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A kinetic model describing the pharmacokinetics of ethyl glucuronide in humans

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FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL
卷 126, 期 1, 页码 24-29

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ELSEVIER SCI IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(02)00025-7

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ethanol; ethanol metabolism; ethyl glucuronide; pharmacokinetics; human serum

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The glucuronide conjugation is a minor pathway of ethanol metabolism. The determination of ethyl glucuronide (EG) in serum and urine has gained importance in forensic and other legal decisions. To prospectively calculate the serum concentration of this non-oxidative ethanol metabolite, the computer program developed includes a parameter fitting routine. Multiple ethanol doses can be handled. The mathematical modeling was based on the following assumptions and simplifications, respectively. A single enzyme system is responsible for ethanol conjugation at one distinct site; the distribution of EG into the systemic circulation is delayed: the elimination of EG follows first-order kinetics. The concentration of EG was calculated using three kinetic parameters: a rate constant for the first-order formation of EG from serum ethanol, a transfer constant for an obstructed transfer of EG from the formation site (FS) into the central compartment (CC) and an exponential elimination constant. The program was applied to the data collected from 21 drinking experiments. The fitting algorithm optimized the three kinetic parameters, until the sum of concentration error squares of the data points was minimized. The means standard deviation of the rate constant for the first-order formation of EG from serum ethanol was 0.0011 +/- 0.0006 h(-1), the transfer constant for an obstructed transfer of EG from the FS into the CC was 0.43 +/- 0.1996 h(-1) and the exponential elimination constant was 3.0 +/- 1.45 h(-1). Using the range of these parameters, it is now possible to calculate minimum and maximum serum concentrations of EG based on ethanol doses and drinking times. The comparison of calculated and measured concentrations can prove the plausibility of an alleged ethanol consumption. This can be crucial when the serum ethanol concentration (SEC) itself is not meaninful. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

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