Keio University · Medicine
Professor Hisakazu Ohtani's research lab specializes in pharmaceutical and metabolic pharmacology, focusing on drug metabolism, drug-drug interactions, and the pharmacological effects of antibiotics and dietary factors. The lab investigates the mechanisms of cytochrome P450 enzyme inhibition—particularly CYP3A4 variants—and their implications in drug interactions, as well as the impact of cholesterol and fatty acids on lipid metabolism and lipoprotein dynamics. A key focus is on understanding the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profiles of macrolide antibiotics, especially their arrhythmogenic potential via QT interval prolongation.
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The effects of dietary cholesterol and fatty acids on the plasma cholesterol level and rates of very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) cholesterol secretion and low density lipoprotein (LDL) transport through LDL receptors in the liver of the hamster were investigated. Increases of plasma VLDL- and LDL-cholesterol levels and VLDL-cholesterol secretion from hepatocytes were observed in animals fed a diet enriched with 0.1% cholesterol for 2 weeks in comparison with animals fed a control diet. The ad
In order to evaluate the arrhythmogenic potency of macrolide antibiotics in a quantitative manner, we analyzed the influence of clarithromycin (CAM), roxithromycin (RXM), and azithromycin (AZM) on Q-T intervals from pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic points of view and in comparison with the potency of erythromycin (EM) previously reported by us for rats. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were anesthetized, and CAM (6.6, 21.6, and 43.2 mg/kg of body weight/h), RXM (20 and 40 mg/kg/h), and AZM (40 and 10
Inhibition of cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A4 is the major cause of drug-drug interactions (DDI). We have previously reported that the genetic variation of CYP3A4 significantly affected the inhibitory profiles of typical competitive inhibitors. In addition to competitive inhibition, some clinically significant DDI are attributable to mechanism-based inhibition (MBI). However, the differences in the MBI kinetics among CYP3A4 genetic variants remain to be characterized. In this study, we quantitatively
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