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El-Khateeb E, Achour B, Al-Majdoub ZM, Barber J, Rostami-Hodjegan A. Non-uniformity of Changes in Drug-Metabolizing Enzymes and Transporters in Liver Cirrhosis: Implications for Drug Dosage Adjustment. Mol Pharm 2021; 18:3563-3577. [PMID: 34428046 PMCID: PMC8424631 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.1c00462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
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Liver cirrhosis is
a chronic disease that affects the liver structure,
protein expression, and overall metabolic function. Abundance data
for drug-metabolizing enzymes and transporters (DMET) across all stages
of disease severity are scarce. Levels of these proteins are crucial
for the accurate prediction of drug clearance in hepatically impaired
patients using physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) models,
which can be used to guide the selection of more precise dosing. This
study aimed to experimentally quantify these proteins in human liver
samples and assess how they can impact the predictive performance
of the PBPK models. We determined the absolute abundance of 51 DMET
proteins in human liver microsomes across the three degrees of cirrhosis
severity (n = 32; 6 mild, 13 moderate, and 13 severe),
compared to histologically normal controls (n = 14),
using QconCAT-based targeted proteomics. The results revealed a significant
but non-uniform reduction in the abundance of enzymes and transporters,
from control, by 30–50% in mild, 40–70% in moderate,
and 50–90% in severe cirrhosis groups. Cancer and/or non-alcoholic
fatty liver disease-related cirrhosis showed larger deterioration
in levels of CYP3A4, 2C8, 2E1, 1A6, UGT2B4/7, CES1, FMO3/5, EPHX1,
MGST1/3, BSEP, and OATP2B1 than the cholestasis set. Drug-specific
pathways together with non-uniform changes of abundance across the
enzymes and transporters under various degrees of cirrhosis necessitate
the use of PBPK models. As case examples, such models for repaglinide,
dabigatran, and zidovudine were successful in recovering disease-related
alterations in drug exposure. In conclusion, the current study provides
the biological rationale behind the absence of a single dose adjustment
formula for all drugs in cirrhosis and demonstrates the utility of
proteomics-informed PBPK modeling for drug-specific dose adjustment
in liver cirrhosis.
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- Eman El-Khateeb
- Centre for Applied Pharmacokinetic Research, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, U.K.,Clinical Pharmacy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt
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- Centre for Applied Pharmacokinetic Research, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, U.K
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- Centre for Applied Pharmacokinetic Research, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, U.K
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- Centre for Applied Pharmacokinetic Research, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, U.K
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- Centre for Applied Pharmacokinetic Research, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, U.K.,Certara UK Ltd. (Simcyp Division), Sheffield S1 2BJ, U.K
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Docci L, Klammers F, Ekiciler A, Molitor B, Umehara K, Walter I, Krähenbühl S, Parrott N, Fowler S. In Vitro to In Vivo Extrapolation of Metabolic Clearance for UGT Substrates Using Short-Term Suspension and Long-Term Co-cultured Human Hepatocytes. AAPS JOURNAL 2020; 22:131. [DOI: 10.1208/s12248-020-00482-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Halling Folkmar Andersen A, Tolstrup M. The Potential of Long-Acting, Tissue-Targeted Synthetic Nanotherapy for Delivery of Antiviral Therapy Against HIV Infection. Viruses 2020; 12:E412. [PMID: 32272815 PMCID: PMC7232358 DOI: 10.3390/v12040412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Revised: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 04/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Oral administration of a combination of two or three antiretroviral drugs (cART) has transformed HIV from a life-threatening disease to a manageable infection. However, as the discontinuation of therapy leads to virus rebound in plasma within weeks, it is evident that, despite daily pill intake, the treatment is unable to clear the infection from the body. Furthermore, as cART drugs exhibit a much lower concentration in key HIV residual tissues, such as the brain and lymph nodes, there is a rationale for the development of drugs with enhanced tissue penetration. In addition, the treatment, with combinations of multiple different antiviral drugs that display different pharmacokinetic profiles, requires a strict dosing regimen to avoid the emergence of drug-resistant viral strains. An intriguing opportunity lies within the development of long-acting, synthetic scaffolds for delivering cART. These scaffolds can be designed with the goal to reduce the frequency of dosing and furthermore, hold the possibility of potential targeting to key HIV residual sites. Moreover, the synthesis of combinations of therapy as one molecule could unify the pharmacokinetic profiles of different antiviral drugs, thereby eliminating the consequences of sub-therapeutic concentrations. This review discusses the recent progress in the development of long-acting and tissue-targeted therapies against HIV for the delivery of direct antivirals, and examines how such developments fit in the context of exploring HIV cure strategies.
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- Anna Halling Folkmar Andersen
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital, 8200 Aarhus, Denmark;
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital, 8200 Aarhus, Denmark;
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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Synergistic activity of colistin with azidothymidine against colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates collected from inpatients in Greek hospitals. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2019; 53:855-858. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2019.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2018] [Revised: 02/08/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Prasad B, Bhatt DK, Johnson K, Chapa R, Chu X, Salphati L, Xiao G, Lee C, Hop CECA, Mathias A, Lai Y, Liao M, Humphreys WG, Kumer SC, Unadkat JD. Abundance of Phase 1 and 2 Drug-Metabolizing Enzymes in Alcoholic and Hepatitis C Cirrhotic Livers: A Quantitative Targeted Proteomics Study. Drug Metab Dispos 2018; 46:943-952. [PMID: 29695616 PMCID: PMC5987995 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.118.080523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2018] [Accepted: 04/13/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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To predict the impact of liver cirrhosis on hepatic drug clearance using physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling, we compared the protein abundance of various phase 1 and phase 2 drug-metabolizing enzymes (DMEs) in S9 fractions of alcoholic (n = 27) or hepatitis C (HCV, n = 30) cirrhotic versus noncirrhotic (control) livers (n = 25). The S9 total protein content was significantly lower in alcoholic or HCV cirrhotic versus control livers (i.e., 38.3 ± 8.3, 32.3 ± 12.8, vs. 51.1 ± 20.7 mg/g liver, respectively). In general, alcoholic cirrhosis was associated with a larger decrease in the DME abundance than HCV cirrhosis; however, only the abundance of UGT1A4, alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH)1A, and ADH1B was significantly lower in alcoholic versus HCV cirrhotic livers. When normalized to per gram of tissue, the abundance of nine DMEs (UGT1A6, UGT1A4, CYP3A4, UGT2B7, CYP1A2, ADH1A, ADH1B, aldehyde oxidase (AOX)1, and carboxylesterase (CES)1) in alcoholic cirrhosis and five DMEs (UGT1A6, UGT1A4, CYP3A4, UGT2B7, and CYP1A2) in HCV cirrhosis was <25% of that in control livers. The abundance of most DMEs in cirrhotic livers was 25% to 50% of control livers. CES2 abundance was not affected by cirrhosis. Integration of UGT2B7 abundance in cirrhotic livers into the liver cirrhosis (Child Pugh C) model of Simcyp improved the prediction of zidovudine and morphine PK in subjects with Child Pugh C liver cirrhosis. These data demonstrate that protein abundance data, combined with PBPK modeling and simulation, can be a powerful tool to predict drug disposition in special populations.
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- Bhagwat Prasad
- University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (B.P., D.K.B., K.J., R.C., J.D.U.); Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation, Kenilworth, New Jersey (X.C.); Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, California (A.S.R., A.M.); Genentech, South San Francisco, California (L.S., C.E.C.A.H.); Biogen, Cambridge, Massachusetts (G.X.); Ardea Biosciences, Inc., San Diego, California (C.L.); Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey (Y.L., W.H.); Takeda Pharmaceuticals International Co., Cambridge, Massachusetts (M.L.); and University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas (S.C.K.)
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- University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (B.P., D.K.B., K.J., R.C., J.D.U.); Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation, Kenilworth, New Jersey (X.C.); Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, California (A.S.R., A.M.); Genentech, South San Francisco, California (L.S., C.E.C.A.H.); Biogen, Cambridge, Massachusetts (G.X.); Ardea Biosciences, Inc., San Diego, California (C.L.); Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey (Y.L., W.H.); Takeda Pharmaceuticals International Co., Cambridge, Massachusetts (M.L.); and University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas (S.C.K.)
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- University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (B.P., D.K.B., K.J., R.C., J.D.U.); Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation, Kenilworth, New Jersey (X.C.); Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, California (A.S.R., A.M.); Genentech, South San Francisco, California (L.S., C.E.C.A.H.); Biogen, Cambridge, Massachusetts (G.X.); Ardea Biosciences, Inc., San Diego, California (C.L.); Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey (Y.L., W.H.); Takeda Pharmaceuticals International Co., Cambridge, Massachusetts (M.L.); and University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas (S.C.K.)
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- University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (B.P., D.K.B., K.J., R.C., J.D.U.); Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation, Kenilworth, New Jersey (X.C.); Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, California (A.S.R., A.M.); Genentech, South San Francisco, California (L.S., C.E.C.A.H.); Biogen, Cambridge, Massachusetts (G.X.); Ardea Biosciences, Inc., San Diego, California (C.L.); Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey (Y.L., W.H.); Takeda Pharmaceuticals International Co., Cambridge, Massachusetts (M.L.); and University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas (S.C.K.)
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- University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (B.P., D.K.B., K.J., R.C., J.D.U.); Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation, Kenilworth, New Jersey (X.C.); Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, California (A.S.R., A.M.); Genentech, South San Francisco, California (L.S., C.E.C.A.H.); Biogen, Cambridge, Massachusetts (G.X.); Ardea Biosciences, Inc., San Diego, California (C.L.); Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey (Y.L., W.H.); Takeda Pharmaceuticals International Co., Cambridge, Massachusetts (M.L.); and University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas (S.C.K.)
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- University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (B.P., D.K.B., K.J., R.C., J.D.U.); Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation, Kenilworth, New Jersey (X.C.); Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, California (A.S.R., A.M.); Genentech, South San Francisco, California (L.S., C.E.C.A.H.); Biogen, Cambridge, Massachusetts (G.X.); Ardea Biosciences, Inc., San Diego, California (C.L.); Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey (Y.L., W.H.); Takeda Pharmaceuticals International Co., Cambridge, Massachusetts (M.L.); and University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas (S.C.K.)
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- University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (B.P., D.K.B., K.J., R.C., J.D.U.); Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation, Kenilworth, New Jersey (X.C.); Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, California (A.S.R., A.M.); Genentech, South San Francisco, California (L.S., C.E.C.A.H.); Biogen, Cambridge, Massachusetts (G.X.); Ardea Biosciences, Inc., San Diego, California (C.L.); Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey (Y.L., W.H.); Takeda Pharmaceuticals International Co., Cambridge, Massachusetts (M.L.); and University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas (S.C.K.)
