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Developmental Regulation of Proteins Responsible for Transforming Drugs in the Body

Developmental Regulation of CYPs 1A2, 2D6, 3A4

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00117715
Enrollment
121
Registered
2005-07-08
Start date
2000-10-31
Completion date
2010-01-31
Last updated
2017-09-12

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Conditions

Healthy

Keywords

Developmental regulation of CYPs 1A2, 2D6, 3A4, Ontogeny, pharmacokinetics, drug biotransformation, enzymatic biotransformation of drugs

Brief summary

This is a drug metabolism study in one-year old children involving caffeine and dextromethorphan.

Detailed description

For many years, it has been considered dogma that drug biotransformation capability is limited at best in the fetus and newborn but increases over the first year of life to levels in toddlers and young children that generally exceed adult capacity. There are several situations where examination of clinical PK data has revealed discernable patterns of drug clearance that can be attributed to developmental differences in drug biotransformation. It has become apparent that there are developmental differences in expression among drug metabolizing enzyme families (cytochromes P450 or CYPs, etc.) Furthermore, individual drug metabolizing enzymes with in a family may have unique developmental profiles that influence the therapeutic response, desired or undesired, to a given agent. All subjects will have a single 5 ml venous blood sample taken upon admission to the study. All subjects will be given a single oral dose of caffeine and dextromethorphan. Patients will be allowed to consume their normal age appropriate diet around the time of study drug administration and through the sample collection periods. All spontaneously voided urine will be collected for a period of 12 hours following the caffeine and dextromethorphan administration The specific aim of this proposal is to extend the current longitudinal investigation into the preschool age group (1 to 5 years of age). The developmental profile of CYPs, 1A2, 2D6, and 3A4 will be determined by caffeine and dextromethorphan phenotyping procedures. The purpose of this study is to determine the age/developmental stage at which the CYP2 1A2, 2D6 and 3A4 activities exceed adult activities.

Interventions

PROCEDUREGenotyping and Phenotyping using dextromethorphan and caffeine as probes

Single doses of dextromethorphan (0.3 mg/kg)and caffeine (3.0 mg/kg) are administered and urine is collected overnight for measurement of drug and metabolites to determine drug biotransformation activity.

Sponsors

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
CollaboratorNIH
Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
12 Months to 5 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Healthy children 12 months of age at enrollment

Exclusion criteria

* Height and weight ratio outside of the 5th to 100th percentile for adjusted age * Historical and/or biochemical evidence of hepatic, renal, or hematopoetic dysfunction * Historical or physical evidence of a neurologic disease/condition (excluding simple, febrile seizures) * Historical or physical evidence of any disorder associated with swallowing and/or gastrointestinal function * Concomitant therapy with drugs or other products known to alter the activity of hepatic or intestinal microsomal enzymes(e.g., inducers or inhibitors of CYPs 1A2, 2D6, and/or 3A4), P-glycoprotein or potential competing substrates for the CYPs, under study within 7 days of a scheduled phenotyping evaluation * Evidence of behavioral, developmental, or psychosocial conditions in the subjects and/or parents/caregivers that, in the opinion of the investigator, would have the potential to adversely impact the level of compliance required for successful study completion * Evidence of geographic instability (i.e., moving of primary residence within last 24 months) that would adversely influence compliance with repeated study visits necessary for completion of the protocol * Lack of telephone access required to insure adequate subject contact/follow-up * Inability to obtain written informed consent from the subject's parents/guardians

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change in CYP2D6 Drug Metabolism Phenotype With Ageevery 6 months for 5 yearsConcentrations of dextromethorphan(DM) and it's metabolite dextrorphan (DX) are quantified in urine and used to estimate the activity of cytochromes P450 2D6 using the well established DM/DX ratio. The longitudinal study design allows for changes in drug metabolism activity as a function of age which can be characterized via least squares regression where the slope of age vs. DM/DX ratio is examined for deviations from zero.
Change in CYP3A4 Drug Metabolism Phenotype With Ageevery 6 months for 5 yearsConcentrations of dextromethorphan (DM) metabolites 3-hydroxymorphinan (3HM) and dextrorphan (DX) are quantified in urine and used to estimate the activity of cytochrome P450 3A4 using the well established 3HM/DX ratio. The longitudinal study design allows for changes in drug metabolism activity as a function of age which can be characterized via least squares regression where the slope of age vs. 3HM/DX ratio is examined for deviations from zero.
Change in CYP1A2 Drug Metabolism Phenotype With Ageevery 6 months for 5 yearsConcentrations of caffeine metabolites 5-Acetylamino-6-amino-3-methyluracil (AAMU), 1-methylxanthine (1MX), 1-methyluric acid (1MU), and 1,7-dimethyluric acid (17MU) are quantified in urine and used to estimate the activity of cytochrome P450 1A2 using the well established (AAMU+1MX+1MU)/1,7U ratio. The longitudinal study design allows for changes in drug metabolism activity as a function of age which can be characterized via least squares regression where the slope of age vs. (AAMU+1MX+1MU)/1,7U ratio is examined for deviations from zero.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Longitudinal Assessment Cohort
Normal healthy children approximately one year of age followed through five years of age to evaluate the ontogeny of CYP1A2, CYP2D6, CYP3A4.
111
Total111

