Abstract
The relative contribution of cytochrome P450 (CYP) isoforms responsible for carvedilol (CAR) oxidation in rats were evaluated in order to compare with that of reported human CYPs responsible for the metabolism of CAR enantiomers. The depletion of CAR enantiomers by recombinant CYPs and the effects of CYP-selective inhibitors on the depletion catalyzed by rat liver microsomes (RLM) was determined. Quinine (rat CYP2D inhibitor) markedly inhibited the metabolism of both R- and S-CAR by RLM. The metabolism of S-CAR was inhibited more than that of R-CAR by furafylline, (a CYP1A2 inhibitor, 53.5% vs 11.3%), α-naphthoflavone (a CYP1A2 inhibitor, 64.5% vs 33.6%), and ketoconazole (a CYP3A inhibitor, 87.1% vs 51.2%). Among the CYPs examined, CYP2D2 showed the highest metabolic activities against both the enantiomers. R-CAR was mainly metabolized by CYP2D2 and CYP3A2. CYP2C11 and CYP3A1, in addition to CYP2D2 and CYP3A2 showed higher metabolic activities against S-CAR than that against R-CAR. These results suggest that CYP2D2 predominantly catalyzed R-CAR metabolism, whereas CYP2D2 and CYP3A1/2 catalyzed S-CAR metabolism in rats.
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