TY - JOUR A1 - Schrader, Nikolas A1 - Riese, Thorsten A1 - Kurlbaum, Max A1 - Meybohm, Patrick A1 - Kredel, Markus A1 - Surat, Güzin A1 - Scherf-Clavel, Oliver A1 - Strate, Alexander A1 - Pospiech, Andreas A1 - Hoppe, Kerstin T1 - Personalized antibiotic therapy for the critically ill: Implementation strategies and effects on clinical outcome of piperacillin therapeutic drug monitoring — a descriptive retrospective analysis JF - Antibiotics N2 - Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) is increasingly relevant for an individualized antibiotic therapy and subsequently a necessary tool to reduce multidrug-resistant pathogens, especially in light of diminishing antimicrobial capabilities. Critical illness is associated with profound pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic alterations, which challenge dose finding and the application of particularly hydrophilic drugs such as β-lactam antibiotics. Methods: Implementation strategy, potential benefit, and practicability of the developed standard operating procedures were retrospectively analyzed from January to December 2020. Furthermore, the efficacy of the proposed dosing target of piperacillin in critically ill patients was evaluated. Results: In total, 160 patients received piperacillin/tazobactam therapy and were subsequently included in the study. Of them, 114 patients received piperacillin/tazobactam by continuous infusion and had at least one measurement of piperacillin serum level according to the standard operating procedure. In total, 271 measurements were performed with an average level of 79.0 ± 46.0 mg/L. Seventy-one piperacillin levels exceeded 100 mg/L and six levels were lower than 22.5 mg/L. The high-level and the low-level group differed significantly in infection laboratory parameters (CRP (mg/dL) 20.18 ± 11.71 vs. 5.75 ± 5.33) and renal function [glomerular filtration rate (mL/min/1.75 m2) 40.85 ± 26.74 vs. 120.50 ± 70.48]. Conclusions: Piperacillin levels are unpredictable in critically ill patients. TDM during piperacillin/tazobactam therapy is highly recommended for all patients. Although our implementation strategy was effective, further strategies implemented into the daily clinical workflow might support the health care staff and increase the clinicians' alertness. KW - therapeutic drug monitoring KW - piperacillin/tazobactam KW - personalized antimicrobial therapy KW - antimicrobial stewardship Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-250052 SN - 2079-6382 VL - 10 IS - 12 ER - TY - THES A1 - Saedtler, Marco T1 - Pharmaceutical formulation strategies for novel antibiotic substances utilizing salt formation and two- and three-dimensional printing techniques T1 - Pharmazeutische Formulierungsstrategien für neuartige, antibiotische Substanzen unter Verwendung von Salzbildung sowie zwei- und dreidimensionalen Drucktechniken N2 - Salt formation is a routinely used strategy for poorly water-soluble drugs and traditionally performed with small inorganic counterions. High energy crystal lattices as well as effects on the local pH within the aqueous boundary layer during dissolution drive the increased dissolution rate and apparent solubility. Ionic liquids however, by definition low melting ionic salts with often large organic counterions, combine an increased dissolution rate with solubilization of the drug by the counterion itself. Long lasting supersaturation profiles of increased kinetic solubility were reported for several drugs formulated as ionic liquids increasing their overall bioavailability. Furthermore, aggregation and micellization between highly lipophilic compounds and amphiphilic bile acids was described before, demonstrating the capabilities of the human body itself to utilize solubilization of poorly water-soluble compounds. Development of novel counterions not only tailoring the desired physicochemical properties e.g. dissolution rate of the parent drug but adding – in a best-case scenario synergistic – pharmacological activity has been driven forward in the last years. However, salt formation can only be applied for ionizable i.e. acidic or basic compounds. While co-crystals can be used as a nonionized alternative, their formation is not always successful leading to an urgent need for other formulation strategies. In these lines, development of 2D and 3D printing techniques has been ongoing for the last decades and their pharmaceutical application has been demonstrated. The versatile nature and commercial availability allow a decentralized production further elaborating this technique for a highly flexible and patient-oriented supply with medication. This thesis focuses on the theoretical background and potential application of salt formation in the pharmaceutical development of a drug candidate. The first section presents the current knowledge and state of the art in preparation of low melting ionic liquids i.e. salts and is translated to the in vitro investigation of molecular interaction between the poorly water-soluble drug imatinib and components of the human intestinal fluid in the second section. Development of novel antibiotic counterions and assessment of their potential use in pharmaceutical formulations with fluoroquinolones is described in the last two sections. Chapter I describes the application of low melting ionic liquids in pharmaceutical formulation and details their development in the last two decades from versatile organic solvents in chemical synthesis towards amorphous strategies for drug delivery. The chapter gives a general overview on molecular structure and physicochemical properties of several drug containing ionic liquids and details the mechanisms which attribute to a typically fast dissolution, increased aqueous solubility as well as enhanced permeation which was reported in several publications. Chapter II translates the increased aqueous solubility of drugs by an organic counterion to the human gastrointestinal tract with taurocholate and lecithin as main drivers for the solubilization