A Critical Evaluation of the Experimental Design of Studies of Mechanism Based Enzyme Inhibition, with Implications for In Vitro-In Vivo Extrapolation

Authors: Ghanbari, F.; Rowland-Yeo, K.; Bloomer, J. C.; Clarke, S. E.; Lennard, M. S.; Tucker, G. T.; Rostami-Hodjegan, A.

Source: Current Drug Metabolism, Volume 7, Number 3, April 2006 , pp. 315-334(20)

Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers

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Abstract:

The published literature on mechanism based inhibition (MBI) of CYPs was evaluated with respect to experimental design, methodology and data analysis. Significant variation was apparent in the dilution factor, ratio of preincubation to incubation times and probe substrate concentrations used, and there were some anomalies in the estimation of associated kinetic parameters (kinact, K I, r). The impact of the application of inaccurate values of kinact and KI when extrapolating to the extent of inhibition in vivo is likely to be greatest for those compounds of intermediate inhibitory potency, but this also depends on the fraction of the net clearance of substrate subject to MBI and the pre-systemic and systemic exposure to the inhibitor. For potent inhibitors, the experimental procedure is unlikely to have a material influence on the maximum inhibition. Nevertheless, the bias in the values of the kinetic parameters may influence the time for recovery of enzyme activity following re-synthesis of the enzyme. Careful attention to the design of in vitro experiments to obtain accurate kinetic parameters is necessary for a reliable prediction of different aspects of the in vivo consequences of MBI. The review calls for experimental studies to quantify the impact of study design in studies of MBI, with a view to better harmonisation of protocols.

Keywords: Mechanism-based inhibition; CYP inhibition; drug-drug interactions; suicide inhibition; predicting metabolic drug; interactions; enzyme kinetics

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138920006776359293

Affiliations: 1: Academic Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Sheffield, Floor M, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield S10 2JF, UK.

Publication date: 2006-04-01

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  • Current Drug Metabolism aims to cover all the latest and outstanding developments in drug metabolism and disposition. The journal serves as an international forum for the publication of timely reviews in drug metabolism. Current Drug Metabolism is an essential journal for academic, clinical, government and pharmaceutical scientists who wish to be kept informed and up-to-date with the latest and most important developments. The journal covers the following areas:

    In vitro systems including CYP-450; enzyme induction and inhibition; drug-drug interactions and enzyme kinetics; pharmacokinetics, toxicokinetics, species scaling and extrapolations; P-glycoprotein and transport carriers; target organ toxicity and interindividual variability; drug metabolism and disposition studies; extrahepatic metabolism; phase I and phase II metabolism; recent developments for the identification of drug metabolites and adducts.
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