Characterization of Divergent Metabolic Pathways in Elucidating an Unexpected, Slow-Forming, and Long Half-Life Major Metabolite of Iclepertin

Purpose After single oral dosing of the glycine reuptake transporter (GlyT1) inhibitor, iclepertin (BI 425809), a single major circulating metabolite, M530a, was identified. However, upon multiple dosing, a second major metabolite, M232, was observed with exposure levels ~ twofold higher than M530a. Studies were conducted to characterize the metabolic pathways and enzymes responsible for formation of both major human metabolites. Methods In vitro studies were conducted with human and recombinant enzyme sources and enzyme-selective inhibitors. The production of iclepertin metabolites was monitored by LC–MS/MS. Results Iclepertin undergoes rapid oxidation to a putative carbinolamide that spontaneously opens to an aldehyde, M528, which then undergoes reduction by carbonyl reductase to the primary alcohol, M530a. However, the carbinolamide can also undergo a much slower oxidation by CYP3A to form an unstable imide metabolite, M526, that is subsequently hydrolyzed by a plasma amidase to form M232. This difference in rate of metabolism of the carbinolamine explains why high levels of the M232 metabolite were not observed in vitro and in single dose studies in humans, but were observed in longer-term multiple dose studies. Conclusions The long half-life iclepertin metabolite M232 is formed from a common carbinolamine intermediate, that is also a precursor of M530a. However, the formation of M232 occurs much more slowly, likely contributing to its extensive exposure in vivo. These results highlight the need to employ adequate clinical study sampling periods and rigorous characterization of unexpected metabolites, especially when such metabolites are categorized as major, thus requiring safety assessment..

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2023

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2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:40

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Pharmaceutical research - 40(2023), 8 vom: 06. Juni, Seite 1901-1913

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Englisch

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Chan, Tom S. [VerfasserIn]
Byer-Alcorace, Alexander J. [VerfasserIn]
Latli, Bachir [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Pingrong [VerfasserIn]
Maw, Hlaing H. [VerfasserIn]
Raymond, Klairynne G. [VerfasserIn]
Scaringella, Young-Sun [VerfasserIn]
Teitelbaum, Aaron M. [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Ting [VerfasserIn]
Whitcher-Johnstone, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Taub, Mitchell E. [VerfasserIn]

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Human ADME
Iclepertin
Metabolism
Metabolite identification
Schizophrenia

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10.1007/s11095-023-03530-z

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