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Ohno Y, Oriyama T, Honda A, Kurokawa M, Takada T. Induction of CYP3A activity by dexamethasone may not be strong, even at high doses: insights from a case of tacrolimus co-administration. J Pharm Health Care Sci 2023; 9:39. [PMID: 38044431 PMCID: PMC10694947 DOI: 10.1186/s40780-023-00310-0] [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: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 09/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Dexamethasone (DEX) induces CYP3A activity in a concentration-dependent manner. However, no study has examined changes in the blood concentration of CYP3A substrate drugs when DEX is administered at high doses. Herein, we present a case in which tacrolimus (TAC), a typical CYP3A substrate drug, was co-administered with a chemotherapy regimen that included high-dose DEX. CASE PRESENTATION A 71-year-old woman underwent liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma 18 years prior to her inclusion in this case study. She was receiving TAC orally at 2 mg/day and had a stable trough blood concentration of approximately 4 ng/mL and a trough blood concentration/dose (C/D) ratio of approximately 2. The patient was diagnosed with post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease (histological type: Burkitt's lymphoma) after admission. Thereafter, the patient received cyclophosphamide-prednisolone (CP), followed by two courses of R-HyperCVAD (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and DEX) and R-MA (rituximab, methotrexate, and cytarabine) replacement therapy. DEX (33 mg/day) was administered intravenously on days 1-4 and days 11-14 of R-HyperCVAD treatment, and aprepitant (APR) was administered on days 1-5 in both courses. The TAC C/D ratio decreased to approximately 1 on day 11 during both courses, and then increased. Furthermore, a decreasing trend in the TAC C/D ratio was observed after R-MA therapy. The decrease in the TAC C/D ratio was attributed to APR administration rather than to DEX. CONCLUSION The induction of CYP3A activity by a high dose of DEX may not be strong. The pharmacokinetic information on DEX and in vitro enzyme activity induction studies also suggested that CYP3A activity induction is not prominent under high-dose DEX treatment.
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- Yoshiyuki Ohno
- Department of Pharmacy, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Tokyo, Bunkyo-Ku, 113-8654, Japan.
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- Department of Pharmacy, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Tokyo, Bunkyo-Ku, 113-8654, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Tokyo, Bunkyo-Ku, 113-8654, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Tokyo, Bunkyo-Ku, 113-8654, Japan
- Department of Cell Therapy and Transplantation Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Tokyo, Bunkyo-Ku, 113-8654, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Tokyo, Bunkyo-Ku, 113-8654, Japan
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Hall A, Chanteux H, Ménochet K, Ledecq M, Schulze MSED. Designing Out PXR Activity on Drug Discovery Projects: A Review of Structure-Based Methods, Empirical and Computational Approaches. J Med Chem 2021; 64:6413-6522. [PMID: 34003642 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c02245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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This perspective discusses the role of pregnane xenobiotic receptor (PXR) in drug discovery and the impact of its activation on CYP3A4 induction. The use of structural biology to reduce PXR activity on drug discovery projects has become more common in recent years. Analysis of this work highlights several important molecular interactions, and the resultant structural modifications to reduce PXR activity are summarized. The computational approaches undertaken to support the design of new drugs devoid of PXR activation potential are also discussed. Finally, the SAR of empirical design strategies to reduce PXR activity is reviewed, and the key SAR transformations are discussed and summarized. In conclusion, this perspective demonstrates that PXR activity can be greatly diminished or negated on active drug discovery projects with the knowledge now available. This perspective should be useful to anyone who seeks to reduce PXR activity on a drug discovery project.
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- Adrian Hall
- UCB, Avenue de l'Industrie, Braine-L'Alleud 1420, Belgium
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- UCB, Avenue de l'Industrie, Braine-L'Alleud 1420, Belgium
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Application of in vitro CYP and transporter assays to predict clinical drug–drug interactions. Bioanalysis 2018; 10:619-623. [DOI: 10.4155/bio-2017-0266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Williamson B, Lorbeer M, Mitchell MD, Brayman TG, Riley RJ. Evaluation of a novel PXR-knockout in HepaRG ™ cells. Pharmacol Res Perspect 2016; 4:e00264. [PMID: 27713827 PMCID: PMC5045942 DOI: 10.1002/prp2.264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2016] [Accepted: 08/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The nuclear pregnane X receptor (PXR) regulates the expression of genes involved in the metabolism, hepatobiliary disposition, and toxicity of drugs and endogenous compounds. PXR is a promiscuous nuclear hormone receptor (NHR) with significant ligand and DNA‐binding crosstalk with the constitutive androstane receptor (CAR); hence, defining the precise role of PXR in gene regulation is challenging. Here, utilising a novel PXR‐knockout (KO) HepaRG cell line, real‐time PCR analysis was conducted to determine PXR involvement for a range of inducers. The selective PXR agonist rifampicin, a selective CAR activator, 6‐(4‐chlorophenyl)imidazo[2,1‐b][1,3]thiazole‐5‐carbaldehyde O‐(3,4‐dichlorobenzyl)oxime (CITCO), and dual activators of CAR and PXR including phenobarbital (PB) were analyzed. HepaRG control cells (5F clone) were responsive to prototypical inducers of CYP2B6 and CYP3A4. No response was observed in the PXR‐KO cells treated with rifampicin. Induction of CYP3A4 by PB, artemisinin, and phenytoin was also much reduced in PXR‐KO cells, while the response to CITCO was maintained. This finding is in agreement with the abolition of functional PXR expression. The apparent EC50 values for PB were in agreement between the cell lines; however, CITCO was ~threefold (0.3 μmol/L vs. 1 μmol/L) lower in the PXR‐KO cells compared with the 5F cells for CYP2B6 induction. Results presented support the application of the novel PXR‐KO cells in the definitive assignment of PXR‐mediated CYP2B6 and CYP3A4 induction. Utilization of such cell lines will allow advancement in composing structure activity relationships rather than relying predominantly on pharmacological manipulations and provide in‐depth mechanistic evaluation.