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- University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (B.P., D.K.B., K.J., R.C., J.D.U.); Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation, Kenilworth, New Jersey (X.C.); Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, California (A.S.R., A.M.); Genentech, South San Francisco, California (L.S., C.E.C.A.H.); Biogen, Cambridge, Massachusetts (G.X.); Ardea Biosciences, Inc., San Diego, California (C.L.); Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey (Y.L., W.H.); Takeda Pharmaceuticals International Co., Cambridge, Massachusetts (M.L.); and University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas (S.C.K.)
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- University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (B.P., D.K.B., K.J., R.C., J.D.U.); Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation, Kenilworth, New Jersey (X.C.); Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, California (A.S.R., A.M.); Genentech, South San Francisco, California (L.S., C.E.C.A.H.); Biogen, Cambridge, Massachusetts (G.X.); Ardea Biosciences, Inc., San Diego, California (C.L.); Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey (Y.L., W.H.); Takeda Pharmaceuticals International Co., Cambridge, Massachusetts (M.L.); and University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas (S.C.K.)
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- University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (B.P., D.K.B., K.J., R.C., J.D.U.); Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation, Kenilworth, New Jersey (X.C.); Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, California (A.S.R., A.M.); Genentech, South San Francisco, California (L.S., C.E.C.A.H.); Biogen, Cambridge, Massachusetts (G.X.); Ardea Biosciences, Inc., San Diego, California (C.L.); Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey (Y.L., W.H.); Takeda Pharmaceuticals International Co., Cambridge, Massachusetts (M.L.); and University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas (S.C.K.)
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- University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (B.P., D.K.B., K.J., R.C., J.D.U.); Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation, Kenilworth, New Jersey (X.C.); Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, California (A.S.R., A.M.); Genentech, South San Francisco, California (L.S., C.E.C.A.H.); Biogen, Cambridge, Massachusetts (G.X.); Ardea Biosciences, Inc., San Diego, California (C.L.); Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey (Y.L., W.H.); Takeda Pharmaceuticals International Co., Cambridge, Massachusetts (M.L.); and University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas (S.C.K.)
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- University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (B.P., D.K.B., K.J., R.C., J.D.U.); Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation, Kenilworth, New Jersey (X.C.); Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, California (A.S.R., A.M.); Genentech, South San Francisco, California (L.S., C.E.C.A.H.); Biogen, Cambridge, Massachusetts (G.X.); Ardea Biosciences, Inc., San Diego, California (C.L.); Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey (Y.L., W.H.); Takeda Pharmaceuticals International Co., Cambridge, Massachusetts (M.L.); and University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas (S.C.K.)
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- University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (B.P., D.K.B., K.J., R.C., J.D.U.); Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation, Kenilworth, New Jersey (X.C.); Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, California (A.S.R., A.M.); Genentech, South San Francisco, California (L.S., C.E.C.A.H.); Biogen, Cambridge, Massachusetts (G.X.); Ardea Biosciences, Inc., San Diego, California (C.L.); Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey (Y.L., W.H.); Takeda Pharmaceuticals International Co., Cambridge, Massachusetts (M.L.); and University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas (S.C.K.)
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- University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (B.P., D.K.B., K.J., R.C., J.D.U.); Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation, Kenilworth, New Jersey (X.C.); Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, California (A.S.R., A.M.); Genentech, South San Francisco, California (L.S., C.E.C.A.H.); Biogen, Cambridge, Massachusetts (G.X.); Ardea Biosciences, Inc., San Diego, California (C.L.); Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey (Y.L., W.H.); Takeda Pharmaceuticals International Co., Cambridge, Massachusetts (M.L.); and University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas (S.C.K.)
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- University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (B.P., D.K.B., K.J., R.C., J.D.U.); Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation, Kenilworth, New Jersey (X.C.); Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, California (A.S.R., A.M.); Genentech, South San Francisco, California (L.S., C.E.C.A.H.); Biogen, Cambridge, Massachusetts (G.X.); Ardea Biosciences, Inc., San Diego, California (C.L.); Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey (Y.L., W.H.); Takeda Pharmaceuticals International Co., Cambridge, Massachusetts (M.L.); and University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas (S.C.K.)
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Xu C, Gao J, Zhang HF, Gao N, Guo YY, Fang Y, Wen Q, Qiao HL. Content and Activities of UGT2B7 in Human Liver In Vitro and Predicted In Vivo: A Bottom-Up Approach. Drug Metab Dispos 2018; 46:1351-1359. [PMID: 29929994 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.118.082024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2018] [Accepted: 06/18/2018] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
Abstract
UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 2B7 (UGT2B7) is one of the most significant isoforms of UGTs in human liver. This research measured UGT2B7 protein content and activities, including maximum velocity (Vmax) and intrinsic clearance (CLint), in human liver at isoform, microsomal, liver tissue, and liver levels and identified the factors that influence expression. We determined absolute protein content by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectroscopy and activities using the probe drug zidovudine in 82 normal human liver microsomes. Using a bottom-up method for derivation, we showed UGT2B7 content at the microsomal, liver tissue, and liver levels, as well as activities at the isoform, microsomal, liver tissue, and liver levels in vitro, and predicted hepatic clearance in vivo, with median, range, variation, and 95% and 50% prediction intervals. With regard to the intrinsic activities, the maximum velocity (Vmax) had a median (range) of 7.5 (2-24) pmol/min per picomole of 2B7, and the CLint was 0.08 (0.02-0.31) μl/min per picomole of 2B7. Determinations at liver level showed larger variations than at microsomal level, so it was more suitable for evaluating individual differences. By analyzing factors that affect UGT2B7, we found that: 1) The content at the liver tissue and liver levels correlated positively with activities; 2) the mutant heterozygotes of -327G>A, -900A>G, -161C>T may lead to decreased protein content and increased intrinsic CLint; and 3) the transcription factor pregnane X receptor mRNA expression level was positively associated with the measured protein content. In all, we showed that protein content and activities at different levels and the factors that influence content provide valuable information for UGT2B7 research and clinically individualized medication.
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- Chen Xu
- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China
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Gao Y, Kraft JC, Yu D, Ho RJY. Recent developments of nanotherapeutics for targeted and long-acting, combination HIV chemotherapy. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2018; 138:75-91. [PMID: 29678735 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2018.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Revised: 04/12/2018] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
Abstract
Combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) given orally has transformed HIV from a terminal illness to a manageable chronic disease. Yet despite the recent development of newer and more potent drugs for cART and suppression of virus in blood to undetectable levels, residual virus remains in tissues. Upon stopping cART, virus rebounds and progresses to AIDS. Current oral cART regimens have several drawbacks including (1) challenges in patient adherence due to pill fatigue or side-effects, (2) the requirement of life-long daily drug intake, and (3) limited penetration and retention in cells within lymph nodes. Appropriately designed injectable nano-drug combinations that are long-acting and retained in HIV susceptible cells within lymph nodes may address these challenges. While a number of nanomaterials have been investigated for delivery of HIV drugs and drug combinations, key challenges involve developing and scaling delivery systems that provide a drug combination targeted to HIV host cells and tissues where residual virus persists. With validation of the drug-insufficiency hypothesis in lymph nodes, progress has been made in the development of drug combination nanoparticles that are long-acting and targeted to lymph nodes and cells. Unique drug combination nanoparticles (DcNPs) composed of three HIV drugs-lopinavir, ritonavir, and tenofovir-have been shown to provide enhanced drug levels in lymph nodes; and elevated drug-combination levels in HIV-host cells in the blood and plasma for two weeks. This review summarizes the progress in the development of nanoparticle-based drug delivery systems for HIV therapy. It discusses how injectable nanocarriers may be designed to enable delivery of drug combinations that are long-lasting and target-selective in physiological contexts (in vivo) to provide safe and effective use. Consistent drug combination exposure in the sites of residual HIV in tissues and cells may overcome drug insufficiency observed in patients on oral cART.
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- Yu Gao
- Cancer Metastasis Alert and Prevention Center, and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China; Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, United States; Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, United States.
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Zhang Z, Imperial MZ, Patilea-Vrana GI, Wedagedera J, Gaohua L, Unadkat JD. Development of a Novel Maternal-Fetal Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Model I: Insights into Factors that Determine Fetal Drug Exposure through Simulations and Sensitivity Analyses. Drug Metab Dispos 2017; 45:920-938. [PMID: 28588050 PMCID: PMC5506457 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.117.075192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2017] [Accepted: 05/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Determining fetal drug exposure (except at the time of birth) is not possible for both logistical and ethical reasons. Therefore, we developed a novel maternal-fetal physiologically based pharmacokinetic (m-f-PBPK) model to predict fetal exposure to drugs and populated this model with gestational age-dependent changes in maternal-fetal physiology. Then, we used this m-f-PBPK to: 1) perform a series of sensitivity analyses to quantitatively demonstrate the impact of fetoplacental metabolism and placental transport on fetal drug exposure for various drug-dosing regimens administered to the mother; 2) predict the impact of gestational age on fetal drug exposure; and 3) demonstrate that a single umbilical venous (UV)/maternal plasma (MP) ratio (even after multiple-dose oral administration to steady state) does not necessarily reflect fetal drug exposure. In addition, we verified the implementation of this m-f-PBPK model by comparing the predicted UV/MP and fetal/MP AUC ratios with those predicted at steady state after an intravenous infusion. Our simulations yielded novel insights into the quantitative contribution of fetoplacental metabolism and/or placental transport on gestational age-dependent fetal drug exposure. Through sensitivity analyses, we demonstrated that the UV/MP ratio does not measure the extent of fetal drug exposure unless obtained at steady state after an intravenous infusion or when there is little or no fluctuation in MP drug concentrations after multiple-dose oral administration. The proposed m-f-PBPK model can be used to predict fetal exposure to drugs across gestational ages and therefore provide the necessary information to assess the risk of drug toxicity to the fetus.
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- Zufei Zhang
- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (Z.Z., M.Z.I., G.I.P.-V, J.D.U.); and Simcyp Limited (a Certara company), Sheffield, United Kingdom (J.W., L.G.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (Z.Z., M.Z.I., G.I.P.-V, J.D.U.); and Simcyp Limited (a Certara company), Sheffield, United Kingdom (J.W., L.G.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (Z.Z., M.Z.I., G.I.P.-V, J.D.U.); and Simcyp Limited (a Certara company), Sheffield, United Kingdom (J.W., L.G.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (Z.Z., M.Z.I., G.I.P.-V, J.D.U.); and Simcyp Limited (a Certara company), Sheffield, United Kingdom (J.W., L.G.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (Z.Z., M.Z.I., G.I.P.-V, J.D.U.); and Simcyp Limited (a Certara company), Sheffield, United Kingdom (J.W., L.G.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (Z.Z., M.Z.I., G.I.P.-V, J.D.U.); and Simcyp Limited (a Certara company), Sheffield, United Kingdom (J.W., L.G.)
