Evaluation of Encequidar as An Intestinal P-gp and BCRP Specific Inhibitor to Assess the Role of Intestinal P-gp and BCRP in Drug-Drug Interactions.

Purpose: The differences between intestinal and systemic (hepatic and renal) P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP) roles in drug disposition are difficult to define. Accordingly, we characterized Encequidar (ECD) as an intestinal P-gp and BCRP specific inhibitor to evaluate their role in drug disposition.

Methods: We assessed the in vitro and in vivo inhibition potential of ECD towards human and animal P-gp and BCRP.

Metabolomic Profiling and Drug Interaction Characterization Reveal Riboflavin As a Breast Cancer Resistance Protein-Specific Endogenous Biomarker That Demonstrates Prediction of Transporter Activity In Vivo.

Advancement of endogenous biomarkers for drug transporters as a tool for assessing drug-drug interactions (DDIs) depends on initial identification of biomarker candidates and relies heavily on biomarker validation and its response to reference inhibitors in vivo. To identify endogenous biomarkers of breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP), we applied metabolomic approaches to profile plasma from Bcrp, multidrug resistance protein (Mdr)1a/1b, and Bcrp/Mdr1a/1b mice. Approximately 130 metabolites were significantly altered in Bcrp and P-glycoprotein (P-gp) knockout mice, indicating numerous metabolite-transporter interactions.

Increasing the Reuse of Protein Non-Naïve Nonhuman Primates in Pharmaceutical Drug Discovery and Development: An Overview and Industry Position on the Challenges and Benefits.

The IQ Consortium NHP Reuse Working Group (WG) comprises members from 15 pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. In 2020, the WG developed and distributed a detailed questionnaire on protein non-naïve NHP reuse to the WG member companies. The WG received responses from key stakeholders including principal investigators, facility managers, animal welfare officers and research scientists.

Absence of OATP1B (Organic Anion-Transporting Polypeptide) Induction by Rifampin in Cynomolgus Monkeys: Determination Using the Endogenous OATP1B Marker Coproporphyrin and Tissue Gene Expression.

Organic anion-transporting polypeptide (OATP) 1B induction is an evolving mechanism of drug disposition and interaction. However, there are contradictory reports describing OATP1B expression in hepatocytes and liver biopsies after administration of an inducer. This study investigated the in vivo effects of the common inducer rifampin (RIF) on the activity and expression of cynomolgus monkey OATP1B1 and OATP1B3 transporters, which are structurally and functionally similar their human OATP1B counterparts.

Absorption and Disposition of Coproporphyrin I (CPI) in Cynomolgus Monkeys and Mice: Pharmacokinetic Evidence to Support the Use of CPI to Inform the Potential for Organic Anion-Transporting Polypeptide Inhibition.

Despite a recent expansion in the recognition of the potential utility of coproporphyrin (CP) as an endogenous biomarker of organic anion-transporting polypeptide (OATP) 1B activity, there have been few detailed studies of CP's pharmacokinetic behavior and an overall poor understanding of its pharmacokinetic fate from tissues and excretion. Here, we describe the pharmacokinetics of octadeuterium-labeled coproporphyrin I (CPI-d8) in cynomolgus monkeys following oral and intravenous administration. CPI-d8 has a half-life and bioavailability of 7.

Dissecting the Contribution of OATP1B1 to Hepatic Uptake of Statins Using the OATP1B1 Selective Inhibitor Estropipate.

Identification of a selective inhibitor of organic anion transporting polypeptide (OATP) 1B1 is critical in order to determine the contribution of OATP1B1-mediated uptake of investigational drugs into human hepatocytes for successful in vitro-to-in vivo extrapolation (IVIVE) of hepatic uptake and drug-drug interaction (DDI). The following study examined the inhibitory effects of estropipate (EPP) on major sinusoidal drug uptake transporters and explored its utility regarding IVIVE of statin hepatic disposition. EPP and its free-base form (i.

A convenient strategy to overcome interference in LC-MS/MS analysis: Application in a microdose absolute bioavailability study.

Stable isotope labeled (SIL) compounds have been commonly used as internal standards (IS) to ensure the accuracy and quality of liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) bioanalytical assays. Recently, the application of SIL drugs and LC-MS assays to microdose absolute bioavailability (BA) studies has gained increasing attention. This approach can provide significant cost and time saving, and higher data quality compared to the accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS)-based method, since it avoids the use of radioactive drug, high-cost AMS instrumentation and complex measurement processes.

Investigation of the "true" extraction recovery of analytes from multiple types of tissues and its impact on tissue bioanalysis using two model compounds.

LC-MS/MS has been widely applied to the quantitative analysis of tissue samples. However, one key remaining issue is that the extraction recovery of analyte from spiked tissue calibration standard and quality control samples (QCs) may not accurately represent the "true" recovery of analyte from incurred tissue samples. This may affect the accuracy of LC-MS/MS tissue bioanalysis.

Biotransformation of Daclatasvir In Vitro and in Nonclinical Species: Formation of the Main Metabolite by Pyrrolidine δ-Oxidation and Rearrangement.

Daclatasvir is a first-in-class, potent, and selective inhibitor of the hepatitis C virus nonstructural protein 5A replication complex. In support of nonclinical studies during discovery and exploratory development, liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance were used in connection with synthetic and radiosynthetic approaches to investigate the biotransformation of daclatasvir in vitro and in cynomolgus monkeys, dogs, mice, and rats. The results of these studies indicated that disposition of daclatasvir was accomplished mainly by the release of unchanged daclatasvir into bile and feces and, secondarily, by oxidative metabolism.

Cynomolgus Monkey as a Clinically Relevant Model to Study Transport Involving Renal Organic Cation Transporters: In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation.

Organic cation transporter (OCT) 2, multidrug and toxin extrusion protein (MATE) 1, and MATE2K mediate the renal secretion of various cationic drugs and can serve as the loci of drug-drug interactions (DDI). To support the evaluation of cynomolgus monkey as a surrogate model for studying human organic cation transporters, monkey genes were cloned and shown to have a high degree of amino acid sequence identity versus their human counterparts (93.7, 94.

Evaluation of rosuvastatin as an organic anion transporting polypeptide (OATP) probe substrate: in vitro transport and in vivo disposition in cynomolgus monkeys.

Organic anion transporting polypeptides (OATPs) mediate hepatic drug uptake and serve as the loci of drug-drug interactions (DDIs). Consequently, there is a major need to develop animal models and refine in vitro-in vivo extrapolations. Therefore, the in vivo disposition of a model OATP substrate, [(3)H]rosuvastatin (RSV), was studied in the cynomolgus monkey and reported for the first time.

Utility of in situ sodium alginate/karaya gum gels to facilitate gastric retention in rodents.

Target validation or demonstration of efficacy requires adequate in vivo exposure of tool molecules to determine their activity in order to validate the model or show the potential usefulness of the pharmacophore. Early discovery work is often carried out with compounds which possess undesirable PK properties in small rodents where the discovery formulation scientist is often forced to dose 2-4 times per day. Gastric retentive formulations in small rodents (rats/mice) could enable increased duration of exposure for compounds with narrow absorption windows or increased residence time for compounds with targets located in the GI tract.

Development of a canine model to enable the preclinical assessment of pH-dependent absorption of test compounds.

A preclinical canine model capable of predicting a compound's potential for pH-dependent absorption in humans was developed. This involved the surgical insertion of a gastrostomy feeding tube into the stomach of a beagle dog. The tube was sutured in position to allow frequent withdrawal of gastric fluid for pH measurement.