of highly lipophilic and poorly water-soluble drugs. Investigation of the interaction of imatinib – a poorly water-soluble weak base – with fasted- and fed state simulated intestinal fluids revealed a complex interplay between the components of the intestinal fluid and the drug. Mixed vesicles and micelles were observed in concentration dependent aggregation assays and revealed differences in their size, molecular arrangement as well as composition, depending on the tested drug concentration. Overall, the study outlines the effective interaction of weakly basic drugs with taurocholate and lecithin to minimize recrystallization during intestine passage finally leading to favorable supersaturation profiles. Chapter III focuses on the development of novel antibiotic counterions which potentially move the evolution of ionic liquids from a pharmaceutical salt with tailored physicochemical properties to a synergistic combination of two active pharmaceutical ingredients. The natural occurring anacardic acid derived from the cashew nut shell inspired a series of antibacterial active acidic compounds with increasing alkyl chain length. Their physicochemical properties, antibacterial activity, bacterial biofilm inhibition and cytotoxicity were detailed and in vivo activity in a Galleria mellonella model was assessed. This group of anacardic acid derivatives is synthetically accessible, easily modifiable and yielded two compounds with favorable activity and physicochemical profile for further drug development. Chapter IV outlines the potential application of anacardic acid derivatives in pharmaceutical formulations by salt formation with fluoroquinolone antibiotics as well as novel techniques such as 2D/3D printing for preparation of drug imprinted products. Despite anacardic acid derivatives demonstrated promising physicochemical properties, salt formation with fluoroquinolone antibiotics was not feasible. However, 2D/3D printed samples with anacardic acid derivative alone or in combination with ciprofloxacin demonstrated physical compatibility between drug and matrix as well as antibacterial activity against three S. aureus strains in an agar diffusion assay. Conclusively, drug printing can be applied for the herein tested compounds, but further process development is necessary. In summary, preparation of low melting ionic liquids, salts or co-crystals is an appropriate strategy to increase the aqueous solubility of poorly water-soluble drugs and tailor physicochemical properties. The counterion itself solubilizes the drug and furthermore potentially interferes with the complex micellar environment in the human intestine. However, salt formation as routinely used formulation strategy is not feasible in every case and development of alternative techniques is crucial to hurdle challenges related to unfavorable physicochemical properties. The outlined techniques for 2D/3D drug printing provide versatile production of drug products while extending the design space for novel drug development. N2 - Die Salzbildung mit pharmazeutischen Wirkstoffen – als routinemäßig durchgeführte Strategie für schlecht wasserlösliche Substanzen – wird traditionell mit kleinen, anorganischen Gegenionen durchgeführt. Eine tragende Rolle spielen hierbei ein hochenergetisches Kristallgitter sowie die Beeinflussung des pH-Wertes in der ruhenden Grenzschicht während des Auflösungsprozesses. Diese treiben eine beschleunigte Auflösungsrate sowie eine Erhöhung der scheinbaren Löslichkeit an. Ionische Flüssigkeiten stellen per Definition niederschmelzende ionische Salze mit oftmals großen, organischen Gegenionen dar. Sie kombinieren, aufgrund ihrer hohen Gitterenergie, eine beschleunigte Auflösungsratemit der Solubilisierung des Wirkstoffs durch das Gegenion. Langanhaltende Übersättigungen mit erhöhter kinetischer Löslichkeit und eine damit einhergehende, verbesserte Bioverfügbarkeit, wurden bereits bei verschiedenen Wirkstoffen beobachtet, die als ionische Flüssigkeiten formuliert wurden. Auch der menschliche Körper nutzt diesen Effekt und solubilisiert schlecht wasserlösliche Substanzen durch Aggregation und Mizellisierung lipophiler Substanzen mit amphiphilen Gallensäuren. Die Entwicklung neuartiger – meist kationischer – Gegenionen wurde in den letzten Jahren vorangetrieben. Vor allem Gegenionen, die nicht nur die gewünschten physikochemischen Eigenschaften (z.B. Auflösungsrate) hervorbringen, sondern einen eigenen – im besten Fall synergistischen – pharmakologischen Effekt aufweisen. Jedoch kommt eine Salzbildung nur für ionisierbare Substanzen respektive Säuren und Basen in Frage. Während Co-Kristalle als Alternative für nicht-ionisierbare Substanzen dienen können, ist deren Herstellung nicht immer erfolgreich und neue Formulierungsstrategien werden notwendig. Deshalb wurde unter anderem die Entwicklung von 2D- und 3D-Druckverfahren in den letzten Jahrzehnten vorangetrieben und deren Relevanz für pharmazeutische Fragestellungen aufgezeigt. Die vielseitige Natur und kommerzielle Verfügbarkeit des 2D/3D-Drucks erlaubt eine dezentrale Produktion und ermöglicht eine flexible und patientenorienterte Medikamentenversorgung. Diese Dissertation beschäftigt sich vorrangig mit den theoretischen Hintergründen und den praktischen Anwendungsmöglichkeiten der Salzbildung in der pharmazeutischen Entwicklung eines potenziellen Wirkstoffes. Das erste Kapitel präsentiert den gegenwärtigen Stand der Technik zur Verwendung von niederschmelzenden ionischen Flüssigkeiten. Diese Erkenntnisse werden im Anschluss auf eine Untersuchung der Interaktionen des schlecht wasserlöslichen Wirkstoffs Imatinib und den Bestandteilen der menschlichen Verdauungssäfte übertragen. Die Entwicklung neuartiger, antibiotisch wirksamer Gegenionen und deren potenzielle Verwendung in pharmazeutischen Formulierungen mit Fluorchinolonen ist Gegenstand der letzten zwei Kapitel. Kapitel I beschreibt niederschmelzende ionische Flüssigkeiten in pharmazeutischen Formulierungen und führt deren Entwicklung in den