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Hammid A, Fallon JK, Vellonen KS, Lassila T, Reinisalo M, Urtti A, Gonzalez F, Tolonen A, Smith PC, Honkakoski P. Aldehyde oxidase 1 activity and protein expression in human, rabbit, and pig ocular tissues. Eur J Pharm Sci 2023; 191:106603. [PMID: 37827455 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2023.106603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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Aldehyde oxidase (AOX) is a cytosolic drug-metabolizing enzyme which has attracted increasing attention in drug development due to its high hepatic expression, broad substrate profile and species differences. In contrast, there is limited information on the presence and activity of AOX in extrahepatic tissues including ocular tissues. Because several ocular drugs are potential substrates for AOX, we performed a comprehensive analysis of the AOX1 expression and activity profile in seven ocular tissues from humans, rabbits, and pigs. AOX activities were determined using optimized assays for the established human AOX1 probe substrates 4-dimethylamino-cinnamaldehyde (DMAC) and phthalazine. Inhibition studies were undertaken in conjunctival and retinal homogenates using well-established human AOX1 inhibitors menadione and chlorpromazine. AOX1 protein contents were quantitated with targeted proteomics and confirmed by immunoblotting. Overall, DMAC oxidation rates varied over 10-fold between species (human ˃˃ rabbit ˃ pig) and showed 2- to 6-fold differences between tissues from the same species. Menadione seemed a more potent inhibitor of DMAC oxidation across species than chlorpromazine. Human AOX1 protein levels were highest in the conjunctiva, followed by most posterior tissues, whereas anterior tissues showed low levels. The rabbit AOX1 expression was high in the conjunctiva, retinal pigment epithelial (RPE), and choroid while lower in the anterior tissues. Quantification of pig AOX1 was not successful but immunoblotting confirmed the presence of AOX1 in all species. DMAC oxidation rates and AOX1 contents correlated quite well in humans and rabbits. This study provides, for the first time, insights into the ocular expression and activity of AOX1 among multiple species.
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- Anam Hammid
- School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1 C, FI-70210 Kuopio, Finland.
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- Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Campus Box 7355, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7355, United States
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1 C, FI-70210 Kuopio, Finland
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- Admescope Ltd, Typpitie 1, FI-90620 Oulu, Finland
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1 C, FI-70210 Kuopio, Finland
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1 C, FI-70210 Kuopio, Finland; Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Viikinkaari 5 E, FI-00790 Helsinki, Finland
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- Center for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CIMUS), University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Service of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela, and Fundacion Instituto de Investigacion Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela (FIDIS), 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Admescope Ltd, Typpitie 1, FI-90620 Oulu, Finland
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- Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Campus Box 7355, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7355, United States
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1 C, FI-70210 Kuopio, Finland
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Rendić SP, Crouch RD, Guengerich FP. Roles of selected non-P450 human oxidoreductase enzymes in protective and toxic effects of chemicals: review and compilation of reactions. Arch Toxicol 2022; 96:2145-2246. [PMID: 35648190 PMCID: PMC9159052 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-022-03304-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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This is an overview of the metabolic reactions of drugs, natural products, physiological compounds, and other (general) chemicals catalyzed by flavin monooxygenase (FMO), monoamine oxidase (MAO), NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductase (NQO), and molybdenum hydroxylase enzymes (aldehyde oxidase (AOX) and xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR)), including roles as substrates, inducers, and inhibitors of the enzymes. The metabolism and bioactivation of selected examples of each group (i.e., drugs, “general chemicals,” natural products, and physiological compounds) are discussed. We identified a higher fraction of bioactivation reactions for FMO enzymes compared to other enzymes, predominately involving drugs and general chemicals. With MAO enzymes, physiological compounds predominate as substrates, and some products lead to unwanted side effects or illness. AOX and XOR enzymes are molybdenum hydroxylases that catalyze the oxidation of various heteroaromatic rings and aldehydes and the reduction of a number of different functional groups. While neither of these two enzymes contributes substantially to the metabolism of currently marketed drugs, AOX has become a frequently encountered route of metabolism among drug discovery programs in the past 10–15 years. XOR has even less of a role in the metabolism of clinical drugs and preclinical drug candidates than AOX, likely due to narrower substrate specificity.
