Investigation of the Impact of CYP3A5 and CYP2C19 Polymorphisms on
Drug-Drug Interactions between Tacrolimus and Voriconazole Based on
Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling
Abstract
ABSTRACT Aims: This study aimed to develop a PBPK model for tacrolimus
incorporating CYP3A5 and CYP2C19 polymorphisms to predict the DDIs
between tacrolimus and voriconazole. Methods: Pharmacokinetic (PK) data
in rats and healthy subjects receiving tacrolimus with and without
voriconazole were used for model development and evaluation. Then, we
used the final model to simultaneously investigate the effect of CYP3A5
and CYP2C19 polymorphisms on the PK data of tacrolimus when combined
with voriconazole. Results: The final results showed that the predicted
Cmax in CYP3A5 nonexpressers was 1.5-fold higher than expressers, and
the predicted AUC0-∞ was 1.92 to 1.96-fold higher in nonexpressers.
However, the Cmax and AUC0-∞ of tacrolimus both have no significant
difference between different CYP2C19 metabolizers. Conclusions: A
physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model for tacrolimus
integrated with CYP3A5 and CYP2C19 polymorphisms was successfully
established, providing more insights regarding the DDIs between
tacrolimus and voriconazole in patients with different CYP3A5 and
CYP2C19 genotypes. Furthermore, this study highlights the feasibility of
PBPK modeling to predict DDIs between these two drugs and the need to
include CYP3A5 polymorphisms but not CYP2C19 polymorphisms.