Egils Stalidzans

Dr. Egils Stalidzans

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Academic Career Length

16Years (2011-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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20 February 2019 in Nature Protocols
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LHLaurent Heirendt
Laurent Heirendt
SASylvain Arreckx
Sylvain Arreckx
TPThomas Pfau
Thomas Pfau
SMSebastián N. Mendoza
Sebastián N. Mendoza
ARAnne Richelle
Anne Richelle
RFRonan MT Fleming
Ronan MT Fleming

1 February 2015 in Biosystems Engineering
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AZAleksejs Zacepins
Aleksejs Zacepins
VBValters Brusbardis
Valters Brusbardis
JMJurijs Meitalovs
Jurijs Meitalovs
ESEgils Stalidzans
Egils Stalidzans

1 August 2016 in Biosystems Engineering
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AZAleksejs Zacepins
Aleksejs Zacepins
AKArmands Kviesis
Armands Kviesis
ESEgils Stalidzans
Egils Stalidzans
MLMarta Liepniece
Marta Liepniece
JMJurijs Meitalovs
Jurijs Meitalovs

1 January 2013 in Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
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ESEgils Stalidzans
Egils Stalidzans
ABAlmars Berzonis
Almars Berzonis

1 May 2013 in Journal of Biotechnology
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‪P‪Agris Pentjušs
‪Agris Pentjušs
IOIlona Odzina
Ilona Odzina
AKAndrejs Kostromins
Andrejs Kostromins
DFDavid Fell
David Fell
ESEgils Stalidzans
Egils Stalidzans
UKUldis Kalnenieks
Uldis Kalnenieks

7 April 2021 in PLOS ONE
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DZDarta Maija Zake
Darta Maija Zake
JKJanis Kurlovics
Janis Kurlovics
LZLinda Zaharenko
Linda Zaharenko
VKVitalijs Komasilovs
Vitalijs Komasilovs
JKJanis Klovins
Janis Klovins
ESEgils Stalidzans
Egils Stalidzans
Metformin is the primary drug for type 2 diabetes treatment and a promising candidate for other disease treatment. It has significant deviations between individuals in therapy efficiency and pharmacokinetics, leading to the administration of an unnecessary overdose or an insufficient dose. There is a lack of data regarding the concentration-time profiles in various human tissues that limits the understanding of pharmacokinetics and hinders the development of precision therapies for individual patients. The physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model developed in this study is based on humans’ known physiological parameters (blood flow, tissue volume, and others). The missing tissue-specific pharmacokinetics parameters are estimated by developing a PBPK model of metformin in mice where the concentration time series in various tissues have been measured. Some parameters are adapted from human intestine cell culture experiments. The resulting PBPK model for metformin in humans includes 21 tissues and body fluids compartments and can simulate metformin concentration in the stomach, small intestine, liver, kidney, heart, skeletal muscle adipose, and brain depending on the body weight, dose, and administration regimen. Simulations for humans with a bodyweight of 70kg have been analyzed for doses in the range of 500-1500mg. Most tissues have a half-life (T1/2) similar to plasma (3.7h) except for the liver and intestine with shorter T1/2 and muscle, kidney, and red blood cells that have longer T1/2. The highest maximal concentrations (Cmax) turned out to be in the intestine (absorption process) and kidney (excretion process), followed by the liver. The developed metformin PBPK model for mice does not have a compartment for red blood cells and consists of 20 compartments. The developed human model can be personalized by adapting measurable values (tissue volumes, blood flow) and measuring metformin concentration time-course in blood and urine after a single dose of metformin. The personalized model can be used as a decision support tool for precision therapy development for individuals.