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Pogostone inhibits the activity of CYP3A4, 2C9, and 2E1 in vitro
Guiying Zhang1, Yanping Zhang1, Xianjie Ma1
1Department of Pharmacy, People's Hospital of Rizhao, Rizhao, China.
Context:
Pogostone possesses various pharmacological activities, which makes it widely used in the clinic. Its effect on the activity of cytochrome P450 enzymes (CYP450s) could guide its clinical combination.
Objective:
To investigate the effect of pogostone on the activity of human CYP450s.
Materials And Methods:
The effect of pogostone on the activity of CYP450s was evaluated in human liver microsomes (HLMs) compared with blank HLMs (negative control) and specific inhibitors (positive control). The corresponding parameters were obtained with 0-100 μM pogostone and various concentrations of substrates.
Results:
Pogostone was found to inhibit the activity of CYP3A4, 2C9, and 2E1 with the IC50 values of 11.41, 12.11, and 14.90 μM, respectively. The inhibition of CYP3A4 by pogostone was revealed to be performed in a non-competitive and time-dependent manner with the K value of 5.69 μM and the KI/Kinact value of 5.86/0.056/(μM/min). For the inhibition of CYP2C9 and 2E1, pogostone acted as a competitive inhibitor with the K value of 6.46 and 7.67 μM and was not affected by the incubation time.
Discussion And Conclusions:
The inhibitory effect of pogostone on the activity of CYP3A4, 2C9, and 2E1 has been disclosed in this study, implying the potential risk during the co-administration of pogostone and drugs metabolized by these CYP450s. The study design provides a reference for further in vivo investigations to validate the potential interaction.
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