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ArticleClinical pharmacology and therapeutics2020

Normalized Testosterone Glucuronide as a Potential Urinary Biomarker for Highly Variable UGT2B17 in Children 7-18 Years.

Haeyoung Zhang, Abdul Basit, Chris Wolford, Kuan-Fu Chen, Andrea Gaedigk, Yvonne S Lin, J Steven Leeder, Bhagwat Prasad

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Article in Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Haeyoung ZhangDepartment of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Abdul BasitDepartment of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Chris WolfordDepartment of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Kuan-Fu ChenDepartment of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Andrea GaedigkDivision of Clinical Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutic Innovation, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Mercy Kansas City, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
Yvonne S LinDepartment of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
J Steven LeederDivision of Clinical Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutic Innovation, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Mercy Kansas City, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
Bhagwat PrasadDepartment of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
University of Washington · USChildren's Mercy Hospital · US

Funding

PBPK prediction of ontogeny mediated alteration in hepatic drug eliminationR01HD081299 · NICHD · WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY · PI PRASAD, BHAGWAT · 2015 to 2025
$4.6M
Exogenous and Endogenous Biomarkers of CYP2D6 Variability in PediatricsR01HD058556 · NICHD · CHILDREN'S MERCY HOSP (KANSAS CITY, MO) · PI LEEDER, JAMES STEVEN, LIN, YVONNE SARAH · 2010 to 2014
$2.7M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD058556NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD081299
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 2B17 (UGT2B17) is a highly variable androgen-metabolizing and drug-metabolizing enzyme. UGT2B17 exhibits a unique ontogeny profile characterized by a dramatic increase in hepatic protein expression from prepubertal age to adulthood. Age, sex, copy number variation (CNV), and single nucleotide polymorphisms only explain 26% of variability in protein expression, highlighting the need for a phenotypic biomarker for predicting interindividual variability in glucuronidation of UGT2B17 substrates. Here, we propose testosterone glucuronide (TG) normalized by androsterone glucuronide (TG/AG) as a urinary UGT2B17 biomarker, and examine the associations among urinary TG/AG and age, sex, and CNV. We performed targeted metabolomics of 12 androgen conjugates with liquid-chromatography tandem mass spectrometry in 63 pediatric subjects ages 7-18 years followed over 7 visits in 3 years. Consistent with the reported developmental trajectory of UGT2B17 protein expression, urinary TG/AG is significantly associated with age, sex, and CNV. In conclusion, TG/AG shows promise as a phenotypic urinary UGT2B17 biomarker.

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DNA Copy Number VariationsMetabolomicsAdolescentAge FactorsBiomarkersChildFemaleGlucuronosyltransferaseHumansLiverMaleMinor Histocompatibility AntigensPolymorphism, Single NucleotideSex FactorsTestosteroneBiomarkersGlucuronosyltransferaseMinor Histocompatibility AntigensTestosteronetestosterone glucuronateUGT2B17 protein, human

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PMCPMC7167343
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