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Effect of berberine on the pharmacokinetics of substrates of CYP3A and P-gp

Qiu, W., Jiang, X. H., Liu, C. X., Ju, Y., Jin, J. X.·2009·Phytotherapy Research

Abstract

The in vivo effects of berberine (BBR), the widely used bioactive herbal ingredient from many traditional Chinese medicinal herbs, on the pharmacokinetics of carbamazepine (CBZ, a substrate of CYP3A) and its metabolite carbamazepine 10,11-epoxide (ECBZ), digoxin (DIG, a substrate of P-gp) and cyclosporine A (CsA, a dual substrate of CYP3A and P-gp) were evaluated in rats. After a 2-week pretreatment with BBR, the pharmacokinetic parameters of i.g. administered CBZ and ECBZ were not significantly altered. The pharmacokinetics of i.v. administered DIG was not modified by single and 2-week pretreatments with BBR, but a dose-dependent increase in AUC and C(max) was observed in the i.g. administered DIG parameters in rats. The AUCs of DIG with BBR (30 mg/kg, 100 mg/kg) were 133%, 170% (single) and 123%, 169% (2-week) of control, respectively. The AUC and C(max) of i.g. administered CsA with a 2-week pretreatment with BBR increased by 62% and 43% (BBR 30 mg/kg, p < 0.05), 96% and 60% (BBR 100 mg/kg, p < 0.01), compared with the control. In conclusion, berberine produced a dose-dependent increased bioavailability of digoxin and cyclosporine A by inhibition of intestinal P-gp. No significant changes in CYP3A activity by berberine were observed.

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  • In preclinical models, berberine increases the bioavailability of digoxin and cyclosporine through inhibition of intestinal P-glycoprotein; for digoxin the increase was dose-dependent and occurred only after intragastric, not intravenous, administration.

    “In preclinical models, berberine increases the bioavailability of digoxin and cyclosporine, two classic P-gp substrates, through inhibition of intestinal P-gp; for digoxin the increase in exposure was dose-dependent and occurred only after intragastric, not intravenous, administration, consistent with an intestinal site of interaction [79,80].”

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Authors
Qiu, W., Jiang, X. H., Liu, C. X., Ju, Y., & Jin, J. X.
Affiliations
  • Sichuan University (CN)
  • Tianjin Institute of Pharmaceutical Research (China) (CN)
  • Lanzhou University Second Hospital (CN)
Corresponding author
Jiang, X. H.
Venue
Phytotherapy Research
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2009-10-23
Volume
23
Issue
11
Pages
1553-1558
ISSN
  • 0951-418X (ISSN-L)
  • 1099-1573
OpenAlex
W2059880023
Cited by
64
References
21
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FWCI
2.33
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Phytotherapy Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Lanzhou University Institutional Repository (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics › Pharmacology › Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Berberine and alkaloids research
Keywords
berberine, pharmacokinetics, CYP3A, P-glycoprotein, carbamazepine, carbamazepine-10,11-epoxide, digoxin, cyclosporine, drug-drug interactions, bioavailability, herbal medicine, rats
MeSH terms
Animals, Berberine, Biological Availability, Carbamazepine, Digoxin, Drug Interactions, Male, Cyclosporine, Rats, Wistar, Area Under Curve, ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1, Rats, Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A

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