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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2016

In Vitro Reversible and Time-Dependent CYP450 Inhibition Profiles of Medicinal Herbal Plant Extracts Newbouldia laevis and Cassia abbreviata: Implications for Herb-Drug Interactions.

Nicholas Ekow Thomford, Kevin Dzobo, Denis Chopera, Ambroise Wonkam, Alfred Maroyi, Dee Blackhurst, Collet Dandara

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors.

Nicholas Ekow ThomfordDivision of Human Genetics, Department of Pathology & Institute for Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Anzio Road, Observatory 7925, Cape Town, South Africa. thmnic023@myuct.ac.za.
Kevin DzoboICGEB, Cape Town Component, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Anzio Road, Observatory 7925, Cape Town, South Africa. kd.dzobo@uct.ac.za.
Denis ChoperaDivision of Medical Virology, University of Cape Town, Anzio Road, Observatory 7925, Cape Town, South Africa. denis.chopera@uct.ac.za.
Ambroise WonkamDivision of Human Genetics, Department of Pathology & Institute for Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Anzio Road, Observatory 7925, Cape Town, South Africa. ambroise.wonkam@uct.ac.za.
Alfred MaroyiDepartment of Botany, University of Fort Hare, Private Bag X1314, Alice 5700, South Africa. amaroyi@ufh.ac.za.
Dee BlackhurstDivision of Chemical Pathology, University of Cape Town, Anzio Road, Observatory 7925, Cape Town, South Africa. dee.blackhurst@uct.ac.za.
Collet DandaraDivision of Human Genetics, Department of Pathology & Institute for Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Anzio Road, Observatory 7925, Cape Town, South Africa. collet.dandara@uct.ac.za.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study evaluated the effects of Newbouldia laevis and Cassia abbreviata extracts on CYP450 enzyme activity. Recombinant CYP450 enzyme and fluorogenic substrates were used for evaluating inhibition, allowing the assessment of herb-drug interactions (HDI). Phytochemical fingerprinting was performed using UPLC-MS. The herbal extracts were risk ranked for HDI based on the IC50 values determined for each CYP enzyme. Newbouldia laevis inhibited CYP1A2, CYP2C9, and CYP2C19 enzyme activities with Ki of 2.84 µg/mL, 1.55 µg/mL, and 1.23 µg/mL, respectively. N. laevis exhibited a TDI (4.17) effect on CYP1A2 but not CYP2C9 and CYP2C19 enzyme activities. Cassia abbreviata inhibited CYP1A2, CYP2C9, and CYP2C19 enzyme activities showing a Ki of 4.86 µg/mL, 5.98 µg/mL, and 1.58 µg/mL, respectively. TDI potency assessment for Cassia abbreviata showed it as a potential TDI candidate (1.64) for CYP1A2 and CYP2C19 (1.72). UPLC-MS analysis showed that Newbouldia laevis and Cassia abbreviata possess polyphenols that likely give them their therapeutic properties; some of them are likely to be responsible for the observed inhibition. The observations made in this study suggest the potential for these herbal compounds to interact, especially when co-administered with other medications metabolized by these CYP450 enzymes.

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Biological AvailabilityCassiaChromatography, High Pressure LiquidCytochrome P-450 Enzyme InhibitorsDose-Response Relationship, DrugEnzyme ActivationHerb-Drug InteractionsHumansInhibitory Concentration 50KineticsLamialesMass SpectrometryMolecular StructurePlant ExtractsTissue DistributionCytochrome P-450 Enzyme InhibitorsPlant ExtractsCassia abbreviataCYP450IC50Newbouldia laevisrCYPtime-dependent inhibition (TDI)

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PMCPMC6274561

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