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Zhang Z, Unadkat JD. Development of a Novel Maternal-Fetal Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Model II: Verification of the model for passive placental permeability drugs. Drug Metab Dispos 2017; 45:939-946. [PMID: 28049636 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.116.073957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2016] [Accepted: 12/29/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Fetal exposure to drugs cannot be readily estimated from single time point cord blood sampling at the time of delivery. Therefore, we developed a physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model to estimate fetal drug exposure throughout pregnancy. In this study, we report verification of this novel maternal-fetal PBPK (m-f-PBPK) model for drugs that passively diffuse across the placenta and are not metabolized/transported there. Our recently built m-f-PBPK model was populated with gestational age-dependent changes in maternal drug disposition and maternal-fetal physiology. Using midazolam as an in vivo calibrator, the transplacental passive diffusion clearance of theophylline and zidovudine was first estimated. Then, for verification, the predicted maternal plasma (MP) and umbilical venous (UV) plasma drug concentrations by our m-f-PBPK were compared against those observed at term. Overall, our m-f-PBPK model well predicted the maternal and fetal exposure to the two verification drugs, theophylline and zidovudine, at term, across a range of dosing regimens, with nearly all observed MP and UV plasma drug concentrations falling within the 90% prediction interval [i.e., 5th-95th percentile range of a virtual pregnant population (n = 100)]. Prediction precision and bias of theophylline MP and UV were 14.5% and 12.4%, and 9.4% and 7.5%, respectively. Furthermore, for zidovudine, after the exclusion of one unexpectedly low MP concentration, prediction precision and bias for MP and UV were 50.3% and 30.2, and 28.3% and 15.0%, respectively. This m-f-PBPK should be useful to predict fetal exposure to drugs, throughout pregnancy, for drugs that passively diffuse across the placenta.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Kurmi M, Sahu A, Tiwari SK, Singh S. Stability behaviour of antiretroviral drugs and their combinations. 6: evidence of formation of potentially toxic degradation products of zidovudine under hydrolytic and photolytic conditions. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra00678k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Palmer S, Cox S. Intracellular Metabolism of 3′-azido-3′-deoxythymidine and 2′,3′-dideoxyinosine in Combination in the Absence and Presence of Ribavirin. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/095632029400500608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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We examined the intracellular phosphorylation of 3′-azido-3′-deoxythymidine (AZT) and 2′,3′-dideoxyinosine (ddl) and the effects on rNTP and dNTP pools when AZT and ddl were incubated separately and in combination in lymphocytes. We also compared the effect of adding ribavirin (RBV) to the two-drug combination of AZT + ddl. AZT and ddl, used singly or in combination, had no effect on the dNTP pools of CEM lymphoblastoid cells. Neither did the combination of AZT + ddl have any effect on the rNTP pools. RBV, a known inhibitor of IMP dehydrogenase, caused a decrease in GTP and an increase in dTTP whether incubated alone or with the drug combination of AZT + ddl. The addition of AZT + ddl therefore did not alter the effects of RBV upon cellular nucleotide pools. AZT was phosphorylated to a much greater extent than ddl. The activation of ddl to ddA-TP was increased 2-fold in the presence of AZT, whereas AZT phosphorylation was unchanged when combined with ddl. This increase in ddl activation may explain in part the synergistic antiviral activity of the combination of AZT + ddl. The increased activation was not due to increased phosphorylation of ddl resulting from IMP dehydrogenase inhibition. The addition of 10 μm RBV to the two-drug combination of AZT + ddl did not change the intracellular phosphorylation of AZT or ddl. The activation of ddl to ddA-TP, when combined with AZT, appeared to be maximal and could not be further increased by addition of RBV to this combination.
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- Virology Department, Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control, Karolinska Institute, S 105 21 Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Virology, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge Hospital F69, S 141 86 Huddinge, Sweden
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- Virology Department, Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control, Karolinska Institute, S 105 21 Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Virology, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge Hospital F69, S 141 86 Huddinge, Sweden
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It has recently been estimated that persons with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) receive on average 5.6 prescription medications throughout their disease course, and this number may be as high as 9 [1,2]. With the development and testing of new antiretroviral agents and drugs for opportunistic infections associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease, the issue of polypharmacy and multiple drug interactions will become increasingly complex. Since antiretroviral therapy and treatment or prophylaxis of opportunistic infections is lifelong, the nature of these interactions requires delineation to provide an optimal pharmacologic strategy for the use of these agents in combination. This article will address antiretroviral drug interactions from a pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic perspective. A background on the clinical pharmacology of antiretroviral agents is provided as is a discussion of selected interactions.
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Pharmacokinetic interaction between zidovudine and trimethoprim/sulphamethoxazole in HIV-1 infected children. Can J Infect Dis 2007; 11:254-8. [PMID: 18159298 DOI: 10.1155/2000/640718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/1999] [Accepted: 11/05/1999] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of the antimicrobial agent trimethoprim/sulphamethoxazole (TMP/SMX) on the pharmacokinetic properties of the antiretroviral drug zidovudine (ZDV). DESIGN This single dose, open label, crossover study involved the oral administration of ZDV (150 mg/m²) alone and in combination with oral TMP/SMX (2.5 mg/kg) on two separate occasions. Serial blood samples (0 to 8 h) were collected, and concentrations of ZDV and its glucuronide metabolite were quantified using a radioimmunoassay. ZDV pharmacokinetics were determined by noncompartmental analysis. PATIENTS AND SETTING Six HIV-1 infected children aged four months to five years were recruited from the HIV clinic at The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario. Only three patients completed both study phases and were included in the pharmacokinetic analysis. MAIN RESULTS With TMP/SMX therapy, no statistically significant changes were observed in ZDV pharmacokinetic parameters. However, there was a trend towards increased ZDV half-life and area under the concentration versus time curve, as well as decreased apparent oral clearance. Similarly, a trend towards an increased half-life of the ZDV-glucuronide metabolite was also observed. CONCLUSION The changes in ZDV pharmacokinetics in the presence of TMP/SMX did not reach statistical significance, most likely due to the limited number of patients involved. Despite the limited data, a possible interaction between ZDV and TMP/SMX in young HIV-1 infected children should be considered, and patients may require close clinical monitoring.
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Uchaipichat V, Winner LK, Mackenzie PI, Elliot DJ, Williams JA, Miners JO. Quantitative prediction of in vivo inhibitory interactions involving glucuronidated drugs from in vitro data: the effect of fluconazole on zidovudine glucuronidation. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2006; 61:427-39. [PMID: 16542204 PMCID: PMC1885031 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2006.02588.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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AIMS Using the fluconazole-zidovudine (AZT) interaction as a model, to determine whether inhibition of UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) catalysed drug metabolism in vivo could be predicted quantitatively from in vitro kinetic data generated in the presence and absence bovine serum albumin (BSA). METHODS Kinetic constants for AZT glucuronidation were generated using human liver microsomes (HLM) and recombinant UGT2B7, the principal enzyme responsible for AZT glucuronidation, as the enzyme sources with and without fluconazole. K(i) values were used to estimate the decrease in AZT clearance in vivo. RESULTS Addition of BSA (2%) to incubations decreased the K(m) values for AZT glucuronidation by 85-90% for the HLM (923 +/- 357 to 91 +/- 9 microm) and UGT2B7 (478-70 microm) catalysed reactions, with little effect on V(max). Fluconazole, which was shown to be a selective inhibitor of UGT2B7, competitively inhibited AZT glucuronidation by HLM and UGT2B7. Like the K(m), BSA caused an 87% reduction in the K(i) for fluconazole inhibition of AZT glucuronidation by HLM (1133 +/- 403 to 145 +/- 36 microm) and UGT2B7 (529 to 73 microm). K(i) values determined for fluconazole using HLM and UGT2B7 in the presence (but not absence) of BSA predicted an interaction in vivo. The predicted magnitude of the interaction ranged from 41% to 217% of the reported AUC increase in patients, depending on the value of the in vivo fluconazole concentration employed in calculations. CONCLUSIONS K(i) values determined under certain experimental conditions may quantitatively predict inhibition of UGT catalysed drug glucuronidation in vivo.
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- Pharmacokinetics, Dynamics and Metabolism, Pfizer Global Research and DevelopmentAnn Arbor, MI, USA
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- Correspondence Professor John Miners, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park SA 5042, Australia. Tel: + 61 8 8204 4131 Fax: + 61 8 8204 5114 E-mail:
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Boase S, Miners JO. In vitro-in vivo correlations for drugs eliminated by glucuronidation: investigations with the model substrate zidovudine. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2002; 54:493-503. [PMID: 12445028 PMCID: PMC1874472 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.2002.01669.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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AIMS To investigate the effects of incubation conditions on the kinetic constants for zidovudine (AZT) glucuronidation by human liver microsomes, and whether microsomal intrinsic clearance (CLint) derived for the various conditions predicted hepatic AZT clearance by glucuronidation (CLH) in vivo. METHODS The effects of incubation constituents, particularly buffer type (phosphate, Tris) and activators (Brij58, alamethacin, UDP-N-acetylglucosamine (UDP-NAcG)), on the kinetics of AZT glucuronidation by human liver microsomes was investigated. AZT glucuronide (AZTG) formation by microsomal incubations was quantified by h.p.l.c. Microsomal CLint values determined for the various experimental conditions were extrapolated to a whole organ CLint and these data were used to calculate in vivo CLH using the well-stirred, parallel tube and dispersion models. RESULTS Mean CLint values for Brij58 activated microsomes in both phosphate (3.66 +/- 1.40 micro l min-1 mg-1, 95% CI 1.92, 5.39) and Tris (3.79 +/- 0.74 micro l min-1 mg-1, 95% CI 2.87, 4.71) buffers were higher (P < 0.05) than the respective values for native microsomes (1.04 +/- 0.42, 95% CI 0.53, 1.56 and 1.37 +/- 0.30 micro l min-1 mg-1, 95% CI 1.00, 1.73). Extrapolation of the microsomal data to a whole organ CLint and substitution of these values in the expressions for the well-stirred, parallel tube and dispersion models underestimated the known in vivo blood AZT clearance by glucuronidation by 6.5- to 23-fold (3.61-12.71 l h-1vs 82 l h-1). There was no significant difference in the CLH predicted by each of the models for each set of conditions. A wide range of incubation constituents and conditions were subsequently investigated to assess their effects on GAZT formation, including alamethacin, UDP-NAcG, MgCl2, d-saccharic acid 1,4-lactone, ATP, GTP, and buffer pH and ionic strength. Of these, only decreasing the phosphate buffer concentration from 0.1 m to 0.02 m for Brij58 activated microsomes substantially increased the rate of GAZT formation, but the extrapolated CLH determined for this condition still underestimated known AZT glucuronidation clearance by more than 4-fold. AZT was shown not to bind nonspecifically to microsomes. Analysis of published data for other glucuronidated drugs confirmed a trend for microsomal CLint to underestimate in vivo CLH. CONCLUSIONS AZT glucuronidation kinetics by human liver microsomes are markedly dependent on incubation conditions, and there is a need for interlaboratory standardization. Extrapolation of in vitro CLint underestimates in vivo hepatic clearance of drugs eliminated by glucuronidation.