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicLongitudinal Assessment Cohort
Age, Continuous1.21 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 0.28
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
4 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
107 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
58 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
6 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
46 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
52 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
59 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 111
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 111
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 111

Outcome results

Primary

Change in CYP1A2 Drug Metabolism Phenotype With Age

Concentrations of caffeine metabolites 5-Acetylamino-6-amino-3-methyluracil (AAMU), 1-methylxanthine (1MX), 1-methyluric acid (1MU), and 1,7-dimethyluric acid (17MU) are quantified in urine and used to estimate the activity of cytochrome P450 1A2 using the well established (AAMU+1MX+1MU)/1,7U ratio. The longitudinal study design allows for changes in drug metabolism activity as a function of age which can be characterized via least squares regression where the slope of age vs. (AAMU+1MX+1MU)/1,7U ratio is examined for deviations from zero.

Time frame: every 6 months for 5 years

Population: Participants completing each milestone visit at each 0.5 years of age.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Longitudinal Assessment CohortChange in CYP1A2 Drug Metabolism Phenotype With AgeLog ((AAMU+1MX+1MU)/1,7U) Milestone 7-0.822 unitless ratioStandard Deviation 0.142
Longitudinal Assessment CohortChange in CYP1A2 Drug Metabolism Phenotype With AgeLog ((AAMU+1MX+1MU)/1,7U) Milestone 9-0.821 unitless ratioStandard Deviation 0.167
Longitudinal Assessment CohortChange in CYP1A2 Drug Metabolism Phenotype With AgeLog ((AAMU+1MX+1MU)/1,7U) Milestone 1-0.851 unitless ratioStandard Deviation 0.185
Longitudinal Assessment CohortChange in CYP1A2 Drug Metabolism Phenotype With AgeLog ((AAMU+1MX+1MU)/1,7U) Milestone 2-0.823 unitless ratioStandard Deviation 0.17
Longitudinal Assessment CohortChange in CYP1A2 Drug Metabolism Phenotype With AgeLog ((AAMU+1MX+1MU)/1,7U) Milestone 3-0.858 unitless ratioStandard Deviation 0.204
Longitudinal Assessment CohortChange in CYP1A2 Drug Metabolism Phenotype With AgeLog ((AAMU+1MX+1MU)/1,7U) Milestone 4-0.856 unitless ratioStandard Deviation 0.15
Longitudinal Assessment CohortChange in CYP1A2 Drug Metabolism Phenotype With AgeLog ((AAMU+1MX+1MU)/1,7U) Milestone 5-0.832 unitless ratioStandard Deviation 0.168
Longitudinal Assessment CohortChange in CYP1A2 Drug Metabolism Phenotype With AgeLog ((AAMU+1MX+1MU)/1,7U) Milestone 6-0.853 unitless ratioStandard Deviation 0.169
Longitudinal Assessment CohortChange in CYP1A2 Drug Metabolism Phenotype With AgeLog ((AAMU+1MX+1MU)/1,7U) Milestone 8-0.851 unitless ratioStandard Deviation 0.17
Comparison: Univariate analysis (ANOVA) of the change in log ((AAMU+1MX+1MU)/1,7,U) over timep-value: 0.831ANOVA
Primary

Change in CYP2D6 Drug Metabolism Phenotype With Age

Concentrations of dextromethorphan(DM) and it's metabolite dextrorphan (DX) are quantified in urine and used to estimate the activity of cytochromes P450 2D6 using the well established DM/DX ratio. The longitudinal study design allows for changes in drug metabolism activity as a function of age which can be characterized via least squares regression where the slope of age vs. DM/DX ratio is examined for deviations from zero.

