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de Leon J, Ruan CJ, Schoretsanitis G, Villasante-Tezanos AG, Spina E, Sanz EJ, Betancort M, De Las Cuevas C. Investigating in VigiBase over 6000 cases of pneumonia in clozapine-treated patients in the context of the literature: focus on high lethality and the association with aspiration pneumonia. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2024:1-15. [PMID: 38920369 DOI: 10.1080/17425255.2024.2373111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2024] [Accepted: 06/15/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024]
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BACKGROUND The literature associates clozapine with pneumonia/aspiration pneumonia. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS The international pharmacovigilance database (VigiBase™) uses the information component (IC) as statistical signal. VigiBase clozapine reports were analyzed for pneumonia/aspiration pneumonia from introduction to 10 May 2023. RESULTS There were 6392 cases of all types of pneumonia (5572 cases of pneumonia, 775 of aspiration pneumonia, and 45 combined). The IC was 3.52 for aspiration pneumonia, introduced as a VigiBase label in 2003, and 1.91 for pneumonia. Patients were reclassified as 3628 with no signs of aspiration and 1533 with signs. Signs of aspiration were strongly associated with some co-medications: olanzapine, odds ratio (OR) = 23.8, 95% confidence interval (CI), 14.9-38.0; risperidone OR = 18.6, CI, 11.4-30.4; valproic acid, OR = 5.5, CI, 4.5-6.6; and benzodiazepines OR = 5.5, CI, 4.5-6.6. In 2415 cases with completed data, fatal outcomes made up 45% (signs of aspiration made no difference), but there was wide variability from 0% (females <45 years of age; duration ≤30 days) to 76% (males >64 years of age; duration >1 year). During the first week, pneumonia was associated with 1) very high titration doses, 2) very small doses in Parkinson's disease, and 3) Japan vs other countries. CONCLUSIONS In clozapine-treated patients: 1) at least 30% of pneumonia cases may be aspiration pneumonia, 2) stopping some co-medications may decrease the risk of aspiration pneumonia, 3) average lethality in pneumonia was 45% but may be around 75% in geriatric patients with long-term treatment, and 4) safer titrations may sometimes require 5-mg tablets.
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- Jose de Leon
- Mental Health Research Center, Eastern State Hospital, Lexington, KY, USA
- Biomedical Research Centre in Mental Health Net (CIBERSAM), Santiago Apóstol Hospital, University of the Basque Country, Vitoria, Spain
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- Laboratory of Clinical Psychopharmacology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- The National Clinical Research Centre for Mental Disorders & Beijing Key Lab of Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Psychiatric Hospital, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- The Zucker Hillside Hospital, Psychiatry Research, Northwell Health, Glen Oaks, NY, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Zucker School of Medicine at Northwell/Hofstra, Hempstead, NY, USA
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, Canary Islands, Spain
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Psychobiology, and Methodology, Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, Canary Islands, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Dermatology and Psychiatry and Instituto Universitario de Neurociencia (IUNE), Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, Canary Islands, Spain
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de Leon J, Wang L, Simpson GM. The introduction of clozapine at the Nathan Kline Institute in New York and its long-term consequences. Schizophr Res 2024; 268:14-20. [PMID: 37689508 DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2023.08.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 08/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/11/2023]
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Nathan S. Kline was a pioneer in psychopharmacology in the United States (US). In 1952, Kline started a research unit at Rockland State Hospital, New York. Kline brought clozapine from Switzerland since it was not yet available in the US. At Rockland State Hospital, George Simpson had conducted antipsychotic trials and had developed scales to assess movement disorders. In 1974, Simpson published the first US clozapine trial. In 1978, he published on 1) the effect of clozapine on tardive dyskinesia and 2) high plasma clozapine concentrations in two patients with seizures. His experience of clozapine withdrawal symptoms in his first 2 trials led in the future to more articles in this area. In Philadelphia, Simpson designed a double-blind randomized clinical trial (RCT) with 3 doses (100, 300 and 600 mg/day) which was published in 1999. From the 50 patients started on the RCT, 47 provided repeated plasma clozapine concentrations every other week of the RCT. This rich database of plasma clozapine concentrations under controlled conditions has contributed to many of the advances in clozapine pharmacokinetics in the last 5 years including: 1) obesity can be associated with clozapine poor metabolism (PM) status, 2) a clozapine ultrarapid metabolizer (UM) with a minimum therapeutic dose of 1591 mg/day, 3) a case of clozapine intoxication dropped from the RCT due to pneumonia, 4) cases of increased plasma concentrations during clozapine-induced fever, 5) the possibility that African-Americans may need higher clozapine doses than those of European ancestry, and 6) three indices of non-adherence.
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- Jose de Leon
- Mental Health Research Center, Eastern State Hospital, Lexington, KY, USA; Biomedical Research Centre in Mental Health Net (CIBERSAM), Santiago Apóstol Hospital, University of the Basque Country, Vitoria, Spain.
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America.
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McColl ER, Croyle MA, Zamboni WC, Honer WG, Heise M, Piquette-Miller M, Goralski KB. COVID-19 Vaccines and the Virus: Impact on Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics. Drug Metab Dispos 2023; 51:130-141. [PMID: 36273826 PMCID: PMC11022893 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.122.000934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2022] [Revised: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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This article reports on an American Society of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Division of Drug Metabolism and Disposition symposium held at Experimental Biology on April 2, 2022, in Philadelphia. As of July 2022, over 500 million people have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 (the virus causing COVID-19) and over 12 billion vaccine doses have been administered. Clinically significant interactions between viral infections and hepatic drug metabolism were first recognized over 40 years ago during a cluster of pediatric theophylline toxicity cases attributed to reduced hepatic drug metabolism amid an influenza B outbreak. Today, a substantive body of research supports that the activated innate immune response generally decreases hepatic cytochrome P450 activity. The interactions extend to drug transporters and other organs and have the potential to impact drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME). Based on this knowledge, altered ADME is predicted with SARS-CoV-2 infection or vaccination. The report begins with a clinical case exploring the possibility of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination increasing clozapine levels. This is followed by discussions of how SARS-CoV-2 infection or vaccines alter the metabolism and disposition of complex drugs, such as nanoparticles and biologics and small molecule therapies. The review concludes with a discussion of the effects of viral infections on placental amino acid transport and their potential to impact fetal development. The session improved our understanding of the impact of emerging viral infections and vaccine technologies on drug metabolism and disposition, which will help mitigate drug toxicity and improve drug and vaccine safety and effectiveness. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: Altered pharmacokinetics of small molecule and complex molecule drugs and fetal brain distribution of amino acids following SARS-CoV-2 infection or immunization are possible. The proposed mechanisms involve decreased liver cytochrome P450 metabolism of small molecules, enhanced innate immune system metabolism of complex molecules, and altered placental and fetal blood-brain barrier amino acid transport, respectively. Future research is needed to understand the effects of these interactions on adverse drug responses, drug and vaccine safety, and effectiveness and fetal neurodevelopment.
