calc_rblood2plasma: Calculate the constant ratio of the blood concentration to...

In httk: High-Throughput Toxicokinetics

Calculate the constant ratio of the blood concentration to the plasma concentration.

Description

This function calculates the constant ratio of the blood concentration to the plasma concentration.

Usage

calc_rblood2plasma(
  chem.cas = NULL,
  chem.name = NULL,
  dtxsid = NULL,
  parameters = NULL,
  hematocrit = NULL,
  Krbc2pu = NULL,
  Funbound.plasma = NULL,
  default.to.human = FALSE,
  species = "Human",
  adjusted.Funbound.plasma = TRUE,
  suppress.messages = TRUE
)

Arguments

chem.cas	Either the CAS number or the chemical name must be specified.
chem.name	Either the chemical name or the CAS number must be specified.
dtxsid	EPA's DSSTox Structure ID (https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard) the chemical must be identified by either CAS, name, or DTXSIDs
parameters	Parameters from parameterize_schmitt
hematocrit	Overwrites default hematocrit value in calculating Rblood2plasma.
Krbc2pu	The red blood cell to unbound plasma chemical partition coefficient, typically from predict_partitioning_schmitt
Funbound.plasma	The fraction of chemical unbound (free) in the presence of plasma protein
default.to.human	Substitutes missing animal values with human values if true.
species	Species desired (either "Rat", "Rabbit", "Dog", "Mouse", or default "Human").
adjusted.Funbound.plasma	Whether or not to use Funbound.plasma adjustment.
suppress.messages	Determine whether to display certain usage feedback.

Details

The red blood cell (RBC) parition coefficient as predicted by the Schmitt (2008) method is used in the calculation. The value is calculated with the equation: 1 - hematocrit + hematocrit * Krbc2pu * Funbound.plasma, summing the red blood cell to plasma and plasma:plasma (equal to 1) partition coefficients multiplied by their respective fractional volumes. When species is specified as rabbit, dog, or mouse, the function uses the appropriate physiological data (hematocrit and temperature), but substitutes human fraction unbound and tissue volumes.

Value

The blood to plasma chemical concentration ratio

Author(s)

John Wambaugh and Robert Pearce

References

Schmitt W. "General approach for the calculation of tissue to plasma partition coefficients." Toxicology In Vitro, 22, 457-467 (2008).

Pearce, Robert G., et al. "Evaluation and calibration of high-throughput predictions of chemical distribution to tissues." Journal of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics 44.6 (2017): 549-565.

Ruark, Christopher D., et al. "Predicting passive and active tissue: plasma partition coefficients: interindividual and interspecies variability." Journal of pharmaceutical sciences 103.7 (2014): 2189-2198.

Examples

calc_rblood2plasma(chem.name="Bisphenol A")
calc_rblood2plasma(chem.name="Bisphenol A",species="Rat")

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