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Faisal MS, Hussain I, Ikram MA, Shah SB, Rehman A, Iqbal W. Irinotecan dosing and pharmacogenomics: a comprehensive exploration based on UGT1A1 variants and emerging insights. J Chemother 2024:1-14. [PMID: 38706404 DOI: 10.1080/1120009x.2024.2349444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024]
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Irinotecan is a critical anticancer drug used to treat metastatic colorectal cancer and advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma by obstructing topoisomerase 1; however, it can cause minor-to-severe and life-threatening adverse effects. UDP glucuronosyltransferase family 1 member A1 (UGT1A1) polymorphisms increase the risk of irinotecan-induced neutropenia and diarrhea. Hence, screening for UGT1A1 polymorphisms before irinotecan-based chemotherapy is recommended to minimize toxicity, whereas liposomes offer the potential to deliver irinotecan with fewer side effects in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. This review presents a comprehensive overview of the effects of genotype-guided dosing of irinotecan on UGT1A1*28 and UGT1A1*6 variants, incorporating pharmacogenomic research, optimal regimens for metastatic colorectal and pancreatic cancer treatment using irinotecan, guidelines for toxicity reduction, and an evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of UGT1A1 genotype testing.
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- Muhammad Saleem Faisal
- Department of Biological Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Pharmacogenetics of Drugs Used in the Treatment of Cancers. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:genes13020311. [PMID: 35205356 PMCID: PMC8871547 DOI: 10.3390/genes13020311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Revised: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Pharmacogenomics is based on the understanding of the individual differences in drug use, the response to drug therapy (efficacy and toxicity), and the mechanisms underlying variable drug responses. The identification of DNA variants which markedly contribute to inter-individual variations in drug responses would improve the efficacy of treatments and decrease the rate of the adverse side effects of drugs. This review focuses only on the impact of polymorphisms within drug-metabolizing enzymes on drug responses. Anticancer drugs usually have a very narrow therapeutic index; therefore, it is very important to use appropriate doses in order to achieve the maximum benefits without putting the patient at risk of life-threatening toxicities. However, the adjustment of the appropriate dose is not so easy, due to the inheritance of specific polymorphisms in the genes encoding the target proteins and drug-metabolizing enzymes. This review presents just a few examples of such polymorphisms and their impact on the response to therapy.
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Luczak TS, Schillo PJ, Renier CM, Waring SC, Friday BB. Feasibility of preemptive pharmacogenetic testing in colorectal cancer patients within a community oncology setting. J Oncol Pharm Pract 2021; 28:842-849. [PMID: 33853470 DOI: 10.1177/10781552211005529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Pharmacogenetics, in hand with precision medicine in oncology, represents an opportunity to holistically tailor a patient's treatment regimen using both somatic and germline variants to improve efficacy and decrease toxicity. Colorectal cancer patients represent a population with frequent use of fluoropyrimidine and irinotecan and are an ideal opportunity for implementation of preemptive pharmacogenetics as evidence supports pharmacogenetic testing for DPYD and UGT1A1 to reduce fluoropyrimidine and irinotecan toxicities. METHODS This was a single arm proof-of-concept study at a large community-based health system. Participants provided samples for pharmacogenetic testing via an external vendor prior to chemotherapy initiation and an oncology pharmacist was responsible for pharmacogenetic interpretation and pharmacogenetic-guided therapeutic recommendation to the treating provider. RESULTS A total of 24 (60%) participants had a UGT1A1 variant. All participants (100%) were DPYD*1/*1. Results were available and interpreted for 29/40 (72.5%) participants prior to scheduled chemotherapy initiation (p value <0.014). Of the participants whose results were available in 5 weekdays or less (n = 23), 20 (87%) were communicated with the treating provider prior to scheduled chemotherapy administration. A total turnaround time of 5 days or less was significantly associated with PGx feasibility in a community-based oncology clinic (p = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, we were able to show that implementation of preemptive pharmacogenetic testing into a community oncology clinic with results interpretation available prior to scheduled initiation of chemotherapy was feasible. As pharmacogenetic testing in oncology expands, pharmacists should be prepared to optimize supportive medication regimens as well as chemotherapy with pharmacogenetic results.
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- Tiana S Luczak
- Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Minnesota, College of Pharmacy, Duluth, MN, USA.,Essentia Health, Duluth, MN, USA
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Kalthoff S, Paulusch S, Rupp A, Holdenrieder S, Hartmann G, Strassburg CP. The coffee ingredients caffeic acid and caffeic acid phenylethyl ester protect against irinotecan-induced leukopenia and oxidative stress response. Br J Pharmacol 2020; 177:4193-4208. [PMID: 32548889 PMCID: PMC7443465 DOI: 10.1111/bph.15162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2019] [Revised: 05/26/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Background and Purpose Irinotecan, used in colorectal cancer therapy, is metabolized by glucuronidation involving different UDP‐glucuronosyltransferase (UGT)1A isoforms leading to facilitated elimination from the body. Individuals homozygous for the genetic variants UGT1A1*28 (Gilbert syndrome) and UGT1A7*3 are more susceptible to irinotecan side effects, severe diarrhoea and leukopenia. The aim of this study was to investigate the protective effects and active constituents of coffee during irinotecan therapy using humanized transgenic (htg)UGT1A‐WT and htgUGT1A‐SNP (carry UGT1A1*28 and UGT1A7*3 polymorphisms) mice. Experimental Approach HtgUGT1A mice were pretreated with coffee or caffeic acid (CA) + caffeic acid phenylethyl ester (CAPE) and injected with irinotecan. The effects of coffee and CA + CAPE were investigated using reporter gene assays, immunoblot, TaqMan‐PCR, siRNA analyses and blood counts. Key Results Only the combination of the two coffee ingredients, CA and CAPE, mediates protective effects of coffee in a model of irinotecan toxicity by activation of UGT1A genes. Coffee and CA + CAPE significantly increased UGT1A expression and activity along with SN‐38 glucuronide excretion in irinotecan‐injected htgUGT1A mice, resulting in significant improvement of leukopenia, intestinal oxidative stress and inflammation. Conclusion and Implications In this study, we identify the compounds responsible for mediating the previously reported coffee‐induced activation of UGT1A gene expression. CA and CAPE represent key factors for the protective properties of coffee which are capable of reducing irinotecan toxicity, exerting antioxidant and protective effects. Provided that CA + CAPE do not affect irinotecan efficacy, they might represent a novel strategy for the treatment of irinotecan toxicity.
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- Sandra Kalthoff
- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Laboratory Medicine, German Heart Center of the Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Laboratory Medicine, German Heart Center of the Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Marin JJG, Serrano MA, Monte MJ, Sanchez-Martin A, Temprano AG, Briz O, Romero MR. Role of Genetic Variations in the Hepatic Handling of Drugs. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E2884. [PMID: 32326111 PMCID: PMC7215464 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21082884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Revised: 04/09/2020] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The liver plays a pivotal role in drug handling due to its contribution to the processes of detoxification (phases 0 to 3). In addition, the liver is also an essential organ for the mechanism of action of many families of drugs, such as cholesterol-lowering, antidiabetic, antiviral, anticoagulant, and anticancer agents. Accordingly, the presence of genetic variants affecting a high number of genes expressed in hepatocytes has a critical clinical impact. The present review is not an exhaustive list but a general overview of the most relevant variants of genes involved in detoxification phases. The available information highlights the importance of defining the genomic profile responsible for the hepatic handling of drugs in many ways, such as (i) impaired uptake, (ii) enhanced export, (iii) altered metabolism due to decreased activation of prodrugs or enhanced inactivation of active compounds, and (iv) altered molecular targets located in the liver due to genetic changes or activation/downregulation of alternative/compensatory pathways. In conclusion, the advance in this field of modern pharmacology, which allows one to predict the outcome of the treatments and to develop more effective and selective agents able to overcome the lack of effect associated with the existence of some genetic variants, is required to step forward toward a more personalized medicine.
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- Jose J. G. Marin
- HEVEFARM Group, Center for the Study of Liver and Gastrointestinal Diseases (CIBERehd), Carlos III National Institute of Health, University of Salamanca, IBSAL, 37007 Salamanca, Spain; (M.A.S.); (M.J.M.); (A.S.-M.); (A.G.T.); (O.B.); (M.R.R.)
