title: Reappraisal of amoxycillin absorption kinetics.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Département de Médecine Interne, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire I, Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Westphal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Deslandes
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Brogard
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carbon
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D001682:Biological Availability; D004337:Drug Carriers; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007408:Intestinal Absorption; D008297:Male; D012044:Regression Analysis
chemical_list: D004337:Drug Carriers; D000658:Amoxicillin