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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
Volume 51, 2021 - Issue 4
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Animal Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism

Inhibitory effect of ketoconazole, quinidine and 1-aminobenzotriazole on pharmacokinetics of l-tetrahydropalmatine and its metabolite in rats

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Pages 447-454 | Received 12 Nov 2020, Accepted 19 Dec 2020, Published online: 07 Jan 2021
 

Abstract

  1. l-tetrahydropalmatine (l-THP) is mainly metabolised by CYP450 enzymes.

  2. This study was to investigate the possible effect of co-administered CYP inhibitors on the pharmacokinetics of l-THP and its metabolites in rats.

  3. An established LC-MS/MS method has been applied for the evaluation of drug-drug interaction between l-THP and CYP inhibitors. Following the administration of CYP inhibitors, a single dose of l-THP (9 mg/kg) was orally administrated.

  4. With regard to l-THP, the AUC0–48 were significantly increased by 4.3, 3.79, and 11.39 folds, and Cmax were increased by 4.74, 3.64, and 2.76 folds in the ketoconazole group (KET), quinidine group (QD), and 1-aminobenzotriazole group (ABT), respectively. KET and QD both significantly increased the AUC0–48 of 2-DM and 2-DM-Glu by 1.38 ∼ 2.43 times, while Cmax was significantly decreased by 41.3 and 78.0% in the ABT group, respectively. The Cmax of 3-DM was reduced by 51.38, 48.02, and 63.31% after pre-treatment with KET, QD, and ABT, respectively, and Cmax of 3-DM-Glu decreased correspondingly by 29.6, 22.1, and 58.0%.

  5. Results indicated that CYP inhibitors could markedly influence the systemic level of l-THP and its metabolites. To guarantee the safe use of l-THP, attention should be paid when l-THP was co-administered with CYP inhibitors, particularly with CYP3A4 and 2D6 inhibitors.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

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Funding

This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant [81703804].

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