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- Sam Boase
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical Centre, Flinders University of South Australia, Bedford Park, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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Chitnis S, Mondal D, Agrawal KC. Zidovudine (AZT) treatment suppresses granulocyte-monocyte colony stimulating factor receptor type alpha (GM-CSFR alpha) gene expression in murine bone marrow cells. Life Sci 2002; 71:967-78. [PMID: 12084393 DOI: 10.1016/s0024-3205(02)01790-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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In vitro exposure of murine bone marrow cells to increasing concentrations of zidovudine (AZT, 0.1-50 microM) had a concentration dependent suppressive effect on the growth of granulocyte-monocyte colony forming unit (CFU-GM) derived colonies. In our previous published study, the mechanism of AZT-induced suppression of erythroid colony forming unit (CFU-E) derived colonies was linked to a decrease in erythropoitin receptor (Epo-R) gene expression. In this study, we have observed that AZT exposure also induced a concentration dependent suppressive effect (35-90%) on GM-CSF receptor type alpha (GM-CSFR alpha) gene expression. The suppression of GM-CSFR alpha mRNA expression was specific, since AZT caused a much lower decrease (15-22%) on the IL-3 receptor type alpha (IL-3R alpha) message level, and had an insignificant effect on glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) and c-myc message levels. Erythropoietin (Epo) therapy has been used for reversal of AZT induced erythroid toxicity. Exposure to increasing concentrations (10-500 U/ml) of GM-CSF was unable to override the suppressive effect of AZT on CFU-GM derived colonies, however, treatment in combination with IL-3 (10-250 U/ml) ameliorated the suppressive effects of AZT on CFU-GM and on GM-CSFR alpha and IL-3R alpha gene expression. These findings suggest a mechanism via which AZT may suppress granulocyte-monocyte specific differentiation in murine bone marrow cells. These data also suggest that a combination of GM-CSF and IL-3 may be a superior therapeutic intervention for AZT-induced neutropenia.
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- Shilpa Chitnis
- Department of Pharmacology, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70112-2699, USA
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Dorne JL, Walton K, Renwick AG. Human variability in glucuronidation in relation to uncertainty factors for risk assessment. Food Chem Toxicol 2001; 39:1153-73. [PMID: 11696390 DOI: 10.1016/s0278-6915(01)00087-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The appropriateness of the default uncertainty factor for human variability in kinetics has been investigated for glucuronidation using an extensive database of substrates metabolised primarily by this pathway. Inter-individual variability was quantified for 15 compounds from published pharmacokinetic studies (after oral and intravenous dosing) in healthy adults and other subgroups using parameters relating to chronic exposure (metabolic and total clearances, area under the plasma concentration time-curve (AUC)) and acute exposure (C(max)). Low inter-individual variability (about 30-35%) was found for all parameters (clearance corrected or not corrected for body weight, metabolic clearance, oral AUC and C(max)) after either iv or oral administration to healthy adults. The overall variability of 31% for glucuronidation in healthy adults supported the validity of the default kinetic uncertainty factor of 3.16 for this group, because it would cover more than 99% of individuals. Comparisons between potentially sensitive subgroups and healthy adults using differences in means and variability indicated that neonates showed the greatest impairment of glucuronidation, and that the 3.16 kinetic default factor applied to the mean data for adults would be inadequate for this subpopulation. The in vivo data have been used to derive pathway-related default factors for compounds eliminated largely via glucuronidation.
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- J L Dorne
- Clinical Pharmacology Group, University of Southampton, Biomedical Sciences Building, Bassett Crescent East, SO16 7PX, Southampton, UK
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Walton K, Dorne JL, Renwick AG. Uncertainty factors for chemical risk assessment: interspecies differences in glucuronidation. Food Chem Toxicol 2001; 39:1175-90. [PMID: 11696391 DOI: 10.1016/s0278-6915(01)00088-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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For the risk assessment of effects other than cancer, a safe daily intake in humans is generally derived from a surrogate threshold dose (e.g. NOAEL) in an animal species to which an uncertainty factor of 100 is usually applied. This 100-fold is to allow for possible interspecies (10-fold) and interindividual (10-fold) differences in response to a toxicant, and incorporates toxicodynamic and toxicokinetic aspects of variability. The current study determined the magnitude of the interspecies differences in the internal dose of compounds for which glucuronidation is the major pathway of metabolism in either humans or in the test species. The results showed that there are major interspecies differences in the nature of the biological processes which influence the internal dose, including the route of metabolism, the extent of presystemic metabolism and enterohepatic recirculation. The work presented does not support the refinement of the interspecies toxicokinetic default to species- and pathway-specific values, but demonstrates the necessity for risk assessments to be carried out using quantitative chemical-specific data which define the fundamental processes which will influence the internal dose of a chemical (toxicokinetics), or the interaction of toxicant with its target site (toxicodynamics).
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- K Walton
- Clinical Pharmacology Group, Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Southampton, Bassett Crescent East, SO16 7PX, Southampton, United Kingdom.
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Karwa R, Shashank A, Rambhau D, Gopinath D, Ravi D. Time-dependent pharmacokinetic interaction between zidovudine and rifampicin following oral administration at 10.00 and 22.00 hours. DRUG METABOLISM AND DRUG INTERACTIONS 2001; 18:123-34. [PMID: 11460875 DOI: 10.1515/dmdi.2001.18.2.123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Rifampicin, an antitubercular agent, is a known metabolic inducer. Previous studies have suggested that rifampicin may interfere with the pharmacokinetics of oral zidovudine when the two drugs are co-administered. Circadian variations in the pharmacokinetics of rifampicin have been reported. We report here a circadian influence on the pharmacokinetics of zidovudine in the presence of rifampicin when administered orally in rabbits. Either zidovudine or zidovudine with rifampicin was administered orally at 10.00 or 22.00 h to 12 healthy rabbits in a randomized cross-over study. Serum zidovudine was estimated by HPLC. A significant (p <0.05) lowering of Cmax, (1/2), AUC(0-6h) and MRT was observed following zidovudine and rifampicin co-administration compared to zidovudine alone at 10.00 h. Accordingly clearance increased to a significant extent. However, such an interaction effect was masked following administration at 22.00 h. The time-dependent influence of rifampicin on the pharmacokinetics of zidovudine may be due to time-dependent changes in absorption and elimination of rifampicin, thus modifying its induction effect on the levels of UDP glucuronyl transferase and cytochrome P-450 content in liver which are responsible for metabolism of zidovudine.
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- R Karwa
- University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kakatiya University, Warangal, India
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Plessinger MA, Miller RK. Effects of zidovudine (AZT) and dideoxyinosine (ddI) on human trophoblast cells. Reprod Toxicol 1999; 13:537-46. [PMID: 10613402 DOI: 10.1016/s0890-6238(99)00052-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The anti-HIV agents AZT (zidovudine) and ddl (dideoxyinosine) are being used clinically during pregnancy. The toxicity of these agents to the fetus and placenta remains a concern because few human pregnancy exposure data are available, and pregnant rodent studies with AZT indicate increased embryonic resorptions and developmental arrest. The current study used a human choriocarcinoma cell line (JAr), which exhibits many characteristics of the early placenta, to assess the effects of a single 24 h exposure of 7.6 or 0.076 mM AZT, and the effects of a single 24 h exposure of 7.6 or 0.076 mM ddI upon cell proliferation and hormone production of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), estradiol (E2), and progesterone (P4). The higher concentration of AZT and ddI produced significant (P < 0.025) reductions in cell numbers and growth rate while producing significant increases in hormone production (hCG, E2, and P4). The lower concentration of AZT and ddI produced significant increases in E2 production, but no changes in cell numbers, hCG, or P4. Because placental cells require androgen precursor for E2 synthesis, exogenous androstenedione was added to confirm observations of increased estradiol synthesis after AZT or ddl exposure. These results demonstrate that single 24 h high dose exposures of AZT or ddI produce significant inhibition of cell proliferation and alterations in hormone production in this paradigm of human placental cells.
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- M A Plessinger
- University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York 14642-8668, USA.
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Currently available anti-HIV drugs can be classified into three categories: nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitors, non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, and protease inhibitors. Knowledge of these anti-HIV drugs in various physiological or pharmacokinetic compartments is essential for design and development of drug delivery systems for the treatment of HIV infection. The input and output of anti-HIV drugs in the biological systems are described by their transport and metabolism/elimination in this review. Transport mechanisms of anti-HIV agents across various biological barriers, i.e., gastrointestinal wall, skin, mucosa, blood cerebrospinal barrier, blood-brain barrier, placenta, and cellular membranes, are discussed. Their fates during and after systemic absorption and their metabolism-related drug interactions are reviewed. Many anti-HIV drugs presently marketed in the US bear some significant drawbacks such as relatively short half-life, low bioavailability, poor penetration into the central nervous system, and undesirable side effects. Efforts have been made to design drug delivery systems for the anti-HIV agents to: (1) reduce the dosing frequency; (2) increase the bioavailability and decrease the degradation/metabolism in the gastrointestinal tract; (3) improve the CNS penetration and inhibit the CNS efflux; and (4) deliver them to target cells selectively with minimal side effects. We hope to stimulate further interests in the area of controlled delivery of anti-HIV agents by providing current status of transport and metabolism/elimination of these agents.