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- College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN, 37204, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, 37232-0146, USA
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Non-cytochrome P450 enzymes involved in the oxidative metabolism of xenobiotics: Focus on the regulation of gene expression and enzyme activity. Pharmacol Ther 2021; 233:108020. [PMID: 34637840 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2021.108020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Revised: 09/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Oxidative metabolism is one of the major biotransformation reactions that regulates the exposure of xenobiotics and their metabolites in the circulatory system and local tissues and organs, and influences their efficacy and toxicity. Although cytochrome (CY)P450s play critical roles in the oxidative reaction, extensive CYP450-independent oxidative metabolism also occurs in some xenobiotics, such as aldehyde oxidase, xanthine oxidoreductase, flavin-containing monooxygenase, monoamine oxidase, alcohol dehydrogenase, or aldehyde dehydrogenase-dependent oxidative metabolism. Drugs form a large portion of xenobiotics and are the primary target of this review. The common reaction mechanisms and roles of non-CYP450 enzymes in metabolism, factors affecting the expression and activity of non-CYP450 enzymes in terms of inhibition, induction, regulation, and species differences in pharmaceutical research and development have been summarized. These non-CYP450 enzymes are detoxifying enzymes, although sometimes they mediate severe toxicity. Synthetic or natural chemicals serve as inhibitors for these non-CYP450 enzymes. However, pharmacokinetic-based drug interactions through these inhibitors have rarely been reported in vivo. Although multiple mechanisms participate in the basal expression and regulation of non-CYP450 enzymes, only a limited number of inducers upregulate their expression. Therefore, these enzymes are considered non-inducible or less inducible. Overall, this review focuses on the potential xenobiotic factors that contribute to variations in gene expression levels and the activities of non-CYP450 enzymes.
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Soltani S, Hallaj-Nezhadi S, Rashidi MR. A comprehensive review of in silico approaches for the prediction and modulation of aldehyde oxidase-mediated drug metabolism: The current features, challenges and future perspectives. Eur J Med Chem 2021; 222:113559. [PMID: 34119831 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.113559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Revised: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The importance of aldehyde oxidase (AOX) in drug metabolism necessitates the development and application of the in silico rational drug design methods as an integral part of drug discovery projects for the early prediction and modulation of AOX-mediated metabolism. The current study represents an up-to-date and thorough review of in silico studies of AOX-mediated metabolism and modulation methods. In addition, the challenges and the knowledge gap that should be covered have been discussed. The importance of aldehyde oxidase (AOX) in drug metabolism is a hot topic in drug discovery. Different strategies are available for the modulation of the AOX-mediated metabolism of drugs. Application of the rational drug design methods as an integral part of drug discovery projects is necessary for the early prediction of AOX-mediated metabolism. The current study represents a comprehensive review of AOX molecular structure, AOX-mediated reactions, AOX substrates, AOX inhibition, approaches to modify AOX-mediated metabolism, prediction of AOX metabolism/substrates/inhibitors, and the AOX related structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies. Furthermore, an up-to-date and thorough review of in silico studies of AOX metabolism has been carried out. In addition, the challenges and the knowledge gap that should be covered in the scientific literature have been discussed in the current review.
