人细胞色素P450 3A4突变体CYP3A4.3,CYP3A4.4,CYP3A4.5和CYP3A4.18重组酶的异源表达与活性

目的重组表达人细胞色素P450(CYP)3A4突变体CYP3A4.3,CYP3A4.4,CYP3A4.5和CYP3A4.18蛋白,为CYP3A4代谢活性的体外研究提供单一酶源。方法应用杆状病毒表达系统构建含有上述各CYP3A4突变体基因序列的重组病毒,将其连同含人源还原型烟酰胺腺嘌呤二核苷磷酸-P450氧化还原酶(POR)和细胞色素b5基因的重组病毒共同感染昆虫草地夜蛾细胞Sf9得到CYP3A4突变体与POR和细胞色素b5共表达的重组蛋白,分别以高效液相色谱法和荧光分析法测定各重组酶对睾酮和7-甲氧基-4-三氟甲基香豆素的代谢活性。结果在mRNA分子水平上验证了CYP3A4突变体CYP3A4*3,CYP3A4*4,CYP3A4*5和CYP3A4*18基因在Sf9细胞中的转录。感染了各重组病毒的Sf9细胞裂解液对睾酮和7-苄氧基-4-三氟甲基香豆素有明显代谢。结论应用杆状病毒-昆虫细胞表达系统在体外成功表达了具有催化活性的人CYP3A4突变体CYP3A4.3,CYP3A4.4,CYP3A4.5和CYP3A4.18蛋白,其中CYP3A4.5活性显著低于野生型蛋白,CYP3A4.18活性显著高于野生型蛋白,而CYP3A4.3和CYP3A4.4与野生型蛋白活性近似。     

4β-Hydroxycholesterol, an endogenous marker of CYP3A4/5 activity in humans

We have proposed that 4β-hydroxycholesterol (4β-OHC) may be used as an endogenous marker of CYP3A activity. The cholesterol metabolite 4β-OHC is formed by CYP3A4. Treatment of patients with strong inducers of CYP3A enzymes, e.g. anti-epileptic drugs, resulted in 10-fold increased concentrations of plasma 4β-OHC, while treatment with CYP3A inhibitors such as ritonavir or itraconazole resulted in decreased plasma concentrations. There was a relationship between the 4β-OHC concentration and the number of active CYP3A5*1 alleles showing that 4β-OHC was not only formed by CYP3A4, but also by CYP3A5. The concentration of 4β-OHC was higher in women than in men, confirming previous studies indicating a gender difference in CYP3A4/5-activity. The rate of elimination of 4β-OHC is slow (half-life 17 days) which results in stable plasma concentrations within individuals, but limits its use to study rapid changes in CYP3A activity. In short-term studies exogenous markers such as midazolam or quinine may be superior, but in long-term studies 4β-OHC is a sensitive marker of CYP3A activity, especially to assess induction but also inhibition. Under conditions where the cholesterol concentration is changing, the ratio of 4β-OHC:cholesterol may be used as an alternative to 4β-OHC itself. The use of an endogenous CYP3A marker has obvious advantages and may be of value both during drug development and for monitoring CYP3A activity in patients.     

环孢素A与CYP3A

环孢霉素A是一种广泛用于器官移植的免疫抑制剂,其生物利用度低且个体差异大,本文从环孢霉素A代谢的影响因素、环孢霉素A与药物和食物的相互作用等方面探讨了环孢霉素A与CYP3A的关系。则时介绍了CYP3A活性的体内测定方法。     

Relative roles of CYP2C19 and CYP3A4/5 in midazolam 1′-hydroxylation

1. During the characterization of recombinant CYP2C19, it was observed that this enzyme metabolized midazolam, which is generally regarded as CYP3A4/5 substrate, and we therefore decided to pursue this observation further.

2. CYP2C19 showed a Michaelis-Menten pattern for midazolam 1′-hydroxylation and was inhibited by (+)-N-3-benzylnirvanol and S-mephenytoin, which are a standard potent inhibitor and a substrate of CYP2C19, respectively.