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- Eliza R McColl
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (E.R.M., M.P-M.); Department of Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery and LaMontagne Center for Infectious Disease, University of Texas at Austin, College of Pharmacy, Austin, Texas (M.A.C.); Eshelman School of Pharmacy (W.C.Z.) and Department of Genetics, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, and The Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI) (M.H.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia and British Columbia Mental Health and Substance Use Services Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (W.G.H.); and College of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Department of Pharmacology and Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University (K.B.G.); Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, IWK Health Centre (K.B.G.); and Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute (K.B.G.), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (E.R.M., M.P-M.); Department of Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery and LaMontagne Center for Infectious Disease, University of Texas at Austin, College of Pharmacy, Austin, Texas (M.A.C.); Eshelman School of Pharmacy (W.C.Z.) and Department of Genetics, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, and The Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI) (M.H.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia and British Columbia Mental Health and Substance Use Services Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (W.G.H.); and College of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Department of Pharmacology and Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University (K.B.G.); Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, IWK Health Centre (K.B.G.); and Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute (K.B.G.), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (E.R.M., M.P-M.); Department of Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery and LaMontagne Center for Infectious Disease, University of Texas at Austin, College of Pharmacy, Austin, Texas (M.A.C.); Eshelman School of Pharmacy (W.C.Z.) and Department of Genetics, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, and The Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI) (M.H.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia and British Columbia Mental Health and Substance Use Services Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (W.G.H.); and College of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Department of Pharmacology and Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University (K.B.G.); Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, IWK Health Centre (K.B.G.); and Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute (K.B.G.), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (E.R.M., M.P-M.); Department of Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery and LaMontagne Center for Infectious Disease, University of Texas at Austin, College of Pharmacy, Austin, Texas (M.A.C.); Eshelman School of Pharmacy (W.C.Z.) and Department of Genetics, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, and The Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI) (M.H.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia and British Columbia Mental Health and Substance Use Services Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (W.G.H.); and College of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Department of Pharmacology and Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University (K.B.G.); Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, IWK Health Centre (K.B.G.); and Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute (K.B.G.), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (E.R.M., M.P-M.); Department of Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery and LaMontagne Center for Infectious Disease, University of Texas at Austin, College of Pharmacy, Austin, Texas (M.A.C.); Eshelman School of Pharmacy (W.C.Z.) and Department of Genetics, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, and The Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI) (M.H.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia and British Columbia Mental Health and Substance Use Services Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (W.G.H.); and College of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Department of Pharmacology and Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University (K.B.G.); Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, IWK Health Centre (K.B.G.); and Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute (K.B.G.), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (E.R.M., M.P-M.); Department of Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery and LaMontagne Center for Infectious Disease, University of Texas at Austin, College of Pharmacy, Austin, Texas (M.A.C.); Eshelman School of Pharmacy (W.C.Z.) and Department of Genetics, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, and The Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI) (M.H.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia and British Columbia Mental Health and Substance Use Services Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (W.G.H.); and College of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Department of Pharmacology and Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University (K.B.G.); Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, IWK Health Centre (K.B.G.); and Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute (K.B.G.), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (E.R.M., M.P-M.); Department of Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery and LaMontagne Center for Infectious Disease, University of Texas at Austin, College of Pharmacy, Austin, Texas (M.A.C.); Eshelman School of Pharmacy (W.C.Z.) and Department of Genetics, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, and The Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI) (M.H.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia and British Columbia Mental Health and Substance Use Services Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (W.G.H.); and College of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Department of Pharmacology and Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University (K.B.G.); Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, IWK Health Centre (K.B.G.); and Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute (K.B.G.), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Lenoir C, Rodieux F, Desmeules JA, Rollason V, Samer CF. Impact of Inflammation on Cytochromes P450 Activity in Pediatrics: A Systematic Review. Clin Pharmacokinet 2021; 60:1537-1555. [PMID: 34462878 PMCID: PMC8613112 DOI: 10.1007/s40262-021-01064-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Background and Objective Cytochromes P450 (CYP) are the major enzymes involved in hepatic metabolism of drugs. Personalization of treatment in pediatrics is a major challenge, as it must not only take into account genetic, environmental, and physiological factors but also ontogeny. Published data in adults show that inflammation had an isoform-specific impact on CYP activities and we aimed to evaluate this impact in the pediatric population. Methods Articles listed in PubMed through 7 January, 2021 that studied the impact of inflammation on CYP activities in pediatrics were included in this systematic review. Sources of inflammation, victim drugs (CYP involved), effect of drug–disease interactions, number and age of subjects, and study design were extracted. Results Twenty-seven studies and case reports were included. The impact of inflammation on CYP activities appeared to be age dependent and isoform-specific, with some drug–disease interactions having significant pharmacokinetic and clinical impact. For example, midazolam clearance decreases by 70%, while immunosuppressant and theophylline concentrations increase three-fold and two-fold with intensive care unit admission and infection. Cytochrome P450 activity appears to return to baseline level when the disease is resolved. Conclusions Studies that have assessed the impact of inflammation on CYP activity are lacking in pediatrics, yet it is a major factor to consider to improve drug efficacy or safety. The scarce current data show that the impact of inflammation is isoform and age dependent. An effort must be made to improve the understanding of the impact of inflammation on CYP activities in children to better individualize treatment.
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- Camille Lenoir
- Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, Intensive Care, and Emergency Medicine, University Hospital of Geneva (HUG), Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, 1211, Geneva 14, Switzerland.,Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland (ISPSO), University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, Intensive Care, and Emergency Medicine, University Hospital of Geneva (HUG), Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, 1211, Geneva 14, Switzerland
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, Intensive Care, and Emergency Medicine, University Hospital of Geneva (HUG), Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, 1211, Geneva 14, Switzerland.,Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland (ISPSO), University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, Intensive Care, and Emergency Medicine, University Hospital of Geneva (HUG), Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, 1211, Geneva 14, Switzerland.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, Intensive Care, and Emergency Medicine, University Hospital of Geneva (HUG), Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, 1211, Geneva 14, Switzerland. .,Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Campesi I, Racagni G, Franconi F. Just a Reflection: Does Drug Repurposing Perpetuate Sex-Gender Bias in the Safety Profile? Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2021; 14:730. [PMID: 34451827 PMCID: PMC8402096 DOI: 10.3390/ph14080730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Revised: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Vaccines constitute a strategy to reduce the burden of COVID-19, but the treatment of COVID-19 is still a challenge. The lack of approved drugs for severe COVID-19 makes repurposing or repositioning of approved drugs a relevant approach because it occurs at lower costs and in a shorter time. Most preclinical and clinical tests, including safety and pharmacokinetic profiles, were already performed. However, infective and inflammatory diseases such as COVID-19 are linked with hypoalbuminemia and downregulation of both phase I and phase II drug-metabolizing enzymes and transporters, which can occur in modifications of pharmacokinetics and consequentially of safety profiles. This appears to occur in a sex- and gender-specific way because of the sex and gender differences present in the immune system and inflammation, which, in turn, reflect on pharmacokinetic parameters. Therefore, to make better decisions about drug dosage regimens and to increases the safety profile in patients suffering from infective and inflammatory diseases such as COVID-19, it is urgently needed to study repurposing or repositioning drugs in men and in women paying attention to pharmacokinetics, especially for those drugs that are previously scarcely evaluated in women.
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- Ilaria Campesi
- Department of Biomedical Science, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy
- National Laboratory of Pharmacology and Gender Medicine, National Institute of Biostructure and Biosystem, 07100 Sassari, Italy;
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy;
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- National Laboratory of Pharmacology and Gender Medicine, National Institute of Biostructure and Biosystem, 07100 Sassari, Italy;
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Kurata Y, Muraki S, Hirota T, Araki H, Ieiri I. Reduced theophylline clearance due to hepatic congestion secondary to right heart failure - A population pharmacokinetic study. Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 2021; 41:100403. [PMID: 34619548 DOI: 10.1016/j.dmpk.2021.100403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Revised: 04/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Theophylline, a beneficial drug with bronchodilatory and anti-inflammatory effects, is used for the treatment of respiratory diseases. Pulmonary (PC) and hepatic congestion (HC) are secondary to the development of left- and right-sided heart failure (HF), respectively. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of PC and HC on theophylline clearance (CL) by population pharmacokinetic (PPK) analysis with consideration of the severity of HF assessed by the New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional classification. We obtained 710 minimum steady-state concentrations from 201 Japanese bronchial asthma patients with and without HF. PPK analysis was performed by NONMEM. In the analysis, the left ventricular ejection fraction, smoking (SMK), clarithromycin (CAM), sex, and age were also considered as covariates. The final model of apparent theophylline clearance (CL/F) was as follows: CL/F (L/hr/kg) = 0.0465 × 1.40SMK × 0.870CAM × 0.863HC(+)NYHA II × 0.634HC(+)NYHA III × 0.586HC(-)NYHA IV × 0.467HC(+)NYHA IV. SMK is a well-known factor that markedly enhances theophylline clearance through the induction of CYP1A enzymes, while CAM has been reported to inhibit CYP3A4. The final model indicates that HF patients with HC show reduced clearance of theophylline depending on the severity of HF. In this study, no effects of PC were observed.
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- Yasuo Kurata
- Department of Pharmacy, Fukuoka City Hospital, Fukuoka City Hospital Organization, Local Incorporated Administrative Agency, Fukuoka, Japan.
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacokinetics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacokinetics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Department of Pharmacy, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Fukuoka City Hospital, Fukuoka City Hospital Organization, Local Incorporated Administrative Agency, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacokinetics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Department of Pharmacy, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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The Impact of Smoking, Sex, Infection, and Comedication Administration on Oral Olanzapine: A Population Pharmacokinetic Model in Chinese Psychiatric Patients. Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 2021; 46:353-371. [PMID: 33677821 DOI: 10.1007/s13318-021-00673-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Prior olanzapine population pharmacokinetic (PPK) models have focused on the effects of sex and smoking on olanzapine clearance. This PPK model in Chinese adult psychiatric patients also investigated the influence of comedications and co-occurrence of infections on olanzapine clearance, and explored how to personalize oral olanzapine dosage in the clinical setting. METHODS A total of 1546 serum concentrations from 354 patients were collected in this study. A one-compartment model with first-order absorption was employed to develop the PPK model using a nonlinear mixed-effects modeling approach. Covariates included demographic parameters, co-occurrence of infection and concomitant medications (including dangguilonghui tablets, a Chinese herbal medicine for constipation). Bootstrap validation (1000 runs) and external validation of 50 patients were employed to evaluate the final model. Simulations were performed to explore the personalization of olanzapine dosing after stratification by sex, smoking, and comedication with valproate. RESULTS Typical estimates for the absorption rate constant (Ka), apparent clearance (CL/F), and apparent distribution volume (V/F) were 0.30 h-1, 12.88 L/h, and 754.41 L, respectively. Olanzapine clearance was increased by the following variables: 1.23-fold by male sex, 1.23-fold by smoking, 1.23-fold by comedication with valproate, 1.16-fold by sertraline, and 2.01-fold by dangguilonghui tablets. Olanzapine clearance was decreased by the following variables: 0.75-fold by co-occurrence of infection, 0.70-fold by fluvoxamine, and 0.78-fold by perphenazine. The model evaluation indicated that the final model's performance was good, stable, and precise. CONCLUSION This study contributes to the personalization of oral olanzapine dosing, but further studies should be performed to verify the effects of infection and comedications, including valproate and dangguilonghui.
