Title:A Short Exploration of Selected Sensitive CYP3A4 Substrates (Probe Drug)
Volume: 14
Issue: 1
Author(s): Sarvesh Sabarathinam and Thangavel M. Vijayakumar*
Affiliation:
- Department of Pharmacy Practice, SRM College of Pharmacy, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, SRM Nagar, Kattankulathur, 603203, Kanchipuram, Chennai, TN,India
Keywords:
Probe drug, CYP3A4, midazolam, drug interactions, substrates, inhibitor, CAM.
Abstract:
Background: CYP450 enzymes in the liver have a significant role in the metabolism of
xenobiotics. Probe drug strategy is broadly used to evaluate the pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic
drug/ herb-drug interactions/ food-drug interactions. Probe drugs reveal the exact pathway of
drug metabolism in the liver by their targeted tractability property. The CYP3A4 isoenzyme metabolizes
the majority of the drugs (65%).
Methods: The characteristics of targeted probe drugs were observed from the admetSAR (version2)
online database.
Results: Midazolam is widely used as a probe drug because of its peculiar character. Midazolam affirms
the accurate and consistent prediction of pharmacokinetic mediated drug interactions even in
nanogram concentrations with or without a potent CYP3A inhibitor. Remarkably, midazolam is
used as a CYP3A4 substrate in the majority of in vivo studies.
Conclusion: It is concluded that midazolam shows a good response in all clinical studies because
of its lesser half-life and bioavailability when compared with other probe drugs.