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Slow N-acetyltransferase 2 genotype affects the incidence of isoniazid and rifampicin-induced hepatotoxicity

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Japanese in-patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and normal liver function receiving treatment with isoniazid and rifampicin (INH + RMP). To elucidate the relationship between N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) genotype and the incidence of isoniazid + rifampicin-induced hepatotoxicity. Prospective study. After NAT2* genotyping, 77 patients were classified into three groups according to their NAT2* genotypes: rapid-type (a homozygote of NAT2*4), intermediate-type (a heterozygote of NAT2*4 and mutant alleles) and slow-type (a combination of mutant alleles). Their biochemical profiles of liver function test were investigated for 3 months to assess the development of serum aminotransferase elevation. Of the 77 patients, 18.2% developed adverse hepatic reaction within the first month of INH + RMP treatment. A significant association was observed between hepatotoxicity and NAT2* genotype: compared with rapid-type, the relative risk was 4.0 (95% CI 1.94-6.06) for intermediate-type and 28.0 (95%CI 26.0-30.0) for slow-type. Especially in slow-type, the incidence of hepatotoxicity and serum aminotransferase elevation was significantly higher than in the other two types. Slow NAT2* genotype significantly affected the development of INH + RMP-induced hepatotoxicity. This suggests the possibility that NAT2* genotyping prior to medication may be useful in evaluating patients with high risk for INH + RMP-induced hepatotoxicity.
:NTJ TUBERC LUNG D:54(3):256-261
2000:UATLD
Siow
"acetyitransferase 2 genotype affects the incidence
of isoniazid and rifampicin‐
induced hepatotoxicity
M.Ohnof十
:.Yamaguchi′
+1.Yamamoto′
Fukudar S.Yokota′
R.Maekura′
M.:tOri Y Yamamoto′
=
ogura′
K.Maeda′
§
K.KomutarS I igarashi′
5J.Azuma'
Department of c‖
nica:Evaluation of Medicines and Therapeutics,Graduate School of Pharmaceutica:Sciences,
Osaka Universityr Departments of十
1nterna:Medicine and lCiinica!Laboratoryr Toneyama National Hospital′
and 5Second Department ofinternal Medicine,NIT West Osaka Hospital,OsakarJapan
SUMMARY
SETTING: JapanCSe in―
PatiCnts with pullmOnary tubc←
cu10sis and normal livcr functiOn rccciving trcatincnt
with isoniazid and rifampicin(INH+RMP)。
OBJECTiVE: To clucidatc thc rclatiOnship bctwccn N‐
acetyltransfcrase 2(NAT2)gcnotypc and thc incidcncc
Of isOniazid+rifampicin―
induccd hcpatOtOxicity.
DES:GN: Prospcctivc study. Aftcr
4T2* genOtyping,
77 paticnts were classincd into thrcc groups according tO
thcir NAT2)l gcnotypes: rapid―
typc(a hOmOzygotc of
4T2+4),intermediatc‐
type(a heterozygotc of NrAT2*4
and mutant anclcs)and slow―
typc(a COmbination of
mutant allclcs).Thcir biOchemical pronlcs ofl市
cr func‐
tiOn tcst werc invcstigatcd for 3 mOnths to asscss the
dcveloPment Of Serunl aminotransfcrasc clcvatiOn.
RESULT: Of the 77 Patients, 18.2%devclopcd advcrsc
hepatic rcactiOn within thc Arst mOnth of INH+RMP
trcatincnt.
signincant assOciation was Observed be―
twccn hcpatOtOxicity and N4T2* gcnotypc: comparcd
with rapid―
typc,thc rclativc risk was 4.0(95%C11.94-
6.06)for intcrmcdiate―
typc and 28.0(959る
C126.0-30.0)
for s10w_typc.EspcciaHy in s10M/typc,thc incidcnce Of
hcPatOtOxicity and scrum anlinotransfcrasc clcvatiOn
was signincantly highcr than in thc Othcr twO typcs.
CONCLuS:ON: Slow rも
4T2■
genOtypc signincantly af‐
fcctcd thc dcvc10pmcnt OfINH+RMP―
induced hcpato‐
10xicity.This suggcsts thc pOssibility thatハ
4T2■ gcno―
typing priOr tO mcdicatiOn may bc uscful in cvaluating
paticnts with high risk fOr INH+RⅣ
IP‐
induced hcpato‐
tOxlCity.
