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Identification and Characterization of Human Cytochrome P450 Isoforms Interacting with Pimozide

Zeruesenay Desta, Thomas Kerbusch, Nadia Soukhova, Emily Richard, Jae-Wook Ko and David A Flockhart
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics May 1998, 285 (2) 428-437;
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Using human liver microsomes (HLMs) and recombinant human cytochrome P450 (CYP450) isoforms, we identified the major route of pimozide metabolism, the CYP450 isoforms involved, and documented the inhibitory effect of pimozide on CYP450 isoforms. Pimozide was predominantly N-dealkylated to 1,3-dihydro-1-(4-piperidinyl)-2H-benzimidazol-2-one (DHPBI). The formation rate of DHPBI showed biphasic kinetics in HLMs, which suggests the participation of at least two activities. These were characterized as high-affinity (Km1 andVmax1) and low-affinity (Km2 and Vmax2) components. The ratio of Vmax1 (14 pmol/min/mg protein)/Km1 (0.73 μM) was 5.2 times higher than the ratio of Vmax2 (244 pmol/min/mg protein)/Km2 (34 μM).Km2 was 91 times higher thanKm1. The formation rate of DHPBI from 25 μM pimozide in nine human livers correlated significantly with the catalytic activity of CYP3A (Spearman r = 0.79, P = .028), but not with other isoforms. Potent inhibition of DHPBI formation from 10 μM pimozide was observed with ketoconazole (88%), troleandomycin (79%), furafylline (48%) and a combination of furafylline and ketoconazole (96%). Recombinant human CYP3A4 catalyzed DHPBI formation from 10 μM pimozide at the highest rate (V = 2.2 ± 0.89 pmol/min/pmol P450) followed by CYP1A2 (V = 0.23 ± 0.08 pmol/min/pmol P450), but other isoforms tested did not. TheKm values derived with recombinant CYP3A4 and CYP1A2 were 5.7 μM and 36.1 μM, respectively. Pimozide itself was a potent inhibitor of CYP2D6 in HLMs when preincubated for 15 min (Ki = 0.75 ± 0.98 μM) and a moderate inhibitor of CYP3A (Ki = 76.7 ± 34.5 μM), with no significant effect on other isoforms tested. Our results suggest that pimozide metabolism is catalyzed mainly by CYP3A, but CYP1A2 also contributes. Pimozide metabolism is likely to be subject to interindividual variability in CYP3A and CYP1A2 expression and to drug interactions involving these isoforms. Pimozide itself may inhibit the metabolism of drugs that are substrates of CYP2D6.

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  • Send reprint requests to: David A Flockhart MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Georgetown University Medical Center, 3900 Reservoir Rd, NW, Washington, DC 20007.

  • ↵1 This study was supported by Grant T32–9 M 08386 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, Bethesda, MD, and a fellowship award to Dr. Ko from the World Health Organization (WPRO 0630/95).

  • Abbreviations:
    CYP450
    cytochrome P450
    FPBA
    4,4-bis(4-fluorophenyl)butanoic acid
    DHPBI
    1,3-dihydro-1-(4-piperidinyl)-2H-benzimidazol-2-one
    HLMs
    human liver microsomes
    HPLC
    high-performance liquid chromatography
    G-6-P
    glucose 6-phosphate
    G-6-PDH
    glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase
    NADP
    β-nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
    EDTA
    disodium salt of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
    • Received October 22, 1997.
    • Accepted January 12, 1998.
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