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- X Li
- Department of Pharmaceutics and Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA, USA
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Development and optimization of anti-HIV nucleoside analogs and prodrugs: A review of their cellular pharmacology, structure-activity relationships and pharmacokinetics. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 1999; 39:117-151. [PMID: 10837771 DOI: 10.1016/s0169-409x(99)00023-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Significant improvements in antiviral therapy have been realized over the past 10 years. Numerous nucleoside analogs, as well as prodrugs of active compounds, have been synthesized and tested for anti-HIV activity. In addition to the five nucleoside analogs currently used clinically for the treatment of HIV infection, a broad spectrum of anti-HIV nucleoside analogs (including 2',3'-dideoxynucleoside analogs, oxathiolanyl 2',3'-dideoxynucleoside analogs, dioxolanyl 2',3'-dideoxynucleoside analogs, carbocyclic 2',3'-dideoxynucleoside analogs and acyclic nucleoside analogs) and their prodrugs (including ester prodrugs, phospholipid prodrugs, dihydropyridine prodrugs, pronucleotides and dinucleotide analogs), targeted at HIV reverse transcriptase, are reviewed with focus on structure-activity relationships, cellular pharmacology and pharmacokinetics. Several of these anti-viral agents show promise in the treatment of AIDS.
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Gallicano KD, Sahai J, Shukla VK, Seguin I, Pakuts A, Kwok D, Foster BC, Cameron DW. Induction of zidovudine glucuronidation and amination pathways by rifampicin in HIV-infected patients. Br J Clin Pharmacol 1999; 48:168-79. [PMID: 10417493 PMCID: PMC2014298 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.1999.00987.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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AIMS The objective of the study was to determine the effect of multiple doses of rifampicin on the steady-state pharmacokinetics of zidovudine and its 5'-glucuronosyl (GZDV) and 3'-amino (AMT) metabolites. METHODS Eight asymptomatic HIV-infected patients (seven male, one female) participated in this three-period longitudinal study. Each patient received zidovudine (200 mg every 8 h) for 14 days (period 1), followed by rifampicin (600 mg every 24 h) with zidovudine for 14 days (period 2), and then zidovudine alone for a further 14 days (period 3). Blood and urine samples were collected over 6 h on the last day of each period for measurements of zidovudine and GZDV by h.p.l.c.-u.v. and AMT by h.p.l.c.-m.s-m.s. RESULTS Compared with zidovudine-alone values in period 1, 14 days of coadministration with rifampicin significantly increased zidovudine oral clearance (89%) and formation clearances to GZDV (100%) and AMT (82%). Correspondingly, there were decreases in maximum plasma concentration (43%), AUC (47%) and urine recovery (37%) of zidovudine. GZDV/zidovudine and AMT/zidovudine AUC ratios increased by 99% and 36%, respectively, despite a significant 29% decrease in AMT AUC. After stopping rifampicin for 14 days, values of these pharmacokinetic parameters returned to within 26% of baseline. Over the three periods AMT plasma levels were <18 ng ml-1 (n=6) and <40 ng ml-1 (n=2), and molar AMT/zidovudine AUC ratios ranged from 1.7% to 4.5%. CONCLUSIONS Rifampicin induced zidovudine glucuronidation and amination pathways resulting in decreased plasma and urine exposures to zidovudine. AMT plasma exposure decreased because induction was more pronounced for the major GZDV metabolite. The magnitude of the residual inductive effect was minimal at 14 days after stopping rifampicin.
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- K D Gallicano
- Bureau of Drug Research, Therapeutic Products Programme, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
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In this paper, an overview of the pharmacokinetics of currently available antiretroviral drugs is provided. Included in this article are the agents zidovudine, stavudine, zalcitabine, lamivudine, didanosine, abacavir, nevirapine, delavirdine, efavirenz, saquinavir, indinavir, ritonavir and nelfinavir. Key pharmacokinetic parameters, drug penetration in body compartments and drug interactions are discussed for each agent.
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- Richard MW Hoetdmans
- Slotervaart Hospital, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Louwesweg 6, 1066 EC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Zhou XJ, Sheiner LB, D'Aquila RT, Hughes MD, Hirsch MS, Fischl MA, Johnson VA, Myers M, Sommadossi JP. Population pharmacokinetics of nevirapine, zidovudine, and didanosine in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases AIDS Clinical Trials Group Protocol 241 Investigators. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1999; 43:121-8. [PMID: 9869576 PMCID: PMC89031 DOI: 10.1128/aac.43.1.121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The population pharmacokinetics of nevirapine (NVP), zidovudine (ZDV), and didanosine (ddI) were evaluated in a total of 175 patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus randomized to receive either a double combination of ZDV plus ddI or a triple combination of NVP plus ZDV plus ddI as a substudy of the AIDS Clinical Trials Group Protocol 241. Levels (approximating 3.5 determinations/patient) of the three drugs in plasma were measured during 44 of a total 48 weeks of study treatment, and a set of potential covariates was available for nonlinear mixed-effect modeling analysis. A one-compartment model with zero-order input and first-order elimination was fitted to the NVP data. Individual oral clearance (CL) and volume of distribution (V) averaged 0.0533 liters/h/kg of body weight and 1.17 liters/kg, respectively. Gender was the only covariate which significantly correlated with the CL of NVP. ZDV and ddI data were described by a two-compartment model with zero-order input and first-order elimination. Individual mean oral CL, VSS (volume of distribution at steady state), and V of ZDV were 1.84 liters/h/kg and 6.68 and 2.67 liters/kg, respectively, with body weight and age as correlates of CL and body weight as a correlate of VSS. The average individual oral CL, VSS, and V of ddI were 1.64 liters/h/kg and 3.56 and 2.74 liters/kg, respectively, with body weight as a significant correlate of both CL and VSS. The relative bioavailability (F) of ZDV and ddI in the triple combination compared to that in the double combination was also evaluated. No significant effects of the combination regimens on the F of ddI were detected (FTRIPLE = 1.05 and FDOUBLE = 1 by definition), but the F of ZDV was markedly reduced by the triple combination, being only 67.7% of that of the double combination. Large (>50%) intraindividual variability was associated with both ZDV and ddI pharmacokinetics. Individual cumulative area under the plasma drug level-time curve of the three drugs was calculated for the entire study period as a measure of drug exposure based on the individual data and the final-model estimates of structural and statistical parameters.
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- X J Zhou
- Departments of Pharmacology and Medicine, Divisions of Clinical Pharmacology and Infectious Diseases, Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama 35294-0019, USA
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McCance-Katz EF, Rainey PM, Jatlow P, Friedland G. Methadone effects on zidovudine disposition (AIDS Clinical Trials Group 262). JOURNAL OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES AND HUMAN RETROVIROLOGY : OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL RETROVIROLOGY ASSOCIATION 1998; 18:435-43. [PMID: 9715839 DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199808150-00004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Large numbers of injection drug users (IDUs) are infected with HIV and receive both methadone and zidovudine (ZDV) therapy. Pharmacokinetic interactions between these agents may effect drug efficacy, toxicity, and compliance. To confirm and expand previous studies that identified a potential interaction between ZDV and methadone, we performed a within-subject study to determine oral and intravenous ZDV pharmacokinetics in 8 recently detoxified, heroin-addicted patients with HIV disease before and after initiation of methadone treatment. Acute methadone treatment increased oral ZDV in the area under the curve (AUC) by 41% (p = .03) and intravenous ZDV AUC by 19% (p = .06). Clearance was reduced by 21% (p = .007) and 19% (p = .04), respectively. Chronic methadone treatment increased oral ZDV AUC by 29% (p = .15) and intravenous ZDV AUC by 41% (p = .05). Clearance was decreased by 26% for both routes (p = .02). Methadone levels remained in the therapeutic range during ZDV treatment. These effects resulted primarily from inhibition of ZDV glucuronidation, but also from decreased renal clearance of ZDV. This study confirms that methadone-maintained patients receiving standard ZDV doses experience greater ZDV exposure and may be at increased risk for ZDV side effects and toxicity. Increased toxicity surveillance and possibly reduction in ZDV dose are indicated when these two agents are given concomitantly.
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- E F McCance-Katz
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Fayz S, Inaba T. Zidovudine azido-reductase in human liver microsomes: activation by ethacrynic acid, dipyridamole, and indomethacin and inhibition by human immunodeficiency virus protease inhibitors. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1998; 42:1654-8. [PMID: 9660999 PMCID: PMC105661 DOI: 10.1128/aac.42.7.1654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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AZT (zidovudine, 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine), although metabolized primarily to AZT-glucuronide, is also metabolized to 3'-amino-3'-deoxythmidine (AMT) by reduction of the azide to an amine. The formation of the myelotoxic metabolite AMT has not been well characterized, but inhibition of AMT formation would be of therapeutic benefit. The aim of this study was to identify compounds that inhibit AMT formation. Using human liver microsomes under anaerobic conditions and [2-14C]AZT, K(m) values of AZT azido-reductase, estimated by radio-thin-layer chromatography, were 2.2 to 3.5 mM (n = 3). Oxygen completely inhibited this NADPH-dependent reduction. Thirteen of the 28 compounds tested inhibited the formation of AMT. In addition to the CYP3A4 inhibitors ketoconazole, fluconazole, indinavir, ritonavir, and saquinavir, metyrapone strongly inhibited AMT formation. An unexpected finding was the more-than-twofold increase in AMT formation in the presence of ethacrynic acid, dipyridamole, or indomethacin. Such activation of toxic metabolite formation would impair drug therapy.
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- S Fayz
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Cato A, Qian J, Hsu A, Levy B, Leonard J, Granneman R. Multidose pharmacokinetics of ritonavir and zidovudine in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1998; 42:1788-93. [PMID: 9661022 PMCID: PMC105684 DOI: 10.1128/aac.42.7.1788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The effect of coadministration of ritonavir and zidovudine (ZDV) on the pharmacokinetics of these drugs was investigated in a three-period, multidose, crossover study. Eighteen asymptomatic, human immunodeficiency virus-positive men were assigned randomly to six different sequences of the following three regimens: ZDV (200 mg every 8 h [q8h] alone for 4 days, ritonavir (300 mg q6h) alone for 4 days, and ZDV with ritonavir for 4 days. Ritonavir pharmacokinetics were unaffected by coadministration with ZDV. However, ZDV exposure was reduced by about 26% (P < 0.05) in the presence of ritonavir. The maximum concentration in (Cmax) of ZDV plasma decreased from 748 +/- 375 (mean +/- standard deviation) to 546 +/- 296, and area under the concentration-time curve from 0 to 24 h (AUC0-24) decreased from 3,052 +/- 1,007 to 2,261 +/- 715 when coadministered with ritonavir. In contrast, the ZDV elimination rate constant was unaffected by ritonavir, suggesting that there was no change in ZDV systemic metabolism. Correspondingly, differences in ZDV-glucuronide Cmax and AUC were not statistically significantly different between regimens (P > 0.31). Also, there were no apparent differences in the formation of 3'-amino-3'-deoxythymidine or in the adverse event profiles between the regimens. The lack of change in ritonavir pharmacokinetics suggests that dosage adjustment of ritonavir is unnecessary when it is administered concurrently with ZDV. The clinical relevance of a 26% reduction in ZDV exposure when ZDV is administered with ritonavir is unknown. In addition to other multidrug regimens, the long-term safety and efficacy of coadministration of ritonavir and ZDV is being investigated.