letzten drei Jahrzehnten aus: Vom vielfältig anwendbaren, organischen Lösemittel für die chemische Synthese hin zur amorphen Darreichungsform. Das Kapitel gibt einen Überblick über die molekularen Strukturen und physikochemischen Eigenschaften verschiedener wirkstoffbeinhaltender, ionischer Flüssigkeiten. Hierbei werden die zugrundeliegenden Mechanismen dargelegt, was im Besonderen die rasche Auflösung, eine erhöhte Löslichkeit in wässrigen Medien sowie eine Beeinflussung der Permeation meint. Kapitel II überträgt die Beobachtung einer erhöhten Löslichkeit in Gegenwart eines organischen Gegenions auf den menschlichen Verdauungstrakt, in dem Taurocholat und Lecithin hauptverantworlich für die Solubilisierung von liphilen und schlecht wasserlöslichen Substanzen sind. Untersuchungen der Interaktion von Imatinib, einer schlecht wasserlöslichen, schwachen Base, mit simulierten, intestinalen Flüssigkeiten zeigten ein komplexes System aus Bestandteilen der intestinalen Flüssigkeit und dem Wirkstoff. Gemische aus Vesikel und Mizellen, die mithilfeeines Aggregationsassays untersucht wurden, zeigten, in Abhängigkeit von momentanen Wirkstoffkonzentrationen, Unterschiede in ihrer Größe sowie der molekularen Anordnung und Zusammensetzung. Zusammenfassend beschreibt dieses Kapitel die effektive Interaktion von schwachen Basen mit Taurocholat und Lecithin sowie eine Möglichkeit zur Minimierung von Rekristallisation und damit der Aufrechterhaltung von übersättigten Zuständen während der Wirkstoff den Verdauungstrakt passiert. Kapitel III befasst sich mit der Entwicklung neuartiger antibiotischer Gegenionen. Diese treiben möglicherweise die Weiterentwicklung von ionischen Flüssigkeiten mit optimierten physikochemischen Eigenschaften zu synergistischen Kombinationen aus zwei pharmakologisch aktiven Substanzen voran. Die natürlich vorkommende Anacardsäure, welche sich aus der Schale der Cashewnuss gewinnen lässt, hat eine Reihe von antibakteriellen, sauren Substanzen inspiriert, die sich allein in der Länge ihrer Alkylkette unterschieden. Physikochemische Eigenschaften, antibakterielle Aktivität, Inhibition des bakteriellen Biofilms sowie Zytotoxizität wurden untersucht und anschließend in vivo mittels Galleria mellonella-Modell beleuchtet. Diese Gruppe aus Anacardsäurederivaten ist synthetisch zugänglich, einfach chemisch modifizierbar und brachte zwei Substanzen mit vorteilhafter Aktivität und physikochemischen Eigenschaften zur weiteren Entwicklung hervor. Kapitel IV beschreibt die potenzielle Anwendung der Anacardsäurederivate in pharmazeutischen Formulierungen. Durch Salzbildung mit Fluorchinolon-Antibiotika sowie Nutzung neuerer Techniken, wie dem 2D/3D-Druck, wurden wirkstoffbedruckte Darreichungsformen hergestellt. Obwohl die Anacardsäurederivate vielversprechende physikochemische Eigenschaften zeigten, eigneten sie sich nicht für eine Salzbildung mit Fluorchinolonen. Trotzdem war es möglich Anacardsäurederivate allein oder in Kombination mit Ciprofloxacin auf Oberflächen zu drucken, wobei keine physische Inkompatibilität zwischen Wirkstoff und Matrix erkennbar war jedoch eine antibakterielle Wirkung gegen drei S. aureus Stämme gezeigt werden konnte. Abschließend stellte sich der Druck von Wirkstoffen, mit den untersuchten Techniken, als machbar heraus, wobei eine Weiterentwicklung des Prozesses sicherlich notwendig ist. Zusammenfassend stellt die Herstellung von niederschmelzenden, ionischen Flüssigkeiten, Salzen oder Co-Kristallen eine geeignete Strategie dar, die Löslichkeit schlecht wasserlöslicher Substanzen zu verbessern und deren physikochemische Eigenschaften zu optimieren. Das Gegenion kann dabei dazu beitragen den Wirkstoff zu solubilisieren, wobei es sehr wahrscheinlich ist, dass er auch mit dem komplexen mizellaren System des menschlichen Verdauungstrakts interagiert. Trotzdem ist eine routinemäßige Salzbildung nicht in allen Fällen zielführend und alternative Technologien müssen entwickelt werden, um die Herrausforderungen mit unvorteilhaften physikochemischen Eigenschaften zu meistern. Die beschriebenen 2D/3D-Druckverfahren bieten hierbei eine Produktion variabler und vielfältiger Darreichungsformen und erweitern den Gestaltungsraum für neuartige Wirkstoffentwicklungen. KW - Löslichkeit KW - Solubilisation KW - Antibiotikum KW - Formulierung KW - Anacardic acid derivatives KW - Formulation development KW - Anacardsäurederivate KW - Formulierungsentwicklung Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-219784 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Scheiner, Matthias A1 - Sink, Alexandra A1 - Spatz, Philipp A1 - Endres, Erik A1 - Decker, Michael T1 - Photopharmacology on Acetylcholinesterase: Novel Photoswitchable Inhibitors with Improved Pharmacological Profiles JF - ChemPhotoChem N2 - Considerable effort has previously been invested in a light‐controlled inhibition of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase (AChE). We found that a novel azobenzene‐based bistacrine AChE inhibitor switched faster than the known dithienylethene based bistacrine and inverted the photo‐controlled interactions of the photoisomers compared to its dithienylethene congener. Furthermore, we have optimized a previously described light‐controlled tacrine‐based AChE inhibitor. Isomerization upon irradiation with UV light of the novel inhibitor was observed in aqueous medium and showed no fatigue over several cycles. The cis‐enriched form showed an 8.4‐fold higher inhibition of hAChE compared with its trans‐enriched form and was about 30‐fold more active than the reference compound tacrine with a single‐digit nanomolar inhibition. We went beyond proof‐of‐concept to discover photoswitchable AChE inhibitors with pharmacologically desirable nanomolar inhibition, “cis‐on” effect, and pronounces differences between the photoisomers. KW - azobenzenes KW - enzymes KW - kinetics KW - photopharmacology KW - tacrine Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-218445 VL - 5 IS - 2 SP - 149 EP - 159 