Time frame: every 6 months for 5 years

Population: Participants completing each milestone visit at each 0.5 years of age.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Longitudinal Assessment CohortChange in CYP2D6 Drug Metabolism Phenotype With AgeLog (DM/DX) Milestone 9-2.384 unitless ratioStandard Deviation 0.672
Longitudinal Assessment CohortChange in CYP2D6 Drug Metabolism Phenotype With AgeLog (DM/DX) Milestone 1-1.974 unitless ratioStandard Deviation 0.593
Longitudinal Assessment CohortChange in CYP2D6 Drug Metabolism Phenotype With AgeLog (DM/DX) Milestone 2-2.083 unitless ratioStandard Deviation 0.617
Longitudinal Assessment CohortChange in CYP2D6 Drug Metabolism Phenotype With AgeLog (DM/DX) Milestone 3-2.162 unitless ratioStandard Deviation 0.638
Longitudinal Assessment CohortChange in CYP2D6 Drug Metabolism Phenotype With AgeLog (DM/DX) Milestone 4-2.073 unitless ratioStandard Deviation 0.657
Longitudinal Assessment CohortChange in CYP2D6 Drug Metabolism Phenotype With AgeLog (DM/DX) Milestone 5-2.161 unitless ratioStandard Deviation 0.669
Longitudinal Assessment CohortChange in CYP2D6 Drug Metabolism Phenotype With AgeLog (DM/DX) Milestone 6-2.185 unitless ratioStandard Deviation 0.67
Longitudinal Assessment CohortChange in CYP2D6 Drug Metabolism Phenotype With AgeLog (DM/DX) Milestone 7-2.284 unitless ratioStandard Deviation 0.745
Longitudinal Assessment CohortChange in CYP2D6 Drug Metabolism Phenotype With AgeLog (DM/DX) Milestone 8-2.177 unitless ratioStandard Deviation 0.699
Comparison: Univariate analysis (ANOVA) of the change in log(DM/DX) over timep-value: 0.035ANOVA
Primary

Change in CYP3A4 Drug Metabolism Phenotype With Age

Concentrations of dextromethorphan (DM) metabolites 3-hydroxymorphinan (3HM) and dextrorphan (DX) are quantified in urine and used to estimate the activity of cytochrome P450 3A4 using the well established 3HM/DX ratio. The longitudinal study design allows for changes in drug metabolism activity as a function of age which can be characterized via least squares regression where the slope of age vs. 3HM/DX ratio is examined for deviations from zero.

Time frame: every 6 months for 5 years

Population: Participants completing each milestone visit at each 0.5 years of age.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Longitudinal Assessment CohortChange in CYP3A4 Drug Metabolism Phenotype With AgeLog (3HM/DX) Milestone 4-0.158 unitless ratioStandard Deviation 0.276
Longitudinal Assessment CohortChange in CYP3A4 Drug Metabolism Phenotype With AgeLog (3HM/DX) Milestone 6-0.136 unitless ratioStandard Deviation 0.194
Longitudinal Assessment CohortChange in CYP3A4 Drug Metabolism Phenotype With AgeLog (3HM/DX) Milestone 7-0.133 unitless ratioStandard Deviation 0.164
Longitudinal Assessment CohortChange in CYP3A4 Drug Metabolism Phenotype With AgeLog (3HM/DX) Milestone 8-0.122 unitless ratioStandard Deviation 0.202
Longitudinal Assessment CohortChange in CYP3A4 Drug Metabolism Phenotype With AgeLog (3HM/DX) Milestone 9-0.169 unitless ratioStandard Deviation 0.218
Longitudinal Assessment CohortChange in CYP3A4 Drug Metabolism Phenotype With AgeLog (3HM/DX) Milestone 1-0.069 unitless ratioStandard Deviation 0.18
Longitudinal Assessment CohortChange in CYP3A4 Drug Metabolism Phenotype With AgeLog (3HM/DX) Milestone 2-0.117 unitless ratioStandard Deviation 0.194
Longitudinal Assessment CohortChange in CYP3A4 Drug Metabolism Phenotype With AgeLog (3HM/DX) Milestone 3-0.142 unitless ratioStandard Deviation 0.223
Longitudinal Assessment CohortChange in CYP3A4 Drug Metabolism Phenotype With AgeLog (3HM/DX) Milestone 5-0.109 unitless ratioStandard Deviation 0.201
Comparison: Univariate analysis (ANOVA) of the change in log(3HM/DX) over timep-value: 0.194ANOVA

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026