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ArticleNucleic acids research2021

PK-DB: pharmacokinetics database for individualized and stratified computational modeling.

Jan Grzegorzewski, Janosch Brandhorst, Kathleen Green, Dimitra Eleftheriadou, Yannick Duport, Florian Barthorscht, Adrian Köller, Danny Yu Jia Ke, Sara De Angelis, Matthias König

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Jan GrzegorzewskiInstitute for Theoretical Biology, Humboldt-University Berlin, Invalidenstraße 110, Berlin 10115, Germany.
Janosch BrandhorstInstitute for Theoretical Biology, Humboldt-University Berlin, Invalidenstraße 110, Berlin 10115, Germany.
Kathleen GreenDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Stellenbosch, Van der Byl Street, Stellenbosch 7600, South Africa.
Dimitra EleftheriadouInstitute for Theoretical Biology, Humboldt-University Berlin, Invalidenstraße 110, Berlin 10115, Germany.
Yannick DuportDepartment of Mathematics and Computer Science, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 14, Berlin 14195, Germany.
Florian BarthorschtInstitute for Theoretical Biology, Humboldt-University Berlin, Invalidenstraße 110, Berlin 10115, Germany.
Adrian KöllerInstitute for Theoretical Biology, Humboldt-University Berlin, Invalidenstraße 110, Berlin 10115, Germany.
Danny Yu Jia KeDepartment of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Sara De AngelisKing's College London, Department of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, London, UK.
Matthias KönigInstitute for Theoretical Biology, Humboldt-University Berlin, Invalidenstraße 110, Berlin 10115, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A multitude of pharmacokinetics studies have been published. However, due to the lack of an open database, pharmacokinetics data, as well as the corresponding meta-information, have been difficult to access. We present PK-DB (https://pk-db.com), an open database for pharmacokinetics information from clinical trials. PK-DB provides curated information on (i) characteristics of studied patient cohorts and subjects (e.g. age, bodyweight, smoking status, genetic variants); (ii) applied interventions (e.g. dosing, substance, route of application); (iii) pharmacokinetic parameters (e.g. clearance, half-life, area under the curve) and (iv) measured pharmacokinetic time-courses. Key features are the representation of experimental errors, the normalization of measurement units, annotation of information to biological ontologies, calculation of pharmacokinetic parameters from concentration-time profiles, a workflow for collaborative data curation, strong validation rules on the data, computational access via a REST API as well as human access via a web interface. PK-DB enables meta-analysis based on data from multiple studies and data integration with computational models. A special focus lies on meta-data relevant for individualized and stratified computational modeling with methods like physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK), pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD), or population pharmacokinetic (pop PK) modeling.

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Databases, FactualModels, StatisticalMolecular Sequence AnnotationArea Under CurveBody WeightCaffeineClinical Trials as TopicContraceptives, OralDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Administration RoutesDrug Administration ScheduleDrug Dosage CalculationsGene OntologyHalf-LifeHumansPrescription DrugsCaffeineContraceptives, OralPrescription Drugs

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PMID33151297
PMCPMC7779054

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