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- A Cato
- Pharmaceutical Products Division, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois 60064, USA.
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Renoud-Grappin M, Fossey C, Fontaine G, Ladurée D, Aubertin AM, Kirn A. Imidazo[1,5-b]pyridazine-d4T conjugates: synthesis and anti-human immunodeficiency virus evaluation. Antivir Chem Chemother 1998; 9:205-23. [PMID: 9875400 DOI: 10.1177/095632029800900302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In an attempt to combine the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-inhibitory capacity of 2',3'-dideoxy-2',3'-didehydronucleoside analogues [nucleoside reverse transcriptase (RT) inhibitors; NRTI] and non-nucleoside RT inhibitors (NNRTI), we have designed, synthesized and evaluated for their anti-HIV activity several heterodimers of the general formula [d4T]-NH-(CH2)n-NH-[imidazo[1,5-b]pyridazine]. The synthesis of these heterodimers was conducted in three parts. The first part focused on the synthesis of the NRTI. The second part was devoted to the NNRTI and the NNRTI linked to appropriate spacers: [NNRTI]-NH-(CH2)n-NH2. In the third part, the condensation between the NRTI and the [NNRTI]-NH-(CH2)n-NH2 was performed. The in vitro inhibitory activities against HIV-1 of the [d4T]-NH-(CH2)n-NH-[imidazo[1,5-b]pyridazine] heterodimers were found to be comparable to that of d4T (stavudine) in HIV-infected cells. Moreover, the heterodimers were endowed with anti-HIV-2 activity and with anti-nevirapine-resistant HIV-1 activity. None of the heterodimers proved markedly cytotoxic to CEM-SS or MT-4 cells. There was not a clear trend toward antiviral potency on lengthening the methylene spacer in the [d4T]-NH-(CH2)n-NH-[imidazo[1,5-b]pyridazine] heterodimers.
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Pan-Zhou XR, Cretton-Scott E, Zhou XJ, Yang MX, Lasker JM, Sommadossi JP. Role of human liver P450s and cytochrome b5 in the reductive metabolism of 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine (AZT) to 3'-amino-3'-deoxythymidine. Biochem Pharmacol 1998; 55:757-66. [PMID: 9586947 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-2952(97)00538-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Our laboratory has shown that human liver microsomes metabolize the anti-HIV drug 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine (AZT) via a P450-type reductive reaction to a toxic metabolite 3'-amino-3'-deoxythymidine (AMT). In the present study, we examined the role of specific human P450s and other microsomal enzymes in AZT reduction. Under anaerobic conditions in the presence of NADPH, human liver microsomes converted AZT to AMT with kinetics indicative of two enzymatic components, one with a low Km (58-74 microM) and Vmax (107-142 pmol AMT formed/min/mg protein) and the other with a high Km (4.33-5.88 mM) and Vmax (1804-2607 pmol AMT formed/min/mg). Involvement of a specific P450 enzyme in AZT reduction was not detected by using human P450 substrates and inhibitors. Antibodies to human CYP2E1, CYP3A4, CYP2C8, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, and CYP2A6 were also without effect on this reaction. NADH was as effective as NADPH in promoting microsomal AZT reduction, raising the possibility of cytochrome b5 (b5) involvement. Indeed, AZT reduction among six human liver samples correlated strongly with microsomal b5 content (r2 = 0.96) as well as with aggregate P450 content (r2 = 0.97). Upon reconstitution, human liver b5 plus NADH:b5 reductase and CYP2C9 plus NADPH:P450 reductase were both effective catalysts of AZT reduction, which was also supported when CYP2A6 or CYP2E1 was substituted for CYP2C9. Kinetic analysis revealed an AZT Km of 54 microM and Vmax of 301 pmol/min for b5 plus NADH:b5 reductase and an AZT Km of 103 microM and Vmax of 397 pmol/min for CYP2C9 plus NADPH:P450 reductase. Our results indicate that AZT reduction to AMT by human liver microsomes involves both b5 and P450 enzymes plus their corresponding reductases. The capacity of these proteins and b5 to reduce AZT may be a function of their heme prothestic groups.
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- X R Pan-Zhou
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Center for AIDS Research, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294-0019, USA
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Pan-Zhou XR, Cretton-Scott E, Zhou XJ, Xie MY, Rahmani R, Schinazi RF, Duchin K, Sommadossi JP. Comparative metabolism of the antiviral dimer 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine-P-2',3'-dideoxyinosine and the monomers zidovudine and didanosine by rat, monkey, and human hepatocytes. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1997; 41:2502-10. [PMID: 9371357 PMCID: PMC164152 DOI: 10.1128/aac.41.11.2502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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AZT-P-ddI is an antiviral heterodimer composed of one molecule of 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine (AZT) and one molecule of 2',3'-dideoxyinosine (ddI) linked through their 5' positions by a phosphate bond. The metabolic fate of the dimer was studied with isolated rat, monkey, and human hepatocytes and was compared with that of its component monomers AZT and ddI. Upon incubation of double-labeled [14C]AZT-P-[3H]ddI in freshly isolated rat hepatocytes in suspension at a final concentration of 10 microM, the dimer was taken up intact by cells and then rapidly cleaved to AZT, AZT monophosphate, ddI, and ddI monophosphate. AZT and ddI so formed were then subject to their respective catabolisms. High-performance liquid chromatography analyses of the extracellular medium and cell extracts revealed the presence of unchanged dimer, AZT, 3'-azido-3'-deoxy-5'-beta-D-glucopyranosylthymidine (GAZT), 3'-amino-3'-deoxythymidine (AMT), ddI, and a previously unrecognized derivative of the dideoxyribose moiety of ddI, designated ddI-M. Trace extracellular but substantial intracellular levels of the glucuronide derivative of AMT (3'-amino-3'-deoxy-5'-beta-D-glucopyranosylthymidine [GAMT]) were also detected. Moreover, the extent of the formation of AMT, GAZT, and ddI-M from the dimer was markedly lower than that with AZT and ddI alone by the hepatocytes. With hepatocytes in primary culture obtained from rat, monkey, and human, large interspecies variations in the metabolism of AZT-P-ddI were observed. While GAZT and ddI-M, metabolites of AZT and ddI, respectively, as well as AZT 5'-monophosphate (MP) and ddI-MP were detected in the extracellular media of all species, AMT and GAMT were produced only by rat and monkey hepatocytes. No such metabolites were formed by human hepatocytes. The metabolic fate of the dimer by human hepatocytes was consistent with in vivo data recently obtained from human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients.
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- X R Pan-Zhou
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, The Liver Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294-0019, USA
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Hoetelmans RM, Kraaijeveld CL, Meenhorst PL, Mulder JW, Burger DM, Koks CH, Beijnen JH. Penetration of 3'-amino-3'-deoxythymidine, a cytotoxic metabolite of zidovudine, into the cerebrospinal fluid of HIV-1-infected patients. JOURNAL OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES AND HUMAN RETROVIROLOGY : OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL RETROVIROLOGY ASSOCIATION 1997; 15:131-6. [PMID: 9241112 DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199706010-00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The penetration of 3'-amino-3'-deoxythymidine (AMT) into the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of HIV-1-infected patients has been investigated. In 23 patients who used zidovudine (ZDV) chronically, CSF and plasma samples were assayed for AMT and ZDV. The influences of time between ZDV oral administration and lumbar puncture, of ZDV dose, and of the medical indication for lumbar puncture based on the concentration of AMT in CSF and on the CSF-plasma concentration ratio were investigated. AMT can be detected in the CSF after oral administration of ZDV; concentrations of AMT in CSF ranged from 0.75 to 4.8 ng/ml (median, 1.7 ng/ml). The median CSF-plasma concentration ratio was 1, and equaled that for ZDV. CSF and plasma concentrations of AMT were approximately threefold higher in patients with cerebral toxoplasmosis; the CSF-plasma concentration ratio remained equal to unity in these cases. This phenomenon might be caused by a pharmacokinetic interaction between AMT and pyrimethamine, sulfadiazine, folinic acid, or a combination of these. The clinical relevance of AMT, especially the possibility of decreased efficacy of ZDV, throughout the body and in the central nervous system, and the involvement of this metabolite in ZDV-induced myelosuppression, remains to be established.
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- R M Hoetelmans
- Department of Pharmacy, Slotervaart Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Zhou XJ, Squires K, Pan-Zhou XR, Bernhard S, Agrofoglio L, Kirk M, Duchin KL, Sommadossi JP. Phase I dose-escalation pharmacokinetics of AZT-P-ddI (IVX-E-59) in patients with human immunodeficiency virus. J Clin Pharmacol 1997; 37:201-13. [PMID: 9089422 DOI: 10.1002/j.1552-4604.1997.tb04782.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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3'-Azido-3'-deoxythymidilyl-(5',5')-2',3'-dideoxy-5'-inosinic acid (AZT-P-ddI, IVX-E-59, Scriptene) is a heterodimer composed of one molecule of 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine (zidovudine or AZT) and one molecule of 2',3'-dideoxyinosine (didanosine or ddI) linked through their 5' positions by a phosphate bond. AZT-P-ddI exhibits enhanced antiviral activity and selectivity in vitro compared with AZT and ddI alone. The pharmacokinetics of AZT-P-ddI were studied in 12 patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who had CD4+ cell counts higher than 200 cells/mm3. Isotopic preparations of (14C)-AZT-P-(3H)-ddI were administered intravenously (50 mg and 100 mg) to eight patients; 1 month later these patients were crossed over to oral administration (100 mg and 200 mg). A second group of patients (n = 4) received only a 450-mg oral dose of AZT-P-ddI. Plasma levels of unchanged AZT-P-ddI after intravenous infusion declined rapidly and were undetectable 0.75 hours after the end of infusion, whereas the parent compound was not detected after oral administration, indicative of a very rapid metabolism. The parent entity was enzymatically cleaved in vivo yielding the two constituent drugs AZT and ddI, which were subsequently subjected to their respective pharmacokinetic and metabolic processes. The beta-glucuronide derivative of AZT (GAZT) represented the major metabolite of AZT, but there were no detectable levels of the toxic metabolite 3'-amino-3'-deoxythymidine (AMT). A major and previously unrecognized in vivo metabolite of ddI, referred as ddI-M, was detected in plasma and urine. Analysis by high-field proton nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectrometry led to the identification of ddI-M as being R(-)-dihydro-5-(hydroxymethyl)-2(3H)-furanone. The formation of AZT and ddI metabolites was increased after oral administration of AZT-P-ddI compared with the intravenous infusion, with an area under the concentration-time curve (AUC) ratio of metabolite to AZT and metabolite to ddI being 7.7 and 5.7 (oral) and 3.8 and 1.1 (intravenous), respectively. The newly identified ddI-M exhibited sustained plasma levels for extended time periods with an apparent elimination half-life (t1/2) of approximately 10 hours after oral administration of AZT-P-ddI. Recovery of radioactivity associated with 3H and 14C in urine was essentially complete within 48 hours after oral and intravenous administration of AZT-P-ddI. The oral bioavailability of AZT (64.7-67.3%) and ddI (33.6-42.9%) and the other pharmacokinetic parameters were consistent with previous data reported with each nucleoside analog alone or in combination therapy.