3. The inhibitory potency by CYP3A4/5 inhibitor on the midazolam 1′-hydroxylation in human liver microsomes (HLM) was correlated with the CYP3A4/5 specific catalytic activity, but such correlation was not observed in CYP2C19 enzyme. The in vitro intrinsic clearance value for midazolam 1′-hydroxylation was not changed by the addition of (+)-N-3-benzylnirvanol in four individual HLM preparations.

4. These results indicated that although CYP2C19 is capable of catalyzing midazolam 1′-hydroxylation, CYP3A4/5 play a more important role.     

CYP3A4,CYP3A5和MDR1基因多态性对环孢素处置的影响

环孢素是一个广泛用于器官移植患者的免疫抑制剂,具有治疗指数窄,不同个体间药代动力学差异较大的特点。它主要通过肝脏和小肠的CYP3A4和CYP3A5代谢;同时它又是药物转运体的底物。不同个体间药物代谢酶和转运体活性的差异可能是造成不同器官移植患者环孢素药代动力学差异的主要原因。而遗传因素即编码药物代谢酶和转运体基因序列的差异可能是其产生活性差异的分子机制。因此,从编码药物代谢酶和转运体的基因入手,可能会为器官移植患者提供最优的治疗方案。     

Increase in urinary excretion of 6β-hydroxycortisol in common marmosets as a marker of hepatic CYP3A induction

The ratio of urinary 6β-hydroxycortisol (6β-OHF) to free cortisol (F), i.e., the 6β-OHF/F ratio, has been reported to be a specific marker for human CYP3A induction by in vivo studies of human subjects. In the development of drugs, it is quite beneficial to predict human CYP3A induction in preclinical safety studies using urine samples from experimental animals. We examined the 6β-OHF/F ratio in urine of common marmosets administered with rifampicin, a potent inducer of CYP3A, to evaluate the usefulness of common marmosets for the prediction of CYP3A induction. Rifampicin was orally administered to three groups of four male common marmosets at doses of 0, 10, and 20 mg/kg per day for 4 days. Amounts of 6β-OHF and F in urine samples were determined by means of high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) during the experimental period. One day after the 4th dosing, animals were killed, and P450 contents and P450-catalyzed, 7-alkoxycoumarin O-dealkylase (ACD) activities in the liver were measured. Western blot analysis of liver microsomes was also performed using anti-rat P450 (CYP1A1, 2B1/2, 3A, and 4A) antibodies. The results indicated elevations in the 6β-OHF/F ratios that were dependent on both the dosing period and dose levels adopted. The ratios on day 4 reached 4.7- and 5.3-fold the pre-administration values in the 10 and 20 mg/kg per day groups, respectively. P450 contents and ACD activities were also elevated in all of the groups. Western blot analysis showed specific increases in the protein which cross-reacts with anti-rat CYP3A antibody in all of the groups. Furthermore, the 6β-OHF/F ratio was well correlated with the CYP3A contents in liver (r = 0.906). These results indicated that increase in urinary excretion of 6β-OHF is a specific marker of the induction of hepatic CYP3A in common marmosets just as in humans. Consequently, the present study suggested that human CYP3A induction elicited by chemical agents can be predicted in common marmosets by measuring the urinary excretion of 6β-OHF. Received: 7 December 1998 / Accepted: 9 March 1999     

Assessment of CYP1A2 Activity in Clinical Practice: Why,How, and When?

