Pharmacokinetic Characteristics of Doxycycline Acwmulation in Normal and Severely Diseased Kidneys

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Abstract
Intrarenal concentrations of doxycycline were measured in 48 normal canine kidneys during wide variations in urine p H and the systemic state of hydration of the experimental animals. The results were compared with the renal parenchymal levels achieved in 10 severely diseased human kidneys. Although the state of hydration, the urine p H, and renal disease all significantly influenced the urinary concentrations and rate of renal clearance of doxycycline, there was no detectable difference between concentrations in normal renal tissue and those in severely diseased kidneys. This result is in contradistinction to the findings for previously evaluated antibiotics. The levels of doxycycline measured in renal tissue averaged twice the concentration in serum without notable difference among levels in renal cortex, medulla, and papilla. Prospective clinical trials will be necessary for identification of.any solid correlation between the remarkable characteristics of accumulation of doxycycline in diseased renal parenchymal tissue and the clinical, therapeutic importance of such an observation.

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