title: Influence of lipophilicity on the interactions of hydroxy stilbenes with cytochrome P450 3A4.
abstract: Resveratrol, a polyphenol found in red wine, was recently suggested to act as an irreversible, mechanism-based inactivator of cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4). We found a significant inhibition of human CYP3A4-dependent transformation of cyclosporine by resveratrol, with IC50 = 4.5 microM. We studied the kinetics parameters of CYP3A4 transformation of resveratrol and structurally related, naturally occurring stilbenes. Resveratrol, piceid, resveratroloside, 5,4'-dihydroxy-3-O-methoxystilbene, and 5,3-dihydroxy-4'-O-methoxystilbene were all shown to inhibit hydroxylation of testosterone by CYP3A4. Both methoxy-stilbenes had lower IC50 values, ranging from 0.43 to 0.47 microM, suggesting that lipophilicity rather than number or positions of free hydroxyls (3,5 or 5,4') determines the CYP3A4 inhibition capacity of polyphenols. In line with these findings, both glucosyl-stilbenes were found to be weak inhibitors of CYP3A4. The affinity of the enzyme towards methoxy-stilbenes, expressed as apparent Km, was indeed higher than those for the parent resveratrol and its glucosides, in CYP3A4 reaction mixtures. Vmax values were similar, except for piceid. These results support the role of lipophilicity in the interaction of polyphenols with CYP3A4. It is suggested that selective structural modifications of substrates add significantly to knowledge acquired through molecular modifications of the enzyme.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, P.O. Box 12, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
authors.forename: Gilly
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Regev-Shoshani
authors.forename: Oded
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Shoseyov
authors.forename: Zohar
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kerem
mesh_terms: D051544:Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A; D065607:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000737:chemistry*; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry; D004795:Enzyme Stability; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical / Q000737:chemistry; D007700:Kinetics; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D011485:Protein Binding; D000077185:Resveratrol; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry; D013267:Stilbenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D013739:Testosterone / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D065607:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D012997:Solvents; D013267:Stilbenes; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical; D013739:Testosterone; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; C104464:CYP3A protein, human; D051544:Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A; C510163:CYP3A4 protein, human; D000077185:Resveratrol