Influence of CYP2D6, CYP3A4, CYP3A5 and ABCB1 Polymorphisms on Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Aripiprazole in Healthy Volunteers

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of polymorphisms in cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2D6, CYP3A4 and CYP3A5 enzymes and in P-glycoprotein (P-gp) on the pharmacokinetics and safety of aripiprazole and, its active metabolite, dehydro-aripiprazole, in 148 healthy volunteers from six bioequivalence trials receiving a single oral dose of aripiprazole. The plasma concentrations of both analytes were measured by LC-MS/MS. CYP2D6 (*3,*4,*5,*6,*7,*9 and copy number variations), CYP3A4 (*20 and *22), CYP3A5*3 and C3435T, C1236T and G2677T/A in ABCB1 gene were determined. As the number of active CYP2D6 alleles decreased, AUC0−t, Cmax and t1/2 of aripiprazole were higher and clearance of aripiprazole, AUC0−t of dehydro-aripiprazole and ratio dehydro-aripiprazole/aripiprazole were lower. AUC0−t of aripiprazole of poor metabolizer (PM) subjects was increased by 50% compared to extensive metabolizers (EM), and AUC0−t of dehydro-aripiprazole was decreased by 33%. ABCB1 1236TT subjects had a lower clearance of aripiprazole (p = 0.023) and AUC0−t (p = 0.039) and Cmax of dehydro-aripiprazole (p = 0.036) compared to C/C. CYP3A5*3/*3 subjects had a 10% lower ratio dehydro-aripiprazole/aripiprazole than *1/*3 (p = 0.019). Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) had a directly proportional relationship with AUC0−t of aripiprazole (p = 0.001), especially nausea/vomiting, which were more common in women (p = 0.005). Women and CYP3A5*1/*1 subjects showed more often dizziness (p = 0.034; p = 0.009). Pharmacokinetics of aripiprazole is affected by CYP2D6 phenotype but also by sex and C1236T (ABCB1 gene), while dehydro-aripiprazole pharmacokinetics is affected by CYP2D6 and C1236T. The ratio dehydro-aripiprazole/aripiprazole was influenced by CYP2D6 phenotype and CYP3A5*3. Concentrations of aripiprazole, sex, CYP3A5*3 and CYP2D6 were involved in the development of ADRs.