Inhibition of cytochrome P450 activity enhances the systemic availability of triclabendazole metabolites in sheep

Understanding the disposition kinetics and the pattern of metabolism is critical to optimise the flukicidal activity of triclabendazole (TCBZ) in ruminants. TCBZ is metabolised by both flavin-monooxygenase (FMO) and cytochrome P450 (P450) in the liver. Interference with these metabolic pathways may...

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Autores: Virkel, Guillermo Leon, Lifschitz, Adrian Luis, Sallovitz, Juan Manuel, Ballent, Mariana, Scarcella, Silvana Andrea, Lanusse, Carlos Edmundo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/83859
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/83859
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:P450 Inhibition
Pharmacokinetics
Triclabendazole
Sheep
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4
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Sumario:Understanding the disposition kinetics and the pattern of metabolism is critical to optimise the flukicidal activity of triclabendazole (TCBZ) in ruminants. TCBZ is metabolised by both flavin-monooxygenase (FMO) and cytochrome P450 (P450) in the liver. Interference with these metabolic pathways may be useful to increase the systemic availabilities of TCBZ metabolites, which may improve the efficacy against Fasciola hepatica. The plasma disposition of TCBZ metabolites was evaluated following TCBZ co-administration with FMO [methimazole (MTZ)] and P450 [piperonyl butoxyde (PB) and ketoconazole (KTZ)] inhibitors in sheep. Twenty (20) healthy Corriedale x Merino weaned female lambs were randomly allocated into four experimental groups. Animals of each group were treated as follow: Group A, TCBZ alone (5 mg ⁄ kg, IV route); Group B, TCBZ (5 mg⁄ kg, IV) + MTZ (3 mg⁄ kg, IV); Group C, TCBZ (5 mg⁄ kg, IV) + PB (30 mg⁄ kg, IV) and Group D, TCBZ (5 mg⁄ kg, IV) + KTZ (10 mg⁄ kg, orally). Blood samples were taken over 240 h post-treatment and analysed by HPLC. TCBZ sulphoxide and sulphone were the main metabolites recovered in plasma. MTZ did not affect TCBZ disposition kinetics. TCBZ sulphoxide Cmax values were significantly increased (P < 0.05) after the TCBZ + PB (62%) and TCBZ + KTZ (37%) treatments compared to those measured in the TCBZ alone treatment. TCBZ sulphoxide plasma AUCs were higher (P < 0.05) in the presence of both PB (99%) and KTZ (41%). Inhibition of TCBZ P450-mediated oxidation in the liver accounted for the increased systemic availability of its active metabolite TCBZ sulphoxide. This work contributes to the search of different strategies to improve the use of this flukicidal drug in ruminants.