KEY WORDS: N―
acctyltransfcrasc 2(NAT2);gcnOtypc;
isoniazid;rifampicin;hcpatOtOxiCity
lTH THE INCREASING incidcncc Oftuberculosis
worldwidc,a grcatcr number of patients are cxposcd
to the risks Of a potentially serious hepatotoxiC Cffcct
by antitubcrculosis drugs.The cvaluation of paticnts
with a risk fOr isOniazid and rifampicin{INH+RNIP)
induced hepatOtOxicity is clinicaHv important in cur―
rent antitubcrculosis treatincnt.HcpatotoxiCity occurs
vith greatcr frcquency in paticnts rcceiving both iso―
niazid and rifampicin than in thOse receiving isoniazid
alonc.l A drug―
drug intcraction、 vith hepatic enzymc
inductiOn by rifampicin has bccn suspcctcd as a causc
of this adverse evcnt.2,3
N―acetyitransferasc 2(NAT2)is mainly rcsponsi―
ble for isoniazid metabolism.The climinatiOn ratc of
isoniazid is triinodally distributcd in accordancc、
vith
thc phcnotypc/gcnOtypc of NAT2.4.5 The gcnetic
polymOrphism can bc a IIlatter of greatirnportancc in
mOdi″ing thc to対
c cffects Of antitubcrculosis drug
thcrapy.AlthOugh thc acctylator status ofthc individ―
ual has been suspectcd as a potent risk factOr for
isOniazid―
induced hcpatOtOxicity, considcrablc con―
trovcrsy still cxists amOng prcvious studies.2、
36-101n
aH Of these studics,acetylatOr status was detcrrllined
by NAT2 phenotyping in terms ofa bimOdal distribu―
tion n10dcl.No one has ever adopted a trilnOdal dis‐
tribution lnOdel to look intO the issuc above,Sincc thc
isoniazid acetylator phenotypc rcflccts the gcnotype
in paticnts、
vith uncOmplicatcd pullnOnary tubercilo―
sis,5 applying NAT2+gcnOtypincation may clucidatc
this cOntrovcrsial issuc.If a link bctween the fゞ
AT2).
genOWpe and the development OfINH+RMP―
induccd
hcpatOtOxicity can bc llladc clcaら
NAT2).genotyping
rllight rnake it pOssible tO evaluatc paticnts susceptible
to advcrsc hcpatic reactions priOr to adlninistration.
Thc prescnt study was invcstigated prospcctivcly to
Clan■
thC rcladon bctwcen the NAT2オ
gcnotypc and
the incidence of hcpatotoxicity in JapaneSe patients
suffcring from pullnonary tubcrcu10sis、
vhO had nOr
mal livcr function bcfOre colllnlencing inultidrug anti―
tubcrculosis trcatlllent、
vith isOniazid and rifampicin.
Corrcspondence to:JuniChi Azuma,MD,Dcpartmcnt of Clinical Evaluaion Of NIcdicincs and Thcrapcutた
s,Graduatc
School of Pharmaccutical Scicnccs,Osaka Univcrsity,1-6 Yainada―
oka,Suita,Osaka 5650871,Japan Tcl:(+81)6-6879-
8258.Fax:(+81)6-6879-8259.c― mail:azulua@phs.osaka―
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d:NH+RMP―
induced hepatotoxdty 257
STUDY POPULAT:ON AND METHODS
Palyents
giblc fOr this prOspcctivc invcstigatiOn during 1996-
1998.
haJl:正
1町
lf」
:1鳳
11:脚
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il:官
HBsAg and anti_HCミ
b.At thc bcginning of treat―
l露
i警
::∬
lキ
稿
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ilX:::
drttdiltlf:li:inl。
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cmtttcilttb者
t肥
COllllnlttees.
Dere″
η
ln∂
tlon of ace1/1alor stalυ
s∂
ccorC/1rDg
`0あ
e NAT2'genolype
Total gcnOmic DNA was prcpared from patients'
pcripheral lymphOcytcs.For thc idcntincation of the
threc NAT2オ
mutations;481C tO T(NAT2オ
),590G
lo A(NAT2オ
6)and 857G tO A(NAT2・
7),1l poly
1潟
rttli窓
I謂
np翼
ti
modincation Of the mcthOd Of Ncugcbaucr et al.12
RcactiOns、
vcrc carried out in a v01ume of 50
μ
lthat
contained 300 ng of genOrnic DNA,200
μ
M each Of
dNTR 100 nル
I each Of fOrward primcr(5′
AGAT
GTGGCAGCCTCЪ
GAA-3′
)and reverse primcr
(5′
ATTAGTGAGTTGGGTGttAC 34),10m市
l Tl・
ls
HCl(pH 8.3),1.5 mM MgC12,and 2.5 U AmpliTaq
:盤
]1■
irT
56°
C,and l min at 72°
C)were cOnducted and wcrc
fOHO、
vcd by a inalcxtcnsion pcriod ofフ
lllin at 72°
C.
FO110wing PCR,a9μ
l aliquOt Of PCR―
product was
completely digcstcd with Kρ
I,■
79r and B′
777Hf.