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Kong A, Ghosh S, Guan C, Fries BL, Burke FW. Acute on Chronic Theophylline Toxicity in an Elderly Patient. Cureus 2021; 13:e13484. [PMID: 33777571 PMCID: PMC7990022 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.13484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Theophylline toxicity has become rare in the 21st century, as the drug has fallen out of favor due to serious life-threatening adverse events, narrow therapeutic window and readily available therapeutic alternatives. The wide array of clinical symptoms related to theophylline toxicity makes this diagnosis challenging for the treating physician. We report a case of an elderly gentleman who presented with respiratory failure and seizures due to severe theophylline toxicity.
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- Alexander Kong
- Internal Medicine Residency, University of Central Florida-HCA Healthcare Graduate Medical Education (GME), Orlando, USA
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- Internal Medicine Residency, University of Central Florida-HCA Healthcare Graduate Medical Education (GME), Orlando, USA
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- Internal Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, USA
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- Clinical Pharmacy, Orlando Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, Orlando, USA
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- Cardiology, Orlando Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, Orlando, USA
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Lin YS, Thummel KE, Thompson BD, Totah RA, Cho CW. Sources of Interindividual Variability. Methods Mol Biol 2021; 2342:481-550. [PMID: 34272705 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1554-6_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The efficacy, safety, and tolerability of drugs are dependent on numerous factors that influence their disposition. A dose that is efficacious and safe for one individual may result in sub-therapeutic or toxic blood concentrations in others. A significant source of this variability in drug response is drug metabolism, where differences in presystemic and systemic biotransformation efficiency result in variable degrees of systemic exposure (e.g., AUC, Cmax, and/or Cmin) following administration of a fixed dose.Interindividual differences in drug biotransformation have been studied extensively. It is recognized that both intrinsic factors (e.g., genetics, age, sex, and disease states) and extrinsic factors (e.g., diet , chemical exposures from the environment, and the microbiome) play a significant role. For drug-metabolizing enzymes, genetic variation can result in the complete absence or enhanced expression of a functional enzyme. In addition, upregulation and downregulation of gene expression, in response to an altered cellular environment, can achieve the same range of metabolic function (phenotype), but often in a less predictable and time-dependent manner. Understanding the mechanistic basis for variability in drug disposition and response is essential if we are to move beyond the era of empirical, trial-and-error dose selection and into an age of personalized medicine that will improve outcomes in maintaining health and treating disease.
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- Yvonne S Lin
- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Differences in Theophylline Clearance Between Patients With Chronic Hepatitis and Those With Liver Cirrhosis. Ther Drug Monit 2020; 42:829-834. [PMID: 32657910 DOI: 10.1097/ftd.0000000000000787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Theophylline, a xanthine derivative drug, is used for the treatment of respiratory diseases, such as asthma, and is primarily eliminated by hepatic metabolism. There is marked interindividual variability in theophylline clearance. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of chronic hepatitis (CH), liver cirrhosis (LC), and other covariates on theophylline clearance by population pharmacokinetic (PPK) analysis. METHODS The authors retrospectively obtained 496 trough concentrations of theophylline at steady state from 226 adult patients with bronchial asthma. The liver functions of the patients were classified into 3 categories: normal hepatic function, CH, and LC. The PPK analysis was performed using the NONMEM program. CH, LC, age, smoking status, coadministration of clarithromycin (CAM), and sex were considered as covariates that affected theophylline clearance. RESULTS Theophylline clearance (CL/F per kg) was significantly influenced by CH, LC, smoking, and CAM. The final model of theophylline clearance was as follows: CL/F (L/h·kg) = 0.0484 × 1.40 × 0.861 × 0.889 × 0.557. Smoking is a well-known factor that markedly enhances CL/F through the induction of CYP1A enzymes, whereas CAM has been reported to inhibit CYP3A4. The final model for hepatic function showed that CL/F in CH and LC patients was 0.043 and 0.027 L/h/kg, respectively, and it was lower than that in patients with normal hepatic function. As theophylline clearance depends on intrinsic hepatic clearance, lower CL/F in patients with LC than in those with CH may be due to a decrease in the metabolic enzymatic capability of LC patients. CONCLUSIONS Differences exist in theophylline clearance between CH and LC patients as per the PPK analysis.
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Chavant A, Gautier-Veyret E, Chhun S, Guilhaumou R, Stanke-Labesque F. [Pharmacokinetic changes related to acute infection. Examples from the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic]. Therapie 2020; 76:319-333. [PMID: 33129512 PMCID: PMC7833468 DOI: 10.1016/j.therap.2020.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The knowledge of factors of pharmacokinetic variability is important in order to personalize pharmacological treatment, particularly for drugs with a narrow therapeutic range for which pharmacological therapeutic monitoring is recommended. Inflammation is a protective response against acute infections and injuries that contributes to intra- and inter-individual variability in drug exposure by modulating the activity of enzymes involved in drug metabolism, and by altering the binding of drugs to plasma proteins. The understanding of the impact of inflammation on drug metabolism and the related clinical consequences allow to better take into consideration the effect of inflammation on the variability of drug exposure. We first summarized the molecular mechanisms by which inflammation contributes to the inhibition of drug metabolism enzymes. We then presented an updated overview of the consequences of the outcome of acute infectious event on pharmacokinetic exposure of drugs with a narrow therapeutic range and that are substrates of cytochrome P450, and the related clinical consequences. Finally, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, we reported examples of drug overexposures in COVID- 19 infected patients.
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- Anaëlle Chavant
- Laboratoire de pharmacologie-pharmacogénétique-toxicologie, pôle de biologie et pathologie, CHU Grenoble Alpes, 38700 La Tronche, France
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- Laboratoire de pharmacologie-pharmacogénétique-toxicologie, pôle de biologie et pathologie, CHU Grenoble Alpes, 38700 La Tronche, France; University Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, CHU Grenoble Alpes, HP2, 38043 Grenoble, France
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- UFR de médecine Paris centre, 75015 Paris, France; Institut Necker-Enfants Malades (INEM), Inserm U1151-CNRS UMR 8253, 75015 Paris, France; Laboratoire d'immunologie biologique, département médico universitaire BioPhyGen, hôpital universitaire Necker-enfants malades, AP-HP, 75015 Paris, France
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- Unité de pharmacologie clinique et pharmacovigilance AP-HM, 13354 Marseille, France; Aix Marseille Univ, Inserm, INS Inst Neurosci Syst, 13354 Marseille, France
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- Laboratoire de pharmacologie-pharmacogénétique-toxicologie, pôle de biologie et pathologie, CHU Grenoble Alpes, 38700 La Tronche, France; University Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, CHU Grenoble Alpes, HP2, 38043 Grenoble, France.
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Stanke-Labesque F, Gautier-Veyret E, Chhun S, Guilhaumou R. Inflammation is a major regulator of drug metabolizing enzymes and transporters: Consequences for the personalization of drug treatment. Pharmacol Ther 2020; 215:107627. [PMID: 32659304 PMCID: PMC7351663 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2020.107627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Inflammation is an evolutionary process that allows survival against acute infection or injury. Inflammation is also a pathophysiological condition shared by numerous chronic diseases. In addition, inflammation modulates important drug-metabolizing enzymes and transporters (DMETs), thus contributing to intra- and interindividual variability of drug exposure. A better knowledge of the impact of inflammation on drug metabolism and its related clinical consequences would help to personalize drug treatment. Here, we summarize the kinetics of inflammatory mediators and the underlying transcriptional and post-transcriptional mechanisms by which they contribute to the inhibition of important DMETs. We also present an updated overview of the effect of inflammation on the pharmacokinetic parameters of most of the drugs that are DMET substrates, for which therapeutic drug monitoring is recommended. Furthermore, we provide opinions on how to integrate the inflammatory status into pharmacogenetics, therapeutic drug monitoring, and population pharmacokinetic strategies to improve the personalization of drug treatment for each patient.