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gerner, Bettina A1 - Scherf-Clavel, Oliver T1 - Physiologically based pharmacokinetic modelling of Cabozantinib to simulate enterohepatic recirculation, drug−drug interaction with Rifampin and liver impairment JF - Pharmaceutics N2 - Cabozantinib (CAB) is a receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor approved for the treatment of several cancer types. Enterohepatic recirculation (EHC) of the substance is assumed but has not been further investigated yet. CAB is mainly metabolized via CYP3A4 and is susceptible for drug–drug interactions (DDI). The goal of this work was to develop a physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model to investigate EHC, to simulate DDI with Rifampin and to simulate subjects with hepatic impairment. The model was established using PK-Sim® and six human clinical studies. The inclusion of an EHC process into the model led to the most accurate description of the pharmacokinetic behavior of CAB. The model was able to predict plasma concentrations with low bias and good precision. Ninety-seven percent of all simulated plasma concentrations fell within 2-fold of the corresponding concentration observed. Maximum plasma concentration (C\(_{max}\)) and area under the curve (AUC) were predicted correctly (predicted/observed ratio of 0.9–1.2 for AUC and 0.8–1.1 for C\(_{max}\)). DDI with Rifampin led to a reduction in predicted AUC by 77%. Several physiological parameters were adapted to simulate hepatic impairment correctly. This is the first CAB model used to simulate DDI with Rifampin and hepatic impairment including EHC, which can serve as a starting point for further simulations with regard to special populations. KW - physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling KW - Cabozantinib KW - enterohepatic recirculation KW - drug–drug interactions (DDIs) KW - liver impairment KW - cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) KW - pharmacokinetics Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-239661 SN - 1999-4923 VL - 13 IS - 6 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Seitzer, Moritz A1 - Klapper, Sylvia A1 - Mazigo, Humphrey D. A1 - Holzgrabe, Ulrike A1 - Mueller, Andreas T1 - Quality and composition of Albendazole, Mebendazole and Praziquantel available in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Tanzania JF - PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases N2 - Background Even though the international combat against Neglected Tropical Diseases such as schistosomiasis or soil-transmitted helminthiases depends on reliable therapeutics, anthelminthic pharmacovigilance has been neglected on many national African drug markets. Therefore, quality and composition of Albendazole, Mebendazole and Praziquantel locally collected in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Tanzania were analysed. Methods Samples of 88 different batches were obtained from randomly selected facilities. Sampling took place in Northwest Tanzania, Western Burkina Faso, Southeast Côte d’Ivoire and Southwest Ghana. Visual examination of both packaging and samples was performed according to the WHO ‘Be Aware’ tool. Products were then screened with the GPHF Minilab, consisting of tests of mass uniformity, disintegration times and thin-layer chromatography (TLC). Confirmatory tests were performed according to international pharmacopoeiae, applying assays for dissolution profiles and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Findings Despite minor irregularities, appearance of the products did not hint at falsified medicines. However, 19.6% of the brands collected in Ghana and Tanzania were not officially licensed for sale. Mass uniformity was confirmed in 53 out of 58 brands of tablets. 41 out of 56 products passed disintegration times; 10 out of the 15 failing products did not disintegrate at all. Evaluating TLC results, only 4 out of 83 batches narrowly missed specification limits, 18 batches slightly exceeded them. Not more than 46.3% (31 / 67) of the tablets assayed passed the respective pharmaceutical criteria for dissolution. HPLC findings confirmed TLC results despite shifted specification limits: 10 out of 83 tested batches contained less than 90%, none exceeded 110%. Conclusion In the four study countries, no falsified anthelminthic medicine was encountered. The active pharmaceutical ingredient was not found to either exceed or fall below specification limits. Galenic characteristics however, especially dissolution profiles, revealed great deficits. KW - thin-layer chromatography KW - high performance liquid chromatography KW - Schistosomiasis KW - acetonitrile KW - acetic acid KW - Tanzania KW - veterinarians KW - veterinary medicine Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-270434 VL - 15 IS - 1 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Masota, Nelson E. A1 - Vogg, Gerd A1 - Ohlsen, Knut A1 - Holzgrabe, Ulrike T1 - Reproducibility challenges in the search for antibacterial compounds from nature JF - PLoS One N2 - Background Reproducibility of reported antibacterial activities of plant extracts has long remained questionable. Although plant-related factors should be well considered in serious pharmacognostic research, they are often not addressed in many research papers. Here we highlight the challenges in reproducing antibacterial activities of plant extracts. Methods Plants with reported antibacterial activities of interest were obtained from a literature review. Antibacterial activities against Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae were tested using extracts’ solutions in 10% DMSO and acetone. Compositions of working solutions from both solvents were established using LC-MS analysis. Moreover, the availability of details likely to affect reproducibility was evaluated in articles which reported antibacterial activities of studied plants. Results Inhibition of bacterial growth at MIC of 256–1024 μg/mL was observed in only 15.4% of identical plant species. These