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- Somaieh Soltani
- Pharmaceutical Analysis Research Center and Pharmacy Faculty, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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- Drug Applied Research Center and Pharmacy Faculty, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Institute and Pharmacy faculty, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
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Uehara S, Yoneda N, Higuchi Y, Yamazaki H, Suemizu H. Methyl-hydroxylation and subsequent oxidation to produce carboxylic acid is the major metabolic pathway of tolbutamide in chimeric TK-NOG mice transplanted with human hepatocytes. Xenobiotica 2021; 51:582-589. [PMID: 33455497 DOI: 10.1080/00498254.2021.1875515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Tolbutamide is an oral anti-hyperglycaemic agent used to treat non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus with species-dependent metabolic profiles. In this study, we investigated tolbutamide metabolism in chimeric TK-NOG mice transplanted with human hepatocytes (humanised-liver mice).Substantial 4-hydroxytolbutamide and 4-carboxytolbutamide production was observed in hepatocytes from humanised-liver mice (Hu-Liver cells) and humans, whereas 4-carboxytolbutamide production was not detected in mouse hepatocytes. In Hu-Liver cells, 4-hydroxytolbutamide formation was inhibited by sulfaphenazole (CYP2C9 inhibitor), whereas 4-carboxytolbutamide formation was inhibited by raloxifene/ethinyloestradiol (aldehyde oxidase inhibitor) and disulfiram (aldehyde dehydrogenase inhibitor).After a single oral dose of tolbutamide (10 mg/kg), the plasma levels of 4-carboxytolbutamide and p-tolylsulfonylurea were higher in humanised-liver mice than in TK-NOG mice. Urinary excretion was the predominant route (>99% of unchanged drug and metabolites detected in excreta) of elimination in both groups. 4-Carboxytolbutamide was the most abundant metabolite in humanised-liver mouse urine, as similarly reported for humans, whereas 4-hydroxytolbutamide was predominantly excreted in TK-NOG mouse urine.These results suggest that humanised-liver mice might represent a suitable animal model for studying the successive oxidative metabolism of tolbutamide by multiple drug-metabolising enzymes. Future work is warranted to study the general nature of primary alcohol metabolism using humanised-liver mice.
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- Shotaro Uehara
- Central Institute for Experimental Animals, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Central Institute for Experimental Animals, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Laboratory of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida, Tokyo, Japan
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Nimesulide increases the aldehyde oxidase activity of humans and rats. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2020; 41:843-851. [PMID: 31913347 PMCID: PMC7471466 DOI: 10.1038/s41401-019-0336-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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An increasing number of drugs are metabolized by aldehyde oxidase (AOX), but AOX-mediated drug interactions are seldom reported due to the lack of appropriate inhibitors and inducers. A recent study reported that nimesulide (NIM) could increase the liver injury risk of methotrexate. The latter was mainly metabolized by AOX to form hepatotoxic 7-hydroxymethotrexate (7-OH MTX). Thus, we speculated that NIM could induce AOX. In this study, we investigated the potential induction of AOX activity by NIM using methotrexate as the probe substrate. Treatment of primary human and rat hepatocytes with NIM (20 μM) for 24 h caused a 2.0- and 3.1-fold, respectively, increase in 7-OH MTX formation. Oral administration of NIM (100 mg·kg−1·d−1, for 5 days) to rats significantly increased the systematic exposure (6.5-fold), liver distribution (2.5-fold), and excretion (5.2-fold for urinary excretion and 2.1-fold for fecal excretion) of 7-OH MTX. The 7-OH MTX formation in liver cytosol from rats pretreated with 20, 50, and 100 mg·kg−1·d−1 NIM for 5 days increased by 1.9-, 3.2-, and 3.7-fold, respectively, compared with that of rats pretreated with the vehicle. We revealed that the elevation of AOX activity was accompanied by an increase in AOX1 protein levels but not the corresponding mRNA levels. Collectively, our results demonstrate for the first time that NIM can increase the AOX activity of humans and rats, and may raise concerns regarding the risk of drug interactions between NIM and AOX substrates in clinical practice.
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Manevski N, King L, Pitt WR, Lecomte F, Toselli F. Metabolism by Aldehyde Oxidase: Drug Design and Complementary Approaches to Challenges in Drug Discovery. J Med Chem 2019; 62:10955-10994. [PMID: 31385704 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b00875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Aldehyde oxidase (AO) catalyzes oxidations of azaheterocycles and aldehydes, amide hydrolysis, and diverse reductions. AO substrates are rare among marketed drugs, and many candidates failed due to poor pharmacokinetics, interspecies differences, and adverse effects. As most issues arise from complex and poorly understood AO biology, an effective solution is to stop or decrease AO metabolism. This perspective focuses on rational drug design approaches to modulate AO-mediated metabolism in drug discovery. AO biological aspects are also covered, as they are complementary to chemical design and important when selecting the experimental system for risk assessment. The authors' recommendation is an early consideration of AO-mediated metabolism supported by computational and in vitro experimental methods but not an automatic avoidance of AO structural flags, many of which are versatile and valuable building blocks. Preferably, consideration of AO-mediated metabolism should be part of the multiparametric drug optimization process, with the goal to improve overall drug-like properties.
