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Galetin A, Brouwer KLR, Tweedie D, Yoshida K, Sjöstedt N, Aleksunes L, Chu X, Evers R, Hafey MJ, Lai Y, Matsson P, Riselli A, Shen H, Sparreboom A, Varma MVS, Yang J, Yang X, Yee SW, Zamek-Gliszczynski MJ, Zhang L, Giacomini KM. Membrane transporters in drug development and as determinants of precision medicine. Nat Rev Drug Discov 2024; 23:255-280. [PMID: 38267543 DOI: 10.1038/s41573-023-00877-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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The effect of membrane transporters on drug disposition, efficacy and safety is now well recognized. Since the initial publication from the International Transporter Consortium, significant progress has been made in understanding the roles and functions of transporters, as well as in the development of tools and models to assess and predict transporter-mediated activity, toxicity and drug-drug interactions (DDIs). Notable advances include an increased understanding of the effects of intrinsic and extrinsic factors on transporter activity, the application of physiologically based pharmacokinetic modelling in predicting transporter-mediated drug disposition, the identification of endogenous biomarkers to assess transporter-mediated DDIs and the determination of the cryogenic electron microscopy structures of SLC and ABC transporters. This article provides an overview of these key developments, highlighting unanswered questions, regulatory considerations and future directions.
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- Aleksandra Galetin
- Centre for Applied Pharmacokinetic Research, School of Health Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
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- Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Clinical Pharmacology, Genentech Research and Early Development, South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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- Department of Pharmacokinetics, Dynamics, Metabolism, and Bioanalytics, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA
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- Preclinical Sciences and Translational Safety, Johnson & Johnson, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacokinetics, Dynamics, Metabolism, and Bioanalytics, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA
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- Drug Metabolism, Gilead Sciences Inc., Foster City, CA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Bristol Myers Squibb Research and Development, Princeton, NJ, USA
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- Division of Pharmaceutics and Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Pharmacokinetics, Dynamics and Metabolism, Medicine Design, Worldwide R&D, Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Office of Clinical Pharmacology, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Office of Research and Standards, Office of Generic Drugs, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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Yin M, Balhara A, Marie S, Tournier N, Gáborik Z, Unadkat JD. Successful Prediction of Human Hepatic Concentrations of Transported Drugs Using the Proteomics-Informed Relative Expression Factor Approach. Clin Pharmacol Ther 2024; 115:595-605. [PMID: 38037845 DOI: 10.1002/cpt.3123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
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Tissue drug concentrations determine the efficacy and toxicity of drugs. When a drug is the substrate of transporters that are present at the blood:tissue barrier, the steady-state unbound tissue drug concentrations cannot be predicted from their corresponding plasma concentrations. To accurately predict transporter-modulated tissue drug concentrations, all clearances (CLs) mediating the drug's entry and exit (including metabolism) from the tissue must be accurately predicted. Because primary cells of most tissues are not available, we have proposed an alternative approach to predict such CLs, that is the use of transporter-expressing cells/vesicles (TECs/TEVs) and relative expression factor (REF). The REF represents the abundance of the relevant transporters in the tissue vs. in the TECs/TEVs. Here, we determined the transporter-based intrinsic CL of glyburide (GLB) and pitavastatin (PTV) in OATP1B1, OATP1B3, OATP2B1, and NTCP-expressing cells and MRP3-, BCRP-, P-gp-, and MRP2-expressing vesicles and scaled these CLs to in vivo using REF. These predictions fell within a priori set twofold range of the hepatobiliary CLs of GLB and PTV, estimated from their hepatic positron emission tomography imaging data: 272.3 and 607.8 mL/min for in vivo hepatic sinusoidal uptake CL, 47.8 and 17.4 mL/min for sinusoidal efflux CL, and 0 and 4.20 mL/min for biliary efflux CL, respectively. Moreover, their predicted hepatic concentrations (area under the hepatic concentration-time curve (AUC) and maximum plasma concentration (Cmax )), fell within twofold of their mean observed data. These data, together with our previous findings, confirm that the REF approach can successfully predict transporter-based drug CLs and tissue concentrations to enhance success in drug development.