values were 4–16-fold higher than those reported earlier. Further, 18.2% of related plant species had MICs of 128–256 μg/mL. Besides, 29.2% and 95.8% of the extracts were soluble to sparingly soluble in 10% DMSO and acetone, respectively. Extracts’ solutions in both solvents showed similar qualitative compositions, with differing quantities of corresponding phytochemicals. Details regarding seasons and growth state at collection were missing in 65% and 95% of evaluated articles, respectively. Likewise, solvents used to dissolve the extracts were lacking in 30% of the articles, whereas 40% of them used unidentified bacterial isolates. Conclusion Reproducibility of previously reported activities from plants’ extracts is a multi-factorial aspect. Thus, collective approaches are necessary in addressing the highlighted challenges. KW - acetones KW - antibacterials KW - leaves KW - phytochemicals KW - solubility KW - plants KW - liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry KW - ethanol Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-260239 VL - 16 IS - 7 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Isberner, Nora A1 - Kraus, Sabrina A1 - Grigoleit, Götz Ulrich A1 - Aghai, Fatemeh A1 - Kurlbaum, Max A1 - Zimmermann, Sebastian A1 - Klinker, Hartwig A1 - Scherf-Clavel, Oliver T1 - Ruxolitinib exposure in patients with acute and chronic graft versus host disease in routine clinical practice-a prospective single-center trial JF - Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology N2 - Purpose Knowledge on Ruxolitinib exposure in patients with graft versus host disease (GvHD) is scarce. The purpose of this prospective study was to analyze Ruxolitinib concentrations of GvHD patients and to investigate effects of CYP3A4 and CYP2C9 inhibitors and other covariates as well as concentration-dependent effects. Methods 262 blood samples of 29 patients with acute or chronic GvHD who were administered Ruxolitinib during clinical routine were analyzed. A population pharmacokinetic model obtained from myelofibrosis patients was adapted to our population and was used to identify relevant pharmacokinetic properties and covariates on drug exposure. Relationships between Ruxolitinib exposure and adverse events were assessed. Results Median of individual mean trough serum concentrations was 39.9 ng/mL at 10 mg twice daily (IQR 27.1 ng/mL, range 5.6-99.8 ng/mL). Applying a population pharmacokinetic model revealed that concentrations in our cohort were significantly higher compared to myelofibrosis patients receiving the same daily dose (p < 0.001). Increased Ruxolitinib exposure was caused by a significant reduction in Ruxolitinib clearance by approximately 50%. Additional comedication with at least one strong CYP3A4 or CYP2C9 inhibitor led to a further reduction by 15% (p < 0.05). No other covariate affected pharmacokinetics significantly. Mean trough concentrations of patients requiring dose reduction related to adverse events were significantly elevated (p < 0.05). Conclusion Ruxolitinib exposure is increased in GvHD patients in comparison to myelofibrosis patients due to reduced clearance and comedication with CYP3A4 or CYP2C9 inhibitors. Elevated Ruxolitinib trough concentrations might be a surrogate for toxicity. KW - toxicity KW - Ruxolitinib KW - graft versus host disease KW - therapeutic drug monitoring KW - CYP3A4 KW - CYP2C9 Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-266476 SN - 1432-0843 VL - 88 IS - 6 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Janzen, Dieter A1 - Slavik, Benedikt A1 - Zehe, Markus A1 - Sotriffer, Christoph A1 - Loos, Helene M. A1 - Buettner, Andrea A1 - Villmann, Carmen T1 - Sesquiterpenes and sesquiterpenoids harbor modulatory allosteric potential and affect inhibitory GABA\(_{A}\) receptor function in vitro JF - Journal of Neurochemistry N2 - Naturally occurring compounds such as sesquiterpenes and sesquiterpenoids (SQTs) have been shown to modulate GABA\(_{A}\) receptors (GABA\(_{A}\)Rs). In this study, the modulatory potential of 11 SQTs at GABA\(_{A}\)Rs was analyzed to characterize their potential neurotropic activity. Transfected HEK293 cells and primary hippocampal neurons were functionally investigated using electrophysiological whole-cell recordings. Significantly different effects of β-caryophyllene and α-humulene, as well as their respective derivatives β-caryolanol and humulol, were observed in the HEK293 cell system. In neurons, the concomitant presence of phasic and tonic GABA\(_{A}\)R configurations accounts for differences in receptor modulation by SQTs. The in vivo presence of the γ\(_{2}\) and δ subunits is important for SQT modulation. While phasic GABA\(_{A}\) receptors in hippocampal neurons exhibited significantly altered GABA-evoked current amplitudes in the presence of humulol and guaiol, negative allosteric potential at recombinantly expressed α\(_{1}\)β\(_{2}\)γ\(_{2}\) receptors was only verified for humolol. Modeling and docking studies provided support for the binding of SQTs to the neurosteroid-binding site of the GABA\(_{A}\)R localized between transmembrane segments 1 and 3 at the (\(^{+}\)α)-(\(^{-}\)α) interface. In sum, differences in the modulation of GABA\(_{A}\)R isoforms between SQTs were identified. Another finding is that our results provide an indication that nutritional digestion affects the neurotropic potential of natural compounds. KW - allosteric modulation KW - GABA\(_{A}\) receptor KW - patch clamp recording Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-259546 VL - 159 IS - 1 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Welker, Armin A1 - Kersten, Christian A1 - Müller, Christin A1 - Madhugiri, Ramakanth A1 - Zimmer, Collin A1 - Müller, Patrick A1 - Zimmermann, Robert A1 - Hammerschmidt, Stefan A1 - Maus, Hannah A1 - Ziebuhr, John A1 - Sotriffer, Christoph A1 - Schirmeister, Tanja T1 - Structure‐Activity Relationships of Benzamides and Isoindolines Designed as SARS‐CoV Protease Inhibitors Effective against SARS‐CoV‐2 