title: Kinetics of intravenously administered carnitine in haemodialysed children.
abstract: The pharmacokinetics of low-dose bolus L-carnitine (5 mg kg-1 body wt) in five haemodialysed children were investigated. Kinetic variables were obtained by applying a two-compartment open model. The elimination half-life was very short, 2.43 +/- 0.35 h, despite the reduced plasma clearance of 41.2 +/- 5.7 ml min-1, compared with healthy adults. The apparent volume of distribution, 0.27 +/- 0.07 1 kg-1 body wt, corresponds well to the size of the extracellular space. The kinetic behaviour of intravenously supplied carnitine may assist in future evaluations of the therapeutic application of this drug in uraemic children.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biological Chemistry and Nutrition, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, FRG.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Glöggler
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bulla
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fürst
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002331:Carnitine / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D006207:Half-Life; D006801:Humans; D006953:Hyperlipoproteinemia Type IV / Q000378:metabolism; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D006435:Renal Dialysis
chemical_list: D002331:Carnitine