Pharmacokinetics of Anti-hepcidin Monoclonal Antibody Ab 12B9m and Hepcidin in Cynomolgus Monkeys
Journal Title: The AAPS Journal - Year 2010, Vol 12, Issue 4
Abstract
Hepcidin is a key regulator responsible for systemic iron homeostasis. A semi-mechanistic PK model for hepcidin and a fully human anti-hepcidin monoclonal antibody (Ab 12B9m) was developed to describe their total (free + bound) serum concentration-time data after single and multiple weekly intravenous or subcutaneous doses of Ab 12B9m. The model was based on target mediated drug disposition and the IgG–FcRn interaction concepts published previously. Both total Ab 12B9m and total hepcidin exhibited nonlinear kinetics due to saturable Fc–FcRn interaction. Ab 12B9m showed a limited volume of distribution and negligible linear elimination from serum. The nonlinear elimination of Ab 12B9m was attributed to the endosomal degradation of Ab 12B9m that was not bound to the FcRn receptor. The terminal half-life, assumed to be the same for free and total serum Ab 12B9m, was estimated to be 16.5 days. The subcutaneous absorption of Ab 12B9m was described with a first-order absorption rate constant ka of 0.0278 h−1, with 86% bioavailability. The model suggested a rapid hepcidin clearance of approximately 800 mL h−1 kg−1. Only the highest-tested Ab 12B9m dose of 300 mg kg−1 week−1 was able to maintain free hepcidin level below the baseline during the dosing intervals. Free Ab 12B9m and free hepcidin concentrations were simulated, and their PK profiles were nonlinear as affected by their binding to each other. Additionally, the total amount of FcRn receptor involved in Ab 12B9m recycling at a given time was calculated empirically, and the temporal changes in the free FcRn levels upon Ab 12B9m administration were inferred.
Authors and Affiliations
Jim J. Xiao, Wojciech Krzyzanski, Yow-Ming Wang, Hongyan Li, Mark J. Rose, Mark Ma, Yuling Wu, Beth Hinkle, Juan Jose Perez-Ruixo
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