Table 2

Inhibition of diclofenac metabolism in incubations with human liver microsomes or recombinant CYP3A42-a

CYP SourceIgGQuinidineDiclofenac5-Hydroxydiclofenac
mg/nmol μM % control2-b
HLM2-c 2.5010043
HLM2.510010010 (31)
HLM10010022
HLM101001006 (17)
CYP3A410010011
CYP3A410101009 (26)
CYP3A44001007
CYP3A440101006 (16)
  • 2-a  Diclofenac and glutathione in phosphate buffer were added to human liver microsomes or recombinant CYP3A4+OR+b5 suspended in phosphate buffer (0.1 M, pH 7.4) containing EDTA. Microsomes were preincubated with anti-CYP IgG for 15 min at room temperature. Reactions were initiated by adding NADPH and proceeded for an additional 5 min. Incubations were performed in duplicate.

  • 2-b  Test incubations were compared with their respective controls containing preimmune IgG. For example, incubations containing IgG and 0 μM quinidine were compared with incubations containing preimmune IgG and 0 μM quinidine, whereas incubations containing IgG and 2.5 μM quinidine were compared with incubations containing preimmune IgG and 2.5 μM quinidine. % Control was therefore calculated. Numbers in parentheses, however, represent percentage of metabolite formed in incubations containing IgG and quinidine in comparison to controls containing preimmune IgG but no quinidine.

  • 2-c  HLM, human liver microsomes.