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. 2010 Dec;38(12):2100-4.
doi: 10.1124/dmd.110.034140. Epub 2010 Sep 16.

CYP3A4*16 and CYP3A4*18 alleles found in East Asians exhibit differential catalytic activities for seven CYP3A4 substrate drugs

Keiko Maekawa  1 , Noriko Harakawa, Takuya Yoshimura, Su-Ryang Kim, Yoshiyuki Fujimura, Fumika Aohara, Kimie Sai, Noriko Katori, Masahiro Tohkin, Mikihiko Naito, Ryuichi Hasegawa, Haruhiro Okuda, Jun-ichi Sawada, Takuro Niwa, Yoshiro Saito
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CYP3A4*16 and CYP3A4*18 alleles found in East Asians exhibit differential catalytic activities for seven CYP3A4 substrate drugs

Keiko Maekawa et al. Drug Metab Dispos. 2010 Dec.

Abstract

CYP3A4, the major form of cytochrome P450 (P450) expressed in the adult human liver, is involved in the metabolism of approximately 50% of commonly prescribed drugs. Several genetic polymorphisms in CYP3A4 are known to affect its catalytic activity and to contribute in part to interindividual differences in the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of CYP3A4 substrate drugs. In this study, catalytic activities of the two alleles found in East Asians, CYP3A4*16 (T185S) and CYP3A4*18 (L293P), were assessed using the following seven substrates: midazolam, carbamazepine, atorvastatin, paclitaxel, docetaxel, irinotecan, and terfenadine. The holoprotein levels of CYP3A4.16 and CYP3A4.18 were significantly higher and lower, respectively, than that of CYP3A4.1 when expressed in Sf21 insect cell microsomes together with human NADPH-P450 reductase. CYP3A4.16 exhibited intrinsic clearances (V(max)/K(m)) that were lowered considerably (by 84-60%) for metabolism of midazolam, carbamazepine, atorvastatin, paclitaxel, and irinotecan compared with CYP3A4.1 due to increased K(m) with or without decreased V(max) values, whereas no apparent decrease in intrinsic clearance was observed for docetaxel. On the other hand, K(m) values for CYP3A4.18 were comparable to those for CYP3A4.1 for all substrates except terfenadine; but V(max) values were lower for midazolam, paclitaxel, docetaxel, and irinotecan, resulting in partially reduced intrinsic clearance values (by 34-52%). These results demonstrated that the impacts of both alleles on CYP3A4 catalytic activities depend on the substrates used. Thus, to evaluate the influences of both alleles on the pharmacokinetics of CYP3A4-metabolized drugs and their drug-drug interactions, substrate drug-dependent characteristics should be considered for each drug.

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