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- X J Zhou
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) 35294-0019, USA
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Gogu SR, Agrawal KC. The protective role of zinc and N-acetylcysteine in modulating zidovudine induced hematopoietic toxicity. Life Sci 1996; 59:1323-9. [PMID: 8876661 DOI: 10.1016/0024-3205(96)00457-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The role of zinc and N-acetylcysteine (NAC) has been investigated in protecting the hematopoietic progenitor cells from zidovudine (AZT)-induced toxicity. Murine bone marrow progenitor cells (BMPC, 1x10(6)) were exposed to various concentrations (0.1-50 microM) of AZT in the presence and absence of zinc acetate (100 microM) or NAC (100 microM). The cell survival was determined by the colony forming assays of erythroid (CFU-E) and granulocytic (CFU-GM) lineage. The IC50 values of AZT in the presence of zinc were increased approximately 3-fold (from 3.0 to 9.5 microM) in the CFU-E assay and 7-fold (from 4.3 to 28.8 microM) in the CFU-GM assay whereas in the presence of NAC, the IC50 values were increased by 2- and 4-fold, respectively. To delineate the mechanism of significant protection of BMPC by zinc, the mRNA levels of metallothionein (MT) were monitored by using a 31-mer cDNA probe. Zinc produced a concentration-dependent increase in the MT mRNA levels in BMPC. These results suggest that zinc and NAC dietary supplementation can be conveniently used to reduce AZT-induced bone marrow toxicity.
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- S R Gogu
- Department of Pharmacology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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Ferrua B, Chakboub H, Roptin C, Garraffo R, Faraj A, Grassi J, Guedj R, Sommadossi JP. Quantitation of 3'-amino-3'-deoxythymidine (AMT), a toxic catabolite of 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine (AZT), by competitive ELISA. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOASSAY 1996; 17:175-93. [PMID: 8744286 DOI: 10.1080/01971529608005787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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In the present study, a competitive ELISA technique was developed to specifically quantitate 3'-amino-3'-deoxythymidine (AMT), a toxic catabolite of 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine (AZT) detected in serum from AZT-treated patients. In order to eliminate cross-reacting AZT, serum sample was extracted with ethylacetate and then AMT was acetylated (Ac-AMT). A 5'-hemisuccinate-AMT-horseradish peroxidase conjugate was used as a tracer in the presence of anti-AMT rabbit antibodies which were raised against a 5' hemisuccinate-AMT-bovine serum albumin immunogen. Bound/free separation was achieved with an anti-rabbit IgG mouse monoclonal antibody insolubilized onto a microtiter plate. The limit of quantification of Ac-AMT was as low as 0.4 ng/ml in serum samples. This ELISA technique was applied for monitoring AMT plasma levels in patients receiving AZT therapy. The intra and inter-individual variations of the AZT/AMT plasma concentration ratios underlined the need for such a specific test in studying the formation of this toxic catabolite.
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- B Ferrua
- Laboratoire de Pharmacologie Expérimentale et Clinique, Faculté de Médecine, Nice, France
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The battle against the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is now into its second decade, and substantial advancements have been made in our understanding of the complex life cycle of, and the immunopathology associated with, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, as well as of the drugs used to modify the course of disease. Zidovudine was the first agent approved for treatment of HIV disease, and since its widespread availability in 1987 the pharmacokinetic disposition and clinical effects of zidovudine have been extensively evaluated. This article reviews the absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination characteristics of zidovudine, focusing on more recent information. In addition, factors that may or may not affect zidovudine disposition are discussed. These include selected drug interactions and concomitant disease states such as renal and hepatic insufficiency. Issues such as bodyweight normalisation, maternal-fetal transfer, pregnancy and intracellular phosphorylation are discussed in relation to the pharmacokinetics and clinical efficacy of zidovudine. Finally, information regarding the clinical pharmacodynamics of zidovudine is presented. This includes possible relationships between zidovudine pharmacokinetics and markers of efficacy and toxicity, and the significance of linking pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic information.
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- E P Acosta
- Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
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Faraj A, Schinazi RF, Xie MY, Gosselin G, Perigaud C, Imbach JL, Sommadossi JP. Selective protection of toxicity of 2',3'-dideoxypyrimidine nucleoside analogs by beta-D-uridine in human granulocyte-macrophage progenitor cells. Antiviral Res 1996; 29:261-7. [PMID: 8739604 DOI: 10.1016/0166-3542(95)00905-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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beta-D-Uridine protected human granulocyte-macrophage lineage cells in both semi-solid (granulocyte-macrophage colony-forming units, CFU-GM) and liquid cultures against the toxic effects of 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine (AZT), 3'-fluoro-3'-deoxythymidine (FLT) and a combination of AZT and FLT, without impairment of the activities of these respective drugs against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) replication. In addition, beta-D-uridine also protected human CFU-GM against toxicity of the in vivo AZT metabolite, 3'-amino-3'-deoxythymidine (AMT). Beta-L-uridine and alpha-D-uridine, two stereoisomers of the natural form, and the base uracil, were unable to protect cells against either AZT or FLT toxicity, whereas beta-D-uridine-5'-bis(SATE)phosphotriester, a prodrug of beta-D-uridine-5'-monophosphate, successfully protected cells against AZT toxic effects, suggesting that beta-D-uridine needs to be metabolized to its nucleotides to exert a pharmacological effect. These data suggest in addition that AZT, FLT and AMT share a common target site(s) of toxicity involved in myelosuppression.
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- A Faraj
- Department of Pharmacology, Center for AIDS Research, University of Alabama at Birmingham 35294, USA
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Zhou XJ, Sommadossi JP. Comparative pharmacokinetics of zidovudine and its toxic catabolite 3'-amino-3'-deoxythymidine in HIV-infected patients. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 1996; 12:229-33. [PMID: 8835201 DOI: 10.1089/aid.1996.12.229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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The plasma pharmacokinetics of zidovudine (ZDV, 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine) and its toxic catabolite 3'-amino-3'-deoxythymidine (AMT) was investigated in six HIV-infected patients receiving 100 or 500 mg of ZDV by oral administration. Zidovudine plasma pharmacokinetic parameters were in good agreement with previously reported data with a total plasma clearance (Cl) of 2.33 and 2.49 liters/hr/kg and an apparent elimination t1/2 of 1.14 and 1.20 hr at 100- and 500-mg doses, respectively. 3'-Amino-3'-deoxythymidine was detectable in the plasma of all patients, with maximum plasma levels (Cmax) being reached within 2 hr post-dosing. No dose relationship in the formation of AMT expressed as the area under the plasma level-time curve (AUC) was established within the studied dose range of ZDV. The AUCAMT was 145.4 and 92.4 ng/ml.hr after administration of 100 and 500 mg of ZDV, respectively. These results reflect an unexpectedly large interindividual variation in the formation of AMT. The lack of linearity in AMT pharmacokinetics prevents the prediction of its plasma levels based only on the administered oral dose of ZDV.
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- X J Zhou
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Alabama at Birmingham 35294-0019, USA
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Fowler DA, Xie MY, Sommadossi JP. Protection and rescue from 2',3'-dideoxypyrimidine nucleoside analog toxicity by hemin in human bone marrow progenitor cells. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1996; 40:191-5. [PMID: 8787904 PMCID: PMC163081 DOI: 10.1128/aac.40.1.191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Long-term therapy of AIDS patients with 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine (AZT) remains of concern because of resulting hematopoietic toxicity. While the mechanism(s) of this toxicity remains elusive, alternative strategies are being developed to reduce these toxic effects, including combination therapy with nonmyelotoxic antihuman immunodeficiency virus drugs and/or administration of protective or rescue agents, including cytokines and growth factors. By using a particularly relevant human CD34+ liquid culture system, the unique profiles of dideoxynucleoside (ddN) toxicities to both proliferation and differentiation were demonstrated, with decreased potencies in the order of 3'-fluoro-3'-deoxythymidine (FLT) = 3'-amino-3'-deoxythymidine (AMT) = 2',3'-dideoxycytidine > AZT for inhibition of proliferation and in the order of FLT = AMT > AZT >> 2',3'-dideoxycytidine for inhibition of hemoglobin synthesis. Hemin selectively protected erythroid-lineage human burst-forming unit-erythroid cells from AZT- and AMT-induced inhibition but had no effect on FLT toxicity under similar conditions. Myeloid-lineage human CFU-granulocyte-macrophages were also not protected by hemin against all three ddN analogs. The simultaneous exposure of cells to hemin and AZT resulted in a complete protection of both cell proliferation and hemoglobin synthesis. In contrast, in reversal studies only the inhibition of the percentage of hemoglobin-synthesizing cells returned to control levels, but the inhibition of proliferation of cells previously exposed to AZT was not reversed by hemin. These studies further define the unique and multifactorial mechanism(s) of ddN-induced toxic effects during hematopoietic development of pluripotent stem cells and suggest that the use of hemin could be beneficial in alleviating the toxicity of certain ddN analogs.