The cytochrome P450 enzyme CYP1A2 mediates the rate-limiting step in the metabolism of many drugs including theophylline, clozapine, and tacrine as well as in the bioactivation of procarcinogens. CYP1A2 activity shows both pronounced intra- and interindividual variability, which is, among other factors, related to smoking causing enzyme induction, to drug intake and to dietary factors which may result in induction or inhibition. In contrast to these exogenous factors, genetic influences on enzyme activity seem to be less pronounced. Therefore, phenotyping of CYP1A2, i.e. the determination of the actual activity of the enzyme in vivo, represents a useful approach both for scientific and clinical applications. CYP1A2 is almost exclusively expressed in the liver. Since liver tissue cannot be obtained for direct phenotyping, a probe drug which is metabolized by CYP1A2 has to be given. Proposed probe drugs include caffeine, theophylline, and melatonin. Caffeine is most often used because of the predominating role of CYP1A2 in its overall metabolism and the excellent tolerability. Various urinary, plasma, saliva, and breath based CYP1A2 caffeine metrics have been applied. While caffeine clearance is considered as the gold standard, the salivary or plasma ratio of paraxanthine to caffeine in a sample taken approximately 6 hr after a defined dose of caffeine is a more convenient, less expensive but also fully validated CYP1A2 phenotyping metric. CYP1A2 phenotyping is applied frequently in epidemiologic and drug-drug interaction studies, but its clinical use and usefulness remains to be established.     

CYP3A4,CYP3A5,MDR1基因多态性与他克莫司个体间差异相关性的研究进展

他克莫司是一种新型强效免疫抑制性大环内酯类抗生素,主要通过细胞色素P450(如CYP3A4和CYP3A5等)代谢,由P-糖蛋白进行转运。越来越多的研究发现CYP3A4,CYP3A5酶及P-糖蛋白的某些基因多态性可以影响他克莫司的药代和药效。现就CYP3A4,CYP3A5及P-糖蛋白的基因变异与他克莫司个体间差异相关性研究进行综述。     

Assessment of the impact of CYP3A polymorphisms on the formation of α-hydroxytamoxifen and N-desmethyltamoxifen in human liver microsomes

Tamoxifen, an antiestrogen used in the prevention and treatment of breast cancer, is extensively metabolized by cytochrome P450 enzymes. Its biotransformation to α-hydroxytamoxifen (α-OHT), which may be genotoxic, and to N-desmethyltamoxifen (N-DMT), which is partially hydroxylated to 4-hydroxy-N-DMT (endoxifen), a potent antiestrogen, is mediated by CYP3A enzymes. However, the potential contribution of CYP3A5 and the impact of its low-expression variants on the formation of these metabolites are not clear. Therefore, we assessed the contributions of CYP3A4 and CYP3A5 and examined the impact of CYP3A5 genotypes on the formation of α-OHT and N-DMT, by using recombinant CYP3A4 and CYP3A5 and human liver microsomes (HLM) genotyped for CYP3A5 variants. We observed that the catalytic efficiency [intrinsic clearance (CL(int))] for α-OHT formation with recombinant CYP3A4 was 5-fold higher than that with recombinant CYP3A5 (0.81 versus 0.16 nl · min?1 · pmol cytochrome P450?1). There was no significant difference in CL(int) values between the three CYP3A5-genotyped HLM (*1/*1, *1/*3, and *3/*3). For N-DMT formation, the CL(int) with recombinant CYP3A4 was only 1.7-fold higher, relative to that with recombinant CYP3A5. In addition, the CL(int) for N-DMT formation by HLM with CYP3A5*3/*3 alleles was approximately 3-fold lower than that for HLM expressing CYP3A5*1/*1. Regression analyses of tamoxifen metabolism with respect to testosterone 6β-hydroxylation facilitated assessment of CYP3A5 contributions to the formation of the two metabolites. The CYP3A5 contributions to α-OHT formation were negligible, whereas the contributions to N-DMT formation ranged from 51 to 61%. Our findings suggest that polymorphic CYP3A5 expression may affect the formation of N-DMT but not that of α-OHT.     