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- Françoise Stanke-Labesque
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, CHU Grenoble Alpes, HP2, Grenoble 38000, France; Laboratory of Pharmacology-Pharmacogenetics-Toxicology, Pôle de Biologie et Pathologie, CHU Grenoble Alpes, France.
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, CHU Grenoble Alpes, HP2, Grenoble 38000, France; Laboratory of Pharmacology-Pharmacogenetics-Toxicology, Pôle de Biologie et Pathologie, CHU Grenoble Alpes, France
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- Faculty of Medicine, Paris University, Paris, France; Institut Necker-Enfants Malades (INEM), INSERM U1151-CNRS UMR 8253, Paris, France; AP-HP, Paris Centre, Laboratory of Immunology, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Paris, France
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- Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacovigilance Unit, AP-HM, Marseille, France; Aix Marseille Univ, INSERM, INS Inst Neurosci Syst, Marseille, France
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de Leon J, Ruan CJ, Schoretsanitis G, De las Cuevas C. A Rational Use of Clozapine Based on Adverse Drug Reactions, Pharmacokinetics, and Clinical Pharmacopsychology. PSYCHOTHERAPY AND PSYCHOSOMATICS 2020; 89:200-214. [PMID: 32289791 PMCID: PMC7206357 DOI: 10.1159/000507638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Using Richardson and Davidson's model and the sciences of pharmacokinetics and clinical pharmacopsychology, this article reviewed the: (1) poor life expectancy associated with treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS), which may be improved in patients who adhere to clozapine; (2) findings that clozapine is the best treatment for TRS (according to efficacy, effectiveness and well-being); and (3) potential for clozapine to cause vulnerabilities, including potentially lethal adverse drug reactions such as agranulocytosis, pneumonia, and myocarditis. Rational use requires: (1) modification of the clozapine package insert worldwide to include lower doses for Asians and to avoid the lethality associated with pneumonia, (2) the use of clozapine levels for personalizing dosing, and (3) the use of slow and personalized titration. This may make clozapine as safe as possible and contribute to increased life expectancy and well-being. In the absence of data on COVID-19 in clozapine patients, clozapine possibly impairs immunological mechanisms and may increase pneumonia risk in infected patients. Psychiatrists should call their clozapine patients and families and explain to them that if the patient develops fever or flu-like symptoms, the psychiatrist should be called and should consider halving the clozapine dose. If the patient is hospitalized with pneumonia, the treating physician needs to assess for symptoms of clozapine intoxication since halving the dose may not be enough for all patients; consider decreasing it to one-third or even stopping it. Once the signs of inflammation and fever have disappeared, the clozapine dose can be slowly increased to the prior dosage level.
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- Jose de Leon
- Mental Health Research Center at Eastern State Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky, USA, .,Psychiatry and Neurosciences Research Group (CTS-549), Institute of Neurosciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain, .,Biomedical Research Centre in Mental Health Net (CIBERSAM), Santiago Apóstol Hospital, University of the Basque Country, Vitoria, Spain,
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- The National Clinical Research Centre for Mental Disorders, Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, and Laboratory of Clinical Psychopharmacology, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China,Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Zucker Hillside Hospital, Northwell Health, Glen Oaks, New York, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Dermatology and Psychiatry, University of La Laguna, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain
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Rare Case of Theophylline Toxicity due to Influenza A Infection in an Adult With Asthma. Am J Ther 2019; 26:e553-e555. [PMID: 30048245 DOI: 10.1097/mjt.00000000000008177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Hong L, Li Y, Liu Q, Chen Q, Chen L, Zhou D. The Hippo Signaling Pathway in Regenerative Medicine. Methods Mol Biol 2019; 1893:353-370. [PMID: 30565146 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-8910-2_26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The major role of Hippo signaling is to inhibit their downstream effectors YAP/TAZ for organ size control during development and regeneration (Nat Rev Drug Discov 13(1):63-79, 2014; Dev Cell 19(4):491-505, 2010; Cell 163(4):811-828, 2015). We and others have demonstrated that the genetic disruption of kinases Mst1 and Mst2 (Mst1/2), the core components of Hippo signaling, results in YAP activation and sustained liver growth, thereby leading to an eight- to tenfold increase in liver size within 3 months and occurrence of liver cancer within 5 months (Curr Biol 17(23):2054-2060, 2007; Cancer Cell 16(5):425-438, 2009; Cell 130(6):1120-1133, 2007; Cancer Cell 31(5):669-684 e667, 2017; Nat Commun 6:6239, 2015; Cell Rep 3(5):1663-1677, 2013). XMU-MP-1, an Mst1/2 inhibitor, is able to augment mouse liver and intestinal repair and regeneration in both acute and chronic injury mouse models (Sci Transl Med 8:352ra108, 2016).In addition, YAP-deficient mice show an impaired intestinal regenerative response after DSS treatment or gamma irradiation (Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 108(49):E1312-1320, 2011; Nature 493(7430):106-110, 2013; Genes Dev 24(21):2383-2388, 2010; J Vis Exp (111), 2010). IBS008738, a TAZ activator, facilitates muscle repair after cardiotoxin-induced muscle injury (Mol Cell Biol. 2014;34(9):1607-21). Deletion of Salvador (Sav) in mouse hearts enhances cardiomyocyte regeneration with reduced fibrosis and recovery of pumping function after myocardial infarction (MI) or resection of mouse cardiac apex (Development 140(23):4683-4690, 2013; Sci Signal 8(375):ra41, 2015; Nature 550(7675):260-264, 2017). This chapter provides a detailed description of procedures and important considerations when performing the protocols for the respective assays used to determine the effects of Hippo signaling on tissue repair and regeneration.
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- Lixin Hong
- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China.
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Khalilieh S, Hussain A, Montgomery D, Levine V, Shaw PM, Bodrug I, Mekokishvili L, Bailey-Smith C, Glasgow XS, Cheng A, Martinho M, Iwamoto M. Effect of tildrakizumab (MK-3222), a high affinity, selective anti-IL23p19 monoclonal antibody, on cytochrome P450 metabolism in subjects with moderate to severe psoriasis. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2018; 84:2292-2302. [PMID: 29926968 DOI: 10.1111/bcp.13670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2017] [Revised: 05/21/2018] [Accepted: 05/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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AIMS Tildrakizumab, an interleukin (IL)-23 inhibitor, is indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis. Although tildrakizumab is not metabolized by, and does not alter, cytochrome P450 (CYP) expression in vitro, clinically significant pharmacokinetic effects through changes in systemic inflammation, which alters CYP metabolism, have been well documented. At the time of study conduct, the effect of modulation of inflammation/cytokines, including IL-23 inhibition with tildrakizumab, on CYP metabolism, and therefore the potential for disease-drug interactions, in psoriasis patients was unknown. We therefore assessed whether tildrakizumab alters CYP metabolism in subjects with moderate to severe psoriasis. METHODS This was an open-label, fixed-sequence, two-period trial. In Period 1 (Day 1), subjects received an oral CYP probe cocktail of up to five drugs (midazolam 2 mg [3A4], caffeine 200 mg [1A2], warfarin 10 mg [2C9], omeprazole 40 mg [2C19] and dextromethorphan 30 mg [2D6]), followed by a 7-day washout. In Period 2, subjects received tildrakizumab 200 mg subcutaneously on Days 1 and 29 and a second CYP probe cocktail on Day 57. Substrate or metabolite pharmacokinetics, safety and changes in Psoriasis Severity Area Index (PASI), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), were assessed. RESULTS Twenty subjects (13 men, 7 women) were enrolled. Tildrakizumab had no clinically relevant effect on the pharmacokinetics of any of the probe substrates tested. On Day 57 of Period 2, the median percentage decrease from baseline in PASI score following tildrakizumab was ~93%. There were no clinically relevant changes in IL-6 or hs-CRP. Treatment with tildrakizumab was generally well tolerated. CONCLUSION In subjects with moderate to severe psoriasis, tildrakizumab 200 mg did not have a discernible effect on CYP metabolism. The potential for clinically significant drug-drug interactions (DDIs) with tildrakizumab in patients with psoriasis is low. The difference in the occurrence of DDIs seen with anti-inflammatory agents in rheumatoid arthritis patients compared with psoriasis patients may be due to the much greater extent of systemic inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis as compared to psoriasis.
