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FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
Volume 13, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.857864
Keywords
polysaccharide peptide; traditional Chinese medicine; yunzhi; cancer; drug interaction; pharmacokinetics
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- Joint Chair in Traditional Chinese Medicine Program
- Office of Science and Research in NSW
- University of Sydney and Western Sydney University, Australia
- Western Sydney University Research Partnerships Program (PuraPharm International (H. K.) Ltd.) [22058]
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The study found that there is an interaction between the polysaccharide peptide (PSP) extract and tamoxifen in terms of pharmacokinetics and biochemical parameters. The use of PSP delays the time to reach maximum concentration when used with tamoxifen. However, the co-administration of PSP with tamoxifen does not significantly affect the pharmacokinetics and biochemical parameters of tamoxifen.
Background: Polysaccharide peptide (PSP) extract of Coriolus versicolor (L.) Quel. (1886) (Trametes; Polyporaceae) is increasingly used in cancer to support the immune system. However, its interaction with tamoxifen is unknown.Aim of the study: To investigate the effect of a PSP extract on the pharmacokinetics, biochemical parameters, and depletion of tamoxifen.Methods: The pharmacokinetic and biochemical parameters of tamoxifen (20 mg/mL oral single dose and repeated dosing for 12 days) was investigated in female Sprague Dawley rats with or without PSP (340 mg/kg orally for 7 days) (n = 5 per group). Tamoxifen (5 mu M) depletion rate with PSP (10-100 mu g/mL) was measured in female rat hepatic microsomes in vitro.Results: Compared to tamoxifen alone, the time to reach maximum concentration (T-max) significantly increased by 228% (4.15 +/- 1.15 versus 13.6 +/- 2.71 h) in the single tamoxifen dose with PSP and 93% (6 +/- 2.17 versus 11.6 +/- 0.4 h) in the repeated tamoxifen dosing with PSP (p < 0.05). No significant changes in the area-under-curve and maximum concentration were observed in the single dose and repeated tamoxifen dosing plus PSP compared to tamoxifen alone. Pharmacodynamically, the repeated tamoxifen dosing with PSP maintained 19 out of 23 hepatic, renal and cardiac biochemical serum parameters in rats compared to untreated rats (p > 0.05). PSP extract did not significantly alter in vitro intrinsic clearance of tamoxifen compared to tamoxifen control.Conclusion: With the increased use of PSP as an adjunct therapy, this study highlights the importance of clinician's knowledge of its interaction with tamoxifen to avoid compromising clinical actions and enhancing clinical therapy.
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