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- Nenad Manevski
- UCB Celltech , 208 Bath Road , Slough SL13WE , United Kingdom
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- UCB Celltech , 208 Bath Road , Slough SL13WE , United Kingdom
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- UCB Celltech , 208 Bath Road , Slough SL13WE , United Kingdom
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- UCB Celltech , 208 Bath Road , Slough SL13WE , United Kingdom
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- UCB BioPharma , Chemin du Foriest 1 , 1420 Braine-l'Alleud , Belgium
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Cheshmazar N, Dastmalchi S, Terao M, Garattini E, Hamzeh-Mivehroud M. Aldehyde oxidase at the crossroad of metabolism and preclinical screening. Drug Metab Rev 2019; 51:428-452. [DOI: 10.1080/03602532.2019.1667379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- Narges Cheshmazar
- Biotechnology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milano, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milano, Italy
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Deris-Abdolahpour F, Abdolalipouran-Sadegh L, Dastmalchi S, Hamzeh-Mivehroud M, Zarei O, Dehgan G, Rashidi MR. Effects of Phenothiazines on Aldehyde Oxidase Activity Towards Aldehydes and N-Heterocycles: an In Vitro and In Silico Study. Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 2019; 44:275-286. [PMID: 30382490 DOI: 10.1007/s13318-018-0514-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Aldehyde oxidase (AOX) is an important molybdenum-containing enzyme with high similarity with xanthine oxidase (XO). AOX involved in the metabolism of a large array of aldehydes and N-heterocyclic compounds and its activity is highly substrate-dependent. OBJECTIVES The aim of this work was to study the effect of five important phenothiazine drugs on AOX activity using benzaldehyde and phenanthridine as aldehyde and N-heterocyclic substrates, respectively. METHODS The effect of trifluperazine, chlorpromazine, perphenazine, thioridazine and promethazine on rat liver AOX was measured spectrophotometrically. To predict the mode of interactions between the studied compounds and AOX, a combination of homology modeling and a molecular docking study was performed. RESULTS All phenothiazines could inhibit AOX activity measured either by phenanthridine or benzaldehyde with almost no effect on XO activity. In the case of benzaldehyde oxidation, the lowest and highest half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) values were obtained for promethazine (IC50 = 0.9 µM), and trifluoperazine (IC50 = 3.9 µM), respectively; whereas perphenazine (IC50 = 4.3 µM), and trifluoperazine (IC50 = 49.6 µM) showed the strongest and weakest inhibitory activity against AOX-catalyzed phenanthridine oxidation, respectively. The in silico findings revealed that the binding site of thioridazine is near the dimer interference, and that hydrophobic interactions are of great importance in all the tested phenothiazines. CONCLUSION The five studied phenothiazine drugs showed dual inhibitory effects on AOX activity towards aldehydes and N-heterocycles as two major classes of enzyme substrates. Most of the interactions between the phenothiazine-related drugs and AOX in the binding pocket showed a hydrophobic nature.
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
- School of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
- School of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Neurosciences Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Science, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- School of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
- Research Center for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, 51664-14766, Iran.