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- F.C.E. ARENSIA Exploratory Medicine LLC, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA
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Murray M, Zhang WV, Edwards RJ. Variation in the Response of Clozapine Biotransformation Pathways in Human Hepatic Microsomes to CYP1A2- and CYP3A4-selective Inhibitors. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 2017; 122:388-395. [PMID: 29155491 DOI: 10.1111/bcpt.12933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2017] [Accepted: 10/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The atypical antipsychotic agent clozapine (CLZ) is effective in many patients who are resistant to conventional antipsychotic drugs. Cytochromes P450 (CYPs) 1A2 and 3A4 oxidize CLZ to norCLZ and CLZ N-oxide in human liver. Concurrent treatment with inducers and inhibitors of CYP1A2 modulates CLZ elimination that disrupts therapy. Drug-drug interactions involving CYP3A4 are also significant but less predictable. To further characterize the factors underlying these interactions, we used samples from a cohort of human livers to assess variation in CLZ oxidation pathways in relation to intrinsic CYP3A4 and CYP1A2 activities and the effects of the corresponding selective inhibitors ketoconazole (0.2 and 2 μM) and fluvoxamine (1 and 10 μM). The CYP3A4-selective inhibitor ketoconazole (2 μM) impaired CLZ N-oxide formation in all 14 of the livers used in inhibition studies (≥50% inhibition) while the CYP1A2-selective inhibitor fluvoxamine (10 μM) decreased norCLZ formation in nine. Ketoconazole effectively inhibited CLZ metabolism in five of seven livers that catalysed CYP3A4-dependent testosterone 6β-hydroxylation at or above the median rate and in four other livers with lower intrinsic CYP3A4 activity. Similarly, fluvoxamine (10 μM) readily inhibited CLZ oxidation in seven livers with high CYP1A2-mediated 7-ethoxyresorufin O-deethylation activity (at or above the median) and three livers with lower intrinsic CYP1A2 activity. In three livers, CLZ biotransformation was impaired by both ketoconazole and fluvoxamine, consistent with a major role for both CYPs. These findings suggest that the intrinsic activities of CYPs 1A2 and 3A4 are unrelated to the response to CYP-selective inhibitors and that assessment of the activities in vivo may not assist the prediction of drug-drug interactions.
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- Michael Murray
- Pharmacogenomics and Drug Development Group, Discipline of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Pharmacogenomics and Drug Development Group, Discipline of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Imperial College London, London, UK
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Smith RL, Haslemo T, Andreassen OA, Eliasson E, Dahl ML, Spigset O, Molden E. Correlation Between Serum Concentrations of N-Desmethylclozapine and Granulocyte Levels in Patients with Schizophrenia: A Retrospective Observational Study. CNS Drugs 2017; 31:991-997. [PMID: 28948574 DOI: 10.1007/s40263-017-0469-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Clozapine is restricted to use in patients with treatment-refractory schizophrenia due to the risk of a serious drop in absolute neutrophil granulocyte count (ANC). The formation of reactive, unstable metabolites (adducts) has been suggested as a mechanism of clozapine-induced granulocyte decline. These adducts are not detectable in vivo, but stable clozapine metabolites could potentially be indirect pharmacokinetic measures of adduct formation. OBJECTIVE The present retrospective observational study investigated the correlation between concentrations of N-desmethylclozapine, the major stable clozapine metabolite, and ANC in a real-life population of clozapine-treated patients. METHODS Patients were included from a therapeutic drug monitoring service at the Center for Psychopharmacology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, between March 2005 and December 2015. Information about clozapine and N-desmethylclozapine steady-state trough concentrations, as well as accompanying measurements of ANC, were collected from the laboratory database. Correlations of serum concentrations of N-desmethylclozapine and clozapine (and their respective ratios) with ANC were investigated by linear mixed-model analysis. RESULTS Overall, 129 patients with 855 measurements of clozapine/N-desmethylclozapine concentrations and ANC (range 0.9-19 × 109 cells/L, median 4.6) were included. Concentrations of N-desmethylclozapine, but not clozapine, correlated significantly and positively with ANC (estimated model slope 0.0011 × 109 cells/L/nM; p = 0.002), and the N-desmethylclozapine/clozapine ratio also positively correlated with ANC (p = 0.040). CONCLUSIONS N-Desmethylclozapine level and ANC significantly correlated in this real-life population of schizophrenia patients. The positive correlation, which was also present for the metabolic ratio, might reflect reduced clozapine availability for the formation of reactive metabolites potentially affecting granulocyte level. However, as our findings were based on ANC mainly within the reference range, this hypothesis should be studied further in clozapine-treated patients with neutropenia or agranulocytosis.
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- Robert L Smith
- Center for Psychopharmacology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Center for Psychopharmacology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Division of Mental Health and Addiction, NORMENT and K.G. Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, St Olav University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.,Department of Laboratory Medicine, Children's and Women's Health, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Center for Psychopharmacology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway. .,Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
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Pneumonia Can Cause Clozapine Intoxication: A Case Report. PSYCHOSOMATICS 2017; 58:652-656. [DOI: 10.1016/j.psym.2017.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2017] [Revised: 05/11/2017] [Accepted: 05/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Seifert SM, Castillo-Mancilla JR, Erlandson KM, Anderson PL. Inflammation and pharmacokinetics: potential implications for HIV-infection. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2017; 13:641-650. [PMID: 28335648 DOI: 10.1080/17425255.2017.1311323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The physiological changes accompanying inflammation may alter the pharmacokinetics (PK) of certain medications. Individuals infected with HIV have chronically elevated inflammatory markers despite viral suppression following effective antiretroviral therapy (ART), as well as age-related inflammation. Understanding the potential clinical implications of inflammation on the PK of medications is important for understanding dose-response relationships and necessitates future research. Areas covered: An extensive literature search was carried out using PubMed and associated bibliographies to summarize the current state of knowledge regarding altered PK in response to inflammation and its application to the field of HIV. Expert opinion: Preclinical and clinical studies show that inflammation leads to a downregulation of certain drug metabolizing enzymes and both up and down regulation of transporters depending on the transporter and cell type. Decreased gastric acidity, fluid shifts, and plasma protein alterations also occur with inflammation, leading to potential absorption, distribution, and clearance changes. More research is needed including controlled PK studies to address the clinical relevance of these observations, especially in the aging HIV-infected population. Results from future studies will enable us to better predict drug concentrations in individuals with inflammation, in line with efforts to provide personalized pharmacotherapy in our healthcare system.
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- Sharon M Seifert
- a Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences , University of Colorado , Anschutz Medical Campus, USA
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- b School of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases , University of Colorado , Anschutz Medical Campus, USA
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- b School of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases , University of Colorado , Anschutz Medical Campus, USA
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- a Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences , University of Colorado , Anschutz Medical Campus, USA
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Mallick P, Taneja G, Moorthy B, Ghose R. Regulation of drug-metabolizing enzymes in infectious and inflammatory disease: implications for biologics-small molecule drug interactions. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2017; 13:605-616. [PMID: 28537216 DOI: 10.1080/17425255.2017.1292251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Drug-metabolizing enzymes (DMEs) are primarily down-regulated during infectious and inflammatory diseases, leading to disruption in the metabolism of small molecule drugs (smds), which are increasingly being prescribed therapeutically in combination with biologics for a number of chronic diseases. The biologics may exert pro- or anti-inflammatory effect, which may in turn affect the expression/activity of DMEs. Thus, patients with infectious/inflammatory diseases undergoing biologic/smd treatment can have complex changes in DMEs due to combined effects of the disease and treatment. Areas covered: We will discuss clinical biologics-SMD interaction and regulation of DMEs during infection and inflammatory diseases. Mechanistic studies will be discussed and consequences on biologic-small molecule combination therapy on disease outcome due to changes in drug metabolism will be highlighted. Expert opinion: The involvement of immunomodulatory mediators in biologic-SMDs is well known. Regulatory guidelines recommend appropriate in vitro or in vivo assessments for possible interactions. The role of cytokines in biologic-SMDs has been documented. However, the mechanisms of drug-drug interactions is much more complex, and is probably multi-factorial. Studies aimed at understanding the mechanism by which biologics effect the DMEs during inflammation/infection are clinically important.
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- Pankajini Mallick
- a Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences , University of Houston , Houston , TX , USA
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- a Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences , University of Houston , Houston , TX , USA
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- b Department of Pediatrics , Baylor College of Medicine , Houston , TX , USA
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- a Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences , University of Houston , Houston , TX , USA
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- Assistant Professor Pharmacy Practice University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona 85724
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Hendeles L, Weinberger M. Avoidance of Adverse Effects during Chronic Therapy with Theophylline. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/106002808001400710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Recent definition of the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetic characteristics of theophylline and readily available, specific assays have increased the therapeutic benefits of this drug while decreasing the risk of toxicity. Once familiarity is achieved with the various factors that can alter clearance, such as age, smoking habits, physiological abnormalities, and concurrent drug therapy, an initial dosage can be appropriately individualized. Careful product selection, the slow progressive titration of dose over nine days, and the accurate measurement and interpretation of serum theophylline concentration can prevent adverse effects and interactions. However, long-term therapy with theophylline should probably be avoided when other drugs are available for patients with cor pulmonale, liver dysfunction, congestive heart failure, migraine headaches, and seizure disorders.
