Abstract
Gefitinib (Iressa) is an anticancer drug that selectively inhibits tyrosine kinases of epidermal growth factor receptor. Gefitinib might affect CYP3A4-mediated metabolism, since the drug is a substrate of human CYP3A. In this study, we evaluated the effects of gefitinib on drug metabolism catalyzed by human CYP3A4. The effects of gefitinib on the CYP3A4-mediated formation of NPC (7-ethyl-10-(4-amino-1-piperidino)carbonyloxycamptothecin) and that of APC (7-ethyl-10-[4-N-(5-aminopentanoic acid)-1-piperidino]carbonyloxycamptothecin) from irinotecan were examined with the use of human liver and small intestinal microsomes. Gefitinib inhibited the formation of NPC in liver and small intestinal microsomes. The apparent intrinsic metabolic clearance (CLint) in the presence of 40 μM gefitinib was equivalent to about 26% of control in liver microsomes and 45% of control in small intestinal microsomes. Gefitinib stimulated the formation of APC by CYP3A4. CLint in the presence of 20 μM gefitinib with human liver microsomes was about 1.9 times higher than control. In human small intestinal microsomes, APC formation was enhanced by the addition of gefitinib at concentrations 20 μM or higher. CLint in the presence of 40 μM gefitinib was 2.8 times higher than control. Thus, we discovered that gefitinib inhibited the formation of NPC but stimulated the formation of APC from irinotecan.
Footnotes
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This study was supported in part by a Grant-in-Aid from the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Japan (13-10).
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Article, publication date, and citation information can be found at http://dmd.aspetjournals.org.
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doi:10.1124/dmd.105.006205.
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ABBREVIATIONS: NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer; SN-38, 7-ethyl-10-hydroxycamptothecin; NPC, 7-ethyl-10-(4-amino-1-piperidino)carbonyloxycamptothecin; APC, 7-ethyl-10-[4-N-(5-aminopentanoic acid)-1-piperidino]carbonyloxycamptothecin; HPLC, high-performance liquid chromatography; DMSO, dimethyl sulfoxide; CLint, metabolic intrinsic clearance.
- Received June 22, 2005.
- Accepted August 25, 2005.
- The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
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