JF - ChemMedChem N2 - Inhibition of coronavirus (CoV)‐encoded papain‐like cysteine proteases (PL\(^{pro}\)) represents an attractive strategy to treat infections by these important human pathogens. Herein we report on structure‐activity relationships (SAR) of the noncovalent active‐site directed inhibitor (R)‐5‐amino‐2‐methyl‐N‐(1‐(naphthalen‐1‐yl)ethyl) benzamide (2 b), which is known to bind into the S3 and S4 pockets of the SARS‐CoV PL\(^{pro}\). Moreover, we report the discovery of isoindolines as a new class of potent PL\(^{pro}\) inhibitors. The studies also provide a deeper understanding of the binding modes of this inhibitor class. Importantly, the inhibitors were also confirmed to inhibit SARS‐CoV‐2 replication in cell culture suggesting that, due to the high structural similarities of the target proteases, inhibitors identified against SARS‐CoV PL\(^{pro}\) are valuable starting points for the development of new pan‐coronaviral inhibitors. KW - antiviral agents KW - computational chemistry KW - drug design KW - protease inhibitors KW - structure-activity relationships Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-225700 VL - 16 IS - 2 SP - 340 EP - 354 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gentzsch, Christian A1 - Chen, Xinyu A1 - Spatz, Philipp A1 - Košak, Urban A1 - Knez, Damijan A1 - Nose, Naoko A1 - Gobec, Stanislav A1 - Higuchi, Takahiro A1 - Decker, Michael T1 - Synthesis and Initial Characterization of a Reversible, Selective \(^{18}\)F-Labeled Radiotracer for Human Butyrylcholinesterase JF - Molecular Imaging and Biology N2 - Purpose A neuropathological hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the presence of amyloid-β (Aβ) plaques in the brain, which are observed in a significant number of cognitively normal, older adults as well. In AD, butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) becomes associated with A\(_{β}\) aggregates, making it a promising target for imaging probes to support diagnosis of AD. In this study, we present the synthesis, radiochemistry, in vitro and preliminary ex and in vivo investigations of a selective, reversible BChE inhibitor as PET-tracer for evaluation as an AD diagnostic. Procedures Radiolabeling of the inhibitor was achieved by fluorination of a respective tosylated precursor using K[\(^{18}\)F]. IC\(_{50}\) values of the fluorinated compound were obtained in a colorimetric assay using recombinant, human (h) BChE. Dissociation constants were determined by measuring hBChE activity in the presence of different concentrations of inhibitor. Results Radiofluorination of the tosylate precursor gave the desired radiotracer in an average radiochemical yield of 20 ± 3 %. Identity and > 95.5 % radiochemical purity were confirmed by HPLC and TLC autoradiography. The inhibitory potency determined in Ellman's assay gave an IC\(_{50}\) value of 118.3 ± 19.6 nM. Dissociation constants measured in kinetic experiments revealed lower affinity of the inhibitor for binding to the acylated enzyme (K2 = 68.0 nM) in comparison to the free enzyme (K\(_{1}\) = 32.9 nM). Conclusions The reversibly acting, selective radiotracer is synthetically easily accessible and retains promising activity and binding potential on hBChE. Radiosynthesis with \(^{18}\)F labeling of tosylates was feasible in a reasonable time frame and good radiochemical yield. KW - Alzheimer’s disease KW - amyloid-β (Aβ) KW - butyrylcholinesterase Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-269870 SN - 1860-2002 VL - 23 IS - 4 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gentzsch, Christian A1 - Hoffmann, Matthias A1 - Ohshima, Yasuhiro A1 - Nose, Naoko A1 - Chen, Xinyu A1 - Higuchi, Takahiro A1 - Decker, Michael T1 - Synthesis and Initial Characterization of a Selective, Pseudo‐irreversible Inhibitor of Human Butyrylcholinesterase as PET Tracer JF - ChemMedChem N2 - The enzyme butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) represents a promising target for imaging probes to potentially enable early diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease (AD) and to monitor disease progression in some forms of cancer. In this study, we present the design, facile synthesis, in vitro and preliminary ex vivo and in vivo evaluation of a morpholine‐based, selective inhibitor of human BChE as a positron emission tomography (PET) tracer with a pseudo‐irreversible binding mode. We demonstrate a novel protecting group strategy for 18F radiolabeling of carbamate precursors and show that the inhibitory potency as well as kinetic properties of our unlabeled reference compound were retained in comparison to the parent compound. In particular, the prolonged duration of enzyme inhibition of such a morpholinocarbamate motivated us to design a PET tracer, possibly enabling a precise mapping of BChE distribution. KW - carbamate KW - enzyme kinetics KW - fluorine-18 KW - positron emission tomography KW - radiotracers Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-239904 VL - 16 IS - 9 SP - 1427 EP - 1437 ER - TY - THES A1 - Hafer [geb. Zailer], Elina T1 - Tagging - Development of new qNMR methods T1 - Tagging - Die Entwicklung neuer Quantifizierungmethoden in der NMR Spektroskopie N2 - High-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is used in structure elucidation and qualitative as well as quantitative examination of product components. Despite the worldwide development of numerous innovative NMR spectroscopic methods, several official methods that analyze specific substances and do not represent a holistic analysis, are still in use for the quality control of drugs, food and chemicals. Thus, counterfeit or contaminated products of inferior quality can be brought onto the market and distributed despite previous quality controls. To prevent this, three NMR spectroscopic methods have been developed within the scope of this work (1) to study the peroxide value in vegetable and animal oils, (2) for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of metal cations and (3) to determine the enantiomeric excess in chiral alcohols. In oil analysis, titration methods are used to determine the bulk quality parameters such as peroxide value, which represents the concentration of peroxides. Titrations show several drawbacks, such as the need of a large amount of sample and solvents, cross reactions and the low robustness. Thus, an alternative NMR spectroscopic method was developed to improve the peroxide analysis by using triphenylphosphine as a derivatization reagent, which reacts with peroxides in a stoichiometric ratio of 1:1 forming triphenylphosphine oxide. In the 1H-31P decoupled NMR spectrum, the signals of the unreacted triphenylphosphine and the reacted triphenylphosphine oxide are detected at 7.4 ppm and 7.8 ppm, respectively. The ratio of the two signals is used for the calculation of the peroxide concentration. 