Modeling approaches for hepatic spatial heterogeneity in pharmacokinetic simulations

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The metabolization and excretion of drugs in the liver are spatially heterogeneous processes. This is due to the spatial variability of physiological processes at different length scales of biological organization in healthy individuals, while many liver diseases further contribute to the heterogeneity. Classical, well-stirred pharmacokinetic models do not represent this heterogeneity, and various modeling approaches capable of representing heterogeneity have been developed recently. These approaches range from mechanistic and physio-geometrically realistic models focusing on specific spatial scales, via continuum models using homogenized physiological and metabolic properties, to integrative multiscale models. Such models could become essential research tools for simulations involving drugs with notable first-pass effects, fast-acting drugs or tracers, and diseased livers.

SEEK ID: https://seek.lisym.org/publications/40

DOI: 10.1016/j.ddmod.2017.09.002

Projects: LiSyM Pillar II: Chronic Liver Disease Progression (LiSyM-DP), LiSyM network

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Journal: Drug Discovery Today: Disease Models

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Date Published: 29th Nov 2017

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Schwen, L. O., Kuepfer, L., & Preusser, T. (2016). Modeling approaches for hepatic spatial heterogeneity in pharmacokinetic simulations. In Drug Discovery Today: Disease Models (Vol. 22, pp. 35–43). Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ddmod.2017.09.002
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