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- Beth Williamson
- Evotec (UK) Ltd 114 Innovation Drive Abingdon Oxfordshire OX14 4RZ United Kingdom
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- Evotec (UK) Ltd 114 Innovation Drive Abingdon Oxfordshire OX14 4RZ United Kingdom
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- Evotec (UK) Ltd 114 Innovation Drive Abingdon Oxfordshire OX14 4RZ United Kingdom
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Cho YY, Jeong HU, Kim JH, Lee HS. Effect of honokiol on the induction of drug-metabolizing enzymes in human hepatocytes. DRUG DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND THERAPY 2014; 8:2137-45. [PMID: 25395831 PMCID: PMC4224024 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s72305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Honokiol, 2-(4-hydroxy-3-prop-2-enyl-phenyl)-4-prop-2-enyl-phenol, an active component of Magnolia officinalis and Magnolia grandiflora, exerts various pharmacological activities such as antitumorigenic, antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, neurotrophic, and antithrombotic effects. To investigate whether honokiol acts as a perpetrator in drug interactions, messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) levels of phase I and II drug-metabolizing enzymes, including cytochrome P450 (CYP), UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT), and sulfotransferase 2A1 (SULT2A1), were analyzed by real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction following 48-hour honokiol exposure in three independent cryopreserved human hepatocyte cultures. Honokiol treatment at the highest concentration tested (50 μM) increased the CYP2B6 mRNA level and CYP2B6-catalyzed bupropion hydroxylase activity more than two-fold in three different hepatocyte cultures, indicating that honokiol induces CYP2B6 at higher concentrations. However, honokiol treatment (0.5–50 μM) did not significantly alter the mRNA levels of phase I enzymes (CYP1A2, CYP3A4, CYP2C8, CYP2C9, and CYP2C19) or phase II enzymes (UGT1A1, UGT1A4, UGT1A9, UGT2B7, and SULT2A1) in cryopreserved human hepatocyte cultures. CYP1A2-catalyzed phenacetin O-deethylase and CYP3A4-catalyzed midazolam 1′-hydroxylase activities were not affected by 48-hour honokiol treatment in cryopreserved human hepatocytes. These results indicate that honokiol is a weak CYP2B6 inducer and is unlikely to increase the metabolism of concomitant CYP2B6 substrates and cause pharmacokinetic-based drug interactions in humans.
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- Yong-Yeon Cho
- College of Pharmacy, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon, Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon, Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon, Korea
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Wonganan P, Jonsson-Schmunk K, Callahan SM, Choi JH, Croyle MA. Evaluation of the HC-04 cell line as an in vitro model for mechanistic assessment of changes in hepatic cytochrome P450 3A during adenovirus infection. Drug Metab Dispos 2014; 42:1191-201. [PMID: 24764148 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.113.056663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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HC-04 cells were evaluated as an in vitro model for mechanistic study of changes in the function of hepatic CYP3A during virus infection. Similar to in vivo observations, infection with a first generation recombinant adenovirus significantly inhibited CYP3A4 catalytic activity in an isoform-specific manner. Virus (MOI 100) significantly reduced expression of the retinoid X receptor (RXR) by 30% 96 hours after infection. Cytoplasmic concentrations of the pregnane X receptor (PXR) were reduced by 50%, whereas the amount of the constitutive androstane receptor (CAR) in the nuclear fraction doubled with respect to uninfected controls. Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4α (HNF-4α) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator 1α (PGC-1α) were also reduced by ∼70% during infection. Virus suppressed CYP3A4 activity in the presence of the PXR agonist rifampicin and did not affect CYP3A4 activity in the presence of the CAR agonist CITCO [6-(4-chlorophenyl) imidazo[2,1-b][1,3]thiazole-5-carbaldehyde-O-(3,4-dichlorobenzyl)oxime], suggesting that virus-induced modification of PXR may be responsible for observed changes in hepatic CYP3A4. The HC-04 cell line is easy to maintain, and CYP3A4 in these cells was responsive to known inducers and suppressors. Dexamethasone (200 μM) and phenobarbital (500 μM) increased activity by 230 and 124%, whereas ketoconazole (10 μM) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (10 μg/ml) reduced activity by 90 and 92%, respectively. This suggests that HC-04 cells can be a valuable tool for mechanistic study of drug metabolism during infection and for routine toxicological screening of novel compounds prior to use in the clinic.
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- Piyanuch Wonganan
- Division of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy (P.W., K. J.-S., S. M. C., J.-H. C. and M. A. C.) and the Institute of Cellular and Molecular Biology (M. A. C.), The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
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- Division of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy (P.W., K. J.-S., S. M. C., J.-H. C. and M. A. C.) and the Institute of Cellular and Molecular Biology (M. A. C.), The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
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- Division of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy (P.W., K. J.-S., S. M. C., J.-H. C. and M. A. C.) and the Institute of Cellular and Molecular Biology (M. A. C.), The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
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- Division of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy (P.W., K. J.-S., S. M. C., J.-H. C. and M. A. C.) and the Institute of Cellular and Molecular Biology (M. A. C.), The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
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- Division of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy (P.W., K. J.-S., S. M. C., J.-H. C. and M. A. C.) and the Institute of Cellular and Molecular Biology (M. A. C.), The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
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