108 oil samples with a peroxide value between 1 meq/kg and 150 meq/kg were examined using the developed method. Oils with a very low peroxide value of less than 3 meq/kg showed a relative standard deviation of 4.9%, highly oxidized oils with a peroxide value of 150 meq/kg of 0.2%. The NMR method was demonstrated as a powerful technique for the analysis of vegetable and krill oils. Another 1H NMR spectroscopic method was developed for the qualitative determination of Be2+, Sr2+ and Cd2+, and for the qualitative and quantitative determination of Ca2+, Mg2+, Hg2+, Sn2+, Pb2+ and Zn2+ by using ethylenediamine tetraacetate (EDTA) as complexing agent. EDTA is a hexadentate ligand that forms stable chelate complexes with divalent cations. The known amount of added EDTA and the signal ratio of free and complexed EDTA are used to calculate the concentrations of the divalent cations, which makes the use of an internal standard obsolete. The use of EDTA with Be2+, Sr2+, Cd2+, Ca2+, Mg2+, Hg2+, Sn2+, Pb2+ and Zn2+ result in complexes whose signals are pH-independent, showing cation-specific chemical shifts and couplings in the 1H NMR spectrum that are used for identification and quantification. In the presented NMR method, the limit of quantification of the cations Ca2+, Mg2+, Hg2+, Sn2+, Pb2+, and Zn2+ was determined with 5-22 μg/mL. This method is applicable in the food and drug sectors. The third NMR spectroscopic method introduced an alternative determination of the enantiomer excess (ee) of the chiral alcohols menthol, borneol, 1-phenylethanol and linalool using phosgene as a derivatizing reagent. Phosgene reacts with a chiral alcohol to form carboxylic acid diesters, made of two identical (RR, SS) or two different enantiomers (RS, SR). These two different types of diastereomers can be examined by the difference of their chemical shifts. In the presented method, the integration values of the carbonyl signals in the 13C NMR spectrum are used for the determination of the enantiomer excess. The limit of quantification depends, among others, on the sample and on the non-labelled or 13C-labelled phosgene used for the analysis. In the case of menthol, a quantification limit of ee=99.1% was determined using non-labelled phosgene and ee=99.9% using 13C-labelled phosgene. The 13C NMR method was also applied for the quality control of the enantiomeric purity of borneol, 1-phenylethanol and linalool. The developed 13C NMR method represents a powerful alternative to Mosher’s reagent for investigating the enantiomeric excess in chiral alcohols. This work demonstrates the variety of possibilities of applications for the quantitative nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy in the chemical analysis of drugs, food and chemicals using tagging reactions such as derivatizations and complexations. The nuclear resonance spectroscopic methods developed in this research work represent powerful alternatives to the previously used quality control techniques. N2 - Die hochauflösende Kernresonanzspektroskopie findet heute primär Anwendung in derStrukturaufklärung und der qualitativen sowie quantitativen Untersuchung von Produkt-inhaltsstoffen. Trotz der weltweiten Entwicklung von innovativen kernresonanzspektrosko-pischen Methoden sind noch zahlreiche, offiziell anerkannte Methoden zur Qualitätskon-trolle von Arzneimitteln, Lebensmitteln und Chemikalien in Verwendung, die spezifischeSubstanzen kontrollieren und keine ganzheitliche Untersuchung darstellen. Somit könnenverunreinigte, qualitativ minderwertige oder gefälschte Produkte trotz vorheriger Quali-tätskontrollen auf den Markt gebracht und vertrieben werden. Um dies zu verhindern,wurden im Rahmen dieser Arbeit drei kernresonanzspektroskopische Methoden entwickelt,die zur (1) Bestimmung der primären Oxidation in pflanzlichen und tierischen Ölen anhandder Peroxidzahl, (2) zur qualitativen und quantitativen Analyse von Metallkationen und(3) zur Ermittlung des Enantiomerüberschusses in chiralen Alkoholen dienen.In der Ölanalytik werden Titrationsverfahren zur Bestimmung der Bulkqualitätsparameterwie auch der Peroxidzahl, welche die Konzentration an Peroxiden aufzeigt, eingesetzt. Dadie Titration neben dem Einsatz von größeren Mengen an Probenmaterial und Lösungsmit-teln, auch Kreuzreaktionen und eine geringe Robustheit aufweist, wurde eine kernreso-nanzspektroskopische Methode entwickelt, in der Triphenylphosphin als Derivatisierungs-reagenz eingesetzt wird, welches mit Peroxiden im stöchiometrischen Verhältnis von 1:1zu Triphenylphosphinoxid reagiert. Im1H-31P entkoppelten Kernresonanzspektrum wer-den die Signale des nicht reagierten Triphenylphosphins bei 7,4 ppm und des reagiertenTriphenylphosphinoxid bei 7,8 ppm detektiert. Das Verhältnis beider Signale wird in dieKonzentration der Peroxide umgerechnet. 