means of Dynamic Contrast Enhanced MRI analysis indicated a decrease in tumorperfusion in selected patients. One confirmed partial response lasting more than 80 weeks in a patient with renal cell carcinoma was seen, and stable disease lasting more than 2 courses of treatment was seen in 6 patients. Conclusion: Once daily KRN951 can be administered safely when given for 28 days followed by 14 days off treatment. The recommended phase II dosing is currently being defined. No significant financial relationships to disclose.


Antibiotics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 931
Author(s):  
Philipp Simon ◽  
David Petroff ◽  
David Busse ◽  
Jana Heyne ◽  
Felix Girrbach ◽  
...  

Background: This controlled clinical study aimed to investigate the impact of obesity on plasma and tissue pharmacokinetics of meropenem. Methods: Obese (body mass index (BMI) ≥ 35 kg/m2) and age-/sex-matched nonobese (18.5 kg/m2 ≥ BMI ≤ 30 kg/m2) surgical patients received a short-term infusion of 1000-mg meropenem. Concentrations were determined via high performance liquid chromatography-ultraviolet (HPLC-UV) in the plasma and microdialysate from the interstitial fluid (ISF) of subcutaneous tissue up to eight h after dosing. An analysis was performed in the plasma and ISF by noncompartmental methods. Results: The maximum plasma concentrations in 15 obese (BMI 49 ± 11 kg/m2) and 15 nonobese (BMI 24 ± 2 kg/m2) patients were 54.0 vs. 63.9 mg/L (95% CI for difference: −18.3 to −3.5). The volume of distribution was 22.4 vs. 17.6 L, (2.6–9.1), but the clearance was comparable (12.5 vs. 11.1 L/h, −1.4 to 3.1), leading to a longer half-life (1.52 vs. 1.31 h, 0.05–0.37) and fairly similar area under the curve (AUC)8h (78.7 vs. 89.2 mg*h/L, −21.4 to 8.6). In the ISF, the maximum concentrations differed significantly (12.6 vs. 18.6 L, −16.8 to −0.8) but not the AUC8h (28.5 vs. 42.0 mg*h/L, −33.9 to 5.4). Time above the MIC (T > MIC) in the plasma and ISF did not differ significantly for MICs of 0.25–8 mg/L. Conclusions: In morbidly obese patients, meropenem has lower maximum concentrations and higher volumes of distribution. However, due to the slightly longer half-life, obesity has no influence on the T > MIC, so dose adjustments for obesity seem unnecessary.


2019 ◽  
Vol 74 (8) ◽  
pp. 2473-2473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph Dorn ◽  
David Petroff ◽  
Nancy Neumann ◽  
Alexander Kratzer ◽  
Nahed El-Najjar ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 1067 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philipp Simon ◽  
David Busse ◽  
David Petroff ◽  
Christoph Dorn ◽  
Lisa Ehmann ◽  
...  

Background: Linezolid is used for the treatment of soft tissue infections in critically ill patients. However, data for characterizing the pharmacokinetics (PK) and assessing whether effective concentrations are reached at the target site are lacking. We hypothesized that current dosing regimens do not lead to effective concentrations in the plasma and interstitial fluid (ISF) of subcutaneous tissue in obese patients. Methods: As a controlled clinical model, critically ill obese and non-obese patients undergoing intra-abdominal surgery received 600 mg linezolid as a single infusion. Concentrations in the plasma and microdialysate from the ISF of subcutaneous tissue were determined up to 8 h after dosing. Pharmacokinetic analysis was performed by non-compartmental methods. As a therapeutic target, we used fAUC/MIC > 80. Results: Fifteen obese (BMI: 48.7 ± 11.2 kg/m2) and 15 non-obese (23.9 ± 2.1 kg/m2) patients were analyzed. AUC0–8 in ISF decreased by −1.69 mg*h/L (95% CI: −2.59 to −0.79, p < 0.001) for every 10 kg increase in weight. PK in obese patients were characterized by lower maximal plasma concentrations (median 3.8 vs. 8.3 mg/L, p < 0.001) and a higher volume of distribution (41.0 vs. 30.8 L, p < 0.001), and the therapeutic target was not reached for MIC ≥ 1 mg/L in ISF and ≥ 2 mg/L in plasma. Conclusions: Increasing the weight led to a decrease of linezolid concentrations in the plasma and subcutaneous tissue. The current dosing regimen does not seem to produce sufficient concentrations to kill bacteria with MIC ≥ 2 mg/L, especially as empirical antimicrobial therapy in critically ill obese patients.


2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 8-11
Author(s):  
João Vicente Machado GROSSI ◽  
Felipe Fernandes NICOLA ◽  
Ivan Alberto ZEPEDA ◽  
Martina BECKER ◽  
Eduardo Neubarth TRINDADE ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Background: The evaluation of collagen in the abdominal wall has been increasingly studied because of the relevance on collagen in the healing process after laparotomy. Aim: To evaluate the amount of collagen in the linea alba of patients undergoing laparotomic bariatric surgery and comparing with non-obese cadavers. Methods: Were evaluated 88 samples of aponeurosis from abdominal linea alba of 44 obese patients (obesity group) and 44 non-obese cadavers (control group). The samples were collected in 2013 and 2104, and were sorted according to age (18-30, 31-45 and 46-60), gender, BMI, waist and cervical circumference, and subcutaneous tissue thickness. Material for biopsy was collected from the supraumbilical region of the linea alba for immunohistochemical analysis differentiating collagen type 1 and type 3 and the 1/3 ratio. Image-Pro Plus pixel counting software was used to measure the amount of collagen. Results: The obesity group evidenced mean age 44.11±9.90 years; 18-30 age group had three (6.8%) obese individuals; 31-45 had 22 (50%) and 46-60 had 19 (43.1%). Females were present in 81.8% (n=36); BMI (kg/m²) was 48.81±6.5; waist circumference (cm) was 136.761±13.55; subcutaneous tissue thickness (cm) 4.873±0.916. Considering age groups, gender and BMI, there were statistical differences in all tests when compared with the cadavers. Conclusion: The amount of collagen in the linea alba above the umbilical region in the morbidly obese patients was smaller than in the non-obese cadavers in the same age group.