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- Mengyue Yin
- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, Inserm, CNRS, BioMaps, Service Hospitalier Frédéric Joliot, Orsay, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, Inserm, CNRS, BioMaps, Service Hospitalier Frédéric Joliot, Orsay, France
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- SOLVO Biotechnology, Charles River Laboratories Hungary, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Liang X, Koleske ML, Yang J, Lai Y. Building a Predictive PBPK Model for Human OATP Substrates: a Strategic Framework for Early Evaluation of Clinical Pharmacokinetic Variations Using Pitavastatin as an Example. AAPS J 2024; 26:13. [PMID: 38182946 DOI: 10.1208/s12248-023-00882-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2024] Open
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To select a drug candidate for clinical development, accurately and promptly predicting human pharmacokinetic (PK) profiles, assessing drug-drug interactions (DDIs), and anticipating potential PK variations in disease populations are crucial steps in drug discovery. The complexity of predicting human PK significantly increases when hepatic transporters are involved in drug clearance (CL) and volume of distribution (Vss). A strategic framework is developed here, utilizing pitavastatin as an example. The framework includes the construction of a monkey physiologically-based PK (PBPK) model, model calibration to obtain scaling factors (SF) of in vitro-in vivo extrapolation (IVIVE) for various clearance parameters, human model development and validation, and assessment of DDIs and PK variations in disease populations. Through incorporating in vitro human parameters and calibrated SFs from the monkey model of 3.45, 0.14, and 1.17 for CLint,active, CLint,passive, and CLint,bile, respectively, and together with the relative fraction transported by individual transporters obtained from in vitro studies and the optimized Ki values for OATP inhibition, the model reasonably captured observed pitavastatin PK profiles, DDIs and PK variations in human subjects carrying genetic polymorphisms, i.e., AUC within 20%. Lastly, when applying the functional reduction based on measured OATP1B biomarkers, the model adequately predicted PK changes in the hepatic impairment population. The present study presents a strategic framework for early-stage drug development, enabling the prediction of PK profiles and assessment of PK variations in scenarios like DDIs, genetic polymorphism, and hepatic impairment-related disease states, specifically focusing on OATP substrates.
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- Xiaomin Liang
- Drug Metabolism, Gilead Sciences Inc., 333 Lakeside Dr., Foster City, California, 94404, USA
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- Drug Metabolism, Gilead Sciences Inc., 333 Lakeside Dr., Foster City, California, 94404, USA
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- Drug Metabolism, Gilead Sciences Inc., 333 Lakeside Dr., Foster City, California, 94404, USA
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- Drug Metabolism, Gilead Sciences Inc., 333 Lakeside Dr., Foster City, California, 94404, USA.
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Chothe PP, Mitra P, Nakakariya M, Ramsden D, Rotter CJ, Sandoval P, Tohyama K. Drug transporters in drug disposition - the year 2022 in review. Drug Metab Rev 2023; 55:343-370. [PMID: 37644867 DOI: 10.1080/03602532.2023.2252618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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On behalf of all the authors, I am pleased to share our third annual review on drug transporter science with an emphasis on articles published and deemed influential in signifying drug transporters' role in drug disposition in the year 2022. As the drug transporter field is rapidly evolving several key findings were noted including promising endogenous biomarkers, rhythmic activity, IVIVE approaches in transporter-mediated clearance, new modality interaction, and transporter effect on gut microbiome. As identified previously (Chothe et Cal. 2021, 2022) the goal of this review is to highlight key findings without a comprehensive overview of each article and to this end, each coauthor independently selected 1-3 peer-reviewed articles published or available online in the year 2022 (Table 1). Each article is summarized in synopsis and commentary with unbiased viewpoints by each coauthor. We strongly encourage readers to consult original articles for specifics of the study. Finally, I would like to thank all coauthors for their continued support in writing this annual review on drug transporters and invite anyone interested in contributing to future versions of this review.