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- D A Fowler
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Alabama at Birmingham 35294, USA
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Thomas P, de Sousa G, Nicolas F, Le Treut YP, Delpero JR, Fuentes P, Placidi M, Rahmani R. In vitro evaluation of donor liver preservation fluids on human hepatocyte function. Transpl Int 1995; 8:426-33. [PMID: 8579732 DOI: 10.1007/bf00335593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Successful liver transplantation depends on adequate preservation of cellular function. We therefore tested the effects of two currently used liver preservation fluids, Euro-Collins (EC) solution and University of Wisconsin (UW) solution, on the viability and some functional activities of hepatocytes isolated from human livers. Cells in primary culture were maintained under hypoxic (95% N2/5% CO2) and hypothermic (4 degrees C) conditions for 24 h, either in EC or UW solution. This treatment did not result in significant hepatocyte damage, as judged by phase contrast microscopy, intracellular LDH release, and the MTT mitochondrial test. However, neutral red uptake indicated that lysosomal functions were slightly affected (35% decrease) when compared to control conditions. At the end of the hypoxia/hypothermia period, hepatocyte monolayers were incubated at 37 degrees C under normoxic conditions for 24 h, in order to simulate the reperfusion of a transplanted liver. Three drugs--midazolam, diazepam, zidovudine--were used as diagnostic substrates to check the metabolic abilities of human hepatocytes replaced in normal conditions. Both phase I (hydroxylation, demethylation) and phase II (glucuronidation) metabolic reactions were affected by the hypoxia/hypothermia shock. Indeed, a 30%-50% decrease in these activities was observed as compared to values obtained in control hepatocytes. No difference could, however, be found at the cellular level regarding the solution used for cold storage. These results suggest that the superiority of UW over EC solution, already reported in clinical practice after transplantation of preserved human livers, was not due to a better preservation of the hepatocytes.
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- P Thomas
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sainte-Marguerite University Hospital, Marseilles, France
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1. The anti-HIV drug zidovudine (3'-azido-2',3'-dideoxythymidine; ZDV) has three important pathways of metabolism. ZDV is a prodrug and must be phosphorylated in lymphocytes in order to exert its antiviral action. However, in quantitative terms this is a minor pathway probably accounting for less than 1% of the overall metabolic profile. The predominant pathway of metabolism is glucuronidation to GZDV and the metabolite is renally excreted. A further metabolite, derived by reduction of the azido moiety is 3'-amino-3'-deoxythymidine (AMT). 2. Zidovudine glucuronidation has been characterised in human liver microsomes. A number of drugs (e.g., naproxen, indomethacin and probenecid) have been shown to inhibit the in vitro conjugation of ZDV. Some of these drugs have also been co-administered with ZDV in HIV-positive patients. Significant pharmacokinetic interactions have been demonstrated with probenecid, naproxen and fluconazole. 3. 3'-amino-3'-deoxythymidine formation is probably mediated by both cytochrome P450 isozymes and NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase. Peak plasma concentrations of AMT are approximately 10-15% of ZDV in patients. This is a potentially important metabolite because of its alleged cytotoxicity. 4. Measurement of intracellular ZDV phosphates in patients provides the key to our understanding of both the efficacy and toxicity of ZDV. Important recent work has demonstrated that as patients deteriorate (i.e., CD4 counts decrease below 100 x 10(6)/L), there is a corresponding increase in intracellular ZDV-monophosphate. This could have toxicological implications.
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- G J Veal
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Liverpool, UK
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Thomas P, Sousa G, Nicolas F, Treut YPL, Delpero JR, Fuentes P, Placidi M, Rahmani R. In vitro evaluation of donor liver preservation fluids on human hepatocyte function. Transpl Int 1995. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.1995.tb01551.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Palmer S, Cox S. Intracellular activation and cytotoxicity of three different combinations of 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine and 2',3'-dideoxyinosine. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 1995; 11:1227-33. [PMID: 8573379 DOI: 10.1089/aid.1995.11.1227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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We measured the intracellular activation and cytotoxicity of 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine (zidovudine, ZDV) and 2',3'-dideoxyinosine (ddI) when combined at three different clinically relevant combinations of 1:1, 1:10, and 10:1 (ZDV:ddI). The activation of ddI to ddA-TP was increased in all three combinations with ZDV, compared to ddI alone. A maximum twofold increase in ddA-TP was observed, which could not be further increased by raising the concentration of ZDV in the combination. On the other hand, the concentration of ZDV in the combination could be reduced to one-tenth while retaining increased activation of ddI. We also examined the cytotoxicity of these combinations in CEM cells, phytohemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated and resting human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). CEM cells were the least sensitive overall to the drugs. ZDV showed greater cytotoxicity in stimulated PBMCs than resting PBMCs, whereas the reverse was true for ddI. This could be explained by the different activation pathways of these two drugs. The 1:1 and 10:1 ZDV:ddI combinations showed reduced toxicity compared to the separate drugs. These results indicate that ZDV and ddI need not necessarily be combined together at a ratio of ZDV:ddI of 1:1, but that some alteration in the dosages of ZDV or ddI in patients could be possible without loss of the benefits of combined ZDV:ddI therapy.
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- S Palmer
- Virology Department, Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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Aweeka FT, Mak M, al-Uzri A, Peter K, Dett C, Franco J, Affrime M, Guerciolini R, Cutler DL, Kahn J. Oral and intravenous zidovudine pharmacokinetics: the effect of granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor. J Clin Pharmacol 1995; 35:856-64. [PMID: 8786245 DOI: 10.1002/j.1552-4604.1995.tb04130.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Combination therapy with zidovudine and recombinant human granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (rHu GM-CSF) may be warranted, owing to the bone marrow suppressive effects of zidovudine. A study of 16 patients, 8 of whom had acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and 8 of whom were infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) but were asymptomatic, was conducted. The effect of 4 days of rHU GM-CSF versus placebo on intermittent zidovudine therapy (200 mg every 8 hours) was evaluated using a randomized, cross-over study design. Pharmacokinetics of oral and intravenous zidovudine were determined on days 1 (oral), 3 (oral), and 4 (intravenous) of rHu-GM-CSF (placebo) administration. After intravenous dosing, zidovudine plasma clearance for placebo and rHu GM-CSF averaged 1.4 +/- 0.2 and 1.3 +/- 0.2 L/hr/kg, respectively (P = 0.017), mean residence time averaged 1.5 +/- 0.5 and 1.9 +/- 0.6 hours, respectively (P = 0.012), and the steady-state volume of distribution was 2.0 +/- 0.7 and 2.3 +/- 0.7 L/kg, respectively (P = 0.027) for the two treatment arms. Stratified data for patients with AIDS and those with asymptomatic HIV infection revealed no significant difference in plasma clearance or mean residence time between the two patient groups. These pharmacokinetic results indicate that dosage adjustments for zidovudine are not warranted when administered with rHu GM-CSF owing to the small changes observed. However, the statistically significant increase in Vss suggests the possibility of enhanced zidovudine cellular uptake in the presence of rHu GM-CSF.
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- F T Aweeka
- Division of Clinical Pharmacy, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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de Sousa G, Florence N, Vallès B, Coassolo P, Rahmani R. Relationships between in vitro and in vivo biotransformation of drugs in humans and animals: pharmaco-toxicological consequences. Cell Biol Toxicol 1995; 11:147-53. [PMID: 8564643 DOI: 10.1007/bf00756516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Given the crucial role played by hepatocytes in the detoxification/toxification processes of drugs, these cells have been increasingly used during the last decade in various pharmaco-toxicological areas. The majority of these studies have, however, dealt with animal cells, although examples of failures in the extrapolation of the data to man are frequent. This drawback, together with the ethical considerations in performing in vivo experiments, makes the application of the human hepatocyte model critical in the preclinical evaluation of new compounds. However, before making extensive use of these promising tools for prospective pharmaceutical research, one must ensure that they can generate data that correlate well with those obtained in vivo. This is only possible through extensive studies on drugs showing a variety of phase I and phase II metabolic pathways in hepatocytes from different species, including man, and comparison with in vivo data. Providing this validation step is undertaken, the use of such systems in drug research and development may greatly enhance the rational design of safe and effective drugs, allowing savings in time, cost and test materials as well as minimizing the use of animals.
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- G de Sousa
- INSERM/Centre de Recherches INRA, Antibes, France
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Sampol E, Lacarelle B, Rajaonarison JF, Catalin J, Durand A. Comparative effects of antifungal agents on zidovudine glucuronidation by human liver microsomes. Br J Clin Pharmacol 1995; 40:83-6. [PMID: 8527274 PMCID: PMC1365033 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1995.tb04540.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Zidovudine (ZDV) is extensively metabolised by the liver to an inactive glucuronide (GZDV). Since ZDV is often administered with antimycotic drugs, we studied the effect of six systemic antifungal agents on the in vitro glucuronidation of ZDV by human liver microsomes. 5-fluorocytosine and itraconazole had no inhibitory effect whereas amphotericine B, ketoconazole, miconazole and fluconazole inhibited in vitro GZDV formation (Ki values were 0.13, 0.08, 0.18 and 1.4 mM respectively).
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- E Sampol
- Laboratoire de pharmacocinétique, Faculté de pharmacie, Marseille, France
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Hoggard PG, Veal GJ, Wild MJ, Barry MG, Back DJ. Drug interactions with zidovudine phosphorylation in vitro. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1995; 39:1376-8. [PMID: 7574535 PMCID: PMC162746 DOI: 10.1128/aac.39.6.1376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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We have investigated the effect of a range of drugs (some commonly coadministered with zidovudine [ZDV] to human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients) on intracellular phosphorylation of ZDV by stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells, Molt 4 cells, and U937 cells in vitro. Of the drugs tested (azoles, antiviral agents, antibiotics, and anticancer agents), only doxorubicin and ribavirin caused inhibition of anabolite formation as measured by high-performance liquid chromatography. This in vitro approach may provide important leads to potential interactions at the phosphorylation level in patients with human immunodeficiency virus disease. It is reassuring that so many commonly administered drugs do not alter ZDV phosphorylation.
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- P G Hoggard
- Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Burger DM, Meenhorst PL, Beijnen JH. Concise overview of the clinical pharmacokinetics of dideoxynucleoside antiretroviral agents. PHARMACY WORLD & SCIENCE : PWS 1995; 17:25-30. [PMID: 7795555 DOI: 10.1007/bf01875051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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In this paper aspects of the clinical pharmacokinetics of the antiretroviral agents zidovudine, didanosine and zalcitabine are reviewed. Special attention is paid to possibly altered pharmacokinetics in special circumstances, such as hepatic and renal dysfunction, pregnancy, stage of disease, etc. The dideoxynucleoside antiretroviral agents have some clinical pharmacokinetic properties in common (rapid absorption and elimination), but substantial differences exist in their degree of absorption, metabolism and penetration into the cerebrospinal fluid. All agents display wide interpatient variability in pharmacokinetic parameters. The relevance of therapeutic drug monitoring of antiretroviral agents is also discussed.
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- D M Burger
- Department of Pharmacy, Slotervaart Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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