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- Christine Beedham
- Honorary Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Life Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK
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Yang X, Johnson N, Di L. Evaluation of Cytochrome P450 Selectivity for Hydralazine as an Aldehyde Oxidase Inhibitor for Reaction Phenotyping. J Pharm Sci 2019; 108:1627-1630. [DOI: 10.1016/j.xphs.2018.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2018] [Revised: 10/16/2018] [Accepted: 11/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Obeid R, Geisel J, Nix WA. 4-Pyridoxic Acid/Pyridoxine Ratio in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes is Related to Global Cardiovascular Risk Scores. Diagnostics (Basel) 2019; 9:diagnostics9010028. [PMID: 30845778 PMCID: PMC6468858 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics9010028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Revised: 02/27/2019] [Accepted: 02/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background: Vascular diseases are multifactorial and several risk factors may have synergetic effect on the global vascular risk. Among patients with diabetes, we investigated whether vitamin B6 species differ according to global cardiovascular risk. Methods: The present observational study included 122 patients with type 2 diabetes (mean (SD) age = 69.9 (9.1) years; 50% men). Concentrations of vitamin B6 vitamers were measured. Classical blood biomarkers and risk factors were used to compute a multivariate risk score. Results: Plasma concentrations of 4-pyridoxic acid were higher in patients with high risk versus those with low risk scores (48.2 (63.7) vs. 31.9 (15.0) nmol/L; p = 0.031). Plasma pyridoxine was significantly lowered in patients at high risk (2.8 (28.4) vs. 38.1 (127.8) nmol/L; p = 0.003). PAr index (4-pyridoxic acid/pyridoxal + pyridoxal 5′-phosphate) (1.05 (0.07) vs. 0.84 (0.06); p = 0.017) and the ratio of 4-pyridoxic acid/pyridoxine (7.0 (4.8) vs. 3.9 (3.2); p < 0.001) were higher in patients at high risk. After adjustment for cystatin C and C-reactive protein, only pyridoxine and 4-pyridoxic acid/pyridoxine ratio remained significantly different according to vascular risk scores. 4-Pyridoxic acid/pyridoxine ratio was the best marker to discriminate between patients according to their risk scores—area under the curve (AUC) (95% confidence intervals (CI)) = 0.72 (0.62–0.81). 4-Pyridoxic acid/pyridoxine ratio was directly related to plasma levels of soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule 1. Conclusion: Vitamin B6 metabolism was shifted in patients with multiple vascular risk factors. The catabolism to 4-pyridoxic acid was enhanced, whereas the catabolism to pyridoxine was lowered. High 4-Pyridoxic acid/pyridoxine ratio is independently associated with global cardiovascular risk.
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- Rima Obeid
- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Saarland University Hospital, Building 57, 66424 Homburg/Saar, Germany.
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Saarland University Hospital, Building 57, 66424 Homburg/Saar, Germany.
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- Department of Neurology, Mains University Hospital, Langenbeckstr 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany.
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Zheng J, Xin Y, Zhang J, Subramanian R, Murray BP, Whitney JA, Warr MR, Ling J, Moorehead L, Kwan E, Hemenway J, Smith BJ, Silverman JA. Pharmacokinetics and Disposition of Momelotinib Revealed a Disproportionate Human Metabolite-Resolution for Clinical Development. Drug Metab Dispos 2018; 46:237-247. [PMID: 29311136 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.117.078899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2017] [Accepted: 01/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Momelotinib (MMB), a small-molecule inhibitor of Janus kinase (JAK)1/2 and of activin A receptor type 1 (ACVR1), is in clinical development for the treatment of myeloproliferative neoplasms. The pharmacokinetics and disposition of [14C]MMB were characterized in a single-dose, human mass-balance study. Metabolism and the pharmacologic activity of key metabolites were elucidated in multiple in vitro and in vivo experiments. MMB was rapidly absorbed following oral dosing with approximately 97% of the radioactivity recovered, primarily in feces with urine as a secondary route. Mean blood-to-plasma [14C] area under the plasma concentration-time curve ratio was 0.72, suggesting low association of MMB and metabolites with blood cells. [14C]MMB-derived radioactivity was detectable in blood for ≤48 hours, suggesting no irreversible binding of MMB or its metabolites. The major circulating human metabolite, M21 (a morpholino lactam), is a potent inhibitor of JAK1/2 and ACVR1 in vitro. Estimation of pharmacological activity index suggests M21 contributes significantly to the pharmacological activity of MMB for the inhibition of both JAK1/2 and ACVR1. M21 was observed in disproportionately higher amounts in human plasma than in rat or dog, the rodent and nonrodent species used for the general nonclinical safety assessment of this molecule. This discrepancy was resolved with additional nonclinical studies wherein the circulating metabolites and drug-drug interactions were further characterized. The human metabolism of MMB was mediated primarily by multiple cytochrome P450 enzymes, whereas M21 formation involved initial P450 oxidation of the morpholine ring followed by metabolism via aldehyde oxidase.