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- Paresh P Chothe
- Department of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Oncology Research and Development, AstraZeneca, Waltham, MA, USA
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- Department of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, Ridgefield, CT, USA
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- Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics Research Laboratories, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Fujisawa, Japan
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- Department of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Oncology Research and Development, AstraZeneca, Waltham, MA, USA
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- Global Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc. (TDCA), San Diego, CA, USA
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- Global Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc. (TDCA), Lexington, MA, USA
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- Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics Research Laboratories, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Fujisawa, Japan
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The next frontier in ADME science: Predicting transporter-based drug disposition, tissue concentrations and drug-drug interactions in humans. Pharmacol Ther 2022; 238:108271. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2022.108271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2022] [Revised: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Nies AT, Schaeffeler E, Schwab M. Hepatic solute carrier transporters and drug therapy: Regulation of expression and impact of genetic variation. Pharmacol Ther 2022; 238:108268. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2022.108268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2022] [Revised: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ahire D, Kruger L, Sharma S, Mettu VS, Basit A, Prasad B. Quantitative Proteomics in Translational Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion and Precision Medicine. Pharmacol Rev 2022; 74:769-796. [PMID: 35738681 DOI: 10.1124/pharmrev.121.000449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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A reliable translation of in vitro and preclinical data on drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) to humans is important for safe and effective drug development. Precision medicine that is expected to provide the right clinical dose for the right patient at the right time requires a comprehensive understanding of population factors affecting drug disposition and response. Characterization of drug-metabolizing enzymes and transporters for the protein abundance and their interindividual as well as differential tissue and cross-species variabilities is important for translational ADME and precision medicine. This review first provides a brief overview of quantitative proteomics principles including liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry tools, data acquisition approaches, proteomics sample preparation techniques, and quality controls for ensuring rigor and reproducibility in protein quantification data. Then, potential applications of quantitative proteomics in the translation of in vitro and preclinical data as well as prediction of interindividual variability are discussed in detail with tabulated examples. The applications of quantitative proteomics data in physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling for ADME prediction are discussed with representative case examples. Finally, various considerations for reliable quantitative proteomics analysis for translational ADME and precision medicine and the future directions are discussed. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: Quantitative proteomics analysis of drug-metabolizing enzymes and transporters in humans and preclinical species provides key physiological information that assists in the translation of in vitro and preclinical data to humans. This review provides the principles and applications of quantitative proteomics in characterizing in vitro, ex vivo, and preclinical models for translational research and interindividual variability prediction. Integration of these data into physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling is proving to be critical for safe, effective, timely, and cost-effective drug development.
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- Deepak Ahire
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Washington State University, Spokane, Washington
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Washington State University, Spokane, Washington
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Washington State University, Spokane, Washington
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Washington State University, Spokane, Washington
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Washington State University, Spokane, Washington
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Washington State University, Spokane, Washington
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Lai Y, Chu X, Di L, Gao W, Guo Y, Liu X, Lu C, Mao J, Shen H, Tang H, Xia CQ, Zhang L, Ding X. Recent advances in the translation of drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics science for drug discovery and development. Acta Pharm Sin B 2022; 12:2751-2777. [PMID: 35755285 PMCID: PMC9214059 DOI: 10.1016/j.apsb.2022.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Revised: 11/07/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics (DMPK) is an important branch of pharmaceutical sciences. The nature of ADME (absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion) and PK (pharmacokinetics) inquiries during drug discovery and development has evolved in recent years from being largely descriptive to seeking a more quantitative and mechanistic understanding of the fate of drug candidates in biological systems. Tremendous progress has been made in the past decade, not only in the characterization of physiochemical properties of drugs that influence their ADME, target organ exposure, and toxicity, but also in the identification of design principles that can minimize drug-drug interaction (DDI) potentials and reduce the attritions. The importance of membrane transporters in drug disposition, efficacy, and safety, as well as the interplay with metabolic processes, has been increasingly recognized. Dramatic increases in investments on new modalities beyond traditional small and large molecule drugs, such as peptides, oligonucleotides, and antibody-drug conjugates, necessitated further innovations in bioanalytical and experimental tools for the characterization of their ADME properties. In this review, we highlight some of the most notable advances in the last decade, and provide future perspectives on potential major breakthroughs and innovations in the translation of DMPK science in various stages of drug discovery and development.