2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabrina Passini ◽  
Laura Montoya ◽  
Martín Lupi ◽  
Paula Lorenzini ◽  
María Fabiana Landoni ◽  
...  

Clindamycin plasma and tissue disposition in cats under surgical conditions after a single intravenous (IV), intramuscular (IM) and subcutaneous (SC) administration at a dose rate of 10 mg/kg were studied. After intravenous, intramuscular and subcutaneous administration, peak plasma concentrations were 10.93±3.78 μg/mL (Cp(0)), 5.93±1.18 μg/mL (Cmax)) and 6.30±0.88 μg/mL (Cmax)), respectively. Eight hours after clindamycin IV, IM and SC administration plasma concentrations declined to 2.01±0.61 μg/mL, 2.96±0.43 μg/mL and 3.36±0.97 μg/mL, respectively. Sixty to 90 minutes after clindamycin administration, tissue concentrations ranged from a minimum in subcutaneous tissue of 4.90 μg/g (IV), 3.06 μg/g (IM) and, 3.13 μg/g (SC) to a maximum in uterus of 13.41 μg/g (IV), 14.07 μg/g (IM) and, 14.44 μg/g (SC). The lowest tissue/plasma concentration ratio for the three administration routes was observed in subcutaneous tissue, while the highest was observed at genital level (ovary for IV and IM and uterus for SC). Estimated efficacy predictor (AUC/MIC), considering MIC breakpoint for bacteria isolated from animals, indicates that clindamycin administered IV, IM or SC at the studied dose is appropriated for perioperative prophylactic protocols and that given with a dose interval of 12 hours would be effective for susceptible infection treatment in cats.


Endocrinology ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 149 (3) ◽  
pp. 1350-1357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florian W. Kiefer ◽  
Maximilian Zeyda ◽  
Jelena Todoric ◽  
Joakim Huber ◽  
René Geyeregger ◽  
...  

Obesity is associated with a chronic low-grade inflammation characterized by macrophage infiltration of adipose tissue (AT) that may underlie the development of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Osteopontin (OPN) is a multifunctional protein involved in various inflammatory processes, cell migration, and tissue remodeling. Because these processes occur in the AT of obese patients, we studied in detail the regulation of OPN expression in human and murine obesity. The study included 20 morbidly obese patients and 20 age- and sex-matched control subjects, as well as two models (diet-induced and genetic) of murine obesity. In high-fat diet-induced and genetically obese mice, OPN expression was drastically up-regulated in AT (40 and 80-fold, respectively) but remained largely unaltered in liver (&lt;2-fold). Moreover, OPN plasma concentrations remained unchanged in both murine models of obesity, suggesting a particular local but not systemic importance for OPN. OPN expression was strongly elevated also in the AT of obese patients compared with lean subjects in both omental and sc AT. In addition, we detected three OPN isoforms to be expressed in human AT and, strikingly, an obesity induced alteration of the OPN isoform expression pattern. Analysis of AT cellular fractions revealed that OPN is exceptionally highly expressed in AT macrophages in humans and mice. Moreover, OPN expression in AT macrophages was strongly up-regulated by obesity. In conclusion, our data point toward a specific local role of OPN in obese AT. Therefore, OPN could be a critical regulator in obesity induced AT inflammation and insulin resistance.


2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulaziz S. Alobaid ◽  
Steven C. Wallis ◽  
Paul Jarrett ◽  
Therese Starr ◽  
Janine Stuart ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT The treatment of infections in critically ill obese and morbidly obese patients is challenging because of the combined physiological changes that result from obesity and critical illness. The aim of this study was to describe the population pharmacokinetics of piperacillin in a cohort of critically ill patients, including obese and morbidly obese patients. Critically ill patients who received piperacillin-tazobactam were classified according to their body mass index (BMI) as nonobese, obese, and morbidly obese. Plasma samples were collected, and piperacillin concentrations were determined by a validated chromatographic method. Population pharmacokinetic analysis and Monte Carlo dosing simulations were performed using Pmetrics software. Thirty-seven critically ill patients (including 12 obese patients and 12 morbidly obese patients) were enrolled. The patients' mean ± standard deviation age, weight, and BMI were 50 ± 15 years, 104 ± 35 kg, and 38.0 ± 15.0 kg/m2, respectively. The concentration-time data were best described by a two-compartment linear model. The mean ± SD parameter estimates for the final covariate model were a clearance of 14.0 ± 7.1 liters/h, a volume of distribution of the central compartment of 49.0 ± 19.0 liters, an intercompartmental clearance from the central compartment to the peripheral compartment of 0.9 ± 0.6 liters · h−1, and an intercompartmental clearance from the peripheral compartment to the central compartment of 2.3 ± 2.8 liters · h−1. A higher measured creatinine clearance and shorter-duration infusions were associated with a lower likelihood of achieving therapeutic piperacillin exposures in patients in all BMI categories. Piperacillin pharmacokinetics are altered in the presence of obesity and critical illness. As with nonobese patients, prolonged infusions increase the likelihood of achieving therapeutic concentrations.


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