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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-6-30
pubmed:abstractText
Human liver slices, human liver microsomes, and rat liver microsomes were used to investigate the metabolism of 3H-taxol. The effects of drugs frequently coadministered with taxol and the effects of several cytochrome P450 system probes were studied. In all, 16 compounds were screened. After incubation with liver slices or with microsomal protein, 3H-taxol was converted into several radioactive species resolved by HPLC. There were qualitative and quantitative species differences in the metabolism of taxol. The pattern of metabolism was similar for both human-derived preparations, with 6 alpha-hydroxytaxol being the major metabolite peak. In drug interaction studies performed with human liver microsomes, cimetidine 80 microM, and diphenhydramine 200 microM, had little or no effect on 6 alpha-hydroxytaxol formation. Quinidine, ketoconazole, dexamethasone and Cremophor EL inhibited 6 alpha-hydroxytaxol formation with IC50 values of 36 microM, 37 microM, 16 microM and 1 microliter/ml, respectively, but these concentrations exceed the usual clinical range. Cremophor EL also inhibited microsomal metabolism of taxol, but at 2 microliters/ml it had little or no effect on 6 alpha-hydroxytaxol production by human liver slices. These results suggest that: (1) taxol is metabolized by the cytochrome P450 system; (2) taxol metabolism is different in humans than in rats; (3) taxol metabolism in humans is unlikely to be altered by cimetidine, dexamethasone, or diphenhydramine, drugs regularly coadministered with taxol; (4) taxol metabolism can be indirectly affected by Cremophor EL, the formulation vehicle; (5) taxol metabolism may be altered by concentrations of ketoconazole achievable in humans only at very high doses; and (6) taxol metabolism and drug interaction studies of clinical relevance can be performed in vitro with human liver microsomes and human liver slices, but not with rat liver preparations.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/6-hydroxytaxol, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cimetidine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Dexamethasone, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Diphenhydramine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Glycerol, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ketoconazole, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Paclitaxel, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Quinidine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Surface-Active Agents, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Taxoids, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tritium, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/cremophor EL
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0344-5704
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
36
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
107-14
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7767945-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:7767945-Biotransformation, pubmed-meshheading:7767945-Cimetidine, pubmed-meshheading:7767945-Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System, pubmed-meshheading:7767945-Dexamethasone, pubmed-meshheading:7767945-Diphenhydramine, pubmed-meshheading:7767945-Drug Evaluation, Preclinical, pubmed-meshheading:7767945-Drug Interactions, pubmed-meshheading:7767945-Glycerol, pubmed-meshheading:7767945-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:7767945-Ketoconazole, pubmed-meshheading:7767945-Kinetics, pubmed-meshheading:7767945-Liver, pubmed-meshheading:7767945-Microsomes, Liver, pubmed-meshheading:7767945-Paclitaxel, pubmed-meshheading:7767945-Quinidine, pubmed-meshheading:7767945-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:7767945-Species Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:7767945-Surface-Active Agents, pubmed-meshheading:7767945-Taxoids, pubmed-meshheading:7767945-Tritium
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Metabolism of taxol by human and rat liver in vitro: a screen for drug interactions and interspecies differences.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD 20850, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, In Vitro