TABLE 1

Effect of thalidomide on midazolam 1′- and 4-hydroxylation activities of P450 3A4 and 3A5, and human liver microsomes with the kinetic parameter Ke

Kinetic parameters were calculated with nonlinear regression analysis with S.E. values.


Enzyme

Midazolam Hydroxylation

Vmax

Midazolam

Thalidomide

Goodness of Fit, r2
Km, μM
Ks, μM
Ki, μM
Ke, μM
nmol/min/nmol P450
P450 3A4 1′- 8.6 ± 0.3 1.8 ± 0.2 87 ± 10 850 ± 370 0.98
4- 3.4 ± 0.1 25 ± 2 1500 ± 620 0.99
P450 3A5 1′- 18 ± 1 5.5 ± 0.5 1100 ± 200 40 ± 7 0.98
4- 2.2 ± 0.1 59 ± 6 160 ± 20 0.99
nmol/min/mg protein
HL-3 microsomes 1′- 0.83 ± 0.02 3.9 ± 0.3 700 ± 100 770 ± 300 0.98
(CYP3A5*3/*3) 4- 0.30 ± 0.01 52 ± 4 850 ± 240 0.98
HL-1 microsomes 1′- 1.7 ± 0.1 12 ± 3 670 ± 290 62 ± 24 0.94
(CYP3A5*1/*3)
4-
0.35 ± 0.01
66 ± 5

1100 ± 300

0.94