The metabolic fate of fenclozic acid in chimeric mice with a humanized liver
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Journal Article
Abstract
The metabolic fate of the human hepatotoxin fenclozic acid ([2-(4-chlorophenyl)-1,3-thiazol-4-yl]acetic acid) (Myalex) was studied in normal and bile-cannulated chimeric mice with a humanized liver, following oral administration of 10 mg/kg. This in vivo animal model was investigated to assess its utility to study “human” metabolism of fenclozic acid, and in particular to explore the formation of electrophilic reactive metabolites (RMs), potentially unique to humans. Metabolism was extensive, particularly involving the carboxylic acid-containing side chain. Metabolism resulted in the formation of a large number of metabolites and involved biotransformation via both oxidative and conjugative routes. The oxidative metabolites detected included a variety of hydroxylations as well as cysteinyl-, N-acetylcysteinyl-, and cysteinylglycine metabolites. The latter resulted from the formation of glutathione adducts/conjugates providing evidence for the production of RMs. The production of other classes of RMs included acyl-glucuronides, and the biosynthesis of acyl carnitine, taurine, glutamine, and glycine conjugates via potentially reactive acyl-CoA intermediates was also demonstrated. A number of unique “human” metabolites, e.g., those providing evidence for side-chain extension, were detected in the plasma and excreta of the chimeric liver-humanized mice that were not previously characterised in, e.g., the excreta of rat and C57BL/6 mice. The different pattern of metabolism seen in these chimeric mice with a humanized liver compared to the conventional rodents may offer clues to the factors that contributed to the drug-induced liver injury seen in humans.
Date Issued
2018-09-01
Date Acceptance
2018-07-30
Citation
Archives of Toxicology, 2018, 92 (9), pp.2819-2828
ISSN
0340-5761
Publisher
Springer (part of Springer Nature)
Start Page
2819
End Page
2828
Journal / Book Title
Archives of Toxicology
Volume
92
Issue
9
Copyright Statement
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Toxicology
Fenclozic acid
Reactive metabolites
Acyl glucuronides
Acyl-CoA conjugates
Hepatotoxicity
Chimeric mouse
XENOBIOTIC CARBOXYLIC-ACIDS
RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS
REACTIVE METABOLITES
DRUG-METABOLISM
TOXICITY
MOUSE
IDENTIFICATION
ICI-54,450
MICROSOMES
MYALEX
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2018-08-09