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Kampa JM, Sahin M, Slopianka M, Giampà M, Bednarz H, Ernst R, Riefke B, Niehaus K, Fatangare A. Mass spectrometry imaging reveals lipid upregulation and bile acid changes indicating amitriptyline induced steatosis in a rat model. Toxicol Lett 2020; 325:43-50. [PMID: 32092452 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2020.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Revised: 02/03/2020] [Accepted: 02/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
As a consequence of the detoxification process, drugs and drug related metabolites can accumulate in the liver, resulting in drug induced liver injury (DILI), which is the major cause for dose limitation. Amitriptyline, a commonly used tricyclic anti-depressant, is known to cause DILI. The mechanism of Amitriptyline induced liver injury is not yet completely understood. However, as it undergoes extensive hepatic metabolism, unraveling the molecular changes in the liver upon Amitriptyline treatment can help understand Amitriptyline's mode of toxicity. In this study, Amitriptyline treated male rat liver tissue was analyzed using Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization-Mass Spectrometry Imaging (MALDI-MSI) to investigate the spatial abundances of Amitriptyline, lipids, and bile acids. The metabolism of Amitriptyline in liver tissue was successfully demonstrated, as the spatial distribution of Amitriptyline and its metabolites localize throughout treatment group liver samples. Several lipids appear upregulated, from which nine were identified as distinct phosphatidylcholine (PC) species. The detected bile acids were found to be lower in Amitriptyline treatment group. The combined results from histological findings, Oil Red O staining, and lipid zonation by MSI revealed lipid upregulation in the periportal area indicating drug induced macrovesicular steatosis (DIS).
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- Judith M Kampa
- Proteome and Metabolome Research, Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Proteome and Metabolome Research, Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Metabolic Profiling and Clinical Pathology, Investigational Toxicology, Pharmaceuticals Division, Bayer AG, Berlin, Germany
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- Proteome and Metabolome Research, Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Proteome and Metabolome Research, Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Metabolic Profiling and Clinical Pathology, Investigational Toxicology, Pharmaceuticals Division, Bayer AG, Berlin, Germany
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- Metabolic Profiling and Clinical Pathology, Investigational Toxicology, Pharmaceuticals Division, Bayer AG, Berlin, Germany
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- Proteome and Metabolome Research, Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Metabolic Profiling and Clinical Pathology, Investigational Toxicology, Pharmaceuticals Division, Bayer AG, Berlin, Germany.
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Mifsud Buhagiar L, Sammut C, Chircop Y, Axisa K, Sammut Bartolo N, Vella Szijj J, Serracino Inglott A, LaFerla G. Practical liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method for the simultaneous quantification of amitriptyline, nortriptyline and their hydroxy metabolites in human serum. Biomed Chromatogr 2019; 33:e4679. [PMID: 31415098 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.4679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2019] [Revised: 08/09/2019] [Accepted: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
Abstract
Amitriptyline (AMI) has been in use for decades in treating depression and more recently for the management of neuropathic pain. A highly sensitive and specific LC-tandem mass spectrometry method was developed for simultaneous determination of AMI, its active metabolite nortriptyline (NOR) and their hydroxy-metabolites in human serum, using deuterated AMI and NOR as internal standards. The isobaric E-10-hydroxyamitriptyline (E-OH AMI), Z-10-hydroxyamitriptyline (Z-OH AMI), E-10-hydroxynortriptyline (E-OH NOR) and Z-10-hydroxynortriptyline (Z-OH NOR), together with their parent compounds, were separated on an ACE C18 column using a simple protein precipitation method, followed by dilution and analysis using positive electrospray ionisation with multiple reaction monitoring. The total run time was 6 min with elution of E-OH AMI, E-OH NOR, Z-OH AMI, Z-OH NOR, AMI (+ deuterated AMI) and NOR (+ deuterated NOR) at 1.21, 1.28, 1.66, 1.71, 2.50 and 2.59 min, respectively. The method was validated in human serum with a lower limit of quantitation of 0.5 ng/mL for all analytes. A linear response function was established for the range of concentrations 0.5-400 ng/mL (r2 > .999). The practical assay was applied on samples from patients on AMI, genotyped for CYP2C19 and CYP2D6, to understand the influence of metaboliser status and concomitant medication on therapeutic drug monitoring.
