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. 2025 Jan 18;16:824. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-55863-5

Table 3.

m-f-PBPK Model Predicted Dose-Normalized Steady-State Total and Unbound Δ9-THC and 11-OH-THC Maternal (or Non-pregnant) Plasma, Umbilical Venous Plasma and Fetal Brain Concentrations at 15, 25, and 40 GW of Pregnancy after Daily Oral Cannabis Use

Oral
Δ9-THC 11-OH-THC
Non-Pregnant GW15 GW25 GW40 Non-Pregnant GW15 GW25 GW40
MP or NP Css,avg (nM/mg dose) 0.13 0.11 0.10 0.093 0.18 0.17 0.17 0.17
MP or NP Css,avg,u (nM/mg dose) 0.0014 0.0012 0.0011 0.0010 0.0021 0.0021 0.0021 0.0021
MP or NP Css,max (nM/mg dose) 0.68 0.57 0.55 0.49 0.80 0.78 0.78 0.78
MP or NP Css,max,u (nM/mg dose) 0.0075 0.0063 0.0060 0.0054 0.0096 0.0093 0.0093 0.0093
UVP Css,avg (nM/mg dose) NA 0.049 0.034 0.025 NA 0.26 0.21 0.17
UVP/MP Css,avgR NA 0.44 0.33 0.27 NA 1.51 1.20 0.98
UVP Css,avg,u (nM/mg dose) NA 0.0003 0.0002 0.0002 NA 0.0018 0.0014 0.0011
UVP/MP Css,avg,uR NA 0.28 0.21 0.18 NA 0.84 0.67 0.55
UVP Css,max (nM/mg dose) NA 0.28 0.14 0.10 NA 1.16 0.43 0.29
UVP Css,max,u (nM/mg dose) NA 0.0020 0.0010 0.0007 NA 0.0077 0.0029 0.0020
Fetal Brain Css,avg (nM/mg dose) NA 0.073 0.048 0.031 NA 0.89 0.69 0.54
Fetal Brain/MP Css,avgR NA 0.66 0.46 0.33 NA 5.08 4.00 3.16
Fetal Brain/UVP Css,avgR NA 1.50 1.40 1.22 NA 3.36 3.32 3.16
Fetal Brain Css,avg,u (nM/mg dose) NA 0.0003 0.0002 0.0001 NA 0.0017 0.0013 0.0010
Fetal Brain/MP Css,avg,uR NA 0.23 0.16 0.12 NA 0.81 0.64 0.51
Fetal Brain/UVP Css,avg,uR NA 0.81 0.76 0.66 NA 0.96 0.95 0.92
Fetal Brain Css,max (nM/mg dose) NA 0.39 0.15 0.077 NA 3.80 1.35 0.84
Fetal Brain Css,max,u (nM/mg dose) NA 0.0015 0.0006 0.0003 NA 0.0074 0.0026 0.0016

NA: not applicable; MP: maternal plasma; NP: Non-pregnant plasma; UVP: umbilical venous plasma; Css,avg: average steady-state concentration; Css,avg,u: unbound average steady-state concentration; Css,max: maximum steady-state concentration; Css,max,u: unbound maximum steady-state concentration; Css,avgR: ratio of average steady-state concentration; Css,avg,uR: ratio of unbound average steady-state concentration; Δ9-THC: 1 nM = 0.314 ng/mL; 11-OH-THC: 1 nM = 0.330 ng/mL.