Inhibitory Effect of 5-Fluorouracil on Cytochrome P450 2C9 Activity in Cancer Patients.

Autor: Gunes, Arzu, Coskun, Ugur, Boruban, Cem, Gunel, Nazan, Babaoglu, Melih O., Sencan, Orhan, Bozkurt, Atila, Rane, Anders, Hassan, Moustapha, Zengil, Hakan, Yasar, Umit
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Zdroj: Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology; Feb2006, Vol. 98 Issue 2, p197-200, 4p, 1 Chart, 1 Graph
Abstrakt: Drug interactions have been reported between 5-fluorouracil and cytochrome P450 2C9 (CYP2C9) substrates, S-warfarin and phenytoin. This study was performed to determine the influence of 5-fluorouracil on cytochrome P450 2C9 (CYP2C9) activity in colorectal cancer patients (n=17) receiving 5-fluorouracil. Losartan was used as a marker to assess CYP2C9 activity. Losartan and its CYP2C9 dependent metabolite, E-3174, were determined in urine. The ratios of urinary losartan/E-3174 before and after the 5-fluorouracil treatment were compared for each patient. Genotyping was performed to detect the CYP2C9*2 and CYP2C9*3. At the end of the first cycle of 5-fluorouracil, losartan/E-3174 ratio was increased by 28.0% compared to the pre-treatment values (P=0.15). In five patients recruited for phenotyping after three 5-fluorouracil cycles, the metabolic ratio was increased significantly by 5.3 times (P=0.03). The results suggest that in most patients 5-fluorouracil inhibited CYP2C9 activity. This inhibition was more pronounced when the total administered dose increased. This finding may help explain the mechanism of interaction between 5-fluorouracil and CYP2C9 substrates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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