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- Luana Mifsud Buhagiar
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, Msida, Malta.,Malta Medicines Authority, Life Sciences Park, San Ġwann, Malta
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- Department of Pathology, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, Msida, Malta.,Malta Medicines Authority, Life Sciences Park, San Ġwann, Malta
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
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Alberro N, Torrent-Sucarrat M, Arrieta A, Rubiales G, Cossío FP. Density Functional Theory Study on the Demethylation Reaction between Methylamine, Dimethylamine, Trimethylamine, and Tamoxifen Catalyzed by a Fe(IV)-Oxo Porphyrin Complex. J Phys Chem A 2018; 122:1658-1671. [PMID: 29320849 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.7b10654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
Abstract
In this work, we studied computationally the N-demethylation reaction of methylamine, dimethylamine, and trimethylamine as archetypal examples of primary, secondary, and tertiary amines catalyzed by high-field low-spin Fe-containing enzymes such as cytochromes P450. Using DFT calculations, we found that the expected C-H hydroxylation process was achieved for trimethylamine. When dimethylamine and methylamine were studied, two different reaction mechanisms (C-H hydroxylation and a double hydrogen atom transfer) were computed to be energetically accessible and both are equally preferred. Both processes led to the formation of formaldehyde and the N-demethylated substrate. Finally, as an illustrative example, the relative contribution of the three primary oxidation routes of tamoxifen was rationalized through energetic barriers obtained from density functional calculations and docking experiments involving CYP3A4 and CYP2D6 isoforms. We found that the N-demethylation process was the intrinsically favored one, whereas other oxidation reactions required most likely preorganization imposed by the residues close to the active sites.
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- Nerea Alberro
- Department of Organic Chemistry I, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU), Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA) , Manuel Lardizabal Ibilbidea 3, 20018 San Sebastián/Donostia, Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry I, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU), Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA) , Manuel Lardizabal Ibilbidea 3, 20018 San Sebastián/Donostia, Spain.,Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC) , Manuel Lardizabal Ibilbidea 4, 20018 San Sebastián/Donostia, Spain.,Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science , María Díaz de Haro 3, 6°, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry I, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU), Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA) , Manuel Lardizabal Ibilbidea 3, 20018 San Sebastián/Donostia, Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry I, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU), Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA) , Manuel Lardizabal Ibilbidea 3, 20018 San Sebastián/Donostia, Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry I, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU), Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA) , Manuel Lardizabal Ibilbidea 3, 20018 San Sebastián/Donostia, Spain.,Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC) , Manuel Lardizabal Ibilbidea 4, 20018 San Sebastián/Donostia, Spain
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Ziarrusta H, Mijangos L, Izagirre U, Plassmann MM, Benskin JP, Anakabe E, Olivares M, Zuloaga O. Bioconcentration and Biotransformation of Amitriptyline in Gilt-Head Bream. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2017; 51:2464-2471. [PMID: 28106990 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b05831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
Abstract
Extensive global use of the serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor Amitriptyline (AMI) for treatment of mental health problems has led to its common occurrence in the aquatic environment. To assess AMI bioconcentration factors, tissue distribution, and metabolite formation in fish, we exposed gilt-head bream (Sparus aurata) to AMI in seawater for 7 days at two concentrations (0.2 μg/L and 10 μg/L). Day 7 proportional bioconcentration factors (BCFs) ranged from 6 (10 μg/L dose, muscle) to 127 (0.2 μg/L dose, brain) and were consistently larger at the low dose level. The relative tissue distribution of AMI was consistent at both doses, with concentrations decreasing in the order brain ≈ gill > liver > plasma > bile ≫ muscle. Using a suspect screening workflow based on liquid chromatography-high resolution (Orbitrap) mass spectrometry we identified 33 AMI metabolites (both Phase I and Phase II), occurring mostly in bile, liver and plasma. Ten structures are reported for the first time. Remarkably, all 33 metabolites retained the tricyclic ring structure common to tricyclic antidepressants, which may be toxicologically relevant. Collectively these data indicate that, in addition to AMI, a broad suite of metabolites should be included in biomonitoring campaigns in order to fully characterize exposure in aquatic wildlife.
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- Haizea Ziarrusta
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) , Leioa, Basque Country, Spain
- Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry (ACES), Stockholm University , Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) , Leioa, Basque Country, Spain
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- Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology (PIE), University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) , Plentzia, Basque Country, Spain
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- Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry (ACES), Stockholm University , Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry (ACES), Stockholm University , Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) , Leioa, Basque Country, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) , Leioa, Basque Country, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) , Leioa, Basque Country, Spain
- Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology (PIE), University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) , Plentzia, Basque Country, Spain
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