Authors: Lee, H.W.¹; Kim, D.W.¹; Park, J.H.²; Kim, S-D.³; Lim, M-S.¹; Phapale, P.B.¹; Kim, E-H.³; Park, S.K.²; Yoon, Y-R.¹

Source: The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Volume 13, Number 9, September 2009 , pp. 1161-1166(6)

Publisher: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Abstract:

SETTING: National Masan Tuberculosis Hospital, Masan, South Korea.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the pharmacokinetics of prothionamide (PTH) in South Korean patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and to investigate whether differences in body mass index (BMI) could explain observed differences in PTH disposition.

DESIGN: Seventeen patients participated in the study; all had MDR-TB and had received combination anti-tuberculosis treatment, including PTH, cycloserine, ofloxacin, para-aminosalicylic acid and streptomycin or kanamycin, for at least 2 weeks. The patients were divided into two groups based on BMI: Group A (18.5 ≤ BMI<23), and Group B (BMI<18.5). Serum samples were collected over 24 h, and the plasma PTH concentration was determined by a validated high-performance liquid chromatography assay.

RESULTS: After steady-state administration of PTH, the mean area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time 0 to 12 h (AUC_0-12h) was 11.0 ± 3.7μg h/ml. The mean T_max and t_1/2 were respectively 3.6 h and 2.7 h. No significant difference in PTH disposition was observed between groups A and B, except for ke and t_1/2.

CONCLUSION: In the pharmacokinetic parameter estimates for PTH in MDR-TB patients during routine treatment, the pharmacokinetics of PTH did not appear to correlate with extent of emaciation in MDR-TB patients.

Keywords: prothionamide; MDR-TB; pharmacokinetics

Document Type: Regular paper

Affiliations: 1: Clinical Trial Centre, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Korea; and Department of Molecular Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea 2: International Tuberculosis Research Centre and National Masan Tuberculosis Hospital, Masan, Korea 3: Clinical Trial Centre, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Korea

Publication date: 2009-09-01

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