title: Penetration of enoxacin into human bronchial mucosa.
abstract: Enoxacin is a new quinolone-azaquinolone antibiotic that possesses in vitro activity against a broad spectrum of bacteria including Pseudomonas aeruginosa. We studied the distribution ratio of enoxacin between plasma and bronchial mucosa under steady-state conditions. Bronchial mucosal biopsies were obtained during fiberoptic bronchoscopy in 18 patients after receiving enoxacin, 400 mg every 12 h for 4 days. Bronchial mucosa and plasma were sampled at 3, 4, or 5 h (6 patients each) after the fifth day morning 400-mg dose and assayed for enoxacin by high pressure liquid chromatography. There was no significant difference in the enoxacin bronchial mucosa to plasma concentration ratios at the 3 sampling times. This suggests that equilibrium between bronchial mucosa and plasma had been achieved within 3 h after dose. The mean (SD) bronchial mucosal concentration for all patients was 117.0 (47.8) micrograms/g, the mean (SD) plasma concentration was 3.1 (1.1) micrograms/ml, and the mean (SD) ratio was 46.8 (45.9). The bronchial mucosal enoxacin concentrations were significantly higher than the minimal inhibitory concentrations for common respiratory pathogens including Ps. aeruginosa (90% inhibited by 2.0 micrograms/ml). These results provide pharmacokinetic support for the use of enoxacin in gram-negative bronchial infections.
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Marlin
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Braude
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Whelan
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Somogyi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000378:metabolism*; D001706:Biopsy; D001980:Bronchi / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D015365:Enoxacin; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D009287:Naphthyridines / Q000378:metabolism*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D009287:Naphthyridines; D015365:Enoxacin