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- Yurong Lai
- Drug Metabolism, Gilead Sciences Inc., Foster City, CA 94404, USA
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- Department of Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Drug Metabolism, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ 07033, USA
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- Pharmacokinetics, Dynamics and Metabolism, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, Groton, CT 06340, USA
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- Department of Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Drug Metabolism, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ 07033, USA
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- Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN 46221, USA
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- Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Biogen, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Accent Therapeutics, Inc. Lexington, MA 02421, USA
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- Department of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Genentech, A Member of the Roche Group, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics Department, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA
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- Bioanalysis and Biomarkers, Glaxo Smith Kline, King of the Prussia, PA 19406, USA
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- Department of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Takeda Pharmaceuticals International Co., Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Office of Research and Standards, Office of Generic Drugs, CDER, FDA, Silver Spring, MD 20993, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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Storelli F, Li CY, Sachar M, Kumar V, Heyward S, Sáfár Z, Kis E, Unadkat JD. Prediction of Hepatobiliary Clearances and Hepatic Concentrations of Transported Drugs in Humans Using Rosuvastatin as a Model Drug. Clin Pharmacol Ther 2022; 112:593-604. [DOI: 10.1002/cpt.2556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Flavia Storelli
- Department of Pharmaceutics University of Washington Seattle WA USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutics University of Washington Seattle WA USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutics University of Washington Seattle WA USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutics University of Washington Seattle WA USA
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Neuhoff S, Harwood MD, Rostami-Hodjegan A, Achour B. Application of proteomic data in the translation of in vitro observations to associated clinical outcomes. DRUG DISCOVERY TODAY. TECHNOLOGIES 2021; 39:13-22. [PMID: 34906322 DOI: 10.1016/j.ddtec.2021.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Revised: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Translation of information on drug exposure and effect is facilitated by in silico models that enable extrapolation of in vitro measurements to in vivo clinical outcomes. These models integrate drug-specific data with information describing physiological processes and pathological changes, including alterations to proteins involved in drug absorption, distribution and elimination. Over the past 15 years, quantitative proteomics has contributed a wealth of protein expression data, which are currently used for a variety of systems pharmacology applications, as a complement or a surrogate for activity of the corresponding proteins. In this review, we explore current and emerging applications of targeted and global (untargeted) proteomics in translational pharmacology as well as strategies for improved integration into model-based drug development.
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- Sibylle Neuhoff
- Certara UK Limited, Simcyp Division, 1 Concourse Way, Sheffield, S1 2BJ, UK
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- Certara UK Limited, Simcyp Division, 1 Concourse Way, Sheffield, S1 2BJ, UK
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- Certara UK Limited, Simcyp Division, 1 Concourse Way, Sheffield, S1 2BJ, UK; Centre for Applied Pharmacokinetic Research (CAPKR), School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
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- Centre for Applied Pharmacokinetic Research (CAPKR), School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK.
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Anoshchenko O, Storelli F, Unadkat JD. Successful Prediction of Human Fetal Exposure to P-Glycoprotein Substrate Drugs Using the Proteomics-Informed Relative Expression Factor Approach and PBPK Modeling and Simulation. Drug Metab Dispos 2021; 49:919-928. [PMID: 34426410 PMCID: PMC8626637 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.121.000538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Many women take drugs during their pregnancy to treat a variety of clinical conditions. To optimize drug efficacy and reduce fetal toxicity, it is important to determine or predict fetal drug exposure throughout pregnancy. Previously, we developed and verified a maternal-fetal physiologically based pharmacokinetic (m-f PBPK) model to predict fetal Kp,uu (unbound fetal plasma AUC/unbound maternal plasma AUC) of drugs that passively cross the placenta. Here, we used in vitro transport studies in Transwell, in combination with our m-f PBPK model, to predict fetal Kp,uu of drugs that are effluxed by placental P-glycoprotein (P-gp)-namely, dexamethasone, betamethasone, darunavir, and lopinavir. Using Transwell, we determined the efflux ratio of these drugs in hMDR1-MDCKcP-gpKO cells, in which human P-gp was overexpressed and the endogenous P-gp was knocked out. Then, using the proteomics-informed efflux ratio-relative expressive factor approach, we predicted the fetal Kp,uu of these drugs at term. Finally, to verify our predictions, we compared them with the observed in vivo fetal Kp,uu at term. The latter was estimated using our m-f PBPK model and published fetal [umbilical vein (UV)]/maternal plasma drug concentrations obtained at term (UV/maternal plasma). Fetal Kp,uu predictions for dexamethasone (0.63), betamethasone (0.59), darunavir (0.17), and lopinavir (0.08) were successful, as they fell within the 90% confidence interval of the corresponding in vivo fetal Kp,uu (0.30-0.66, 0.29-0.71, 0.11-0.22, 0.04-0.19, respectively). This is the first demonstration of successful prediction of fetal Kp,uu of P-gp drug substrates from in vitro studies. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: For the first time, using in vitro studies in cells, this study successfully predicted human fetal Kp,uu of P-gp substrate drugs. This success confirms that the m-f PBPK model, combined with the ER-REF approach, can successfully predict fetal drug exposure to P-gp substrates. This success provides increased confidence in the use of the ER-REF approach, combined with the m-f PBPK model, to predict fetal Kp,uu of drugs (transported by P-gp or other transporters), both at term and at earlier gestational ages.
