Abstract
Purpose. The inhibitory effects of omeprazole on diazepam metabolism in vitro and in vivo are compared in the rat.
Methods. 3-hydroxylation and N-demethylation of diazepam was investigated in the presence of a range of omeprazole concentrations (2-500µM) in hepatic microsomes and hepatocytes. Zero order infusions together with matched bolus doses of omeprazole were used to achieve a range of steady state plasma concentrations (10-50mg/ L) and to study the diazepam-omeprazole interaction in vivo.
Results. The 3-hydroxlation pathway was more prone to inhibition (KIs 108 ± 30 and 28 ± 11 µM in microsomes and hepatocytes, respectively) than the demethylation pathway (KIs of 226 ± 76 and 59 ± 27 µM in microsomes and hepatocytes, respectively). In both in vitro systems, the mechanism of inhibition was competitive with Km/KI ratios larger than 1 for the 3HDZ pathway and smaller than 1 for the NDZ pathway. There was an omeprazole concentration dependent decrease in diazepam clearance in vivo which could be modelled using a simple inhibition equation with a KI of 57µM (19.8mg/L). In contrast there was no statistically significant change in the steady state volume of distribution for diazepam in the presence of omeprazole.
Conclusions. The in vivo KI for the omeprazole: diazepam inhibition interaction shows closer agreement with the KI values obtained in hepatocytes than with those observed in microsomes.
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Zomorodi, K., Houston, J.B. Effect of Omeprazole on Diazepam Disposition in the Rat: in Vitro and in Vivo Studies. Pharm Res 12, 1642–1646 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1016241000480
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