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Chen S, Tukey RH. Humanized UGT1 Mice, Regulation of UGT1A1, and the Role of the Intestinal Tract in Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia and Breast Milk-Induced Jaundice. Drug Metab Dispos 2018; 46:1745-1755. [PMID: 30093417 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.118.083212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2018] [Accepted: 08/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia and the onset of bilirubin encephalopathy and kernicterus result in part from delayed expression of UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 (UGT1A1) and the ability to metabolize bilirubin. It is generally believed that acute neonatal forms of hyperbilirubinemia develop due to an inability of hepatic UGT1A1 to metabolize efficiently bilirubin for clearance through the hepatobiliary tract. Newly developed mouse models designed to study bilirubin metabolism have led to new insight into the role of the intestinal tract in controlling neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. Humanization of mice with the UGT1 locus (hUGT1 mice) and the UGT1A1 gene provide a unique tool to study the onset of hyperbilirubinemia since the human UGT1A1 gene is developmentally regulated during the neonatal period in hUGT1 mice. A new mechanism outlying developmental expression of intestinal UGT1A1 is presented and its implications in the control of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia discussed. New findings linking breast milk protection against necrotizing enterocolitis and intestinal control of UGT1A1 may help explain the contribution of breast milk toward the development of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. Our findings outline a new model that includes an active intestinal ROS /IκB kinase/nuclear receptor corepressor 1 loop that can be applied to an understanding of breast milk-induced jaundice.
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- Shujuan Chen
- Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology (R.H.T.) and Department of Pharmacology (S.C., R.H.T.), University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology (R.H.T.) and Department of Pharmacology (S.C., R.H.T.), University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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You J, Chen Y, Mohamed Alsayeh ZM, Shen X, Li C, Zhao P, Chen F, Liu Y, Xu C. Nanocrystals of a new camptothecin derivative WCN-21 enhance its solubility and efficacy. Oncotarget 2018; 8:29808-29822. [PMID: 28423733 PMCID: PMC5444705 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.16159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2016] [Accepted: 02/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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WCN-21 is a new camptothecin derivative we synthesized and has desirable anti-tumor efficacy, but its aqueous solubility is very low and hurdles the further evaluation and development. In this study, we prepared nanocrystals of WCN-21 through a bottom-up approach to enhance its solubility and obtained WCN-21 nanorods (WND) and nanospheres (WNP). We investigated the crystallization of WND and WNP in different temperature and solvents and found that both temperature and solvents affect the crystal shapes and sizes. We prepared WND at 50°C and DMSO : H2O 1: 50 and WNP at 25°C and DMSO : H2O 1: 100 and found they were dispersed evenly in water with average hydrodynamic diameters 337 and 231 nm, respectively. WND and WNP increased the solubility of WCN-21 from extreme insolubility to more than 9 and 11 mM in H2O or PBS, respectively. In vitro studies showed that WND and WNP enhanced the uptake of WCN-21 in tumor cells by 3 and 9 folds, and increased cytotoxicity of WCN-21 in comparison with free WCN-21 by 5 and 6 folds, respectively. In xenograft tumor mice, intravenous injection of WND and WNP enhanced the accumulation of WCN-21 in tumor tissues and improved the anti-tumor efficacy. In addition, WND and WNP did not increase the toxicity of WCN-21 in mice. Therefore, nanocrystal is a robust tool to improve the solubility of insoluble drugs and holds a great potential in the application of drug development.
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- Jia You
- School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, P. R. China
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, P. R. China
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Schieffer KM, Bruffy SM, Rauscher R, Koltun WA, Yochum GS, Gallagher CJ. Reduced total serum bilirubin levels are associated with ulcerative colitis. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0179267. [PMID: 28594959 PMCID: PMC5464645 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0179267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2017] [Accepted: 05/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Chronic inflammation associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) results in increased oxidative stress that damages the colonic microenvironment. Low levels of serum bilirubin, an endogenous antioxidant, have been associated with increased risk for Crohn's disease (CD). Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine whether total serum bilirubin levels are associated with ulcerative colitis (UC). We identified a retrospective case-control population (n = 6,649) from a single tertiary care center, Penn State Hershey Medical Center (PSU) and a validation cohort (n = 1,996) from Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (VCU). Cases were age- and sex-matched to controls (PSU: CD n = 254, UC n = 187; VCU: CD n = 233, UC n = 124). Total serum bilirubin levels were obtained from de-identified medical records and segregated into quartiles. Logistic regression analysis was performed on each quartile of total serum bilirubin compared to the last quartile (highest bilirubin levels) to determine the association of total serum bilirubin with UC. Similar to CD patients, UC patients demonstrated reduced levels of total serum bilirubin compared to controls at PSU and VCU. The lowest quartile of total serum bilirubin was independently associated with UC for the PSU (OR: 1.98 [95% CI: 1.09-3.63]) and VCU cohorts (OR: 6.07 [95% CI: 3.01-12.75]). Lower levels of the antioxidant bilirubin may reduce the capability of UC patients to remove reactive oxygen species leading to an increase in intestinal injury. Therapeutics that reduce oxidative stress may be beneficial for these patients.
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- Kathleen M. Schieffer
- Department of Surgery, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics, Lincoln University, Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Titov SV, Heydarov RN, Abramov ME, Timofeev EN, Mikhailovich VM. Determination of variations of the primary structure of the UGT1A1, DPYD, GSTP1, and ABCB1 genes involved in the metabolism of antitumor agents. Biophysics (Nagoya-shi) 2017. [DOI: 10.1134/s0006350917020270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Nishikawa Y, Kanai M, Narahara M, Tamon A, Brown JB, Taneishi K, Nakatsui M, Okamoto K, Uneno Y, Yamaguchi D, Tomono T, Mori Y, Matsumoto S, Okuno Y, Muto M. Association between UGT1A1*28*28 genotype and lung cancer in the Japanese population. Int J Clin Oncol 2016; 22:269-273. [PMID: 27832386 DOI: 10.1007/s10147-016-1061-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2016] [Accepted: 10/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death and is closely linked to tobacco smoking. Genetic polymorphisms in genes that encode enzymes involved in metabolizing tobacco carcinogens could affect an individual's risk for lung cancer. While polymorphism of UDP-glucuronosyltransferase1A1 (UGT1A1) is involved in detoxification of benzo(a)pyrene-7,8-dihydrodiol(-), a major tobacco carcinogen, the association between UGT1A1 genotype and lung cancer has not been examined. METHODS We retrieved the clinical data of 5,285 patients who underwent systemic chemotherapy at Kyoto University Hospital. A total of 765 patients (194 lung cancer patients and 671 patients with other malignancies) with UGT1A1 genotyping data were included in this analysis. We used logistic regression with recessive, dominant, and additive models to identify differences in genotype frequencies between lung cancer and other malignancies. RESULTS In the recessive model, UGT1A1*28*28 genotype was significantly associated with lung cancer compared to other malignancies (odds ratio 5.3, P = 0.0083). Among lung cancer patients with a smoking history, squamous cell carcinoma was significantly predominant in patients with UGT1A1*28*28 compared to those with other UGT1A1 genotypes (P = 0.024). CONCLUSION This is the first study to demonstrate a significant association between the homozygous UGT1A1*28 genotype and lung cancer.
