Table 2

Effects of P450-selective inhibitors on the formation of 1′-and 4-hydroxymidazolam in wild-type and Tg-CYP3A4 mouse, and human intestinal microsomes

InhibitorConcentration (μM)P450 IsozymeRelative Activity of Metabolite Formation
1′-OH-MDZ4-OH-MDZ
Wild-typeTg-CYP3A4HumanWild-typeTg-CYP3A4Human
α-Naphthoflavone51A211612513892102106
Furafyllinc101A2787028677031
8-Methoxypsoralen101A2-2A6608121568623
Orphenadrine2002B6/2C/3A905182102118117
Sulfaphenazole202C91081069897117100
S-Mephenytoin2002C1911885104125104123
Quinine52D69611210693124108
Quinine52D611297118119115121
Diethyldithiocarbamate1002A6/2B6/2E1593316737725
Ketoconazole2.53A4/5514939
Troleandomycin103A4/576413107

Experiments were performed with a fixed midazolam concentration of 2.5 μM. Each value represents the mean of duplicate incubations.