Assessment of the roles of P-glycoprotein and cytochrome P450 in triptolide-induced liver toxicity in sandwich-cultured rat hepatocyte model

Triptolide (TP), a main bioactive component of Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F., is a promising agent for treatment of autoimmune diseases. However, a high incidence of dose-limiting hepatotoxicity was observed in the clinic. Sandwich-cultured rat hepatocyte model was used in this study to identify the involvement of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) in TP disposition and to evaluate TP-induced hepatotoxicity after modulation of P-gp by the known inhibitors, ritonavir and tariquidar, and known inducers, phenobarbital, quercetin, and H(2)O(2). Our data showed that biliary clearance of TP reduced 73.7% and 84.2% upon treatment of ritonavir (25 µM) and tariquidar (5 µM), respectively. In contrast, increases of 346%, 280%, and 273% in biliary clearance of TP were observed with treatment of phenobarbital (1.0 mM), quercetin (20 µM), and H(2)O(2) (0.5 mM), respectively. The TP-induced hepatotoxicity increased by twofold when CYP activity was blocked by 1-aminobenzotriazole, suggesting that CYP and P-gp may both contribute to the detoxification of TP in the SCRH model. In addition, hepatotoxicity and the expression of apoptosis proteins Bax and Bcl-2 were correlated qualitatively with the TP exposure duration and its intracellular concentration, which, in turn, can be modulated by P-gp inhibitors or inducers. Our results for the first time demonstrated that in addition to CYP-mediated metabolism, P-gp also plays an important role in the disposition of TP and TP-induced hepatotoxicity. Thus, the modulation of canalicular P-gp has a potential to cause drug-drug interaction between TP and the coadministered P-gp inhibitors or inducers in the clinic.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2013

Erschienen:

2013

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:41

Enthalten in:

Drug metabolism and disposition: the biological fate of chemicals - 41(2013), 12 vom: 08. Dez., Seite 2158-65

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhuang, Xiao-Mei [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Guo-Lin [VerfasserIn]
Xiao, Wei-Bin [VerfasserIn]
Tan, Yan [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Chuang [VerfasserIn]
Li, Hua [VerfasserIn]

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19ALD1S53J
9035-51-2
9IKM0I5T1E
ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1
ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 2
ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters
Abcg2 protein, rat
Adenosine Triphosphatases
BBX060AN9V
Bcl-2-Associated X Protein
Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System
Diterpenes
EC 1.14.14.1
EC 3.6.1.-
Epoxy Compounds
Hydrogen Peroxide
J58862DTVD
Journal Article
O3J8G9O825
Phenanthrenes
Phenobarbital
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2
Quercetin
Quinolines
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Ritonavir
Tariquidar
Triptolide
YQE403BP4D

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Date Completed 24.06.2014

Date Revised 02.12.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1124/dmd.113.054056

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM231155719