The restrictiOn digcsts、
verc clcctrOphOrcsed on_h‐
,6
polyacrylalllide gel.
lttL燒
│:ヨ
:IttT∬
:
gotc of RAT2オ
4),an intcrmcdiate acetylator geno―
type(IA―
typc:a heterOzygote of NAT2オ
4 and mutant
allcles)and a s10、
v acetylatOr genotype(SA―
type: a
combinatiOn Of mutant allcles).4,S、
13●
5 As Only fOur al¨
lcles(NAT2・
4,オ
5B, '6A and丼
3)havC been rc―
ported tO date in Japancse subiects,13,14 identincation
ofthese threc mutatiOns is suficient tO dcAne alrlnOst all
ι4T2丼
allelesin a hOmogeneousJapanCSC populatiOn.15
ssessmenょ
Of drυg―
ρσ
υced serυ
m
a17n,ρ
οtransFer∂
se e′
ey∂
`′
on
m鷲
I][1嵩
:路
f::器
induccd hepatOtOxicity.Scrum AST and′
LT cOncen―
1撥
I轟
1部
Юttilm青
rtttwttT鰐
nlorc than twice the lcvcl bcfOrc adnlinistration and
:∬ l猟
i:胤
ittitttr=冨
I
torics is 3 1 1U/1fOr AST and 34 1U/1for ALI
Sね l15″
c∂
an∂
1/sな
ittI電
:'」
ilil∫
i;│liよ
ll:lii:Ji[複
l1lliti[L
wcre mcasurcd atthc bcginning OfINH+RMP treat―
mcnt.FOr pcak valucs,the highcst AST and ALT Icv_
inFttls古
lttt鷺
[∬
cnccs in serum anlinotransfcrasc elcvatiOn bctwecn
i犠
i‖
:Jill椰
]:1鷲
1
werc twO―
sidcd,and P<o.o5was choscn as lcvc1 0f
signincancc.Analysis was performcd with statVicw
Softwarc(vcrsiOn J4.02;Abacus COncepts,Inc.)and
Excc1 5.0(市
IiCrOsOft).
RESULTS
AccOrding to thc genctic analysis rcsults,amOng thc
:輝
vas no signincant diffcrencc bctwccn the thrcc
groups、
vith rcgard tO agc,、
veight and sex distribu―
tion(48±
20 ycars,52.2■
12.2 kgin RA‐
typc;54±
account the tOtal numbcrs Of NAT2オ
4 and mutant
fi結
ξ
::こ
χ理
1艦
1,
allclc hOmOzy30tC,46.4%vs 47.4%;NAT2・
4 allcle
and mutant a‖
clc hctcrOzygOtc, 44.8% vs 42.998;
mutant anelc homozygote, 8.898 vs 9.ア
8. This
proves that Our sirllplified genOtypiflcatiOn mcthOd
a110、vs fairly accuratc idcntincation of genotypcs in a
258 The international JOurnal of Tuber(ulosis and Lung Disease
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l:::認
im力
pane賛
Genotype
Hea th
SutteCtS
η
`%ノ
Pat ents
o(%)
Acety ator
status
Total
(n=77)
RA―
type
(n=28)
IA―
type
(n=42)
SA―
type
(n= 7)
yハ
2★ 4/★
4
NA「
2'4/★
5
NA「
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6
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72★
6/★ 6
Jハ
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7★ 7
lotal
90(464)
5(26)
61(314)
21(lo 8)
0(00)
2(10)
0(00)
5(26)
9(47)
1(05)
194(100)
28(364)
2(26)
31(402)
9(117)
0(00)
1(13)
0(00)
2(26)
3(29)
1(13)
77(100)
RA‐
type
lA―
type
SA type
40 60
incidence(%)
100
RA=rap d acetプ
atO●
A=intermed ate acety atoc sA=Jow acety atOr
hOmOgeneous Japanesc populatiOn.Thc distributiOns
Serunl anlinotransferase levels elevatcd abOvc thc
II:γ
;i」
:liよ
1鶯
li11lI:場
Ii祖
:lttl11(ffi【
:T「
IL幌
:TI:倶
IllttI彎
itt黒
:
fcrase,which nOrmaliscd withOut lnOdincation Ofthe
rcgimcn.Ofthc 42 1A―
typc paticnts,six(14.3%l cx―
pressed serurll anlinotransfcrasc clcvatiOn,with lcvcls
簿
:耐
f蹴
lギ
il∬
fl露
11恭
tubcrcu10sis drugs fOr 2-4 wccks.GrOss anlinotrans―
tぷ
lrttt青
1牌
ilt麗
u∫
nF
transfcrase clcvatiOn:the dOsc fOr patients、
vith hc―
thcir Own dOctOrs.
Figure l shO、
vs thc rclatiOnship bctwccn thc
llilTWS緊
w繁
:緊
rcmarkably signiicant differcnces as regards thc frc―
qucncy of serum anlinotransfcrase clcvatiOn during
trcatmcnt when cOmparing RA―
typc with SA―
type
aminOtransfcrascs are shown in Table 2 A and B.The
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:お
;∬
::ilTや
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1
months Of trcatmcnt in cOmparisOn with thc Other
two types(P<0.05).
