Cytochrome P450 2D6 genetic polymorphisms in relation to tramadol metabolism in Egyptian abusers

Olfat Elsayed Mostafa;

Abstract


Objective: There is substantial evidence for a causal relationship between genetic variability of the cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) gene and changes in the pharmacokinetics of drugs. Polymorphic CYP2D6 activity has been shown to be a determinant of the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of tramadol via hepatic phase I O-demethylation of (+)-tramadol to (+)-O-desmethyltramadol. Several studies have demonstrated the impact of CYP2D6 polymorphism on the pharmacokinetics of tramadol. Hence, the aim of this study was to determine if the well documented pharmacokinetics of tramadol regarding CYP2D6 could be verified in a group of Egyptian abusers. The genotype-phenotype relationships were also assessed.
Subjects and Methods: A total of 83 tramadol abusers who were referred to the Poison Control Center (PCC), Ain Shams University Hospitals, were enrolled in the present study. Urinary concentrations of tramadol (TMD), and its metabolites, O-desmethyltramadol M1 (ODT) and N-desmethyltramadol M2 (NDT) were determined using the Trace GC-TSQ mass spectrometer. CYP2D6 genotyping was performed using PGX-CYP2D6 Strip Assay.
Results: With use of CYP2D6 phenotyping, 10 abusers (12.1%) were classified as CYP2D6 poor metabolizers (PMs), and 73 (87.9%) were genotyped as CYP2D6 extensive metabolizers (EMs), including 57 (68.7%) homozygous EMs and 16 (19.2%) heterozygous EMs. Median TMD level didn’t differ significantly between PMs and EMs (p=0.356). Median M1 level was significantly higher in EMs than that in PMs (p=0.001), while median M2 level didn’t differ significantly between PMs and EMs (p=0.597). There were statistically significant differences in TDM/M1, TDM/M2 and M1/M2 ratios between PMs and EMs (p=0.001). M1/M2, with an area under the ROC curve of 0.976, performed better than TDM/M1 (AUC=0.724) and TDM/M2 (AUC=0.656), in differentiating between EMs and PMs.
Conclusion: The impact of the CYP2D6 polymorphism on the pharmacokinetics of tramadol was clearly demonstrated in a group of tramadol-intoxicated abusers


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Title Cytochrome P450 2D6 genetic polymorphisms in relation to tramadol metabolism in Egyptian abusers
Other Titles العلاقة بين تعدد الأشكال الوراثية لجين السيتوكروم P4502D6 وأيض الترامادول في المتعاطين المصريين
Authors Olfat Elsayed Mostafa
Issue Date 2020

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