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Pellegrino P, Perrotta C, Clementi E, Radice S. Vaccine–Drug Interactions: Cytokines, Cytochromes, and Molecular Mechanisms. Drug Saf 2015; 38:781-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s40264-015-0330-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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del Campo M, Roberts G. Changes in Warfarin Sensitivity During Decompensated Heart Failure and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Ann Pharmacother 2015; 49:962-8. [DOI: 10.1177/1060028015590438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background: Heart failure (HF) has been associated with an elevated international normalized ratio (INR) in patients on warfarin. Objectives: Compare warfarin sensitivity during hospital admission for HF exacerbation and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation with admissions unrelated to HF or COPD (controls) as well as during disease stability. Methods: We conducted a case-controlled observational study. Patients admitted to a tertiary teaching hospital for HF exacerbation (n = 37), COPD exacerbation (n = 26), and admissions unrelated to HF or COPD (controls, n = 60) were included. Warfarin sensitivity (INR per daily mg dose of warfarin) at admission was compared to periods of disease stability and also compared between the 3 groups. Results: The increase in warfarin sensitivity at admission was 94% for HF patients ( P < 0.0001), 59% for COPD ( P = 0.003) patients, and 24% for controls ( P = 0.002). HF patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) class 3 and 4 and NYHA class 1 and 2 experienced changes in warfarin sensitivity of 125% ( P = 0.006) and 50% ( P = 0.13) at admission. HF patients had higher warfarin sensitivity at admission (mean = 1.62 [SD = 1.27]) compared to the control group (0.91 [0.52], P < 0.0001) and COPD group (1.03 [0.79], P = 0.04). and required greater intervention with vitamin K than controls (14% vs 0%, P = 0.007). Conclusion: HF and COPD patients were more sensitive to warfarin during disease exacerbation, with HF exacerbation having the largest impact, resulting in clinically significant management implications.
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- Michaela del Campo
- Pharmacy, Flinders Medical Centre, Flinders Drive, Bedford Park, 5042 SA, Australia
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- Pharmacy, Flinders Medical Centre, Flinders Drive, Bedford Park, 5042 SA, Australia
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Fever as a Risk Factor for Increased Response to Vitamin K Antagonists: A Review of the Evidence and Potential Mechanisms. Thromb Res 2015; 135:5-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2014.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2014] [Revised: 09/19/2014] [Accepted: 10/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Shah RR, Smith RL. Inflammation-induced phenoconversion of polymorphic drug metabolizing enzymes: hypothesis with implications for personalized medicine. Drug Metab Dispos 2014; 43:400-10. [PMID: 25519488 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.114.061093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Phenoconversion transiently converts genotypic extensive metabolizers (EMs) into phenotypic poor metabolizers (PMs) of drugs, potentially with corresponding changes in clinical response. This phenomenon, typically resulting from coadministration of medications that inhibit certain drug metabolizing enzymes (DMEs), is especially well documented for enzymes of the cytochrome P450 family. Nonclinical evidence gathered over the last two decades also strongly implicates elevated levels of some proinflammatory cytokines, released during inflammation, in down-regulation of drug metabolism, especially by certain DMEs of the P450 family, thereby potentially causing transient phenoconversion. Clinically, phenoconversion of NAT2, CYP2C19, and CYP2D6 has been documented in inflammatory conditions associated with elevated cytokines, such as human immunodeficiency virus infection, cancer, and liver disease. The potential of other inflammatory conditions to cause phenoconversion has not been studied but experimental and anecdotal clinical evidence supports infection-induced down-regulation of CYP1A2, CYP3A4, and CYP2C9 as well. Collectively, the evidence supports a hypothesis that certain inflammatory conditions associated with elevated proinflammatory cytokines may cause phenoconversion of certain DMEs. Since inflammatory conditions associated with elevated levels of proinflammatory cytokines are highly prevalent, phenoconversion of genotypic EM patients into transient phenotypic PMs may be more frequent than appreciated. Since drug pharmacokinetics, and therefore the clinical response, is influenced by DME phenotype rather than genotype per se, phenoconversion (whatever its cause) can have a significant impact on the analysis and interpretation of genotype-focused clinical outcome association studies. There is a risk that focusing on genotype alone may miss important associations between clinical outcomes and DME phenotypes, thus compromising future prospects of personalized medicine.
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- Rashmi R Shah
- Rashmi Shah Consultancy Ltd., 8 Birchdale, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom (R.R.S.); and Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, South Kensington campus, London, United Kingdom (R.L.S.)
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- Rashmi Shah Consultancy Ltd., 8 Birchdale, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom (R.R.S.); and Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, South Kensington campus, London, United Kingdom (R.L.S.)
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Raaska K, Neuvonen PJ. Infections and possible vaccine-drug interactions. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2014; 70:889-90. [DOI: 10.1007/s00228-014-1688-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2014] [Accepted: 04/16/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Dumais G, Iovu M, du Souich P. Inflammatory reactions and drug response: importance of cytochrome P450 and membrane transporters. Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol 2014; 1:627-47. [DOI: 10.1586/17512433.1.5.627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The efficacy, safety, and tolerability of drugs are dependent on numerous factors that influence their disposition. A dose that is efficacious and safe for one individual may result in sub-therapeutic or toxic blood concentrations in other individuals. A major source of this variability in drug response is drug metabolism, where differences in pre-systemic and systemic biotransformation efficiency result in variable degrees of systemic exposure (e.g., AUC, C max, and/or C min) following administration of a fixed dose.Interindividual differences in drug biotransformation have been studied extensively. It is well recognized that both intrinsic (such as genetics, age, sex, and disease states) and extrinsic (such as diet, chemical exposures from the environment, and even sunlight) factors play a significant role. For the family of cytochrome P450 enzymes, the most critical of the drug metabolizing enzymes, genetic variation can result in the complete absence or enhanced expression of a functional enzyme. In addition, up- and down-regulation of gene expression, in response to an altered cellular environment, can achieve the same range of metabolic function (phenotype), but often in a less reliably predictable and time-dependent manner. Understanding the mechanistic basis for drug disposition and response variability is essential if we are to move beyond the era of empirical, trial-and-error dose selection and into an age of personalized medicine that brings with it true improvements in health outcomes in the therapeutic treatment of disease.
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- Kenneth E Thummel
- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Prasad VGNV, Vivek C, Anand Kumar P, Ravi Kumar P, Rao GS. Turpentine oil induced inflammation decreases absorption and increases distribution of phenacetin without altering its elimination process in rats. Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 2013; 40:23-8. [PMID: 24356809 DOI: 10.1007/s13318-013-0172-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2013] [Accepted: 12/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Plasma concentrations and pharmacokinetics of phenacetin, a CYP1A2 substrate were determined in normal and experimentally induced inflamed rats by turpentine oil to know the role of inflammation on the pharmacokinetics of phenacetin and formation of its active metabolite (paracetamol) by CYP1A2 in wistar albino rats, weighing about 200-250 g that were randomly divided into two groups consisting six in each group. Rats in group I (control) received phenacetin (150 mg kg(-1), PO) where as group II received phenacetin 12 h after induction of inflammation by turpentine oil (0.4 mL, i.m). Blood samples were collected from retro orbital plexus at pre-determined time intervals prior to and at 0.166, 0.33, 0.67, 1.5, 2, 4, 8 and 12 h post-administration of phenacetin. Plasma was separated and analyzed for phenacetin and its metabolite paracetamol by HPLC assay. Based on plasma concentrations of phenacetin and its metabolite paracetamol, the pharmacokinetic parameters were determined by compartmental methods. C(max) of phenacetin was significantly (p < 0.01) decreased to 19.50 ± 2.74 μg mL(-1) in inflamed conditions compared to 38.13 ± 2.20 μg mL(-1) obtained in normal rats. Except, for significant (p < 0.001) increase in volume of distribution at steady state (V(dss)) from 2.87 ± 0.37 to 8.03 ± 1.26 L kg(-1) and increased the rate of absorption with shorter absorption half-life (t(1/2ka)) for phenacetin in inflammation. None of the pharmacokinetic parameters of either phenacetin or its metabolite paracetamol were affected. It can be concluded that turpentine oil induced inflammation has no role on the activity of CYP1A2 in rats, as the plasma concentrations and pharmacokinetic parameters of paracetamol were found unaltered.