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- Jim Zheng
- Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, California
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- Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, California
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- Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, California
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- Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, California
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Palacharla RC, Uthukam V, Manoharan A, Ponnamaneni RK, Padala NP, Boggavarapu RK, Bhyrapuneni G, Ajjala DR, Nirogi R. Inhibition of cytochrome P450 enzymes by saturated and unsaturated fatty acids in human liver microsomes, characterization of enzyme kinetics in the presence of bovine serum albumin (0.1 and 1.0% w/v) and in vitro - in vivo extrapolation of hepatic clearance. Eur J Pharm Sci 2017; 101:80-89. [PMID: 28179134 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2017.01.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2016] [Revised: 12/29/2016] [Accepted: 01/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The objective of the study was to determine the effect of fatty acids on CYP enzymes and the effect of BSA on intrinsic clearance of probe substrates. The inhibitory effect of thirteen fatty acids including saturated, mono-unsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids on CYP enzymes, kinetic parameters and intrinsic clearance values of nine CYP marker probe substrate reactions in the absence and presence of BSA (0.1 and 1.0% w/v) were characterized in human liver microsomes. The results demonstrate that most of the unsaturated fatty acids showed marked inhibition towards CYP2C8 mediated amodiaquine N-deethylation followed by inhibition of CYP2C9 and CYP2B6 mediated activities. The addition of 0.1% BSA in the incubation markedly improved the unbound intrinsic clearance values of probe substrates by reducing the Km values with little or no effect on maximal velocity. The addition of BSA (0.1 and 1.0% w/v) did not influence the unbound intrinsic clearance of marker reactions for CYP2A6, and CYP3A4 enzymes. The addition of 0.1% w/v BSA is sufficient to determine the intrinsic clearance of marker probe reactions by metabolite formation approach. The predicted hepatic clearance values for the substrates using the well-stirred model, in the presence of BSA (0.1% BSA), are comparable to the in vivo hepatic clearance values.
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- Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Suven Life Sciences Ltd, Jeedimetla, Hyderabad, India
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- Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Suven Life Sciences Ltd, Jeedimetla, Hyderabad, India
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- Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Suven Life Sciences Ltd, Jeedimetla, Hyderabad, India
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- Discovery Research, Suven Life Sciences Ltd, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, India.
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Backman JT, Filppula AM, Niemi M, Neuvonen PJ. Role of Cytochrome P450 2C8 in Drug Metabolism and Interactions. Pharmacol Rev 2016; 68:168-241. [PMID: 26721703 DOI: 10.1124/pr.115.011411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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During the last 10-15 years, cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2C8 has emerged as an important drug-metabolizing enzyme. CYP2C8 is highly expressed in human liver and is known to metabolize more than 100 drugs. CYP2C8 substrate drugs include amodiaquine, cerivastatin, dasabuvir, enzalutamide, imatinib, loperamide, montelukast, paclitaxel, pioglitazone, repaglinide, and rosiglitazone, and the number is increasing. Similarly, many drugs have been identified as CYP2C8 inhibitors or inducers. In vivo, already a small dose of gemfibrozil, i.e., 10% of its therapeutic dose, is a strong, irreversible inhibitor of CYP2C8. Interestingly, recent findings indicate that the acyl-β-glucuronides of gemfibrozil and clopidogrel cause metabolism-dependent inactivation of CYP2C8, leading to a strong potential for drug interactions. Also several other glucuronide metabolites interact with CYP2C8 as substrates or inhibitors, suggesting that an interplay between CYP2C8 and glucuronides is common. Lack of fully selective and safe probe substrates, inhibitors, and inducers challenges execution and interpretation of drug-drug interaction studies in humans. Apart from drug-drug interactions, some CYP2C8 genetic variants are associated with altered CYP2C8 activity and exhibit significant interethnic frequency differences. Herein, we review the current knowledge on substrates, inhibitors, inducers, and pharmacogenetics of CYP2C8, as well as its role in clinically relevant drug interactions. In addition, implications for selection of CYP2C8 marker and perpetrator drugs to investigate CYP2C8-mediated drug metabolism and interactions in preclinical and clinical studies are discussed.