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- Olena Anoshchenko
- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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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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Storelli F, Anoshchenko O, Unadkat JD. Successful Prediction of Human Steady-State Unbound Brain-to-Plasma Concentration Ratio of P-gp Substrates Using the Proteomics-Informed Relative Expression Factor Approach. Clin Pharmacol Ther 2021; 110:432-442. [PMID: 33675056 PMCID: PMC8360000 DOI: 10.1002/cpt.2227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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In order to optimize central nervous system (CNS) drug development, accurate prediction of the drug's human steady-state unbound brain interstitial fluid-to-plasma concentration ratio (Kp,uu,brain ) is critical, especially for drugs that are effluxed by the multiple drug resistance transporters (e.g., P-glycoprotein, P-gp). Due to lack of good in vitro human blood-brain barrier models, we and others have advocated the use of a proteomics-informed relative expressive factor (REF) approach to predict Kp,uu,brain . Therefore, we tested the success of this approach in humans, with a focus on P-gp substrates, using brain positron emission tomography imaging data for verification. To do so, the efflux ratio (ER) of verapamil, N-desmethyl loperamide, and metoclopramide was determined in human P-gp-transfected MDCKII cells using the Transwell assay. Then, using the ER estimate, Kp,uu,brain of the drug was predicted using REF (ER approach). Alternatively, in vitro passive and P-gp-mediated intrinsic clearances (CLs) of these drugs, estimated using a five-compartmental model, were extrapolated to in vivo using REF (active CL) and brain microvascular endothelial cells protein content (passive CL). The ER approach successfully predicted Kp,uu,brain of all three drugs within twofold of observed data and within 95% confidence interval of the observed data for verapamil and N-desmethyl loperamide. Using the in vitro-to-in vivo extrapolated clearance approach, Kp,uu,brain was reasonably well predicted but not the brain unbound interstitial fluid drug concentration-time profile. Therefore, we propose that the ER approach be used to predict Kp,uu,brain of CNS candidate drugs to enhance their success in development.