DiSCUSSioN
t::f篭
L手
lyglj葛
:til:i選
:よ
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xl趣
│:Itrl彗
lilllili1111:lil卦
[111姿
Iil:III:
clcvatiOn in spitc Of nOrinallivcr functiOn beforc mcd_
icatiOn.Thc clcvatiOn Of bOth AST and ALT in SA―
WttlC:F胤
lt糧
lt視
llttTtittlcl踏
i脱
:飛
L:F
:l:鷺
tr蹴
l:1順
lltt∬
ir
+RMP―
induced hepatotoxicity
Table 2 Effects Of lNH+RINIP treatment on serlJm amlnOtransferases A va ues expressed as mean■
sD
A
AST(U4)
Acetylator status
R∧
type(η
=28)
IA type(ρ
=42)
SA type(η
=7)
3
176±
45
206=45
181■
46
235■ 90★
=27)
293■
330★
=40)
520■ 118★
217■
72夫
303=229☆
481=212★
209=66★
287■
197☆
471■
288☆
i
ALT(IU4)
12、
eeks
203■
87
257■
145★
341■
85★
'
261
97★
372■
358☆
631■ 199★
RA―
type(7‐
=28) 124±
65 222■
127 209■
112★
(n=27)
IA―
type(η
=42) 157■
55 207±
156★
259■ 164★
=40)
SA type(ρ
=7) 164■
78 483=205★
+ 590■
426★
+
203
239
603
93・
177★
436☆
+
186=124 259±
143去
200■
141★
307± 210★
361■
,66☆
' 676■
411☆
Acety ator status was determ ned accord ng tO NAT2★
genotyp ng as n Tc.bel
ρ
<0 05 versus basa
0 05 versus RA type and iA‐
type
AST=aspartate am notransferase,Peak=the h 9heSt eve w th n the irst 3 mo∩
ths of cOmmenc ng treatment RA=rap d acety atori lA=ntermed ate
aCetブ
atO●
sA=s Ow acetyぬ
to嘔 ALT=a an ne am notransferase
typc group,an increasc in scrunl alllinotransfcrase Of
morc than thrce tirllcs the upper lilllit Of nOrmal、
vas
recorded in half of the IA―
typc patients、
vith hcpato―
toxic reactiOns.Thc IA typc group sccms likcly to
nccd c10scr attention than RA―
typc paticnts.Further
study is nccessary tO cOnf■
rm the signincancc ofrisk in
IA―
typc.
The critcria chOscn in this study resultcd in a
higher incidcncc Of INH+RⅣ
IP― induced hepatOtOx―
icity than in previous studics.11'AlthOugh these critc―
ria may bc lo、
v fOr deining clinically evident hcpati―
tis, wc bclievc that thcy are clinicaly uscful fOr
finding advcrse hepatic reactions carlicr and fOr prc―
venting the dcve10pmcnt Of Overt hepatitis.MOst Of
thc paticntsin this study who devclopcd scrunl anlino―
transfcrasc elcvatiOn Oflcvels higher than thc criteria,
nccdcd inodincation of thcir antitubcrcu10sis regilllcn
until thcir hepatic rcactiOn ccascd,and avoidcd overt
hcpatitis、
vith bilirubin elevation.ヽ
Ve rccently expcri
cnccd an instance in
vhich a patient
vith SA―
type
gcne devc10pcd rcmarkablc anlinOtransfcrase eleva―
tions,with AST>700 and ALT>300,8 days after
starting a regimcn cOntaining isOniazid(7.5mノ
kノ
day)and rifampicin.Wc presumc that such seriOus
hepatic rcactiOns inay bc avoidablc if isoniazid dOs―
agc is Optirniscd frOl■
l thc initial regilllen according tO
Nノ4T2丼
genOtype.
Thc acctylatiOn capacity of thc individual patient
strongly inlucnccs the rnetabolisll1 0fisOniazid.IInpair―
mcnt of NAT2 activity and cnzyme inductiOn by
rifampicin likcly shift it fl・
Om thc maior pathways to
altcrnat市
c pathways which brm tOxic mctabolites
(Figure 2).Active radicals derivcd frOrll acctvlhvdra―
zine`
1ド
1'。
r hydrazine2 haVe been incrilninatcd as a
possible cause of isOniazid_relatcd hepatOtOxicity in
t、vo hypotheses.