108 Ölproben mit einer Peroxidzahl zwischen 1meq/kg und 170 meq/kg wurden mit der entwickelten Methode untersucht. Hierbei zeigtenÖle mit einer sehr geringen Peroxidzahl von weniger als 3 meq/kg eine relative Standard-abweichung von 4,9%, hochoxidierte Öle mit einer Peroxidzahl von 150 meq/kg 0,2%. Diekernresonanzspektroskopische Methode findet Anwendung in der Untersuchung von Krill-und pflanzlichen Ölen.Eine weitere1H kernresonanzspektroskopische Methode wurde zur qualitativen Analyse. Zusammenfassungvon Be2+, Sr2+und Cd2+und zur qualitatitativen sowie quantitativen Bestimmung vonCa2+, Mg2+, Hg2+, Sn2+, Pb2+und Zn2+entwickelt. Hierbei wurde Ethylendiamintetra-acetat (EDTA) als Komplexbildner verwendet. EDTA ist ein sechszähniger-Ligand, derstabile Chelatkomplexe mit zweiwertigen Kationen bildet. Die definierte Menge an EDTAund das Verhältnis von freier und komplexierter EDTA nach Zugabe der Probe werdenfür die Rückrechnung der Konzentration der Kationen verwendet. Somit ist der Einsatzeines internen Standards obsolet. EDTA komplexiert Be2+, Sr2+, Cd2+, Ca2+, Mg2+, Hg2+,Sn2+, Pb2+und Zn2+zu stabilen Komplexen, deren Signale im Protonen-Kernresonanz-spektrum pH-unabhängige und kationenspezifische chemische Verschiebungen und Kop-plungen aufweisen, die zur Identifizierung und Quantifizierung verwendet werden. DieKoaleszenz der∆undΛKonfigurationen des EDTA-Komplexes mit Be2+, Sr2+und Cd2+führt bei 298K zu einer Signalverbreiterung, die eine Quantifizierung bei den vorliegendenParametern unmöglich macht. Die Kationen Ca2+, Mg2+, Hg2+, Sn2+, Pb2+und Zn2+sindab einer Konzentration von 5-22μg/mL quantitativ in wässriger Lösung quantifizierbar.Diese Methode kann im Lebensmittel- und Arzneimittelbereich eingesetzt werden.Die dritte kernresonanzspektroskopische Methode stellt eine neue Bestimmung des Enan-tiomerüberschusses (ee) in den chiralen Alkoholen Menthol, Borneol, 1-Phenylethanol undLinalool unter Einsatz von Phosgen als Derivatisierungsreagenz vor. Phosgen reagiert miteinem chiralen Alkohol zu Carbonsäurediestern, die aus zwei gleichen (RR, SS) oder zweiunterschiedlichen Enantiomeren (RS, SR) entstehen. Diese zwei Diastereomertypen kön-nen anhand der unterschiedlichen, chemischen Verschiebungen ihrer Signale identifiziertwerden. In der vorgestellten Methode wird das Carbonylsignal integriert und zur Bes-timmung des Enantiomerenüberschusses eingesetzt. Die Bestimmungsgrenze ist hierbeiu. a. von dem eingesetzten Phosgen und der Probe abhängig. Bei Menthol wurdeeine Bestimmungsgrenze mittels nicht markiertem Phosgen von ee = 99,1% und mit-tels13C-markiertem Phosgen von ee = 99,9% ermittelt. Die13C Methode wurde zudemzur Qualitätskontrolle der Enantiomerreinheit von Borneol, 1-Phenylethanol sowie vonLinalool eingesetzt. Hierbei enthielten die käuflich erworbenen Chemikalien (-)-Borneolund (S)-1-Phenylethanol jeweils 1,7% des anderen Enantiomers (+)-Borneol bzw. (R)-1-Phenylethanol. Bei (-)-Linalool konnte ein Enantiomerüberschuss von ee = 66,4% undsomit eine größere Verunreinigung durch (+)-Linalool identifiziert werden. Bei Proben,die einen Enantiomerüberschuss von ee < 95,0% aufweisen, sollte eine potentielle, asym-metrische Induktion mittels Kalibrationskurven anhand von künstlichen Enantiomeren-mischungen vorab untersucht werden. Die entwickelte13C kernresonanzspektroskopischeMethode präsentiert eine leistungsstarke Alternative zur Analyse mittels Mosher’s Reagenzfür die Untersuchung des Enantiomerüberschusses in chiralen Alkoholen.Diese Arbeit weist eine Vielfalt an Möglichkeiten der Anwendungen der quantitativen Kern-resonanzspektroskopie in der chemischen Untersuchung von Arzneimitteln, Lebensmittelnund Chemikalien unter Einsatz von Tagging, wie Derivatisierungen und Komplexierun-gen auf. Die hierbei entwickelten kernresonanzspektroskopischen Methoden repräsentierenleistungsstarke Alternativen zu bisher eingesetzten Techniken der Qualitätskontrolle KW - NMR Spektroskopie KW - EDTA KW - Lipid-Peroxide KW - Chiralität KW - Derivsatisierung KW - Peroxidzahl KW - Enantiomerüberschuss KW - qNMR Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-219583 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Becht, Alexander A1 - Schollmayer, Curd A1 - Monakhova, Yulia A1 - Holzgrabe, Ulrike T1 - Tracing the origin of paracetamol tablets by near-infrared, mid-infrared, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy using principal component analysis and linear discriminant analysis JF - Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry N2 - Most drugs are no longer produced in their own countries by the pharmaceutical companies, but by contract manufacturers or at manufacturing sites in countries that can produce more cheaply. This not only makes it difficult to trace them back but also leaves room for criminal organizations to fake them unnoticed. For these reasons, it is becoming increasingly difficult to determine the exact origin of drugs. The goal of this work was to investigate how exactly this is possible by using different spectroscopic methods like nuclear magnetic resonance and near- and mid-infrared spectroscopy in combination with multivariate data analysis. As an example, 56 out of 64 different paracetamol preparations, collected from 19 countries around the world, were chosen to investigate whether it is possible to determine the pharmaceutical company, manufacturing site, or country of origin. By means of suitable pre-processing of the spectra and the different information contained in each method, principal component analysis was able to evaluate manufacturing relationships between individual companies and to differentiate between production sites or formulations. Linear discriminant analysis showed different results depending on the spectral method and purpose. For all spectroscopic methods, it was found that the classification of the preparations to their manufacturer achieves better results than the classification to their pharmaceutical company. The best results were obtained with nuclear magnetic resonance and near-infrared data, with 94.6%/99.6% and 98.7/100% of the spectra of the preparations correctly assigned to their pharmaceutical company or manufacturer. KW - \(^{1}\)HNMR KW - IR KW - manufacturer KW - linear discriminant analysis KW - principal component analysis Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-265400 VL - 413 IS - 11 ER -