SELECTIVE-INHIBITION OF ACETAMINOPHEN OXIDATION AND TOXICITY BY CIMETIDINE AND OTHER HISTAMINE H2-RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS INVIVO AND INVITRO IN THE RAT AND IN MAN
SELECTIVE-INHIBITION OF ACETAMINOPHEN OXIDATION AND TOXICITY BY CIMETIDINE AND OTHER HISTAMINE H2-RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS INVIVO AND INVITRO IN THE RAT AND IN MAN
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DOI:
10.1172/jci111223
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发表时间:
1984-01-01
影响因子:
15.9
通讯作者:
SPEEG, KV
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作者:
MITCHELL, MC;SCHENKER, S;SPEEG, KV
Acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity results from hepatic enzymatic oxidation of acetaminophen to a toxic, electrophilic intermediate. Acetaminophen is ordinarily eliminated after conjugation with glucuronic acid and sulfate to nontoxic derivatives. Cimetidine inhibits the hepatic oxidation of a number of drugs and protects rats from acetaminophen-induced hepatic necrosis. The mechanism by which cimetidine reduced acetaminophen-induced hepatic necrosis was defined, and whether inhibition of formation of the reactive metabolite(s) of acetaminophen occurred also in man was determined.In vivo cimetidine pretreatment decreased covalent binding of [3H]acetaminophen to the liver from 552 .+-. 23.8 to 170 .+-. 31.6 nmol/g protein 2 h after a toxic dose of acetaminophen in 3-methylcholanthrene pretreated rats (P < 0.05). Cimetidine pretreatment also significantly reduced the rate of hepatic glutathione depletion. Both cimetidine and metiamide produced dose-dependent inhibition of acetaminophen oxidation in vitro; inhibition by ranitidine and cimetidine sulfoxide was quantitatively less. Inhibition of acetaminophen oxidation by cimetidine and metiamide was primarily competitive with an Ki of 130 .+-. 16 and 200 .+-. 50 .mu.M, respectively. Cimetidine inhibited acetaminophen glucuronidation minimally with a Ki of 1.39 .+-. 0.23 mM. Similar results were obtained using human liver microsomes as a source of enzymes. In a dose-related fashion, cimetidine also reduced acetaminophen-induced toxicity to human lymphocytes when incubated with microsomes and NADPH. Pharmacokinetics of acetaminophen elimination were studied in normal volunteers with and without co-administration of cimetidine 300 mg every 6 h. In normal volunteers, cimetidine decreased the fractional clearance of the oxidized (potentially toxic) metabolites of acetaminophen more than the conjugated metabolites. This finding confirmed the hypothesis that cimetidine is a relatively selective inhibitor of the oxidation of acetaminophen to reactive metabolites in man as well as in animals. When considered together with the results of previous studies showing improved survival and decreased hepatotoxicity in acetaminophen-poisoned animals, the present results provide a rational basis for assessing possible benefits of cimetidine treatment of acetaminophen overdoses in man.