DENG Yanru,WANG Zhi,CAO Gexi,et al.Effect and mechanism of ertugliflozin on pharmacokinetic of sorafenib and donafenib in rats[J].ZHONGGUO YAOFANG,2025,36(07):826-831.
DENG Yanru,WANG Zhi,CAO Gexi,et al.Effect and mechanism of ertugliflozin on pharmacokinetic of sorafenib and donafenib in rats[J].ZHONGGUO YAOFANG,2025,36(07):826-831. DOI: 10.6039/j.issn.1001-0408.2025.07.10.
Effect and mechanism of ertugliflozin on pharmacokinetic of sorafenib and donafenib in rats
To investigate the effects of ertugliflozin on pharmacokinetic of sorafenib and donafenib in rats and explore the mechanism.
METHODS
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Twenty-four male SD rats were randomly divided into four groups, with 6 rats in each group. Groups A and B were respectively gavaged with 0.5% sodium carboxymethyl cellulose solution and ertugliflozin (1.5 mg/kg) for 7 consecutive days, and both were given sorafenib (100 mg/kg) on the 7th day. Groups C and D were administered intragastrically in the same way as those in Groups A and B, respectively, for the first 7 days; after the drug administration on the 7th day, all rats in Groups C and D were further gavaged with donafenib (40 mg/kg). Blood samples were collected at different time points before and after administration of sorafenib or donafenib, the concentrations of sorafenib in plasma of rats in groups A and B and donafenib in groups C and D were determined by UPLC-MS/MS method. The pharmacokinetic parameters were calculated by DAS 2.1.1 software. Six additional rats were randomly divided into blank control group and ertugliflozin group, with three rats in each group. Blank control group was given 0.5% sodium carboxymethyl cellulose intragastrically, while rats in ertugliflozin group were given ertugliflozin (1.5 mg/kg) once a day for 7 consecutive days. After the last administration, the mRNA expression levels of uridine diphosphate glucuronosyl transferase 1A7 (UGT1A7), breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP), and P-glycoprotein (P-gp) in the liver and small intestine tissues of the rats were detected.
RESULTS
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Compared with group A, the AUC
0-
t
, AUC
0-∞
,
c
max
,
t
max
, MRT
0-
t
and MRT
0-∞
of sorafenib in group B were decreased significantly, while CL and
V
were increased significantly. Compared with group C, the AUC
0-
t
, AUC
0-∞
,
t
max
,
c
max
and MRT
0-
t
of donafenib in group D were decreased significantly, while
V
and CL were increased significantly (
P
<0.05). mRNA expression of UGT1A7, P-gp and BCRP in the liver tissue and small intestine of rats were not significantly affected after intragastric administration of ertugliflozin for 7 consecutive days.
CONCLUSIONS
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Ertugliflozin can affect the pharmacokinetics of sorafenib and donafenib in rats and decrease the plasma exposure of them significantly. However, its mechanism of action may not be through the regulation of related metabolic enzymes and transporters. When using drugs in combination clinically, one should be vigilant about the potential for disease progression due to poor therapeutic effects.
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