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- V G N V Prasad
- Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Veterinary Science, Rajendranagar, 500030, Hyderabad, India,
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Influence of chronic hepatitis C infection on cytochrome P450 3A4 activity using midazolam as an in vivo probe substrate. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2013; 69:1777-84. [PMID: 23765407 DOI: 10.1007/s00228-013-1525-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2013] [Accepted: 05/02/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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PURPOSE Inflammation-related changes in pharmacokinetics have been described for a number of disease-states including cancer, infection, and autoimmune disorders. This study examined the impact of chronic hepatitis C infection (CHC) on the pharmacokinetics of the cytochrome P450 3A probe midazolam in patients without significant liver disease who were either treatment naïve or prior interferon null-responders. METHODS Data were pooled from three studies which compared the pharmacokinetics of oral midazolam in healthy volunteers (n = 107) and in treatment-naive patients (n = 35) and interferon-null responders (n = 24) with CHC but without significant liver disease. Oral midazolam was administered as a single 2 mg oral dose, followed by frequent pharmacokinetic sampling and determination of the pharmacokinetics of midazolam and its α-hydroxy metabolite. CYP3A activity was determined by the metabolic ratio (MR) of the AUC metabolite/AUC parent and compared across groups as the mean effect ratio (test/reference). RESULTS The midazolam MR was lower in treatment-naïve patients with CHC than in health volunteers with a mean effect ratio of 0.63 [90 % confidence interval (CI) 0.56-0.72]. The effect was more pronounced in null-responders, who demonstrated a mean MR effect ratio of 0.46 (90 % CI 0.39-0.53) compared to volunteers. The mean area under the concentration-time curve (AUCinf) for midazolam in healthy volunteers, naïve patients, and null-responders was 32.3 [coefficient of variation (CV%) 41], 36.5 (CV% 33.5), and 55.3 (CV% 36.9) ng.h/mL, respectively. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study demonstrate a reduction in CYP3A4 activity between healthy volunteers and patients with CHC, with interferon null-responders demonstrating the most substantial difference. These results may have implications for the pharmacotherapy of patients infected with CHC.
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Nyagode BA, Watkins WJ, Kinloch RD, Morgan ET. Selective modulation of hepatic cytochrome P450 and flavin monooxygenase 3 expression during citrobacter rodentium infection in severe combined immune-deficient mice. Drug Metab Dispos 2012; 40:1894-9. [PMID: 22745333 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.112.046557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The profile of selective modulation of hepatic cytochrome P450 (P450) gene expression caused by infection with the murine intestinal pathogen Citrobacter rodentium has been well characterized in multiple genetic backgrounds; yet, the mechanisms underlying this modulation are still not entirely understood. Although several studies have addressed the roles of cytokines from the innate immune system, the influence of the adaptive immune system is not known. To address this deficiency, we used mice harboring the severe combined immune deficiency (SCID) spontaneous mutation, which lack mature T and B lymphocytes and are unable to mount an acquired immune response. Female C57BL/6 (B6) and SCID mice were infected orally with C. rodentium and assessed for bacterial colonization/translocation and P450 and flavin monooxygenase-3 (Fmo3) expression levels after 7 days. SCID mice showed similar patterns of colonic bacterial colonization and a similar degree of colonic mucosal hypertrophy compared with infected B6 mice, but SCID mice displayed 6-fold greater bacterial translocation to the liver. In the SCID mice, Cyp4a10 and Cyp2b9 down-regulations were partially and fully blocked, respectively, whereas the regulation of other P450s and Fmo3 was similar in both strains. In the C3H genetic background, the SCID mutation also blocked the down-regulation of Cyp3a11, Cyp3a25, Cyp2d22, and Cyp2c29. The results clearly dissociate bacterial translocation to the liver from hepatic drug-metabolizing enzyme regulation and suggest a possible role of T cells, T-cell cytokines, or other proteins regulated by such cytokines in the selective regulation of a limited subset of hepatic P450 enzymes during C. rodentium infection.
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- Beatrice A Nyagode
- Department of Pharmacology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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[Clinically relevant pharmacokinetic drug interactions in the intensive care unit: an overview]. Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed 2012; 107:128-40. [PMID: 22437193 DOI: 10.1007/s00063-012-0099-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2011] [Revised: 03/12/2011] [Accepted: 03/21/2011] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) are predisposed to pharmacokinetic drug interactions because of the complexity of the drug regimens received in the intensive care setting. Drugs may affect the absorption, distribution, metabolism and/or elimination of an object drug and consequently alter the intended pharmacologic response and potentially lead to an adverse event. The paper presents an overview of pharmacokinetic drug-drug interactions which can occur with commonly used drugs in the ICU and outlines the underlying types and mechanisms.
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Christensen H, Hermann M. Immunological response as a source to variability in drug metabolism and transport. Front Pharmacol 2012; 3:8. [PMID: 22363283 PMCID: PMC3277081 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2012.00008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2011] [Accepted: 01/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Through the last decades it has become increasingly evident that disease-states involving cytokines affect the pharmacokinetics of drugs through regulation of expression and activity of drug metabolizing enzymes, and more recently also drug transporters. The clinical implication is however difficult to predict, since these effects are dependent on the degree of inflammation and may be changed when the diseases are treated. This article will give an overview of the present understanding of the effects of cytokines on cytochrome P450 enzymes and drug transporters, and highlight the importance of considering these issues in regard to increasing use of the relatively new class of drugs, namely therapeutic proteins.
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- Hege Christensen
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Oslo Oslo, Norway
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Jaeschke H, Williams CD, Ramachandran A, Bajt ML. Acetaminophen hepatotoxicity and repair: the role of sterile inflammation and innate immunity. Liver Int 2012; 32:8-20. [PMID: 21745276 PMCID: PMC3586825 DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2011.02501.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 335] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Acetaminophen (APAP) hepatotoxicity because of overdose is the most frequent cause of acute liver failure in the western world. Metabolic activation of APAP and protein adduct formation, mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidant stress, peroxynitrite formation and nuclear DNA fragmentation are critical intracellular events in hepatocytes. However, the early cell necrosis causes the release of a number of mediators such as high-mobility group box 1 protein, DNA fragments, heat shock proteins (HSPs) and others (collectively named damage-associated molecular patterns), which can be recognized by toll-like receptors on macrophages, and leads to their activation with cytokine and chemokine formation. Although pro-inflammatory mediators recruit inflammatory cells (neutrophils, monocytes) into the liver, neither the infiltrating cells nor the activated resident macrophages cause any direct cytotoxicity. In contrast, pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines can directly promote intracellular injury mechanisms by inducing nitric oxide synthase or inhibit cell death mechanisms by the expression of acute-phase proteins (HSPs, heme oxygenase-1) and promote hepatocyte proliferation. In addition, the newly recruited macrophages (M2) and potentially neutrophils are involved in the removal of necrotic cell debris in preparation for tissue repair and resolution of the inflammatory response. Thus, as discussed in detail in this review, the preponderance of experimental evidence suggests that the extensive sterile inflammatory response during APAP hepatotoxicity is predominantly beneficial by limiting the formation and the impact of pro-inflammatory mediators and by promoting tissue repair.
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- Hartmut Jaeschke
- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.
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OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of inflammation and disease severity on midazolam pharmacokinetics (as surrogate marker of cytochrome 3A activity) and pharmacodynamics in critically ill children. DESIGN Analysis of prospectively collected pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic data from a midazolam study in critically ill children. SETTING Pediatric intensive care unit of a university hospital. PATIENTS Twenty-one critically ill children who needed midazolam for sedation. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS We determined the relationship between inflammation (using C-reactive protein and leukocyte count as surrogate markers) and disease severity (Pediatric Logistic Organ Dysfunction and Pediatric Risk of Mortality scores) vs. the pharmacokinetics (clearance) and pharmacodynamics (COMFORT score, dose requirement) of midazolam. We found a significant negative correlation between disease severity and midazolam clearance corrected for body weight (r = -0.49, p = .02). Midazolam clearance was significantly lower in children with multiple organ failure (defined as Pediatric Logistic Organ Dysfunction ≥ 10, n = 11) compared with children without multiple organ failure (Pediatric Logistic Organ Dysfunction <10, n = 10) (median 0.14 [interquartile range, 0.11-0.23] vs. 0.28 [interquartile range, 0.14-0.43]) L/kg/h, p = .035). No other significant correlations were found. CONCLUSIONS Results from this pilot study suggest that increased disease severity is associated with reduced midazolam clearance in critically ill children, most likely as a result of reduced cytochrome 3A activity. In contrast, reduced midazolam clearance does not seem to result in decreased midazolam dose requirements.