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- Flavia Storelli
- Department of PharmaceuticsSchool of PharmacyUniversity of WashingtonSeattleWashingtonUSA
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- Department of PharmaceuticsSchool of PharmacyUniversity of WashingtonSeattleWashingtonUSA
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- Department of PharmaceuticsSchool of PharmacyUniversity of WashingtonSeattleWashingtonUSA
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Kumar AR, Prasad B, Bhatt DK, Mathialagan S, Varma MVS, Unadkat JD. In Vivo-to-In Vitro Extrapolation of Transporter-Mediated Renal Clearance: Relative Expression Factor Versus Relative Activity Factor Approach. Drug Metab Dispos 2021; 49:470-478. [PMID: 33824168 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.121.000367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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About 30% of approved drugs are cleared predominantly by renal clearance (CLr). Of these, many are secreted by transporters. For these drugs, in vitro-to-in vivo extrapolation of transporter-mediated renal secretory clearance (CLsec,plasma) is important to prospectively predict their renal clearance and to assess the impact of drug-drug interactions and pharmacogenetics on their pharmacokinetics. Here we compared the ability of the relative expression factor (REF) and the relative activity factor (RAF) approaches to quantitatively predict the in vivo CLsec,plasma of 26 organic anion transporter (OAT) substrates assuming that OAT-mediated uptake is the rate-determining step in the CLsec,plasma of the drugs. The REF approach requires protein quantification of each transporter in the tissue (e.g., kidney) and transporter-expressing cells, whereas the RAF approach requires the use of a transporter-selective probe substrate (both in vitro and in vivo) for each transporter of interest. For the REF approach, 50% and 69% of the CLsec,plasma predictions were within 2- and 3-fold of the observed values, respectively; the corresponding values for the RAF approach were 65% and 81%. We found no significant difference between the two approaches in their predictive capability (as measured by accuracy and bias) of the CLsec,plasma or CLr of OAT drugs. We recommend that the REF and RAF approaches can be used interchangeably to predict OAT-mediated CLsec,plasma Further research is warranted to evaluate the ability of the REF or RAF approach to predict CLsec,plasma of drugs when uptake is not the rate-determining step. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: This is the first direct comparison of the relative expression factor (REF) and relative activity factor (RAF) approaches to predict transporter-mediated renal clearance (CLr). The RAF, but not REF, approach requires transporter-selective probes and that the basolateral uptake is the rate-determining step in the CLr of drugs. Given that there is no difference in predictive capability of the REF and RAF approach for organic anion transporter-mediated CLr, the REF approach should be explored further to assess its ability to predict CLr when basolateral uptake is not the sole rate-determining step.
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- Aditya R Kumar
- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (A.R.K., B.P., D.K.B., J.D.U.); and Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Metabolism, Medicine Design, Pfizer Inc., Groton, Connecticut (S.M., M.V.S.V.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (A.R.K., B.P., D.K.B., J.D.U.); and Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Metabolism, Medicine Design, Pfizer Inc., Groton, Connecticut (S.M., M.V.S.V.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (A.R.K., B.P., D.K.B., J.D.U.); and Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Metabolism, Medicine Design, Pfizer Inc., Groton, Connecticut (S.M., M.V.S.V.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (A.R.K., B.P., D.K.B., J.D.U.); and Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Metabolism, Medicine Design, Pfizer Inc., Groton, Connecticut (S.M., M.V.S.V.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (A.R.K., B.P., D.K.B., J.D.U.); and Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Metabolism, Medicine Design, Pfizer Inc., Groton, Connecticut (S.M., M.V.S.V.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (A.R.K., B.P., D.K.B., J.D.U.); and Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Metabolism, Medicine Design, Pfizer Inc., Groton, Connecticut (S.M., M.V.S.V.)
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Liang X, Lai Y. Overcoming the shortcomings of the extended-clearance concept: a framework for developing a physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model to select drug candidates involving transporter-mediated clearance. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2021; 17:869-886. [PMID: 33793347 DOI: 10.1080/17425255.2021.1912012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Introduction:Human pharmacokinetic (PK) prediction can be a significant challenge to drug candidates undergoing transporter-mediated clearance, when only animal data and in vitro human parameters are available in the drug discovery stage.Areas covered:The extended clearance concept (ECC) that incorporates the processes of hepatic uptake, passive diffusion, metabolism and biliary secretion has been adapted to determine the rate-determining process of hepatic clearance and drug-drug interactions (DDIs). However, since the ECC is derived from the well-stirred model and does not consider the liver as a drug distribution organ to reflect the time-dependent variation of drug concentrations between the liver and plasma, it can be misused for compound selection in drug discovery.Expert opinion:The PBPK model consists of a set of differential equations of drug mass balance, and can overcome the shortcomings of the ECC in predicting human PK. The predictability, relevance and reliability of the model and the scaling factors for IVIVE must be validated using either the measured liver concentrations or DDI data with known transporter inhibitors, or both, in monkeys. A human PBPK model that incorporates in vitro human data and SFs obtained from the validated monkey PBPK model can be used for compound selection in the drug discovery phase.
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- Xiaomin Liang
- Drug Metabolism, Gilead Sciences Inc., Foster City, CA, USA
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- Drug Metabolism, Gilead Sciences Inc., Foster City, CA, USA
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