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A significant methotrexate-glutamine pharmacokinetic interaction

S L Charland1, D L Bartlett, M H Torosian

  • 1Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administration, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, Pennsylvania, USA.

Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.)
|March 1, 1995
PubMed
Summary

Glutamine supplementation in diets significantly reduces methotrexate clearance and renal elimination in rats. This dietary change increases overall methotrexate exposure for both host and tumor tissues.

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Area of Science:

  • Pharmacology
  • Gastroenterology
  • Nutritional Science

Background:

  • Methotrexate is a crucial chemotherapy agent with known gastrointestinal toxicities.
  • Glutamine-supplemented diets have shown promise in mitigating methotrexate-induced enterocolitis.
  • The impact of glutamine on methotrexate's pharmacokinetic profile remains incompletely understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effect of glutamine supplementation on the pharmacokinetics of methotrexate.
  • To determine how glutamine influences the formation of 7-hydroxy-methotrexate, a key metabolite.
  • To assess changes in methotrexate's systemic clearance and renal elimination under glutamine-rich diets.

Main Methods:

  • Adult female Lewis rats were divided into glycine-supplemented (control) and glutamine-supplemented diet groups.

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  • Animals received a 10 mg/kg dose of methotrexate.
  • Serum methotrexate pharmacokinetics and renal elimination were measured in separate subgroups.

    • Main Results:

    • Glutamine supplementation led to a 25% decrease in mean methotrexate total serum clearance.
    • Renal elimination of methotrexate was significantly reduced by 65% in the glutamine group.
    • No significant alterations were observed in methotrexate's volume of distribution or half-life.

    Conclusions:

    • Dietary glutamine significantly decreases systemic clearance and renal elimination of methotrexate.
    • This reduction in clearance results in increased methotrexate exposure for both the host and tumor.
    • Further research is warranted to explore the clinical implications of glutamine supplementation on methotrexate therapy.