CYP3A的分子机制研究进展

CYP3A在许多内源性及外源性化合物的氧化及还原代谢中起关键作用 ,对CYP3A基因表达调控的研究具有重要意义。对有关CYP3A基因表达调控的分子机制及CYP3A基因突变的研究进展加以总结 ,阐明CYP3A基因突变与某些疾病的相关性。     

上海地区初中生CYP3A酶活性分布

目的了解上海地区初中生CYP3A酶活性的分布。方法采用HPLC法测定尿液中氢化可的松和6β-羟基氢化可的松的浓度,以6β-羟基氢化可的松/氢化可的松的浓度比来表示CYP3A酶的活性。结果980名受检者CYP3A酶的活性为5.21±2.32,年龄(X)与CYP3A酶的活性(Y)的线性方程为:Y=0.342X 0.900。结论上海地区初中生CYP3A酶活性无性别差异,其正常值范围为1.00~27.16。     

重组肝CYP3A4与CYP3A29细胞微粒体药物代谢动力学比较

目的 比较巴马小型猪CYP3A29和人CYP3 A4稳定表达重组肝癌细胞株微粒体的药物代谢特征,在分子水平为巴马小型猪作为临床前药物代谢实验动物提供科学依据.方法 以CYP3A特异性代谢底物硝苯地平、睾酮及其抑制药酮康唑为探针药物,将探针药物与重组CYP3A4、CYP3A29细胞微粒体在优化的微粒体浓度、药物浓度、孵育时间等条件下进行体外孵育,高效液相色谱法检测其药物代谢(抑制)动力学参数,并将二者进行比较分析.结果 巴马小型猪CYP3A29与CYP3A4在硝苯地平和睾酮代谢差异无统计学意义(P＞0.05).酮康唑的抑制活性为:当代谢底物为硝苯地平时,酮康唑对CYP3A29和CYP3A4的半数抑制浓度分别为0.090,0.132 μmol·L-1(P＜0.05);当代谢底物为睾酮时,酮康唑对CYP3A29和CYP3A4的半数抑制浓度分别为0.056,0.032 μmol·L-1(P＜0.05).结论 重组CYP3A29与CYP3 A4细胞微粒体对硝苯地平和睾酮活性差异不显著;酮康唑对重组CYP3A29与CYP3A4细胞微粒体硝苯地平和睾酮代谢活性有差异.     

药物代谢中的CYP3A基因

所有有生命的生物体 ,包括人类不断接触到的大约 10 0 0 0多种存在于食物、水源环境中的化学物质 ,许多自然存在的化学物质本身就有毒性 ,生物体依靠体内各种不同的防御机制来保护自身 ,其中 ,特别重要的一种是细胞色素Ｐ4 5 0酶含血红素的单氧化酶 ,该酶催化氧结合有机分子的最后一步反应。单氧化酶将外来物包括人工化学品和药品转化为毒性较小、水溶性的降解物 ,因此更有助于排出体外 ,该酶也可将无毒化学物质转化成有毒或有致癌作用的活性中间体。目前 ,已知 5 0多种人类Ｐ4 5 0基因按其序列同源性被分为不同的家族和亚家族 ,最高表达的…     

大鼠肝微粒体代谢研究槲皮素对CYP1A2,CYP2E1,CYP3A2活性的影响及抑制机制

目的体外代谢研究槲皮素对大鼠肝CYP1A2,CYP2E1,和CYP3A2活性的影响。研究其抑制强度及抑制机制。方法QU与底物共同温孵,HPLC检测底物特定的代谢产物生成量的变化反映对应亚酶的活性变化。比较槲皮素与酮康唑,红霉素在相同浓度下对CYP3A2的抑制能力强弱。不同浓度槲皮素对CYP3A2和CYP2E1底物代谢产物生成双倒数直线的影响初步分析槲皮素可能的抑制机制。结果各HPLC检测方法线性相关系数均>0.9991,RSD均<8.4%,回收率91.1%-107.6%。槲皮素在体外0～8μmol·L-1诱导大鼠肝微粒体CYP1A2的活性达338.1%,并抑制CYP2E1(49.2%),和CYP3A2(60.3%)。槲皮素对CYP3A2的抑制能力在酮康唑和红霉素之间。槲皮素竞争性抑制CYP3A2右美沙芬N脱甲基反应,非竞争性抑制CYP2E1氯唑沙宗6羟化反应。结论槲皮素对多个CYP450亚酶有抑制作用,它是有效的CYP3A竞争性抑制剂。做为黄酮类植物雌激素,槲皮素有分子结构的优势亦有对CYP450酶调控能力而具有未来抗肿瘤药物研究的潜力。     

