Effect of Trigonella foenum-graecum L. on Metabolic Activity of CYP2D6 and CYP3A4

Forschende Komplementärmedizin = Research in Complementary Medicine
F I Al-JenoobiS A Al-Suwayeh

Abstract

The present study investigated the effect of fenugreek seeds powder and its alcoholic extract on metabolic activity of drug-metabolizing enzymes CYP2D6 and CYP3A4. Dextromethorphan (DEX) was used as a probe for measuring metabolic activity, based on its CYP2D6- and CYP3A4-mediated metabolism to dextrorphan (DOR) and 3-methoxymorphinan (3-MM), respectively. For the in vitro investigations, DEX (25µM) was incubated with human liver microsomes and NADPH and tested with and without the fenugreek extract. For the in vivo study, phase I, 6 subjects received a single dose of DEX (30 mg); in phase II, after washout period, the fenugreek seeds powder was administered for 1 week and DEX was administered with its last dose. In vitro, fenugreek extract inhibits CYP2D6-mediated O-demethylation of DEX. Higher concentrations (50 and 100µg/ml) of extract inhibit CYP2D6 and CYP3A4 activity. In vivo results indicated that fenugreek does not significantly inhibit CYP2D6 and CYP3A4 metabolic activity. There was no significant change in the levels of DEX metabolites (DOR 12% and 3-MM 9%) excreted in urine and their urine metabolic ratios (P values: 0.257 and 0.333 DEX/DOR and DEX/3-MM, respectively). In vitro and in vivo observations suggested that...Continue Reading

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Mar 3, 2017·Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine : ECAM·Gregory OndiekiXin He
Dec 22, 2017·Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism & Toxicology·Chrisna Gouws, Josias H Hamman

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