Formation primaquine-5,6-orthoquinone, the putative active and toxic metabolite of primaquine via direct oxidation in human erythrocytes

Autor: Pius S. Fasinu, N. P. Dhammika Nanayakkara, Yan-Hong Wang, Narayan D. Chaurasiya, H. M. Bandara Herath, James D. McChesney, Bharathi Avula, Ikhlas Khan, Babu L. Tekwani, Larry A. Walker
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Malaria Journal, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1475-2875
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-019-2658-5
Popis: Abstract Background The activity and haemolytic toxicity associated with primaquine has been linked to its reactive metabolites. The reactive metabolites are thought to be primarily formed through the action of cytochrome P450-mediated pathways. Human erythrocytes generally are not considered a significant contributor to drug biotransformation. As erythrocytes are the target of primaquine toxicity, the ability of erythrocytes to mediate the formation of reactive oxidative primaquine metabolites in the absence of hepatic enzymes, was evaluated. Methods Primaquine and its enantiomers were incubated separately with human red blood cells and haemoglobin. Post-incubation analysis was performed with UPLC–MS/MS to identify products of biotransformation. Results The major metabolite detected was identified as primaquine-5,6-orthoquinone, reflecting the pathway yielding putative active and haematotoxic metabolites of primaquine, which was formed by oxidative demethylation of 5-hydroxyprimaquine. Incubation of primaquine with haemoglobin in a cell-free system yielded similar results. It appears that the observed biotransformation is due to non-enzymatic processes, perhaps due to reactive oxygen species (ROS) present in erythrocytes or in the haemoglobin incubates. Conclusion This study presents new evidence that primaquine-5,6-orthoquinone, the metabolite of primaquine reflecting the oxidative biotransformation pathway, is generated in erythrocytes, probably by non-enzymatic means, and may not require transport from the liver or other tissues.
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