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- Yoshitaka Nishikawa
- Department of Therapeutic Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawaharacho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Therapeutic Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawaharacho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
- Department of Clinical Oncology, Pharmacogenomics, and Palliative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawaharacho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Center for Genomic Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 53 Kawaharacho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, 740 Dr. Penfield Avenue, Montréal, H3A 0G1, Canada
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- Department of Clinical System Onco-Informatics, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawaharacho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Clinical System Onco-Informatics, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawaharacho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
- Center for Medical Education, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Konoemachi Med Bldg E, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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- Department of Clinical System Onco-Informatics, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawaharacho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
- RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science, 7-1-26 Minatojima-minami-machi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 650-0047, Japan
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- Department of Clinical System Onco-Informatics, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawaharacho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Division of Medical Information Technology and Administration Planning, Kyoto University Hospital, 54 Kawaharacho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Therapeutic Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawaharacho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Therapeutic Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawaharacho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawaharacho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Therapeutic Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawaharacho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
- Department of Clinical Oncology, Pharmacogenomics, and Palliative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawaharacho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Therapeutic Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawaharacho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Clinical System Onco-Informatics, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawaharacho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
- RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science, 7-1-26 Minatojima-minami-machi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 650-0047, Japan
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- Department of Therapeutic Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawaharacho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
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Dimerization of human uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase allozymes 1A1 and 1A9 alters their quercetin glucuronidation activities. Sci Rep 2016; 6:23763. [PMID: 27025983 PMCID: PMC4837415 DOI: 10.1038/srep23763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2016] [Accepted: 02/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase 1A (UGT1A) is a major phase II drug-metabolism enzyme superfamily involved in the glucuronidation of endobiotics and xenobiotics in humans. Many polymorphisms in UGT1A genes are reported to inhibit or decrease UGT1A activity. In this study, two UGT1A1 allozymes, UGT1A1 wild-type and a splice mutant, as well as UGT1A9 wild-type and its three UGT1A9 allozymes, UGT1A9*2(C3Y), UGT1A9*3(M33T), and UGT1A9*5(D256N) were single- or double-expressed in a Bac-to-Bac expression system. Dimerization of UGT1A1 or UGT1A9 allozymes was observed via fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) and co-immunoprecipitation analysis. SNPs of UGT1A altered the ability of protein-protein interaction, resulting in differential FRET efficiencies and donor-acceptor r distances. Dimerization changed the chemical regioselectivity, substrate-binding affinity, and enzymatic activity of UGT1A1 and UGT1A9 in glucuronidation of quercetin. These findings provide molecular insights into the consequences of homozygous and heterozygous UGT1A1 and UGT1A9 allozymes expression on quercetin glucuronidation.
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Transcriptomic variation of pharmacogenes in multiple human tissues and lymphoblastoid cell lines. THE PHARMACOGENOMICS JOURNAL 2016; 17:137-145. [PMID: 26856248 PMCID: PMC4980276 DOI: 10.1038/tpj.2015.93] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2015] [Revised: 11/06/2015] [Accepted: 11/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Variation in the expression level and activity of genes involved in drug disposition and action (‘pharmacogenes') can affect drug response and toxicity, especially when in tissues of pharmacological importance. Previous studies have relied primarily on microarrays to understand gene expression differences, or have focused on a single tissue or small number of samples. The goal of this study was to use RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) to determine the expression levels and alternative splicing of 389 Pharmacogenomics Research Network pharmacogenes across four tissues (liver, kidney, heart and adipose) and lymphoblastoid cell lines, which are used widely in pharmacogenomics studies. Analysis of RNA-seq data from 139 different individuals across the 5 tissues (20–45 individuals per tissue type) revealed substantial variation in both expression levels and splicing across samples and tissue types. Comparison with GTEx data yielded a consistent picture. This in-depth exploration also revealed 183 splicing events in pharmacogenes that were previously not annotated. Overall, this study serves as a rich resource for the research community to inform biomarker and drug discovery and use.
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Mallick P, Shah P, Gandhi A, Ghose R. Impact of obesity on accumulation of the toxic irinotecan metabolite, SN-38, in mice. Life Sci 2015; 139:132-8. [PMID: 26334566 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2015.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2015] [Revised: 08/19/2015] [Accepted: 08/22/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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AIM Our aim is to investigate the impact of high fat diet-induced obesity on plasma concentrations of the toxic irinotecan metabolite, SN-38, in mice. MAIN METHODS Diet-induced obese (DIO, 60% kcal fed) and lean mice (10% kcal fed) were treated orally with a single dose of 10mg/kg irinotecan to determine pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters. Feces and livers were collected for quantification of irinotecan and its metabolites (SN-38 & SN-38G). SN-38G formation by Ugt1a1 enzyme was analyzed in liver S9 fractions. Expression of the pro-inflammatory cytokine, TNF-α was determined in liver and plasma. Hepatic β-glucuronidase and carboxylesterase enzymes (CES) were also determined. KEY FINDINGS AUC0-8 and Cmax of SN-38 increased by 2-fold in DIO mice compared to their lean controls. This was accompanied by a~2-fold reduction in AUC0-8 and Cmax of SN-38G in DIO mice. There were no differences in the PK parameters of irinotecan in DIO or lean mice. Conversion of SN-38 to SN-38G by Ugt1a1 enzyme was reduced by ~2-fold in liver S9 fractions in DIO mice. Furthermore, in DIO mice, β-glucuronidase activity increased by 2-fold, whereas there was no change in CES activity. TNF-α mRNA expression was 3 fold higher in DIO mice. SIGNIFICANCE Our study demonstrates that reduced hepatic Ugt1a activity during obesity likely contributes to reduced glucuronidation, and results in higher levels of the toxic metabolite, SN-38. Thus, irinotecan dosage should be closely monitored for effective and safe chemotherapy in obese cancer patients who are at a higher risk of developing liver toxicity.
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- Pankajini Mallick
- Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Division of Pre-Clinical Innovation, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Department of Bioanalysis and Physiology, Lundbeck Research Inc. USA, Paramus, NJ, USA
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- Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
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Riches Z, Collier AC. Posttranscriptional regulation of uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferases. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2015; 11:949-65. [PMID: 25797307 DOI: 10.1517/17425255.2015.1028355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The uridine diphosphate (UDP)-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) superfamily of enzymes (EC 2.4.1.17) conjugates glucuronic acid to an aglycone substrate to make them more polar and readily excreted. In general, this reaction terminates the activities of chemicals, drugs and toxins, although occasionally a more active or toxic species is produced. AREAS COVERED In addition to their well-known transcriptional responsiveness, UGTs are also regulated by posttranscriptional mechanisms. Here, the authors review these mechanisms, including latency, modulation of co-substrate accessibility and binding, dimerization and oligomerization, protein-protein interactions, allosteric inhibition and activation, posttranslational structural and functional modifications and developmental switching for UGTs. EXPERT OPINION Posttranscriptional regulation of UGTs has traditionally received less attention than nuclear regulation, in part because mechanisms involving ribosomes and endoplasmic reticula are challenging to investigate. Most promising of the posttranscriptional mechanisms reviewed are likely to be effects on co-substrate (UDP-glucuronic acid) transport and availability and structure-function changes to UGT proteins through, for example, glycosylation and phosphorylation. Although classical biochemistry continues to illuminate many aspects of UGT function, advances in proteomics and structural biology are beginning to assist in the determination of posttranscriptional regulation mechanisms for UGTs.
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- Zoe Riches
- University of British Columbia, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences , 2405 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3 , Canada +1 604 827 2380 ;
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Beyerle J, Frei E, Stiborova M, Habermann N, Ulrich CM. Biotransformation of xenobiotics in the human colon and rectum and its association with colorectal cancer. Drug Metab Rev 2015; 47:199-221. [PMID: 25686853 DOI: 10.3109/03602532.2014.996649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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In humans, the liver is generally considered to be the major organ contributing to drug metabolism, but studies during the last years have suggested an important role of the extra-hepatic drug metabolism. The gastrointestinal tract (GI-tract) is the major path of entry for a wide variety of compounds including food, and orally administered drugs, but also compounds - with neither nutrient nor other functional value - such as carcinogens. These compounds are metabolized by a large number of enzymes, including the cytochrome P450 (CYP), the glutathione S-transferase (GST) family, the uridine 5'-diphospho- glucuronosyltransferase (UDP-glucuronosyltransferase - UGT) superfamily, alcohol-metabolizing enzymes, sulfotransferases, etc. These enzymes can either inactivate carcinogens or, in some cases, generate reactive species with higher reactivity compared to the original compound. Most data in this field of research originate from animal or in vitro studies, wherein human studies are limited. Here, we review the human studies, in particular the studies on the phenotypic expression of these enzymes in the colon and rectum to get an impression of the actual enzyme levels in this primary organ of exposure. The aim of this review is to give a summary of currently available data on the relation between the CYP, the GST and the UGT biotransformation system and colorectal cancer obtained from clinical and epidemiological studies in humans.
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- Jolantha Beyerle
- Division of Preventive Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) , Heidelberg , Germany
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Tan B, Cai W, Zhang J, Zhou N, Ma G, Yang P, Zhu Q, Zhu Y. Identification of UDP-glucuronosyltransferase isoforms responsible for leonurine glucuronidation in human liver and intestinal microsomes. Xenobiotica 2014; 44:775-84. [DOI: 10.3109/00498254.2014.898808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Stingl JC, Bartels H, Viviani R, Lehmann ML, Brockmöller J. Relevance of UDP-glucuronosyltransferase polymorphisms for drug dosing: A quantitative systematic review. Pharmacol Ther 2013; 141:92-116. [PMID: 24076267 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2013.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2013] [Accepted: 09/10/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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UDP-glucuronosyltransferases (UGT) catalyze the biotransformation of many endobiotics and xenobiotics, and are coded by polymorphic genes. However, knowledge about the effects of these polymorphisms is rarely used for the individualization of drug therapy. Here, we present a quantitative systematic review of clinical studies on the impact of UGT variants on drug metabolism to clarify the potential for genotype-adjusted therapy recommendations. Data on UGT polymorphisms and dose-related pharmacokinetic parameters in man were retrieved by a systematic search in public databases. Mean estimates of pharmacokinetic parameters were extracted for each group of carriers of UGT variants to assess their effect size. Pooled estimates and relative confidence bounds were computed with a random-effects meta-analytic approach whenever multiple studies on the same variant, ethnic group, and substrate were available. Information was retrieved on 30 polymorphic metabolic pathways involving 10 UGT enzymes. For irinotecan and mycophenolic acid a wealth of data was available for assessing the impact of genetic polymorphisms on pharmacokinetics under different dosages, between ethnicities, under comedication, and under toxicity. Evidence for effects of potential clinical relevance exists for 19 drugs, but the data are not sufficient to assess effect size with the precision required to issue dose recommendations. In conclusion, compared to other drug metabolizing enzymes much less systematic research has been conducted on the polymorphisms of UGT enzymes. However, there is evidence of the existence of large monogenetic functional polymorphisms affecting pharmacokinetics and suggesting a potential use of UGT polymorphisms for the individualization of drug therapy.
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- J C Stingl
- Research Division, Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices, Bonn, Germany; Translational Pharmacology, University of Bonn Medical Faculty, Germany.
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- Institute of Pharmacology of Natural Products and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy III, University of Ulm, Germany
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- Research Division, Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Göttingen, Germany
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Sugatani J. Function, Genetic Polymorphism, and Transcriptional Regulation of Human UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) 1A1. Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 2013; 28:83-92. [DOI: 10.2133/dmpk.dmpk-12-rv-096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Sugatani J, Uchida T, Kurosawa M, Yamaguchi M, Yamazaki Y, Ikari A, Miwa M. Regulation of pregnane X receptor (PXR) function and UGT1A1 gene expression by posttranslational modification of PXR protein. Drug Metab Dispos 2012; 40:2031-40. [PMID: 22829544 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.112.046748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Human UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) 1A1 is a critical enzyme responsible for detoxification and metabolism of endogenous and exogenous lipophilic compounds such as bilirubin. The present study shows how cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitor roscovitine stimulated the expression of UGT1A1 in HepG2 cells. Pregnane X receptor (PXR)-mediated transactivation of UGT1A1 reporter gene was more prominently enhanced by roscovitine, compared with the basal-, constitutive androstane receptor (CAR)-, and aryl hydrocarbon receptor-mediated activities. We determined the regulatory mechanism of UGT1A1 expression through PXR's stimulation by roscovitine. Although phosphomimetic mutations at Thr290 and Thr408 retained the PXR protein in cytoplasm and attenuated the induction of UGT1A1 expression by both roscovitine and rifampicin, a mutation at Ser350 specifically reduced the activity of PXR induced by roscovitine. Immunoprecipitation analysis revealed that the T290D but not T408D mutant protein remained in cytoplasm by forming a complex with heat shock protein 90 and cytoplasmic CAR retention protein, whereas treatment with proteasome inhibitor MG-132 accumulated the T408D mutant protein in cytoplasm. Transfection with anti-CDK2 small interfering RNA (siRNA) but not anti-CDK1 or CDK5 siRNA led to enhanced expression of UGT1A1. S350D yellow fluorescent protein-PXR fusion protein could translocate from cytoplasm to nucleus similar to the wild-type protein but was detected as an acetylated protein, whose binding with retinoid X receptor (RXR) and histone deacetylase was impaired. Cotransfection with coactivator steroid receptor coactivator (SRC) 2 but not SRC-1 partly recovered its PXR activity. These results indicate that roscovitine stimulated the expression of UGT1A1 by inhibiting CDK2, which phosphorylated PXR at Ser350 to suppress binding with RXR and coactivator and maintain the acetylation of PXR protein.
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- Junko Sugatani
- Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
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Tang W, Fu YP, Figueroa JD, Malats N, Garcia-Closas M, Chatterjee N, Kogevinas M, Baris D, Thun M, Hall JL, De Vivo I, Albanes D, Porter-Gill P, Purdue MP, Burdett L, Liu L, Hutchinson A, Myers T, Tardón A, Serra C, Carrato A, Garcia-Closas R, Lloreta J, Johnson A, Schwenn M, Karagas MR, Schned A, Black A, Jacobs EJ, Diver WR, Gapstur SM, Virtamo J, Hunter DJ, Fraumeni JF, Chanock SJ, Silverman DT, Rothman N, Prokunina-Olsson L. Mapping of the UGT1A locus identifies an uncommon coding variant that affects mRNA expression and protects from bladder cancer. Hum Mol Genet 2012; 21:1918-30. [PMID: 22228101 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddr619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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A recent genome-wide association study of bladder cancer identified the UGT1A gene cluster on chromosome 2q37.1 as a novel susceptibility locus. The UGT1A cluster encodes a family of UDP-glucuronosyltransferases (UGTs), which facilitate cellular detoxification and removal of aromatic amines. Bioactivated forms of aromatic amines found in tobacco smoke and industrial chemicals are the main risk factors for bladder cancer. The association within the UGT1A locus was detected by a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs11892031. Now, we performed detailed resequencing, imputation and genotyping in this region. We clarified the original genetic association detected by rs11892031 and identified an uncommon SNP rs17863783 that explained and strengthened the association in this region (allele frequency 0.014 in 4035 cases and 0.025 in 5284 controls, OR = 0.55, 95%CI = 0.44-0.69, P = 3.3 × 10(-7)). Rs17863783 is a synonymous coding variant Val209Val within the functional UGT1A6.1 splicing form, strongly expressed in the liver, kidney and bladder. We found the protective T allele of rs17863783 to be associated with increased mRNA expression of UGT1A6.1 in in-vitro exontrap assays and in human liver tissue samples. We suggest that rs17863783 may protect from bladder cancer by increasing the removal of carcinogens from bladder epithelium by the UGT1A6.1 protein. Our study shows an example of genetic and functional role of an uncommon protective genetic variant in a complex human disease, such as bladder cancer.
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- Wei Tang
- Laboratory of Translational Genomics, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Ueno Y, Matsuda H, Mizutani H, Iwamoto T, Okuda M. Involvement of Specific Transport System on Uptake of Lactone Form of SN-38 in Human Intestinal Epithelial Cell Line Caco-2. Biol Pharm Bull 2012; 35:54-8. [DOI: 10.1248/bpb.35.54] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Yusuke Ueno
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Biopharmaceutics, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Biopharmaceutics, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Biopharmaceutics, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University
- College of Pharmacy, Kinjo Gakuin University
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Biopharmaceutics, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Biopharmaceutics, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University
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Li J, Bluth MH. Pharmacogenomics of drug metabolizing enzymes and transporters: implications for cancer therapy. PHARMACOGENOMICS & PERSONALIZED MEDICINE 2011; 4:11-33. [PMID: 23226051 PMCID: PMC3513217 DOI: 10.2147/pgpm.s18861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2011] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The new era of personalized medicine, which integrates the uniqueness of an individual with respect to the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of a drug, holds promise as a means to provide greater safety and efficacy in drug design and development. Personalized medicine is particularly important in oncology, whereby most clinically used anticancer drugs have a narrow therapeutic window and exhibit a large interindividual pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic variability. This variability can be explained, at least in part, by genetic variations in the genes encoding drug metabolizing enzymes, transporters, or drug targets. Understanding of how genetic variations influence drug disposition and action could help in tailoring cancer therapy based on individual's genetic makeup. This review focuses on the pharmacogenomics of drug metabolizing enzymes and drug transporters, with a particular highlight of examples whereby genetic variations in the metabolizing enzymes and transporters influence the pharmacokinetics and/or response of chemotherapeutic agents.
