Bioactivation of loxoprofen to a pharmacologically active metabolite and its disposition kinetics in human skin

Biopharmaceutics & Drug Disposition
Ryoko SawamuraTakashi Izumi

Abstract

Loxoprofen (LX) is a prodrug-type non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug which is used not only as an oral drug but also as a transdermal formulation. As a pharmacologically active metabolite, the trans-alcohol form of LX (trans-OH form) is generated after oral administration to humans. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the generation of the trans-OH form in human in vitro skin and to identify the predominant enzyme for its generation. In the permeation and metabolism study using human in vitro skin, both the permeation of LX and the formation of the trans-OH form increased in a time- and dose-dependent manner after the application of LX gel to the skin. In addition, the characteristics of permeation and metabolism of both LX and the trans-OH form were examined by a mathematical pharmacokinetic model. The Km value was calculated to be 10.3 mm in the human in vitro skin. The predominant enzyme which generates the trans-OH form in human whole skin was identified to be carbonyl reductase 1 (CBR1) by immunodepletion using the anti-human CBR1 antibody. The results of the enzyme kinetic study using the recombinant human CBR1 protein demonstrated that the Km and Vmax values were 7.30 mm and 402 nmol/min/mg protein, respectiv...Continue Reading

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