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Vol. 29, Issue 2, 141-144, February 2001
In Vitro Technologies, Incorporated, Baltimore, Maryland
We studied the effects of acetonitrile, dimethyl
sulfoxide (DMSO), and methanol (MeOH) in human hepatocytes on
cytochrome P450 (CYP) and phase II conjugation activities: phenacetin
O-deethylation (CYP1A2), coumarin 7-hydroxylation
(CYP2A6), tolbutamide 4-hydroxylation (CYP2C9),
S-mephenytoin 4'-hydroxylation (CYP2C19),
dextromethorphan O-demethylation (CYP2D6), chlorzoxazone
6-hydroxylation (CYP2E1), testosterone 6
-hydroxylation (CYP3A4), and
umbelliferone glucuronidation and sulfation. The solvents were
evaluated at concentrations (v/v) of 0.1, 1, and 2%. Previously
cryopreserved human hepatocytes pooled from multiple donors were used
as suspension cultures in this study. DMSO was found to inhibit CYP2C9
and CYP2C19, CYP2E1, and CYP3A4 in a concentration-dependent manner. At
2% DMSO, the activities for the four isoforms were approximately 40%
(CYP2C9), 23% (CYP2C19), and 11% (CYP2E1) of that observed for 0.1%
acetonitrile and 45% (CYP3A4) of that observed for 1% acetonitrile.
No apparent inhibitory effects were observed for the other activities
evaluated. Methanol was found to inhibit CYP2C9 and CYP2E1 activities,
but to a lesser extent than DMSO. Acetonitrile had no apparent effects on any of the on any of the activities evaluated. These findings should
be considered when choosing an organic solvent for metabolism studies
with human hepatocytes.
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