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- Jing Li
- Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
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Ma Q, Lu AYH. Pharmacogenetics, Pharmacogenomics, and Individualized Medicine. Pharmacol Rev 2011; 63:437-59. [DOI: 10.1124/pr.110.003533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 339] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Strassburg CP. Hyperbilirubinemia syndromes (Gilbert-Meulengracht, Crigler-Najjar, Dubin-Johnson, and Rotor syndrome). Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2010; 24:555-71. [PMID: 20955959 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpg.2010.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2010] [Revised: 07/17/2010] [Accepted: 07/22/2010] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Hyperbilirubinemia is an important clinical sign that often indicates severe hepatobiliary disease of different etiologies. Inherited non-haemolytichyperbilirubinemic conditions include Dubin-Johnson, Rotor, and Gilbert-Meulengracht syndromes, which are important differential diagnoses indicating benign disease that require no immediate treatment. Dubin-Johnson and Rotor syndromes are rare, exhibit mixed direct and indirect hyperbilirubinemia as well as typical profiles or urinary coproporphyrin excretion. Gilbert-Meulengracht disease leads to unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia because of impaired glucuronidation activity, and is part of a spectrum of genetic variants also encompassing fatal Crigler-Najjar syndrome. Gilbert-Meulengracht syndrome can be diagnosed by clinical presentation, biochemistry and genotyping, and carries significance regarding the disposition towards drug-associated toxicity. In addition, the precise diagnosis of these inherited hyperbilirubinemic syndromes avoids unnecessary invasive procedures for suspected more severe hepatobiliary disease.
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- Christian P Strassburg
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
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Karatzas A, Giannatou E, Tzortzis V, Gravas S, Aravantinos E, Moutzouris G, Melekos M, Tsezou A. Genetic polymorphisms in the UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 (UGT1A1) gene and prostate cancer risk in Caucasian men. Cancer Epidemiol 2010; 34:345-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2010.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2009] [Revised: 02/14/2010] [Accepted: 02/23/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Bernabeu I, Marazuela M, Lucas T, Loidi L, Alvarez-Escolá C, Luque-Ramírez M, Fernandez-Rodriguez E, Paniagua AE, Quinteiro C, Casanueva FF. Pegvisomant-induced liver injury is related to the UGT1A1*28 polymorphism of Gilbert's syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2010; 95:2147-54. [PMID: 20207827 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2009-2547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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CONTEXT Pegvisomant (PEG) therapy has been associated with drug-induced liver dysfunction in acromegalic patients. The mechanism of its toxicity remains unknown. OBJECTIVE The primary objective was to determine whether or not the UGT1A1*28 polymorphism associated with Gilbert's syndrome influences the development of liver dysfunction during PEG treatment. DESIGN AND SETTING A cross-sectional study was conducted in four Spanish university hospitals. PATIENTS Thirty-six acromegalic patients with active disease, resistant to somatostatin analogs, participated. RESULTS The prevalence of the UGT1A1*28 homozygous and heterozygous genotypes in acromegalic patients was 14 and 44%, respectively. Ten patients (28%) developed liver function test (LFT) abnormalities. There was a tendency for more frequent liver function abnormalities in males (70% males vs. 30% females, P = 0.058). Carriers of the UGT1A1*28 polymorphism had a higher incidence of LFT abnormalities than the UGT1A1 wild type (43% carriers vs. 7% wild type, P = 0.024). This difference persisted when adjusted in an all-factors multiple regression analysis [coefficient of determination (R(2)) = 0.463; P = 0.008] for age, gender, alcohol consumption, and UGT1A1*28 polymorphism. A stepwise multivariate likelihood binary logistic regression analysis (R(2) = 0.40; P = 0.003) identified male gender (beta = 7.21; P = 0.033) and UGT1A1*28 polymorphism (beta = 14.1; P = 0.028) as the only significant predictors for the development of LFT abnormalities. CONCLUSIONS The UGT1A1*28 genotype and male gender predict an increased incidence of LFT abnormalities during PEG therapy in acromegaly.
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- Ignacio Bernabeu
- Endocrinology Division, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Sugatani J, Osabe M, Kurosawa M, Kitamura N, Ikari A, Miwa M. Induction of UGT1A1 and CYP2B6 by an antimitogenic factor in HepG2 cells is mediated through suppression of cyclin-dependent kinase 2 activity: cell cycle-dependent expression. Drug Metab Dispos 2010; 38:177-86. [PMID: 19797611 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.109.029785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), an antimitogenic factor for HepG2 cells, increased mRNA and protein levels of UGT1A1 and CYP2B6, as well as the endogenous cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitors p16, p21, and p27 in HepG2 cells but not in HuH6, Caco2, or MCF7 cells. Treatment with 1,4-diamino-2,3-dicyano-1,4-bis(methylthio)butadiene (U0126) (an extracellular signal-regulated kinase inhibitor) suppressed the HGF-induced expression of UGT1A1 and CYP2B6, as well as p16, p21, and p27 in HepG2 cells. The CDK inhibitor roscovitine also enhanced the expression of UGT1A1, CYP2B6, and CYP3A4. Transfection of anti-CDK2 siRNA led to elevated levels of UGT1A1, CYP2B6, and CYP3A4 in HepG2 and SW480 cells, whereas anti-CDK4 small interfering RNA (siRNA) did not significantly enhance the expression of these enzymes. In fact, CDK2 activity was decreased in HGF-treated HepG2 cells. In cells arrested in S phase by a thymidine block and then released into a synchronous cell cycle, there was a clear dissociation among the activation of CDK2 and the expression of UGT1A1, CYP2B6, and CYP3A4. Furthermore, the induction of CYP3A4 but not UGT1A1 or CYP2B6 mRNA expression by roscovitine was repressed in pregnane X receptor (PXR) siRNA-transfected HepG2 cells. Transfection with constitutive androstane receptor siRNA or PXR siRNA in HepG2 cells did not repress the HGF-stimulated expression of UGT1A1 mRNA. Taken together, our results show that the expression of UGT1A1 and CYP2B6 is negatively regulated through a CDK2 signaling pathway linked to cell cycle progression in HepG2 and SW480 cells, the mechanism of which may differ from that of CYP3A4 expression through PXR phosphorylated by CDK2.
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- Junko Sugatani
- Department of Pharmaco-Biochemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan.
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Cai H, Nguyen N, Peterkin V, Yang YS, Hotz K, La Placa DB, Chen S, Tukey RH, Stevens JC. A humanized UGT1 mouse model expressing the UGT1A1*28 allele for assessing drug clearance by UGT1A1-dependent glucuronidation. Drug Metab Dispos 2010; 38:879-86. [PMID: 20124398 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.109.030130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Humanized mice that express the human UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) 1 locus have been developed in a Ugt1-null background as a model to improve predictions of human UGT1A-dependent drug clearance. Enzyme kinetic parameters (K(m) and V(max)) and pharmacokinetic properties of three probe drugs were compared using wild-type and humanized UGT1 mice that express the Gilbert's UGT1A1*28 allele [Tg(UGT1(A1*28)) Ugt1(-/-) mice]. The well characterized substrate for UGT1A1, 7-ethyl-10-hydroxy-camptothecin (SN-38), showed the greatest difference in parent drug exposure ( approximately 3-fold increase) and clearance ( approximately 3-fold decrease) in Tg(UGT1(A1*28)) Ugt1(-/-) mice after intravenous administration compared with wild-type and phenobarbital-treated animals. In contrast, the clearance of the UGT2B7 substrate (-)-17-allyl-4, 5alpha-epoxy-3, 14-dihydroxymorphinan-6-one (naloxone) was not altered in Tg(UGT1(A1*28)) Ugt1(-/-) mice. In addition, pharmacokinetic parameters with 1-(4-fluorophenyl)3(R)-[3-(4-fluorophenyl)-3(S)-hydroxypropyl]-4(S)-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-azetidinone (ezetimibe, Zetia; Merck & Co., Whitehouse Station, NJ), considered to be a major substrate for UGT1A1, showed small to no dependence on UGT1A1-directed glucuronidation. Enzyme kinetic parameters assessed for SN-38, ezetimibe, and naloxone using liver microsomes prepared from wild-type and Tg(UGT1(A1*28)) Ugt1(-/-) mice showed patterns consistent with the in vivo pharmacokinetic data. For SN-38 glucuronidation, V(max) decreased 5-fold in Tg(UGT1(A1*28)) Ugt1(-/-) mouse liver microsomes compared with microsomes prepared from wild-type mice, and decreased 10-fold compared with phenobarbital-treated Tg(UGT1(A1*28)) Ugt1(-/-) mice. These differences are consistent with SN-38 glucuronidation activities using HLMs isolated from individuals genotyped as UGT1A1*1 or UGT1A1*28. For ezetimibe and naloxone the differences in V(max) were minimal. Thus, Tg(UGT1(A1*28)) Ugt1(-/-) mice can serve as a pharmacokinetic model to further investigate the effects of UGT1A1 expression on drug metabolism.
