In vitro metabolism and enzymatic inhibition study of the natural product Licarin A employing human liver microsomes.

Author(s)

Simone Silveira Fortes

• Document type: Doctoral Thesis
• Press: Ribeirão Preto.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto (PCARP/BC)
• Defense date: 2017-08-08

Examining board members

Anderson Rodrigo Moraes de Oliveira; Fernando Armani Aguiar; Igor Rafael dos Santos Magalhães; Jonas Augusto Rizzato Paschoal

• Advisor: Anderson Rodrigo Moraes de Oliveira

Abstract

FORTES, S.S. In vitro metabolism and enzymatic inhibition study of the natural product Licarin A employing human liver microsomes. 2017. Thesis (Doctoral) - Faculdade de Filosofia Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, 2017. Many marketed drugs had their origin in natural products and their derivatives. Due to the biological potential of these new molecules, an important initial step in the development of a new drug is the evaluation of its behavior in front of cytochrome P450 enzymes (CYP 450), including studies of drug interactions. In this context, a substrate that deserves attention is Licarin A (Lic A). This compound is a neolignan found in some species of plants and several promising biological properties have been describing for this natural product, among them anti-leishimania activity. However, for this substance to become a drug, it is necessary to perform, in the preclinical phase, studies regarding its metabolic profile and drug interactions. Therefore, this thesis aimed to determine the enzymatic parameters by using human liver microsomes through in vitro metabolism study with this molecule and to conduct drug interaction studies through the enzyme inhibition studies and finally, to investigate the CYP450 isoforms that metabolize predominantly this natural product through the use of recombinant human enzymes. Firstly, an analytical method was developed for the quantification of the natural product Licarin A in microsomal medium. The analyzes were performed by high performance liquid chromatography employing an Ascentis C18 column and mobile phase composed of methanol: 0.1% formic acid aqueous solution (75:25, v / v); the flow rate used was 1.0 mL min-1. The method was validated in the concentration range of 0.333 to 76.65 ?mol L-1, with a linear correlation coefficient of 0.99 and a quantification limit of 0.333 ?mol L-1. Accuracy and precision showed results in agreement with ANVISA guidelines. After method validation, the linear conditions for depletion of Lic A in the microsomal medium were established. Subsequently, the kinetics were determined under initial velocity conditions using 0.20 mg mL-1 of microsomal protein concentration and 20 minutes of incubation time. The behavior observed in the enzymatic kinetics for the depletion of Lic A was an atypical behavior, characterized by the Hill kinetic model. The values of Vmax, S50 and Hill coefficient were 1.651 ?mol mg-1 min-1, 3.87 ?mol L-1 and 2.0, respectively. From the kinetic parameters, the intrinsic clearance (CLint) for Lic A was 0.22 mL min-1 mg-1. Subsequently, in vitro in vivo correlation was performed and a hepatic clareance (CLhep) of 20 mL min-1 kg-1 and a hepatic extraction rate (E) of 1 was observed. The CYP450 isoforms involved in the metabolism of Lic A were CYP 1A2 and 2B6. Inhibition studies have shown that Lic A is a weak CYP450 inhibitor, with IC50 values greater than 80 ?mol L-1. Although different metabolic pathways of licanin A have been studied and several metabolites were identified, this is the first report about the formation of an in vitro metabolite after metabolism by human liver microsomes. With the aid of mass spectrometry it was possible to identify the metabolite of m/z 343 [M+H]+, possibly an epoxidized compound, of licanin A. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 13/24844-3 - In vitro metabolism study of the natural product licarina A using human liver microsomes and supersomes
• Grantee: Simone Silveira Fortes
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate