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Methylphenidate inhibits cytochrome P450 in the Swiss Webster mouse

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Otago, PO Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand

R J Rosengren

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Otago, PO Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand; rhonda.rosengren{at}stonebow.otago.ac.nz

Drug interactions have previously been reported following the co-administration of methylphenidate (MPH) and drugs metabolized by the cytochrome P450 (CYP450) system such as imipramine. Therefore, this study used the Swiss Webster mouse to determine the effect of MPH on CYP450 isozymes likely to be important in the interaction between MPH and imipramine. Single high doses of MPH (25, 50 and 100 mg/kg, i.p.) were administered to simulate the abuse of MPH. Under these conditions, MPH decreased total hepatic CYP450 to 50% of control. Additionally, MPH inhibited the catalytic activity of CYP1A and CYP2E1 by 50%, and decreased the polypeptide levels of CYP3A by 30%. In a second study designed to simulate more closely therapeutic use, MPH was administered orally for two weeks at 10-fold lower doses (2.5, 5 and 10 mg/kg/day). MPH decreased total hepatic CYP450 at both 5 and 10 mg/kg/day (0.96±0.01 and 0.96±0.06 nmol/mg versus 1.34±0.01 nmol/mg for saline control, P<0.05). The catalytic activity and protein levels of CYP1A were diminished by up to 50% of control, while catalytic activity and polypeptide levels for CYP2E1 and CYP3A remained unchanged. These results indicate that MPH inhibits the CYP450 system following both abuse and therapeutic scenarios. However, this effect was dependent on both the isoform of CYP450 and the duration of MPH administration.

Key Words: CYP1A • CYP2E1 • CYP3A • CYP450 • imipramine • methylphenidate

Human & Experimental Toxicology, Vol. 21, No. 5, 273-280 (2002)
DOI: 10.1191/0960327102ht245oa


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