litchen ct al.5、
18、 19 advanccd a
hypOthesis that isOniazid cOmpctcd、
vith acctylhydra―
Fl:li麒
:l:f::t常
:∬
tO fOrm active radicals in s10、
v acetylatOrs,22
vhilc
JennCr and Ellard shOwcd that prctreatmcnt with
rifampicin did nOt increase the metabOlism by nOn―
acetylation rOutes Of acetylhydrazine in in vivO
human experilllents.23 on the Othcr hand,Sarma et
al.3 proposcd anothcr hypothcsis that daily adnlinis―
tration of rifampicin incrcased thc dircct cOnvcrslon24
0f isOniazid tO isOnicOtinic acid and hcpatOtOxic
hydrazinc in s10w acctylators.The plasma lcve1 0f
hydrazine has bcen shO、
vn to bc highcr in s10、
v than
in rapid acctylatOrs due tO cOmpetitive acctylatiOn
and thc synergistic effect Of rifampicin.25,26 The latter
hypOthesis strOngly supports our ObscrvatiOn that
6N祠
SOn aZ C
NHCOCH3
NH2
Acetylhydrazine
NAT21
NHCOCH3
NHCOCH3
Diacetylhydrazine
Figure 2
isonicotinyl
glycine
NH2
NH2
4etabolic path、
/ays of i50niaZld
Hydrazine
The lnternatiOna!JOurna1 0f Tuberculosis and
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X:t籠
1:」
ype padens du五
ng com_
I犠
[『
:酪
}掘
have failcd tO rcach this cOnclusion.3,5,10 The fO110w_
ing reasons cOuld cxPlain thc discrepancy bctwcen
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it貯
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Thc substantial racial diffcrenccs in distributiOn Of
theハ
/4T2' gcnOtypc rcflect thc differcnccs in stan―
L轟
F富
i:i∫
RF黛
1:織
i評
:i靴
1:ふ
i;:::壁
arc no、
v invcstigating thc rclatiOn bct、
vccn accumula―
tion Of tOxic mctab01itcs and INH tt RMP_induccd
hcpatOtOxicity.
DiscOntinuatiOn of antitubcrcu10sis trcatincnt due
to hcpatOtOxic rcactiOn and insul‐
ncient doscs Of isO―
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... The risk of developing hepatotoxicity during this treatment varies significantly among individuals, ranging from 2 to 28%, highlighting the prominence of individual susceptibility [1,6,7]. Emerging [8][9][10] evidence indicates that genetic variations in drug-metabolizing enzymes (DMEs) significantly influence interindividual variability in regard to anti-TB drug metabolism, thereby affecting patients' susceptibility to hepatotoxicity [11][12][13][14]. Among the first-line TB drugs, INH is the leading cause of hepatotoxicity, followed by PZA and RIF [15,16]. ...
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Antituberculosis drug-induced hepatotoxicity (ATDH) is a common adverse drug reaction often requiring treatment interruption, complicating tuberculosis management. The slow acetylator phenotype, characterized by reduced N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) enzyme activity, is associated with increased hepatotoxicity risk, while rapid acetylators are associated with a higher risk of therapeutic failure. This study investigates the association between the NAT2 acetylation phenotype and ATDH occurrence, with an emphasis on its predictive value in regard to a multiethnic population and its impact on the timing of ATDH onset. A retrospective observational study was conducted on tuberculosis patients treated at Luigi Sacco Hospital, Milan, Italy (July 2020–September 2023). The NAT2 genotyping identified slow and rapid/intermediate acetylators. Cumulative incidence analysis and Fine–Gray competing risks regression models were used to assess ATDH risk and onset timing. Among 102 patients, 21.6% developed ATDH, including 16.7% with slow and 4.9% with rapid/intermediate acetylators. ATDH onset was significantly earlier in regard to slow acetylators (median 0.5 vs. 2 months, interquartile range-IQR: 0.5–3 vs. 1.7–5.5). Slow acetylators were associated with a higher risk of developing ATDH (Sub-distribution hazard ratio, SHR = 3.05; 95% confidence interval-CI: 1.17–7.95; p = 0.02), even after adjusting for confounders. The NAT2 acetylation phenotype strongly influences ATDH risk and timing. Early acetylator status identification may enable dose adjustments, enhancing treatment safety. These findings highlight the role of pharmacogenetics in optimizing antituberculosis therapy by improving efficacy and minimizing toxicity.
... NAT2*6 and *7 are decreased function alleles, in which the *6 corresponding variant (rs1799930) is significantly more common than in other populations, except for Ashkenazi Jew and South Asian populations, while the *7 corresponding variant (rs1799931) is significantly more frequent in Thais than in all populations 29 . Based on phenotypic definitions used in a clinical study 51 , approximately 38% of the Thai population in this study are slow or ultra-slow acetylators with an increased risk of experiencing adverse events from isoniazid, sulfamethoxazole, hydralazine, and sulfasalazine 52 . ...