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- Janne T Backman
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Helsinki (J.T.B., A.M.F., M.N., P.J.N.), and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland (J.T.B., M.N., P.J.N.)
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Helsinki (J.T.B., A.M.F., M.N., P.J.N.), and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland (J.T.B., M.N., P.J.N.)
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Helsinki (J.T.B., A.M.F., M.N., P.J.N.), and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland (J.T.B., M.N., P.J.N.)
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Helsinki (J.T.B., A.M.F., M.N., P.J.N.), and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland (J.T.B., M.N., P.J.N.)
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Argikar UA, Potter PM, Hutzler JM, Marathe PH. Challenges and Opportunities with Non-CYP Enzymes Aldehyde Oxidase, Carboxylesterase, and UDP-Glucuronosyltransferase: Focus on Reaction Phenotyping and Prediction of Human Clearance. AAPS JOURNAL 2016; 18:1391-1405. [PMID: 27495117 DOI: 10.1208/s12248-016-9962-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2016] [Accepted: 07/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Over the years, significant progress has been made in reducing metabolic instability due to cytochrome P450-mediated oxidation. High-throughput metabolic stability screening has enabled the advancement of compounds with little to no oxidative metabolism. Furthermore, high lipophilicity and low aqueous solubility of presently pursued chemotypes reduces the probability of renal excretion. As such, these low microsomal turnover compounds are often substrates for non-CYP-mediated metabolism. UGTs, esterases, and aldehyde oxidase are major enzymes involved in catalyzing such metabolism. Hepatocytes provide an excellent tool to identify such pathways including elucidation of major metabolites. To predict human PK parameters for P450-mediated metabolism, in vitro-in vivo extrapolation using hepatic microsomes, hepatocytes, and intestinal microsomes has been actively investigated. However, such methods have not been sufficiently evaluated for non-P450 enzymes. In addition to the involvement of the liver, extrahepatic enzymes (intestine, kidney, lung) are also likely to contribute to these pathways. While there has been considerable progress in predicting metabolic pathways and clearance primarily mediated by the liver, progress in characterizing extrahepatic metabolism and prediction of clearance has been slow. Well-characterized in vitro systems or in vivo animal models to assess drug-drug interaction potential and intersubject variability due to polymorphism are not available. Here we focus on the utility of appropriate in vitro studies to characterize non-CYP-mediated metabolism and to understand the enzymes involved followed by pharmacokinetic studies in the appropriately characterized surrogate species. The review will highlight progress made in establishing in vitro-in vivo correlation, predicting human clearance and avoiding costly clinical failures when non-CYP-mediated metabolic pathways are predominant.
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- Upendra A Argikar
- Analytical Sciences and Imaging, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Chemical Biology and Therapeutics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Q2 Solutions, Bioanalytical and ADME Labs, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, New Jersey, USA.
