Evaluating the Role of Drug Metabolism and Reactive Intermediates in Trazodone-Induced Cytotoxicity toward Freshly-Isolated Rat Hepatocytes.

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Najibi A, Heidari R, Zarifi J, Jamshidzadeh A, Firoozabadi N, Niknahad H

Evaluating the Role of Drug Metabolism and Reactive Intermediates in Trazodone-Induced Cytotoxicity toward Freshly-Isolated Rat Hepatocytes.

Drug Res (Stuttg). 2016 Nov;66(11):592-596. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-109536. Epub 2016 Sep 19.

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Background: Trazodone is an antidepressant agent widely administered for the treatment of depressive disorders. On the other hand, several cases of hepatic injury have been reported after Trazodone administration. Although the precise mechanism(s) of trazodone-induced liver injury is not known, some investigations proposed the role of reactive intermediates in this complication. This study was designed to investigate the role of reactive metabolites in hepatocytes injury induced by trazodone. Methods: Isolated rat hepatocytes were prepared by the method of collagenase enzyme perfusion via the portal vein. Cells were treated with trazodone, its cytotoxic metabolite, and different enzyme inhibitors and cytoprotective agents. Results: It was found that trazodone was toxic towards hepatocytes and caused 50% cell death after 2 h of incubation at a dose of 450 microM. The trazodone postulated reactive metabolite; m-chlorophenyl piperazine (m-CPP) was less toxic and caused 50% cell death at a dose of 750 microM at a similar time period. Cellular glutathione (GSH) depletion and lipid peroxidation were detected when hepatocytes were treated with trazodone and/or m-CPP. Depleting hepatocytes GSH beforehand, increased cytotoxicity of both trazodone and m-CPP. Troleandomycin as the CYP3A4 inhibitor prevented cytotoxicity of trazodone but slightly affected m-CPP-induced cell injury. Inhibition of CYP2D6 by quinidine and cimetidine increased the cytotoxicity of both trazodone and m-CPP. Antioxidants and ATP suppliers slightly prevented cytotoxicity of trazodone and m-CPP. Conclusion: As inhibitors of CYP3A4 and 2D6 affected trazodone cytotoxicity, it is suggested that trazodone -induced cytotoxicity, at least in part, is mediated by its reactive metabolites.

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Drug	Enzyme	Kind	Organism	Pharmacological Action	Actions
Trazodone	Cytochrome P450 2D6	Protein	Humans	Unknown	Substrate Inhibitor	Details