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Abstract Title:

Antibiotic-induced Elevations of Plasma Bile Acids in Rats Independent of Bsep Inhibition.

Abstract Source:

Toxicol Sci. 2017 Jan 20. Epub 2017 Jan 20. PMID: 28108666

Abstract Author(s):

Yutai Li, Michael J Hafey, Hong Duong, Raymond Evers, Kyeongmi Cheon, Daniel J Holder, Alema Galijatovic-Idrizbegovic, Frank D Sistare, Warren E Glaab

Article Affiliation:

Yutai Li

Abstract:

Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is a common toxicity observed in drug development and can lead to withdrawal of approved drugs from the market. To better understand the numerous mechanisms of DILI, recent efforts have focused on transporter inhibition, specifically liver canalicular bile salt export pump (Bsep) as one mechanism of DILI, and on the potential use of plasma bile acids as monitorable mechanism-based biomarkers of Bsep inhibition. To explore alternative mechanisms of bile acid increases in plasma, six antibiotic and two non-antibiotic drugs unlikely to be Bsep inhibitors were evaluated in rat studies. Surprisingly, all six antibiotics demonstrated 2- to 14-fold increases of plasma taurocholic acid (TCA). Also, unconjugated primary bile acids and secondary bile acids (both taurine-conjugated and unconjugated) were decreased in rat plasma after antibiotic treatments, but not with the non-antibiotic drugs. These results suggest alternative mechanisms of bile acids regulation such as attenuation of bacterial deconjugation of bile acids following reduction of gut microflora by antibiotics. Measurements of TCA transport in rat hepatocytes and Bsep-containing membrane vesicles suggest that inhibition of uptake into hepatocytes could also contribute to increases in plasma bile acid concentrations, while excluding inhibition of Bsep as a mechanism. These studies further demonstrate that there are several mechanisms that can lead to conjugated bile acid increases in plasma. By carefully considering the time course and magnitude of changes of individual bile acids relative to any changes seen in transaminases and bilirubin, interpretations and conclusions of the involvement of Bsep inhibition are enabled.

Study Type : Animal Study

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