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Crouch RD, Morrison RD, Byers FW, Lindsley CW, Emmitte KA, Daniels JS. Evaluating the Disposition of a Mixed Aldehyde Oxidase/Cytochrome P450 Substrate in Rats with Attenuated P450 Activity. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 44:1296-303. [PMID: 26936972 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.115.068338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2015] [Accepted: 02/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Marketed drugs cleared by aldehyde oxidase (AO) are few, with no known clinically relevant pharmacokinetic drug interactions associated with AO inhibition, whereas cytochrome P450 (P450) inhibition or induction mediates a number of clinical drug interactions. Little attention has been given to the consequences of coadministering a P450 inhibitor with a compound metabolized by both AO and P450. Upon discovering that VU0409106 (1) was metabolized by AO (to M1) and P450 enzymes (to M4-M6), we sought to evaluate the in vivo disposition of 1 and its metabolites in rats with attenuated P450 activity. Male rats were orally pretreated with the pan-P450 inactivator, 1-aminobenzotriazole (ABT), before an i.p. dose of 1. Interestingly, the plasma area under the curve (AUC) of M1 was increased 15-fold in ABT-treated rats, indicating a metabolic shunt toward AO resulted from the drug interaction condition. The AUC of 1 also increased 7.8-fold. Accordingly, plasma clearance of 1 decreased from 53.5 to 15.3 ml/min per kilogram in ABT-pretreated rats receiving an i.v. dose of 1. Consistent with these data, M1 formation in hepatic S9 increased with NADPH-exclusion to eliminate P450 activity (50% over reactions containing NADPH). These studies reflect possible consequences of a drug interaction between P450 inhibitors and compounds cleared by both AO and P450 enzymes. Notably, increased exposure to an AO metabolite may hold clinical relevance for active metabolites or those mediating toxicity at elevated concentrations. The recent rise in clinical drug candidates metabolized by AO underscores the importance of these findings and the need for clinical studies to fully understand these risks.
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- Rachel D Crouch
- Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery (R.D.C., R.D.M., F.W.B., C.W.L., K.A.E., J.S.D.), Departments of Pharmacology (R.D.C., C.W.L, K.A.E., J.S.D.) and Chemistry (C.W.L, K.A.E.), Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery (R.D.C., R.D.M., F.W.B., C.W.L., K.A.E., J.S.D.), Departments of Pharmacology (R.D.C., C.W.L, K.A.E., J.S.D.) and Chemistry (C.W.L, K.A.E.), Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery (R.D.C., R.D.M., F.W.B., C.W.L., K.A.E., J.S.D.), Departments of Pharmacology (R.D.C., C.W.L, K.A.E., J.S.D.) and Chemistry (C.W.L, K.A.E.), Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery (R.D.C., R.D.M., F.W.B., C.W.L., K.A.E., J.S.D.), Departments of Pharmacology (R.D.C., C.W.L, K.A.E., J.S.D.) and Chemistry (C.W.L, K.A.E.), Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery (R.D.C., R.D.M., F.W.B., C.W.L., K.A.E., J.S.D.), Departments of Pharmacology (R.D.C., C.W.L, K.A.E., J.S.D.) and Chemistry (C.W.L, K.A.E.), Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery (R.D.C., R.D.M., F.W.B., C.W.L., K.A.E., J.S.D.), Departments of Pharmacology (R.D.C., C.W.L, K.A.E., J.S.D.) and Chemistry (C.W.L, K.A.E.), Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee
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Zhou L, Pang X, Xie C, Zhong D, Chen X. Chemical and Enzymatic Transformations of Nimesulide to GSH Conjugates through Reductive and Oxidative Mechanisms. Chem Res Toxicol 2015; 28:2267-77. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.5b00290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Lei Zhou
- Shanghai
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Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 501 Haike Road, Shanghai 201203, P.R. China
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- Shanghai
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Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 501 Haike Road, Shanghai 201203, P.R. China
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- Shanghai
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Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 501 Haike Road, Shanghai 201203, P.R. China
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- Shanghai
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Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 501 Haike Road, Shanghai 201203, P.R. China
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- Shanghai
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Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 501 Haike Road, Shanghai 201203, P.R. China
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Nirogi R, Palacharla RC, Uthukam V, Manoharan A, Srikakolapu SR, Kalaikadhiban I, Boggavarapu RK, Ponnamaneni RK, Ajjala DR, Bhyrapuneni G. Chemical inhibitors of CYP450 enzymes in liver microsomes: combining selectivity and unbound fractions to guide selection of appropriate concentration in phenotyping assays. Xenobiotica 2014; 45:95-106. [DOI: 10.3109/00498254.2014.945196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Behera D, Pattem R, Gudi G. Effect of commonly used organic solvents on Aldehyde oxidase-mediated Vanillin, Phthalazine and Methotrexate oxidation in human, rat and mouse liver subcellular fractions. Xenobiotica 2014; 44:722-33. [DOI: 10.3109/00498254.2014.889332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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