title: In vivo microdialysis study of the penetration of daptomycin into soft tissues in diabetic versus healthy volunteers.
abstract: Daptomycin is approved for the treatment of complicated skin and soft tissue infections, including diabetic wounds of the lower extremities, at a dose of 4 mg/kg of body weight once daily. For such localized tissue infections, drug concentrations in the interstitial space are an important determinant of successful therapy. In the diabetic population, peripheral arterial disease may limit antibiotic penetration into the target tissue. The objective of this study was to describe and compare the pharmacokinetic profiles of daptomycin in the interstitial fluid of soft tissues in diabetic and healthy volunteers by using in vivo microdialysis. Twelve subjects (six diabetic and six healthy) received a single 4-mg/kg dose of daptomycin intravenously. Samples of plasma and tissue were simultaneously collected over 24 h. Diabetic and healthy groups were matched in mean age (+/-10 years), gender ratio, mean weight (+/-10 kg), and creatinine clearance rate (+/-20 ml/min/1.73 m(2)). Pharmacokinetic parameters for plasma were similar between groups (P > 0.05). The mean peak drug concentrations +/- standard deviations in tissue were 4.3 +/- 3.3 microg/ml and 3.8 +/- 1.4 microg/ml for diabetic and healthy subjects, respectively. The degree of tissue penetration, defined as the ratio of the area under the free drug concentration-time curve for tissue to that for plasma, was 0.93 +/- 0.61 for diabetic subjects and 0.74 +/- 0.09 for healthy subjects (P = 0.46). Daptomycin at 4 mg/kg penetrated well into the soft tissue, reaching concentrations approximately 70 to 90% of those of the free drug in plasma. Moreover, these free, bioactive concentrations in tissue exceeded the MICs for staphylococci and streptococci over the 24-h dosing interval.
authors.affiliation: Center for Anti-Infective Research and Development, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut 06102, USA.
authors.forename: Aryun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Larry A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Suecof
authors.forename: Christina A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Sutherland
authors.forename: Lihong
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Joseph L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Kuti
authors.forename: David P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Nicolau
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D017576:Daptomycin / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism*; D045604:Extracellular Fluid / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; D017551:Microdialysis; D008875:Middle Aged; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D017576:Daptomycin
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