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Human Liver Microphysiological System for Assessing Drug-Induced Liver Toxicity In Vitro
Published on: January 31, 2022
Probable linagliptin-induced liver toxicity: a case report
1Biomedical Center, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Internal Medicine, Higashi Totsuka Memorial Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
Aim:
Unlike other dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) inhibitors, the excretion of linagliptin is mainly through a biliary route. Despite this fact, liver injury with linagliptin has thus far not been reported in the literature. However, this report describes the first case of probable linagliptin-induced liver toxicity.
Methods:
The clinical history, diagnosis, investigations and drug treatment of the patient are reviewed here.
Results:
A 58-year-old Japanese woman presented with fatigue, nausea, jaundice and marked elevations of hepatic enzymes 4weeks after starting linagliptin 5mg/day as monotherapy. No other medications were taken, and imaging studies revealed no other obvious causes of hepatic injury. Tests for viral serology and antinuclear antigen were negative. Symptoms disappeared and the levels of hepatic parameters (serum aminotransferases and biliary enzymes) slowly recovered after discontinuation of linagliptin. The slow recovery process may have been due to the very long half-life of the drug. The patient's Naranjo scale score was 6 and RUCAM score was 7.
Conclusion:
Although linagliptin currently carries no liver warnings, it may be necessary to monitor hepatic function in some patients upon administration of this drug until further evidence is obtained.
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