Evaluation of 4β-Hydroxycholesterol and 25-Hydroxycholesterol as Endogenous Biomarkers of CYP3A4: Study with CYP3A-Humanized Mice

Cytochrome P450 3A (CYP3A) enzymes metabolize approximately half of all drugs on the market. Since the endogenous compounds 4β-hydroxycholesterol (4β-HC) and 25-hydroxycholesterol (25-HC) are generated from cholesterol via CYP3A enzymes, we examined whether the plasma levels of 4β-HC and 25-HC reflect hepatic CYP3A4 activity by using a CYP3A-humanized mouse model, in which the function of endogenous Cyp3a was genetically replaced by human CYP3A. CYP3A-humanized mice have great advantages for evaluation of the relationship between hepatic CYP3A protein levels and plasma and hepatic levels of 4β-HC and 25-HC. Levels of CYP3A4 protein in the liver microsomes of CYP3A-humanized mice were increased by treatment with pregnenolone-16α-carbonitrile, a CYP3A inducer. Hepatic and plasma levels of 4β-HC and 25-HC normalized by cholesterol were significantly correlated with hepatic CYP3A4 protein levels. In addition, in vitro studies using human liver microsomes showed that the formation of 4β-HC was strongly inhibited by a CYP3A inhibitor, while the inhibitory effect of the CYP3A inhibition on the formation of 25-HC was weak. These results suggested that CYP3A mainly contributed to the formation of 4β-HC in human liver microsomes, whereas other factors may be involved in the formation of 25-HC. In conclusion, the in vivo studies using CYP3A-humanized mice suggest that plasma 4β-HC and 25-HC levels reflect hepatic CYP3A4 activity. Furthermore, taking the results of in vitro studies using human liver microsomes into consideration, 4β-HC is a more reliable biomarker of hepatic CYP3A activity.     

Effect of bifendate on the pharmacokinetics of cyclosporine in relation to the CYP3A4＊18B genotype in healthy subjects

Aim： To evaluate the potential drug-drug interactions between bifendate and cyclosporine, a substrate of CYP3A4, in relation to different CYP3A4＊18B genotype groups.
Methods： Eighteen unrelated healthy subjects （six CYP3A4＊1＊1, six CYP3A4＊1/＊18B, and six CYP3A4＊18/＊18B） were selected for this study. After repeated oral administration of a placebo or bifendate （three times daily for 14 d）, the wholeblood level of cyclosporine was measured using high performance liquid chromatography-electrospray mass spectrometry （HPLC/ESI-MS）. This study was carried out in a two-phase randomized crossover manner.
Results： After the treatment with bifendate, the areas under the curve （AUC0-24 and AUC0-∞） decreased significantly by 9.7%±3.7% （P=0.01） and 19.2%±16.8% （P=0.001） in CYP3A4＊1/＊1 subjects, 11.3%±9.4% （P=0.03） and 10.5%±9.6% （P=0.043） in CYP3A4＊1/＊18B subjects, and 40.2%＋14.7% （P=0.02） and 37.5%±15.8% （P=0.003） in CYP3A4＊18B/＊18B subjects. Meanwhile, the decreases in the AUC0-24 and AUC0-∞ values in the three groups were significantly different （using one-way analysis of variance, P=0.001 and P=0.001）, and the change in the CYP3A4＊18B/＊18B group was greater than that in the other two groups. The oral clearance of cyclosporine was altered in all the subjects, with substantial increases by 10.2%±4.4% （P=0.004） in CYP3A4＊1/＊1 subjects, 14.0%±12.0% （P=0.048） in CYP3A4＊1/＊18B subjects, and 32.4%±21.7% （P=0.013） in CYP3A4＊18B/＊18B subjects.
Conclusion： These results suggest that bifendate decreases the plasma concentration of cyclosporine in a CYP3A4 genotype- dependent manner.