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Inter-individual variability in drug responses is significantly influenced by genetic factors, underscoring the importance of population-specific pharmacogenomic studies to optimize clinical outcomes. In this study, we analyzed whole genome sequencing data from 949 unrelated Thai individuals and conducted an in-depth analysis of 3239 genes involved in drug pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, or immune-mediated adverse drug reactions. We identified 43 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), 134 diplotypes, and 15 human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles, all with moderate to high clinical significance. On average, each Thai individual carried 14 SNPs, one to two HLA alleles, and six diplotypes with actionable phenotypic associations. Clinically important diplotypes were present in over 20% of individuals for seven genes (CYP2A6, CYP2B6, CYP2C19, CYP3A5, NAT2, SLCO1B1, and VKORC1). In addition, clinically significant SNPs with allele frequencies exceeding 20% were identified among 15 genes, including VKORC1, CYP4F2, and ABCG2. We also identified 21,211 potentially deleterious variants among 3239 genes. Of these variants, 3746 were novel. The comprehensive dataset from this study serves as a valuable resource of pharmacogenomic variants in the Thai population, which will facilitate the development of personalized drug therapies and enhance patient care in Thailand.
... In addition to immune-related SNPs, genetic variants that lead to decreased activity of certain phase II liver enzymes appear to influence the occurrence of DILI, with N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) being the most typical. Patients with NAT2 mutations displayed reduced substrate acetylation and remarkably enhanced sensitivity to liver injury mediated by isoniazid and rifampicin, both of which are NAT2 substrates [219]. Chan et al. also demonstrated a correlation between isoniazid-DILI and slow acetylation variants of NAT2 [220]. ...
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Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) refers to drug-mediated damage to the structure and function of the liver, ranging from mild elevation of liver enzymes to severe hepatic insufficiency, and in some cases, progressing to liver failure. The mechanisms and clinical symptoms of DILI are diverse due to the varying combination of drugs, making clinical treatment and prevention complex. DILI has significant public health implications and is the primary reason for post-marketing drug withdrawals. The search for reliable preclinical models and validated biomarkers to predict and investigate DILI can contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of adverse effects and drug safety. In this review, we examine the progress of research on DILI, enumerate in vitro models with potential benefits, and highlight cellular molecular perturbations that may serve as biomarkers. Additionally, we discuss omics approaches frequently used to gather comprehensive datasets on molecular events in response to drug exposure. Finally, three commonly used gene modulation techniques are described, highlighting their application in identifying causal relationships in DILI. Altogether, this review provides a thorough overview of ongoing work and approaches in the field of DILI.
... This complicated assessment as the most recently rechallenged drug was not necessarily the cause of the positive rechallenge. (3) Where rifampicin and isoniazid were used concomitantly, mechanistically they could both be implicated in the liver injury [29]. There was debate about how best to grade likelihood that multiple drugs were implicated where an additive or synergistic mechanism was suspected. ...
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Purpose We compared performance of the Roussel Uclaf Causality Assessment Method (RUCAM) with multidisciplinary expert panel review in identifying a drug‐induced liver injury (DILI) due to antituberculosis therapy (ATT) and/or antiretroviral therapy (ART). Methods Cases were drawn from a prospective registry of hospitalised adults with suspected DILI due to ATT and/or ART in Cape Town, South Africa. Participants had to fulfil American Thoracic Society criteria for ATT interruption (alanine transaminase [ALT] ≥5 times upper limit of normal [ULN]/ALT ≥3 times [ULN] and symptomatic). Causality assessment by expert panel review served as reference standard. The panel ranked potentially implicated drugs as certain, probable, possible or unlikely causes guided by World Health Organization Uppsala Monitoring Centre criteria. The RUCAM was performed for each potentially implicated drug. We calculated sensitivity and specificity of the RUCAM in identifying a probable/certain drug cause for liver injury. Results We included 48 participants. All were people with HIV (PWH). Twenty‐seven were on concomitant ART and ATT, with a median of six potentially hepatotoxic drugs per case. Sensitivity and specificity of the RUCAM in identifying a probable/certain drug cause of liver injury compared with expert panel review was 7% and 100% respectively. Implicated drugs (times ranked probable/certain by panel) were isoniazid (18/0), pyrazinamide (17/0), rifampicin (15/1), efavirenz (6/4) and lopinavir/ritonavir (1/0). Conclusions PWH with liver injury received multiple potentially implicated drugs, which may increase liver injury risk and complicate causality assessment. Compared with expert panel review, the RUCAM had low sensitivity in detecting probable or certain drug causes of liver injury.
... Assay design is available upon request. We used NAT2 [20,21] gene variants (rs1801280, rs1799930, rs1799931, and rs1801279) to determine drug metabolism status, with intermediate (heterozygous at a single locus), slow (homozygous at any locus or heterozygous at 2 or more loci), and rapid (no variant allele) variants and used this variable as a covariate in analyses. ...
