Reappraisal of amoxycillin absorption kinetics

Autor: Claude Carbon, A. Deslandes, J. M. Brogard, J F Westphal
Rok vydání: 1991
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Zdroj: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 27:647-654
ISSN: 1460-2091
0305-7453
DOI: 10.1093/jac/27.5.647
Popis: Interest in the intestinal absorption mechanisms of drugs has increased because transepithelial passage across the gut does not necessarily follow a passive diffusion process. Amoxycillin, like other amino-beta-lactam antibiotics, has been demonstrated in vitro to use the dipeptide carrier-mediated system in rodent small intestine. In order to assess the in-vivo relevance of these data, we applied the Loo-Riegelman method for a reappraisal of amoxycillin absorption kinetics in healthy human volunteers. The results showed evidence of a saturable carrier-mediated uptake of this antibiotic. With respect to the in-vitro data previously published, the dipeptide carrier system would appear to be the most likely transport mechanism.
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