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- Hongliang Cai
- Department of Pharmacokinetics, Dynamics, and Metabolism, St. Louis Laboratories, Pfizer Global Research and Development, Chesterfield, MO 63017, USA
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Pacheco PR, Brilhante MJ, Ballart C, Sigalat F, Polena H, Cabral R, Branco CC, Mota-Vieira L. UGT1A1, UGT1A6 and UGT1A7 genetic analysis: repercussion for irinotecan pharmacogenetics in the São Miguel Island Population (Azores, Portugal). Mol Diagn Ther 2010; 13:261-8. [PMID: 19712005 DOI: 10.2165/11317170-000000000-00000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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BACKGROUND Glucuronidation reactions, catalyzed by uridine-diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) enzymes, constitute a detoxification process that adds glucuronic acid to endogenous and exogenous compounds, aiding their excretion. UGT1A proteins have been implicated as risk factors for both the development of cancer and adverse drug effects. METHODS Here, we assess the genome of 469 individuals from São Miguel Island (Azores, Portugal) in order to determine the frequencies of polymorphisms and haplotypes in UGT1A1, UGT1A6, and UGT1A7, the co-occurrence of reduced enzyme activity UGT1A variants related to irinotecan toxicity, and to calculate the extent of linkage disequilibrium (LD) in the genomic region encompassing these genes. RESULTS Allelic analysis disclosed the presence of rare alleles - UGT1A1*36 and UGT1A1*37--only found in individuals of African descent, and UGT1A7*4. These alleles confirm our previous results on the São Miguel Island genetic background. We identified five different genotypes in UGT1A1 and UGT1A6 and nine in UGT1A7. Haplotype analysis showed that three haplotypes constituted approximately 80% of the allelic variants. Interestingly, haplotype 3 (UGT1A1*28-UGT1A6*2-UGT1A7*3), with a frequency of 0.235, gathers the three alleles encoding the low-function UGT isoforms. Additionally, LD indicates a strong interaction between functional polymorphisms related to the alteration of the UGT enzyme activity. CONCLUSIONS In summary, the results demonstrate a high variability of alleles and haplotypes, which have important roles in modifying expression and activity of UGTs. The data presented here could improve the understanding of the predisposition to cancers and susceptibility to the adverse effects of irinotecan in the São Miguel Island population.
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- Paula R Pacheco
- Molecular Genetics and Pathology Unit, Hospital of Divino Espirito Santo of Ponta Delgada, São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal
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UGT1A1 genotyping: a predictor of irinotecan-associated side effects and drug efficacy? Anticancer Drugs 2009; 20:867-79. [PMID: 19770637 DOI: 10.1097/cad.0b013e328330c7d2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Irinotecan [Camptosar (CPT-11), Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, New York, USA] is one of the most effective chemotherapeutic agents in the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer. In vivo, the prodrug CPT-11 is biotransformed by carboxylesterase into its active metabolite SN-38. SN-38 is inactivated by uridine disphosphate glucuronosyl transferase 1 (UGT1A1) into the inactive compound SN-38G, which is excreted with the bile.This review concentrates on a critical evaluation of UGT1A1 gene polymorphism as a predictor of toxicity and treatment efficacy in patients who received irinotecan for metastatic colorectal cancer. Irinotecan is explained with its main toxicities as well as the underlying mechanisms. The enzyme UGT1A1 is shown in the context of other metabolic pathways and different UGT enzymes involved. We will review in detail the controversy of the current literature with regard to the significance of identifying patients carrying the homozygous genotype UGT1A1 28. Racial differences concerning UGT enzymes have to be considered when discussing a pragmatic approach to determine gene polymorphisms as a predictor of treatment efficacy and outcome in patients receiving irinotecan-based chemotherapy. Dose dependency of toxicity and the clinical relevance of various UGT1 enzymes and single nucleotide polymorphisms in different alternative metabolic pathways are clarified to put UGT1A1 genotyping in a broad context with additional and competing strategies of patient-tailored therapy.
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Yurkovetskiy AV, Fram RJ. XMT-1001, a novel polymeric camptothecin pro-drug in clinical development for patients with advanced cancer. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2009; 61:1193-202. [PMID: 19682517 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2009.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2008] [Accepted: 01/09/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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An overview of XMT-1001 is provided in the context of other topoisomerase I inhibitors conjugated to polymers or encapsulated in liposomes. XMT-1001 is a novel polymeric pro-drug derivative of camptothecin (CPT) with a molecular weight of 70 kDa, in which CPT is chemically tethered to a hydrophilic, biodegradable polyacetal polymer, poly(1-hydroxymethylethylene hydroxymethylformal), also called PHF or Fleximer(R). XMT-1001 releases CPT via intermediates camptothecin-20-O-(N-succinimidoglycinate) (CPT-SI), and camptothecin-20-O-(N-succinamidoyl-glycinate) (CPT-SA) over an extended time period. XMT-1001 has an improved therapeutic window compared to CPT and irinotecan in human tumor xenograft models, providing a compelling rationale for clinical development. A unique feature of XMT-1001 is its dual phase release mechanism for CPT which may result in lower levels of CPT in the urine and less bladder toxicity, a serious dose limiting toxicity associated with CPT and CPT conjugated to other polymers. XMT-1001 is being evaluated in patients with advanced cancer in an ongoing Phase 1 trial.
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Schulz C, Heinemann V, Schalhorn A, Moosmann N, Zwingers T, Boeck S, Giessen C, Stemmler HJ. UGT1A1 gene polymorphism: Impact on toxicity and efficacy of irinotecan-based regimens in metastatic colorectal cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15:5058-66. [PMID: 19859999 PMCID: PMC2768885 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.5058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To investigate the correlation between uridine diphosphate glucuronosyl transferase 1A1 (UGT1A1) gene polymorphisms and irinotecan-associated side effects and parameters of drug efficacy in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) receiving a low-dose weekly irinotecan chemotherapeutic regimen.
METHODS: Genotypes were retrospectively evaluated by gene scan analysis on the ABI 310 sequencer of the TATAA box in the promoter region of the UGT1A1 gene in blood samples from 105 patients who had received 1st line irinotecan-based chemotherapy for mCRC.
RESULTS: The distribution of the genotypes was as follows: wild type genotype (WT) (6/6) 39.0%, heterozygous genotype (6/7) 49.5%, and homozygous genotype (7/7) 9.5%. The overall response rate (OR) was similar between patients carrying the (6/7, 7/7) or the WT genotype (6/6) (44.3% vs 43.2%, P = 0.75). Neither time to progression [(TTP) 8.1 vs 8.2 mo, P = 0.97] nor overall survival [(OS) 21.2 vs 18.9 mo, P = 0.73] differed significantly in patients who carried the (6/6) when compared to the (6/7, 7/7) genotype. No significant differences in toxicity were observed: Grade 3 and 4 delayed diarrhoea [(6/7, 7/7) vs (6/6); 13.0% vs 6.2%, P = 0.08], treatment delays [(6/7, 7/7) vs (6/6); 25.1% vs 19.3%, P =0.24] or dose reductions [(6/7, 7/7) vs (6/6); 21.5% vs 27.2%, P = 0.07].
CONCLUSION: This analysis demonstrates the non-significant influence of the UGT1A1 gene polymorphism on efficacy and rate of irinotecan-associated toxicity in mCRC patients receiving low-dose irinotecan based chemotherapy.
