Research Article

Effects of Nigella sativa and Lepidium sativum on Cyclosporine Pharmacokinetics

Table 2

Pharmacokinetic parameters of CsA control (alone) and coadministered with Lepidium sativum (mean ± SEM, ).

ParametersCsA alone (mean ± SEM)With garden cress (mean ± SEM)

aC max (ng/mL)
bT max (hr)
c (ng·hr/mL)
d (ng·hr/mL)
eKel (hr−1)
f (hr)
gCL (L/Kg)
hMRT (hr)

Significant difference from CsA alone group with -test, , . maximum blood concentration, time of peak concentration, area under the concentration time profile curve until last observation, area under the concentration time profile curve from time 0 to infinity, elimination rate constant, half-life, gtotalclearance, and mean residence time (MRT).