0090-9556/03/3108-1005-1015$20.00
DMD 31:1005-1015, 2003
IN VITRO DRUG INTERACTIONS OF CYTOCHROME P450: AN EVALUATION OF FLUOROGENIC TO CONVENTIONAL SUBSTRATES
Lawrence H. Cohen,
Michael J. Remley,
David Raunig, and
Alfin D. N. Vaz
Pfizer Global Research and Development, Groton, Connecticut
Clinically observed drug interactions with cytochrome P450 (P450) enzymes
have increased the need to assess drug interactions of new chemical entities
early in the discovery process. To meet this need, fluorogenic substrates have
been commercialized. However, only limited evaluations of their utility and
comparisons to drug probes have been reported. This study examines the
correlation between IC50 values obtained with fluorogenic and
conventional drug probes for structurally diverse inhibitors of the five major
human P450 isoforms. In general, correlations are weak, with significant
numbers of compounds being missed as inhibitors by either probe. For P450s
1A2, 2C9, and 2C19, correlation coefficients were above 0.6 with slopes that
ranged from 1.5 to 4.2. However, for P450s 1A2 and 2C9, about 20% of compounds
were not included because an IC50 value could not be determined
with one of the two probes. CYP 2C19 had the highest correlation (correlation
coefficient 0.84), with a slope of 2.0 and less than 5% of compounds excluded.
CYP 2D6 showed a good correlation for IC50 values less than 10
µM. However, at higher IC50 values, a high degree of scatter was
observed. CYP 3A4 had the weakest correlation, and a large number of compounds
were excluded with the fluorogenic probe. Overall, the study shows the care
needed when selecting fluorogenic probes and the caution needed when results
with fluorogenic probes are used to drive structure-activity relationships
with respect to drug interactions.
Address correspondence to: Lawrence H. Cohen, Candidate Enhancement
Group, Pfizer Global Research and Development, Eastern Point Road, Groton CT
06340-5146. E-mail:
larry_cohen{at}groton.pfizer.com
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