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Strassburg CP. Gilbert-Meulengracht’s syndrome and pharmacogenetics: is jaundice just the tip of the iceberg? Drug Metab Rev 2009; 42:168-81. [DOI: 10.3109/03602530903209429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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UGT1A1, UGT1A6 and UGT1A7 Genetic Analysis. Mol Diagn Ther 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03256331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Bock KW, Köhle C. Topological aspects of oligomeric UDP-glucuronosyltransferases in endoplasmic reticulum membranes: Advances and open questions. Biochem Pharmacol 2009; 77:1458-65. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2008.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2008] [Revised: 12/04/2008] [Accepted: 12/09/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Strassburg CP, Kalthoff S, Ehmer U. Variability and function of family 1 uridine-5'-diphosphate glucuronosyltransferases (UGT1A). Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci 2009; 45:485-530. [PMID: 19003600 DOI: 10.1080/10408360802374624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The substrate spectrum of human UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A (UGT1A) proteins includes the glucuronidation of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, anticonvulsants, chemotherapeutics, steroid hormones, bile acids, and bilirubin. The unique genetic organization of the human UGT1A gene locus, and an increasing number of functionally relevant genetic variants define tissue specificity as well as a broad range of interindividual variabilities of glucuronidation. Genetic UGT1A variability has been conserved throughout the protein's evolution and shows ethnic diversity. It is the biochemical and genetic basis for clinical phenotypes such as Gilbert's syndrome and Crigler-Najjar's disease as well as for the potential for severe, unwanted drug side effects such as in irinotecan treatment. UGT1A variants influence the metabolic effects of xenobiotic exposure and therefore have been linked to cancer risk. Detailed knowledge of the organization, function, and pharmacogenetics of the human UGT1A gene locus is likely to significantly contribute to the improvement of drug safety and efficacy as well as to the provision of steps toward the goal of individualized drug therapy and disease risk prediction.
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- Christian P Strassburg
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
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Deeken JF, Slack R, Marshall JL. Irinotecan and uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 pharmacogenetics. Cancer 2008; 113:1502-10. [DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Gilbert's syndrome is characterized by mild unconjugated nonhemolytic hyperbilirubinemia, which does not lead to hepatic inflammation, fibrosis, chronic liver disease or liver failure. Almost 100 years after its clinical description, it was linked to a genetic variant of the human bilirubin UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT1A1), UGT1A1 (*)28, found in approximately 40% of Caucasoid individuals. Over 113 UGT1A1 variants have since been reported, leading to a continuous spectrum from mild hyperbilirubinemia to life-threatening jaundice. UGT1A variants are evolutionary diverse and occur in the context of haplotypes combining different variants within the promoter, the 5 exons, as well as introns of the UGT1A1 gene, and also in combination with other UGT1A genes expressed in the liver and the extrahepatic gastrointestinal tract. The variation of glucuronidation hidden behind Gilbert's syndrome impacts drug therapy, which includes the well-characterized examples of irinotecan and atazanavir. The prediction of unwanted drug reactions associated with Gilbert's syndrome will improve drug safety, therapeutic individualization and impact the drug-development process.
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- Christian P Strassburg
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
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Arikuma T, Yoshikawa S, Azuma R, Watanabe K, Matsumura K, Konagaya A. Drug interaction prediction using ontology-driven hypothetical assertion framework for pathway generation followed by numerical simulation. BMC Bioinformatics 2008; 9 Suppl 6:S11. [PMID: 18541046 PMCID: PMC2423434 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2105-9-s6-s11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In accordance with the increasing amount of information concerning individual differences in drug response and molecular interaction, the role of in silico prediction of drug interaction on the pathway level is becoming more and more important. However, in view of the interferences for the identification of new drug interactions, most conventional information models of a biological pathway would have limitations. As a reflection of real world biological events triggered by a stimulus, it is important to facilitate the incorporation of known molecular events for inferring (unknown) possible pathways and hypothetic drug interactions. Here, we propose a new Ontology-Driven Hypothetic Assertion (OHA) framework including pathway generation, drug interaction detection, simulation model generation, numerical simulation, and hypothetic assertion. Potential drug interactions are detected from drug metabolic pathways dynamically generated by molecular events triggered after the administration of certain drugs. Numerical simulation enables to estimate the degree of side effects caused by the predicted drug interactions. New hypothetic assertions of the potential drug interactions and simulation are deduced from the Drug Interaction Ontology (DIO) written in Web Ontology Language (OWL). RESULTS The concept of the Ontology-Driven Hypothetic Assertion (OHA) framework was demonstrated with known interactions between irinotecan (CPT-11) and ketoconazole. Four drug interactions that involved cytochrome p450 (CYP3A4) and albumin as potential drug interaction proteins were automatically detected from Drug Interaction Ontology (DIO). The effect of the two interactions involving CYP3A4 were quantitatively evaluated with numerical simulation. The co-administration of ketoconazole may increase AUC and Cmax of SN-38(active metabolite of irinotecan) to 108% and 105%, respectively. We also estimates the potential effects of genetic variations: the AUC and Cmax of SN-38 may increase to 208% and 165% respectively with the genetic variation UGT1A1*28/*28 which reduces the expression of UGT1A1 down to 30%. CONCLUSION These results demonstrate that the Ontology-Driven Hypothetic Assertion framework is a promising approach for in silico prediction of drug interactions. The following future researches for the in silico prediction of individual differences in the response to the drug and drug interactions after the administration of multiple drugs: expansion of the Drug Interaction Ontology for other drugs, and incorporation of virtual population model for genetic variation analysis, as well as refinement of the pathway generation rules, the drug interaction detection rules, and the numerical simulation models.
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- Takeshi Arikuma
- Department of Computer Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Oookayama, Meguro, Tokyo, Japan.
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Strassburg CP, Lankisch TO, Manns MP, Ehmer U. Family 1 uridine-5'-diphosphate glucuronosyltransferases (UGT1A): from Gilbert's syndrome to genetic organization and variability. Arch Toxicol 2008; 82:415-33. [PMID: 18491077 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-008-0314-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2008] [Accepted: 04/30/2008] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The human UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A gene locus is organized to generate enzymes, which share a carboxyterminal portion and are unique at their aminoterminal variable region. Expression is tissue-specific and overlapping substrate specificities include a broad spectrum of endogenous and xenobiotic compounds as well as many therapeutic drugs targeted for detoxification and elimination by glucuronidation. The absence of glucuronidation leads to fatal hyperbilirubinemia. A remarkable interindividual variability of UDP-glucuronosyltransferases is evidenced by over 100 identified genetic variants leading to alterations of catalytic activites or transcription levels. Variant alleles with lower carcinogen detoxification activity have been associated with cancer risk such as colorectal cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma. Genetic variants and haplotypes have been identified as risk factors for unwanted drug effects of the anticancer drug irinotecan and the antiviral proteinase inhibitor atazanavir. Glucuronidation and its variability are likely to represent an important factor for individualized drug therapy and risk prediction impacting the drug development and licensing processes.
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- Christian P Strassburg
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
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Saracino MR, Lampe JW. Phytochemical regulation of UDP-glucuronosyltransferases: implications for cancer prevention. Nutr Cancer 2008; 59:121-41. [PMID: 18001207 DOI: 10.1080/01635580701458178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Uridine 5'-diphospho-glucuronosyltransferases (UGTs) are Phase II biotransformation enzymes that metabolize endogenous and exogenous compounds, some of which have been associated with cancer risk. Many phytochemicals have been shown to induce UGTs in humans, rodents, and cell culture systems. Because UGTs maintain hormone balance and facilitate excretion of potentially carcinogenic compounds, regulation of their expression and activity may affect cancer risk. Phytochemicals regulate transcription factors such as the nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), aryl hydrocarbon, and pregnane X receptors as well as proteins in several signal transduction cascades that converge on Nrf2 to stimulate UGT expression. This induction can be modified by several factors, including phytochemical dose and bioavailability and interindividual variation in enzyme expression. In this review, we summarize the knowledge of dietary modulation of UGTs, particularly by phytochemicals, and discuss the potential mechanisms by which phytochemicals regulate UGT transcription.
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Pangilinan JM, Khan GN, Zalupski MM. Irinotecan pharmacogenetics: an overview for the community oncologist. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/s1548-5315(11)70439-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Influence of mutations associated with Gilbert and Crigler-Najjar type II syndromes on the glucuronidation kinetics of bilirubin and other UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A substrates. Pharmacogenet Genomics 2008; 17:1017-29. [PMID: 18004206 DOI: 10.1097/fpc.0b013e328256b1b6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVES UGT1A1 coding region mutations, including UGT1A1*6 (G71R), UGT1A1*7 (Y486D), UGT1A1*27 (P229Q) and UGT1A1*62 (F83L), have been linked to Gilbert syndrome in Asian populations, whereas homozygosity for UGT1A1*7 is associated with the Crigler-Najjar syndrome type II. This work compared the effects of (a) the individual UGT1A1 mutations on the glucuronidation kinetics bilirubin, beta-estradiol, 4-methylumbelliferone (4MU) and 1-naphthol (1NP), and (b) the Y486 mutation, which occurs in the conserved carboxyl terminal domain of UGT1A enzymes, on 4MU, 1NP and naproxen glucuronidation by UGT1A3, UGT1A6 and UGT1A10. METHODS Mutant UGT1A cDNAs were generated by site-directed mutagenesis and the encoded proteins were expressed in HEK293 cells. The glucuronidation kinetics of each substrate with each enzyme were characterized using specific high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) methods. RESULTS Compared with wild-type UGT1A1, in-vitro clearances for bilirubin, beta-estradiol, 4MU and 1NP glucuronidation by UGT1A1*6 and UGT1A1*27 were reduced by 34-74%, most commonly as a result of a reduction in Vmax. However, the magnitude of the decrease in the in-vitro clearances varied from substrate to substrate with each mutant. The glucuronidation activities of UGT1A1*7 and UGT1A1*62 were reduced by >95%. Introduction of the Y486D mutation essentially abolished UGT1A6 and UGT1A10 activities, and resulted in 60-90% reductions in UGT1A3 in-vitro clearances. CONCLUSIONS The glucuronidation of all UGT1A1 substrates is likely to be impaired in subjects carrying the UGT1A1*6 and UGT1A1*62 alleles, although the reduction in metabolic clearance might vary with the substrate. The Y486D mutation appears to greatly reduce most, but not all, UGT1A activities.