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Ghaffari AA, Chow EK, Iyer SS, Deng JC, Cheng G. Polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid suppresses acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity independent of type I interferons and toll-like receptor 3. Hepatology 2011; 53:2042-52. [PMID: 21433044 PMCID: PMC3103596 DOI: 10.1002/hep.24316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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UNLABELLED Viral infections are often linked to altered drug metabolism in patients; however, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain unclear. Here we describe a mechanism by which activation of antiviral responses by the synthetic double-stranded RNA ligand, polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid (polyI:C), leads to decreased acetaminophen (APAP) metabolism and hepatotoxicity. PolyI:C administration down-regulates expression of retinoic X receptor-α (RXRα) as well as its heterodimeric partner pregnane X receptor (PXR) in mice. This down-regulation results in suppression of downstream cytochrome P450 enzymes involved in conversion of APAP to its toxic metabolite. Although the effects of polyI:C on drug metabolism are often attributed to interferon production, we report that polyI:C can decrease APAP metabolism in the absence of the type I interferon receptor. Furthermore, we demonstrate that polyI:C can attenuate APAP metabolism through both its membrane-bound receptor, Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3), as well as cytoplasmic receptors. CONCLUSION This is the first study to illustrate that in vivo administration of polyI:C affects drug metabolism independent of type I interferon production or in the absence of TLR3 through crosstalk between nuclear receptors and antiviral responses.
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- Amir A. Ghaffari
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles
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- Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles
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- Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles,Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles
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Vet NJ, de Hoog M, Tibboel D, de Wildt SN. The effect of inflammation on drug metabolism: a focus on pediatrics. Drug Discov Today 2011; 16:435-42. [PMID: 21376135 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2011.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2010] [Revised: 01/11/2011] [Accepted: 02/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Nienke J Vet
- Intensive Care, Erasmus MC - Sophia Children's Hospital, Dr. Molewaterplein 60, 3015 GJ Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Honghui Zhou
- Centocor Research & Development, Inc., Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355;
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Momper JD, Venkataramanan R, Nolin TD. Nonrenal drug clearance in CKD: Searching for the path less traveled. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 2010; 17:384-91. [PMID: 20727508 DOI: 10.1053/j.ackd.2010.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2010] [Revised: 05/19/2010] [Accepted: 05/27/2010] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) represent a significant and growing segment of the US population. A mounting body of experimental and clinical evidence indicates that nonrenal drug clearance is altered in patients with CKD. Specific nonrenal clearance (CL(NR)) pathways that are affected have been identified in experimental models, and include cytochrome P450 enzymes, P-glycoprotein, and organic anion-transporting polypeptides. Altered CL(NR) of several drugs has been described in clinical pharmacokinetics studies, but to date the specific CL(NR) pathways that are affected in CKD patients and result in clinically significant changes in drug exposure have not been definitively established, and the mechanism has not been elucidated. Accumulated uremic toxins may downregulate or directly inhibit drug metabolism and transport pathways, and may do so in a reversible manner. Future Food and Drug Administration recommendations pertaining to the conduct of pharmacokinetic studies in CKD will undoubtedly facilitate the search for the CL(NR) path less traveled, clarify the mechanisms involved, improve our understanding of the clinical significance of altered CL(NR) of individual drugs, and lead to more comprehensive drug dosing recommendations for patients with CKD. This review summarizes our current understanding of this field, focusing on recent developments in the search for the CL(NR) "path less traveled" in CKD.
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Common drug interactions leading to adverse drug events in the intensive care unit: management and pharmacokinetic considerations. Crit Care Med 2010; 38:S126-35. [PMID: 20502166 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e3181de0acf] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Critically ill patients are predisposed to drug interactions because of the complexity of the drug regimens they receive in the intensive care setting. Drugs may affect the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and/or elimination of an object drug and consequently alter the intended pharmacologic response and potentially lead to an adverse event. Certain disease states that afflict critically ill patients may also amplify an intended pharmacologic response and potentially result in an unintended effect. A team approach is important to identify, prevent, and address drug interactions in the intensive care setting and optimize patient outcomes.
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Lee JI, Zhang L, Men AY, Kenna LA, Huang SM. CYP-Mediated Therapeutic Protein-Drug Interactions. Clin Pharmacokinet 2010; 49:295-310. [DOI: 10.2165/11319980-000000000-00000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Jones AE, Brown KC, Werner RE, Gotzkowsky K, Gaedigk A, Blake M, Hein DW, van der Horst C, Kashuba ADM. Variability in drug metabolizing enzyme activity in HIV-infected patients. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2010; 66:475-85. [PMID: 20084375 DOI: 10.1007/s00228-009-0777-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2009] [Accepted: 12/09/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS To evaluate variability in cytochrome P450 (CYP) 1A2, CYP2D6, CYP3A, N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2), and xanthine oxidase (XO) activity in HIV-infected patients and compare this with data from uninfected, healthy volunteers. METHODS Ten HIV-infected men and seven women on medication affecting CYP enzyme activity were phenotyped four times over 2 months using caffeine, dextromethorphan, and midazolam. Urinary caffeine and dextromethorphan metabolite ratios were used to phenotype CYP1A2, NAT2, XO, and CYP2D6 activity and midazolam plasma clearance was used to phenotype CYP3A activity. Plasma and urine samples were analyzed by validated LC/UV or LC/MS methods for midazolam, caffeine, and dextromethorphan. Noncompartmental pharmacokinetics and nonparametric statistical analyses were performed, and the data compared with those of healthy volunteer historic controls. RESULTS Compared with age and sex-matched healthy volunteers, HIV-infected subjects had 18% lower hepatic CYP3A4 activity, 90% lower CYP2D6 activity, 53% lower NAT2 activity, and 22% higher XO activity. No significant difference was found in CYP1A2 activity. Additionally, 25% genotype-phenotype discordance in CYP2D6 activity was noted in HIV-infected subjects. Intraindividual variability in enzyme activity increased by 42-62% in HIV-infected patients for CYP1A2, NAT2, and XO, and decreased by 33% for CYP2D6. Interindividual variability in enzyme activity increased by 27-63% in HIV-infected subjects for CYP2D6, CYP1A2, and XO, and decreased by 38% for NAT2. Higher plasma TNFalpha concentrations correlated with lower CYP2D6 and CYP3A4 activity. CONCLUSIONS Infection with HIV or stage of HIV infection may alter Phase I and II drug metabolizing enzyme activity. HIV infection was related to an increase in variability of these drug-metabolizing enzymes. Altered metabolism may be a consequence of immune activation and cytokine exposure.
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- Amanda E Jones
- School of Pharmacy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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Jetter A, Fätkenheuer G, Frank D, Klaassen T, Seeringer A, Doroshyenko O, Kirchheiner J, Hein W, Schömig E, Fuhr U, Wyen C. Do activities of cytochrome P450 (CYP)3A, CYP2D6 and P-glycoprotein differ between healthy volunteers and HIV-infected patients? Antivir Ther 2010; 15:975-83. [DOI: 10.3851/imp1648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Croyle MA. Long-term virus-induced alterations of CYP3A-mediated drug metabolism: a look at the virology, immunology and molecular biology of a multi-faceted problem. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2009; 5:1189-211. [PMID: 19732028 DOI: 10.1517/17425250903136748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Virus infections are on the rise. Although the first description of CYP expression during virus infection was recorded 50 years ago, mechanistic studies of this phenomenon only began to appear in the last decade due to breakthroughs in molecular biology, genomic and transgenic technology. This review describes the relationship(s) among CYP-mediated drug metabolism, virus infection and the immune response and evaluates in vitro and in vivo models for mechanistic studies. The first studies that assessed CYP expression during infection focused on inflammatory mediators and the innate immune response at early time points. Recent studies assessing virus infection and its effect on hepatic CYP expression noted more long-term effects. An obvious approach toward understanding how viruses affect hepatic CYP3A expression and function would be to assess key regulators of CYP during infection. Improvements in techniques to identify post-translational modifications of CYP and systems that focus on virus-receptor interactions which allow subtraction and addition of immunological and regulatory elements that drive CYP will demonstrate that long-term changes in drug metabolism start from the time the virus enters the circulation, are reinforced by virus binding to cellular targets and further solidified by changes in cellular processes long after the virus is cleared.
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Affiliation(s)
- Maria A Croyle
- The University of Texas at Austin, College of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmaceutics and Institute of Cellular and Molecular Biology, PHR 4.214D, 2409 W University Avenue, Austin, TX 78712-1074, USA.
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Fardel O, Le Vée M. Regulation of human hepatic drug transporter expression by pro-inflammatory cytokines. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2009; 5:1469-81. [DOI: 10.1517/17425250903304056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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