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Tuberculosis (TB) treatment is highly effective, but response to therapy can vary by geography, race, and ethnicity. We assessed for differences in TB treatment response in a representative and heterogeneous Brazilian population. We estimated genetic ancestry proportion according to major ancestry groups (African, European, and Amerindian ancestry) in the Regional Prospective Observational Research in Tuberculosis (RePORT)-Brazil cohort. RePORT-Brazil is an observational prospective cohort study of individuals with newly-diagnosed, culture-confirmed, pulmonary TB. TB treatment outcomes that were attributed to TB treatment included Grade 2 or higher adverse drug reaction (ADR), Grade 3 or higher ADR, hepatic ADR, and failure/recurrence. Ancestry proportion was the main predictor in logistic regression for each outcome, with adjustments for candidate confounders. There were 941 pulmonary TB patients included in this study. We observed a decreased risk of Grade 2+ ADR when African ancestry proportion increased by 10% (Odds Ratio [OR] 0.41, 95% Confidence Interval [CI] 0.20 -0.85) and an increased risk for Grade 2+ ADR with increasing European ancestry (OR 2.84, 95% CI 1.47 - 5.48). We then performed the same analysis adding HIV status as an interaction term. The decreased risk for Grade 2+ ADR seen for African ancestry proportion did not hold for persons living with HIV; we observed increased risk for Grade 2+ ADR with increasing African ancestry proportion. There were no associations with Amerindian ancestry or for other treatment outcomes. In this Brazilian TB cohort, toxicity risk was associated with African and European ancestry, divergent, and affected by HIV. #RePORT-Brazil Consortium members include: Aline Benjamin and Flavia M. Sant’Anna Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Jamile Garcia de Oliveira and João Marine Clínica de Saúde Rinaldo Delmare, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Adriana Rezende and Anna Cristina Carvalho Secretaria de Saúde de Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Michael Rocha and Betânia Nogueira Instituto Brasileiro para Investigação da Tuberculose, Fundação José Silveira, Salvador, Brazil Alexandra Brito and Renata Spener Fundação Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, Brazil Megan Turner Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, USA
... In addition to isoniazid (INH), hydralazine, dapsone, procainamide, amifampridine, various sulphonamides and other clinically important drugs (Weber and Hein, 1985, also see the FDA Table of Pharmacogenomic Biomarkers in Drug Labeling, Food and Drug Administration, 2022) are dependent on metabolic detoxification via the N-acetylation pathway, with poor metabolizers demonstrating higher risk for adverse reactions (Palamanda et al., 1995;Ohno et al., 2000;Furet et al., 2002;Magalon et al., 2008;McDonagh et al., 2014). The influence of NAT2 genetic variability to the acetylation phenotype and, consequently, to the therapeutic outcomes of those drugs has been demonstrated for several disease models, including for tuberculosis and hypertension among others (Possuelo et al., 2008;Teixeira et al., 2011;Spinasse et al., 2014). ...
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Introduction: Several polymorphisms altering the NAT2 activity have already been identified. The geographical distribution of NAT2 variants has been extensively studied and has been demonstrated to vary significantly among different ethnic population. Here, we describe the genetic variability of human N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) gene and the predominant genotype-deduced acetylation profiles of Brazilians. Methods: A total of 964 individuals, from five geographical different regions, were genotyped for NAT2 by sequencing the entire coding exon. Results: Twenty-three previously described NAT2 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were identified, including the seven most common ones globally (c.191G>A, c.282C>T, c.341T>C, c.481C>T, c.590G>A, c.803A>G and c.857G>A). The main allelic groups were NAT2*5 (36%) and NAT2*6 (18.2%), followed to the reference allele NAT2*4 (20.4%). Combined into genotypes, the most prevalent allelic groups were NAT2*5/*5 (14.6%), NAT2*5/*6 (11.9%) and NAT2*6/*6 (6.2%). The genotype deduced NAT2 slow acetylation phenotype was predominant but showed significant variability between geographical regions. The prevalence of slow acetylation phenotype was higher in the Northeast, North and Midwest (51.3%, 45.5% and 41.5%, respectively) of the country. In the Southeast, the intermediate acetylation phenotype was the most prevalent (40.3%) and, in the South, the prevalence of rapid acetylation phenotype was significantly higher (36.7%), when compared to other Brazilian states (p < 0.0001). Comparison of the predicted acetylation profile among regions showed homogeneity among the North and Northeast but was significantly different when compared to the Southeast (p = 0.0396). The Southern region was significantly different from all other regions (p < 0.0001). Discussion: This study contributes not only to current knowledge of the NAT2 population genetic diversity in different geographical regions of Brazil, but also to the reconstruction of a more accurate phenotypic picture of NAT2 acetylator profiles in those regions.
... CYP 2E1 c1/c1 genotype increases CYP 2E1 activity and appears to be involved to a higher hepatotoxins production. 84,96,102,103 Bhatia et al. described a case of recurrent DILI in a child treated with isoniazid and rifampicin. 104 Isoniazid has been defined as responsible for pruritus episodes of liver damage, and according to the authors, in cases of recurrent DILI, fluoroquinolones may be preferred. ...
