Ingredients in fruit juices interact with dasatinib through inhibition of BCRP: a new mechanism of beverage-drug interaction

J Pharm Sci. 2015 Jan;104(1):266-75. doi: 10.1002/jps.24289. Epub 2014 Nov 21.

Abstract

Small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are a group of highly novel and target-specific anticancer drugs. Recently, most TKIs are found to be substrates of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and Breast Cancer Resistance Protein (BCRP). However, little information is available regarding the Pgp- or BCRP-mediated interaction of TKIs with coadministered drugs/food/beverage. Our objective was to evaluate the effect of the major ingredients of grapefruit juice (GFJ), orange juice (OJ), apple juice (AJ), and green tea on P-gp and BCRP-mediated dasatinib efflux. Among the 14 ingredients screened, only tangeretin and nobiletin moderately inhibited P-gp-mediated dasatinib efflux. In contrast, four ingredients in GFJ [i.e., bergamottin, 6',7'-dihydroxybergamottin (DHB), quercetin, and kaempferol], two ingredients in OJ (tangeretin and nobiletin), and one ingredient in AJ (i.e., hesperetin) greatly inhibited BCRP-mediated dasatinib efflux at the concentration of 50 μM (p < 0.001). Further concentration-dependent studies revealed that bergamottin, DHB, tangeretin, and nobiletin are potent BCRP inhibitors, with IC₅₀ values 3.19, 5.2, 1.19, and 1.04 μM, respectively. Further in vivo investigations are warranted to evaluate the BCRP-mediated FJ-TKI interaction. Literature reports only documented the modulatory effect of FJ and green tea on CYP3A, P-gp, and OATP. Our novel finding that FJ ingredients strongly inhibit BCRP may represent a new mechanism of beverage-drug interaction.

Keywords: ABC transporters; drug interactions; drug transport; food interactions; natural products; tyrosine kinase inhibitor.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B / antagonists & inhibitors
  • ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B / genetics
  • ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B / metabolism
  • ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 2
  • ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / genetics
  • ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / metabolism
  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / metabolism*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Beverages / analysis
  • Biological Transport / drug effects
  • Cell Line
  • Coumarins / analysis
  • Coumarins / chemistry
  • Coumarins / pharmacology
  • Dasatinib
  • Dogs
  • Flavonoids / analysis
  • Flavonoids / chemistry
  • Flavonoids / pharmacology
  • Food-Drug Interactions
  • Fruit / chemistry
  • Humans
  • Madin Darby Canine Kidney Cells
  • Membrane Transport Modulators / analysis
  • Membrane Transport Modulators / chemistry
  • Membrane Transport Modulators / pharmacology*
  • Neoplasm Proteins / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Neoplasm Proteins / genetics
  • Neoplasm Proteins / metabolism
  • Phytochemicals / analysis
  • Phytochemicals / chemistry
  • Phytochemicals / pharmacology*
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / metabolism*
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / metabolism
  • Pyrimidines / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Pyrimidines / metabolism*
  • Pyrimidines / pharmacology
  • Recombinant Proteins / chemistry
  • Recombinant Proteins / metabolism
  • Sus scrofa
  • Thiazoles / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Thiazoles / metabolism*
  • Thiazoles / pharmacology

Substances

  • ABCB1 protein, human
  • ABCG2 protein, human
  • ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B
  • ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 2
  • ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Coumarins
  • Flavonoids
  • Membrane Transport Modulators
  • Neoplasm Proteins
  • Phytochemicals
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors
  • Pyrimidines
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Thiazoles
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
  • Dasatinib