title: Effect of CYP2C9 genetic polymorphisms on the efficacy and pharmacokinetics of glimepiride in subjects with type 2 diabetes.
abstract: Glimepiride, a sulfonylurea hypoglycemic agent, is metabolized by cytochrome P450 2C9 (CYP2C9) which is known to have genetic polymorphisms. To examine the effects of CYP2C9 genetic polymorphisms on the safety and efficacy of glimepiride in patients with type 2 diabetes, the responses to the glimepiride were measured in Japanese type 2 diabetic patients with the different CYP2C9 genotype. The reduction in the HbA(1c) was significantly larger (P<0.05) among the CYP2C9*1/*3 subjects than among the CYP2C9*1/*1 subjects. The long-term observations of 2 patients with a CYP2C9*1/*3 suggested that subjects with a CYP2C9*1/*3 respond well to glimepiride during the initial phase of treatment, but 1 patient have shown the weight gain over the long-term treatment. The pharmacokinetic study showed that the area under the concentration-time curve for glimepiride in the CYP2C9*1/*3 subjects was approximately 2.5-fold higher than that of the CYP2C9*1/*1 subjects. The intrinsic clearance of glimepiride by the CYP2C9*3 enzyme was lower than that by the CYP2C9*1 enzyme. These results suggested that the lower hydroxylation activity of glimepiride in the subject with type 2 diabetes and CYP2C9*1/*3 led to a marked elevation in the plasma concentrations of glimepiride and a stronger pharmacological effect of glimepiride.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Nerima General Hospital, Tokyo 176-8530, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Tatsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yanagawa
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shibasaki
authors.forename: Nahoko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kaniwa
authors.forename: Ryuichi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tohkin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001189:Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D065729:Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006900:Hydroxylation; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D013453:Sulfonylurea Compounds / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D001189:Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases; D065729:Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013453:Sulfonylurea Compounds; C057619:glimepiride; C450260:CYP2C9 protein, human