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Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) and drug-induced liver injury (DILI) can hamper therapeutic strategy, contribute to multiple drug resistance and serious public health burden. Diagnosis (including allergy assessment) and management of these two severe hypersensitivity reactions in clinical practice are somewhat difficult and published scientific evidence is rather weak and limited. The first step is always represented by stopping all anti-tuberculosis (TB) drugs, treating reaction with systemic corticosteroids, and identifying the offending drug, even if it is often complicated by the patient's simultaneous intake of antibiotics. Patch tests and in vitro tests, such as lymphocyte transformation test, could bridge this diagnostic gap, but the available data are scarce and their sensitivity low. The re-challenge test is often necessary but places patients at risk for serious adverse reactions. The desensitization protocols are quite varied and not universally accepted. In this narrative review, we provide an update to the literature data on the management of DRESS and DILI with particular attention to the allergological work-up in the last decade.
... 10 Such variation in acetylation capacity can be attributed predominantly to genetic variants in the NAT2 gene. 10 Slow-encoding NAT2 genotypes are associated with isoniazid-induced hepatotoxicity, 11 rheumatoid arthritis, and other oral diseases. 12 On the other hand, fast-encoding NAT2 genotypes are at higher risk of developing cancer. ...
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Background N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) enzyme is a Phase II drug-metabolizing enzyme that metabolizes different compounds. Genetic variations in NAT2 can influence the enzyme’s activity and potentially lead to the development of certain diseases. Aim This study aimed to investigate the association of NAT2 variants with the risk of Type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and the lipid profile among Jordanian patients. Methods We sequenced the whole protein-coding region in NAT2 using Sanger’s method among a sample of 45 Jordanian T2DM patients and 50 control subjects. Moreover, we analyzed the lipid profiles of the patients and examined any potential associations with NAT2 variants. Results This study revealed that the heterozygous NAT2*13 C/T genotype is significantly (P = 0.03) more common among T2DM (44%) than non-T2DM subjects (23.5%). Furthermore, the frequency of homozygous NAT2*13 T/T genotype was found to be significantly higher (P = 0.03) among T2DM patients (26.7%) compared to that of non-T2DM subjects (11%). The heterozygous NAT2*7 G/A genotype was exclusively observed in T2DM patients (11.1%) and absent in the control non-T2DM group. Moreover, among T2DM patients, those with a homozygous NAT2*11 T/T genotype exhibited significantly higher levels of triglycerides (381.50 ± 9.19 ng/dL) with a P value of 0.01 compared to those with heterozygous NAT2*11 C/T (136.23 ± 51.12 ng/dL) or wild-type NAT2*11 C/C (193.65 ± 109.89 ng/dL) genotypes. T2DM patients with homozygous NAT2*12 G/G genotype had a significantly (P = 0.04) higher triglyceride levels (275.67 ± 183.42 ng/dL) than the heterozygous NAT2*12 A/G (140.02 ± 49.53 ng/dL) and the wild NAT2*12 A/A (193.65 ± 109.89 ng/dL). Conclusion The finding in this study suggests that the NAT2 gene is a potential biomarker for the development of T2DM and changes in triglyceride levels among Jordanians. However, it is important to note that our sample size was limited; therefore, further clinical studies with a larger cohort are necessary to validate these findings.
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Of 143 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis receiving isoniazid therapy, 52 (36%) had a transient elevation in serum aminotransferases. Among 74 patients taking isoniazid, rifampicin and streptomycin, 35 (47%) had such an increase, while of 69 patients taking isoniazid, amino-salicylic acid and streptomycin, 17 (24%) did; this difference was significant. Isoniazid therapy could be continued in all patients with the abnormal test results. In 36 of the patients receiving isoniazid, rifampicin and streptomycin, isoniazid and its metabolites were studied in the serum and urine using high-performance liquid chromatography after the oral administration of 10 mg per kg of isoniazid. We had chosen for this test 18 patients with normal aminotransferase levels and 18 with abnormal levels. There were 14 rapid acetylators in the patients with abnormal aminotransferase levels and 7 rapid acetylators in the patients with normal levels; this difference was significant. These results indicate that liver dysfunction is more often caused by an isoniazid/rifampicin regimen, and patients who are rapid acetylators are more susceptible.
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The effects of rifampicin and isoniazid on liver function have been studied in 63 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis; 29% showed abnormalities of serum aspartate aminotransferase (SGOT) and a similar percentage abnormalities of serum bilirubin. These usually occurred during the first 12 weeks of therapy. The average duration of the abnormalities was 14(1/2) days, irrespective of whether treatment was interrupted or not.The relationship between raised SGOT and acetylator phenotype in a small number of patients suggests that those with raised SGOT are usually slow acetylator phenotypes. It seems that hepatic reactions in patients with previously normal liver function are usually mild and non-specific. However, patients who continue with rifampicin should be kept under close biochemical observation.