title: Stereoselective inhibition of nortriptyline hydroxylation in man by quinidine.
abstract: 1. Four volunteers phenotyped as extensive metabolizers of sparteine took 25 mg nortriptyline hydrochloride and collected urine for 72-80 h. Total free and conjugated 10-hydroxynortriptyline (10-OH-NT) accounted for 54-58% of the dose and it was reduced to 25-40% when 50 mg quinidine sulphate was ingested on the first and second day. 2. Of the four isomers of 10-OH-NT, (-)-E-10-OH-NT was selectively decreased in quantity by quinidine coadministration, while the (+)-isomer and (-)- and (+)-Z-10-OH-NT were found in unchanged or slightly increased quantities. The contribution of (-)-E-10-OH-NT to total E-10-OH-NT and the E-/Z-ratio in total 10-OH-NT were significantly reduced. 3. The quantity of the phenol, 2-hydroxynortriptyline in urine was decreased by quinidine; the relative amounts of metabolites with a primary amino group were not affected. 4. Liver microsomes from a donor in which cytochrome P450IID6 was shown to be present by in vitro phenotyping metabolized NT to E-10-OH-NT containing 86% of the (-)-isomer. Quinidine reduced the hydroxylation rate in (-)-E-10-position much more than that in (+)-E-10-position. 5. Since quinidine selectively impairs the function of cytochrome P450IID6, it is concluded that this isoform catalyses NT hydroxylation predominantly in (-)-E-10- and in 2-position.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Toxicology, University of Tübingen, Germany.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pfandl
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mörike
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Winne
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schareck
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Breyer-Pfaff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019389:Cytochrome P-450 CYP2D6; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000032:analysis; D004347:Drug Interactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006900:Hydroxylation / Q000187:drug effects; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008875:Middle Aged; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases / Q000032:analysis; D009661:Nortriptyline / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000652:urine; D011802:Quinidine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D009661:Nortriptyline; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases; D019389:Cytochrome P-450 CYP2D6; D011802:Quinidine