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Jung EJ, Avliyakulov NK, Boontheung P, Loo JA, Nel AE. Pro-oxidative DEP chemicals induce heat shock proteins and an unfolding protein response in a bronchial epithelial cell line as determined by DIGE analysis. Proteomics 2008; 7:3906-18. [PMID: 17922515 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200700377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Ambient particulate matter (PM) induces adverse health effects through the ability of pro-oxidative chemicals to induce the production of oxygen radicals and oxidant injury. Utilizing a proteomics strategy involving 2-D DIGE, immunoblotting, and real-time PCR, we demonstrate that organic diesel exhaust particle (DEP) chemicals induce an unfolding protein response (UPR) and proinflammatory effects in the human bronchial epithelial cell line, BEAS-2B. DIGE and MS showed the induction of at least 14 proteins, among which heat shock protein 70 (HSP70), HSP40, TPR2, and T-complex protein 1 (zeta-subunit) are known to play a role in the UPR. Demonstrating increased HSP70 mRNA expression and nuclear translocation of HSF1, the key transcription factor responsible for HSP expression, further strengthened this notion. Immunoblotting demonstrated increased expression of ATF4, an ER stress-associated transcriptional enhancer responsible for differential protein translation under conditions of ER stress. Finally, the DEP extract induced the expression of IL-6 and IL-8 in the culture supernatant. The role of oxidative stress was demonstrated further by response subtraction in the presence of the thiol antioxidant, N-acetyl cysteine. Our data suggest that pro-oxidative DEP chemicals induce protein unfolding/misfolding that lead to UPR and proinflammatory effects in a cell type that is targeted by PM in the lung.
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- EunMi Juliana Jung
- Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Nguyen N, Bonzo JA, Chen S, Chouinard S, Kelner MJ, Hardiman G, Bélanger A, Tukey RH. Disruption of the ugt1 locus in mice resembles human Crigler-Najjar type I disease. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:7901-11. [PMID: 18180294 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m709244200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The 9 UDP-glucuronosyltranferases (UGTs) encoded by the UGT1 locus in humans are key enzymes in the metabolism of most drugs as well as endogenous substances such as bile acids, fatty acids, steroids, hormones, neurotransmitters, and bilirubin. Severe unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia in humans that suffer from Crigler-Najjar type I disease results from lesions in the UGT1A1 gene and is often fatal. To examine the physiological importance of the Ugt1 locus in mice, this locus was rendered non-functional by interrupting exon 4 to create Ugt1(-/-) mice. Because UGT1A1 in humans is responsible for 100% of the conjugated bilirubin, it followed that newborn Ugt1(-/-) mice developed serum levels of unconjugated bilirubin that were 40-60 times higher than Ugt1(+/-) or wild-type mice. The result of extreme unconjugated bilirubin in Ugt1(-/-) mice, comparable to the induced levels noted in patients with Crigler-Najjar type 1 disease, is fatal in neonatal Ugt1(-/-) mice within 2 weeks following birth. The extreme jaundice is present as a phenotype in skin color after 8 h. Neonatal Ugt1(-/-) mice exhibit no detectable UGT1A-specific RNA, which corresponds to a complete absence of UGT1A proteins in liver microsomes. Conserved glucuronidation activity attributed to the Ugt1 locus can be defined in Ugt1(-/-) mice, because UGT2-dependent glucuronidation activity is unaffected. Remarkably, the loss of UGT1A functionality in liver results in significant alterations in cellular metabolism as investigated through changes in gene expression. Thus, the loss of UGT1A function in Ugt1(-/-) mice leads to a metabolic syndrome that can serve as a model to further investigate the toxicities associated with unconjugated bilirubin and the impact of this disease in humans.
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- Nghia Nguyen
- Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Departments of Chemistry & Biochemistry and Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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Zhang D, Zhang D, Cui D, Gambardella J, Ma L, Barros A, Wang L, Fu Y, Rahematpura S, Nielsen J, Donegan M, Zhang H, Humphreys WG. Characterization of the UDP glucuronosyltransferase activity of human liver microsomes genotyped for the UGT1A1*28 polymorphism. Drug Metab Dispos 2007; 35:2270-80. [PMID: 17898154 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.107.017806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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The UGT1A1*28 polymorphism is known to correlate with altered clearance of bilirubin (Gilbert syndrome) and drugs such as 7-ethyl-10-[4-(1-piperidino)-1-piperidino] carbonyloxy camptothecin (CPT-11). Although this polymorphism is clinically relevant and leads to significant drug-related toxicity of CPT-11, in vitro tools to allow prediction of how it will affect the clearance of new chemical entities have not been completely developed. To allow a more complete assessment of whether new chemical entities will be affected by the UGT1A1*28 polymorphism, a panel of microsomes was prepared from 15 donor livers genotyped as UGT1A1*1/*1, UGT1A1*1/*28, and UGT1A1*28/*28 (five donors per genotype). The microsomes were phenotyped by measuring activities of a panel of substrates, both those reported to be conjugated specifically by UGT1A1 or by other UDP glucuronosyltransferase enzymes. Bilirubin, estradiol (3-OH), ethinyl estradiol (3-OH), and 7-ethyl-10-hydroxycamptothecin (SN-38) were found to show significantly lower rates of metabolism in the UGT1A1*28/*28 microsomes with no change in K(m) values. In addition, microsomes genotyped as UGT1A1*1/*28 showed intermediate rates of metabolism. Acetaminophen, 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine, muraglitazar, estradiol (17-OH), and ethinyl estradiol (17-OH) were all found to show similar rates of metabolism regardless of UGT1A1 genotype. Interestingly, muraglitazar (UGT1A3 substrate) showed an inverse correlation with glucuronidation of UGT1A1 substrates. These genotyped microsomes should provide a useful tool to allow a more comprehensive prediction of UGT1A1 metabolism of a new drug and gain insight into the effect of the UGT1A1*28 polymorphism.
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- Donglu Zhang
- Department of Pharmaceutical Candidate Optimization, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ 08543, USA
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Iyanagi T. Molecular mechanism of phase I and phase II drug-metabolizing enzymes: implications for detoxification. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 260:35-112. [PMID: 17482904 DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(06)60002-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
Enzymes that catalyze the biotransformation of drugs and xenobiotics are generally referred to as drug-metabolizing enzymes (DMEs). DMEs can be classified into two main groups: oxidative or conjugative. The NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase (P450R)/cytochrome P450 (P450) electron transfer systems are oxidative enzymes that mediate phase I reactions, whereas the UDP-glucuronosyltransferases (UGTs) are conjugative enzymes that mediate phase II enzymes. Both enzyme systems are localized to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) where a number of drugs are sequentially metabolized. DMEs, including P450s and UGTs, generally have a highly plastic active site that can accommodate a wide variety of substrates. The P450 and UGT genes constitute a supergene family, in which UGT proteins are encoded by distinct genes and a complex gene. Both the P450 and UGT genes have evolved to diversify their functions. This chapter reviews advances in understanding the structure and function of the P450R/P450 and UGT enzyme systems. In particular, the coordinate biotransformation of xenobiotics by phase I and II enzymes in the ER membrane is examined.
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Affiliation(s)
- Takashi Iyanagi
- Biometal Science Laboratory, RIKEN SPring-8 Center, Harima Institute, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
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