modelSirolimus

Diagram of Sirolimus

Extends from Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.ATC.L.L01EG04.

Information

name:Sirolimus
ATC code:L01EG04
route:oral
compartments:2
dosage:5mg
volume of distribution:12L
clearance:2.16L/h/kg
other parameters in model implementation

Sirolimus, also known as rapamycin, is an immunosuppressant drug primarily used to prevent organ transplant rejection. It inhibits the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), thereby suppressing T-cell proliferation and activation. Sirolimus is FDA-approved and is used in clinical practice, especially in renal transplantation.

Pharmacokinetics

Pharmacokinetics parameters estimated from healthy adult volunteers after a single oral dose.

References

  1. Zhang, Y, et al., & Li, X (2021). Population pharmacokinetics of sirolimus in Chinese adult liver transplant recipients: a retrospective study. Xenobiotica; the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems 51(12) 1408–1415. DOI:10.1080/00498254.2022.2025628 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34983304

  2. Wang, D, et al., & Li, Z (2019). Population pharmacokinetics of sirolimus in pediatric patients with kaposiform hemangioendothelioma: A retrospective study. Oncology letters 18(3) 2412–2419. DOI:10.3892/ol.2019.10562 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31452734

  3. Li, S, et al., & Wang, Y (2022). Population Pharmacokinetic Analysis and Dosing Optimization of Sirolimus in Children With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex. Journal of clinical pharmacology 62(8) 948–959. DOI:10.1002/jcph.2033 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35094415

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Modelica.Units.SI.Massweight (from PK_1C)75patient weight (kg)
Modelica.Units.SI.SpecificVolumeVdPerKg (from PK_1C)0.9Volume of distribution (L/kg)
Modelica.Units.SI.MassFractionF (from PK_1C)0.8bioavailiability (0-1)
Pharmacolibrary.Types.ClearanceCl (from PK_1C)20clearance
Modelica.Units.SI.TimeadminTime (from PK_1C)60first administration time (s)
Modelica.Units.SI.TimeadminDuration (from PK_1C)600administration duration (s)
Modelica.Units.SI.TimeadminPeriod (from PK_1C)8*60*60period of administration (default 8 hours)(s)
Pharmacolibrary.Types.MassadminMass (from PK_1C)1000administration mass (mg)
IntegeradminCount (from PK_1C)8number of dose administered (1)
Pharmacolibrary.Types.VolumeVd (from PK_1C)VdPerKg*weightVolume of distribution (m3)
Pharmacolibrary.Types.MassConcentrationCmin (from PK_1C)0.004minimal therapeutic range
Pharmacolibrary.Types.MassConcentrationCmax (from PK_1C)0.008minimal therapeutic range
Pharmacolibrary.Types.MassConcentrationCtox_peak (from PK_1C)0.012toxicity peak level
Pharmacolibrary.Types.MassConcentrationCtox_trough (from PK_1C)0.006toxicity trough level
Pharmacolibrary.Types.VolumeVdp (from PK_2C)VdpPerKg*weightVolume of distribution (m3)
Modelica.Units.SI.SpecificVolumeVdpPerKg (from PK_2C)0.9Volume of distribution peripheral(l/kg)
Pharmacolibrary.Types.Clearancek12 (from PK_2C)1intercompartmental C-P clearance
Pharmacolibrary.Types.Clearancek21 (from PK_2C)1intercompartmental P-C clearance
Pharmacolibrary.Types.TransferRateka (from PK_2C_enteral)0.016666666666666666first order absorption rate
Modelica.Units.SI.TimeTlag (from PK_2C_enteral)600delay between oral administration and absorption (default 10min)

Connectors

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Types.ConcentrationOutputC_central (from PK_1C)
Interfaces.ConcentrationPort_bcentralCPort (from PK_1C)
Interfaces.ConcentrationPort_bperipheralCPort (from PK_2C)
Pharmacolibrary.Types.ConcentrationOutputC_peripheral1 (from PK_2C)

Components

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Pharmacokinetic.NoPerfusedTissueCompartmentcentral (from PK_1C)
Pharmacokinetic.ClearanceDrivenEliminationelim (from PK_1C)
Sources.PeriodicDoseperiodicDose (from PK_1C)
Modelica.Units.SI.Timet1_2 (from PK_1C)elimination half-life
Pharmacolibrary.Pharmacokinetic.TransferFirstOrderNonSymtransfer (from PK_2C)
Pharmacolibrary.Pharmacokinetic.NoPerfusedTissueCompartmentperipheral (from PK_2C)

Revisions

  • 06/2025 Tomas Kulhanek, generated model from data extracted from PUBMED, DrugBank and LLM(GPT4.1)