Table 2 Chemical specific parameters for the human nicotine PBPK model4,5,23.

From: A comprehensive physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model for nicotine in humans from using nicotine-containing products with different routes of exposure

Parameter

Label

Value

Source

Partition coefficients

Nicotine

 Blood:Air

PB

10,000.00

Set to restrict exhalation

 Lung

PLU

0.90

Satoskar et al.23

 Fat

PF

0.80

Satoskar et al.23

 Brain

PBR

3.00

Satoskar et al.23

 Liver

PL

7.50

Satoskar et al.23

 Heart

PH

1.60

Satoskar et al.23

 Skin

PSK

1.50

Satoskar et al.23

 Muscle

PM

1.50

Satoskar et al.23

 Rapidly perfused

PR

7.50

Set to Liver

 Slowly perfused

PS

1.50

Set to Muscle

Cotinine

 Liver

PML

2.00

Robinson et al.4

 Muscle

PMM

1.50

Robinson et al.4

 Rapidly perfused

PMR

1.50

Robinson et al.4

 Slowly perfused

PMS

1.00

Robinson et al.4

 Fat

PMF

0.50

Robinson et al.4

Metabolism (L/h/kg BW0.75)

 Nicotine in liver

CLMC

2.70

Robinson et al.4

 Fraction to cotinine

FNC

0.80

Robinson et al.4

 Cotinine in liver

CLLMC

0.14

Robinson et al.4

Urinary clearance (L/h/kg BW0.75)

 Nicotine

CLKC

0.42

Robinson et al.4

 Cotinine

CLKMC

0.025

Robinson et al.4

 Oral bioavailability

FA

0.67

Teeguarden et al.5

 Oral absorption rate (h−1)

KA

1.34

Teeguarden et al.5

Pharmacodynamic parameters

 Concentration effect relationship

S

933.66

Teeguarden et al.5

 First-order rate of loss of tolerance

KANT

1.6617

Teeguarden et al.5

 Tolerance ‘‘concentration’’

CANT50

0.0152

Teeguarden et al.5