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Physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling of meloxicam in different CYP2C9 genotypes

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Meloxicam, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, is used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. Cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2C9 and CYP3A4 are major and minor enzymes involved in the metabolism of meloxicam. Impaired enzyme activity of CYP2C9 variants increases the plasma exposures of meloxicam and the risk of adverse events. The objective of our study is to develop and validate the physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model of meloxicam related to CYP2C9 genetic polymorphism using the PK-Sim® software. In vitro kcat of CYP2C9 was optimized in different CYP2C9 genotypes. The demographic and pharmacokinetic dataset for the development of the PBPK model was extracted from two previous clinical pharmacokinetic studies. Thirty-one clinical datasets, representing different dose regimens and demographic characteristics, were utilized to validate the PBPK model. The shapes of simulated plasma concentration–time profiles in each CYP2C9 genotype were visually similar to observed profiles. The predicted exposures (AUCinf) of meloxicam in CYP2C9*1/*3, CYP2C9*1/*13, and CYP2C9*3/*3 genotypes were increased by 1.77-, 2.91-, and 8.35-fold compared to CYP2C9*1/*1 genotype, respectively. In all datasets for the development and validations, fold errors between predicted and observed pharmacokinetic parameters were within the two-fold error criteria. As a result, the PBPK model was appropriately established and properly described the pharmacokinetics of meloxicam in different CYP2C9 genotypes. This study is expected to contribute to reducing the risk of adverse events of meloxicam through optimization of meloxicam dosing in different CYP2C9 genotypes.

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This research was supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning (NRF-2019R1A2C1004582)

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Correspondence to Jung‑Woo Bae or Seok-Yong Lee.

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Cho, C., Park, HJ., Kang, P. et al. Physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling of meloxicam in different CYP2C9 genotypes. Arch. Pharm. Res. 44, 1076–1090 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12272-021-01361-3

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