Alexander Burashnikov1, Hector Barajas-Martinez2, Robert Cox2, Mark A Demitrack3, Michael J Fossler3, Michael Kramer3, Robert B Kleiman4, Peter Kowey5, Charles Antzelevitch6. 1. Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania; Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 2. Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. 3. Trevena Inc., Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania. 4. eResearch Technology Inc, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 5. Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania; Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Lankenau Heart Institute, Main Line Health System, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. 6. Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania; Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Lankenau Heart Institute, Main Line Health System, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: cantzelevitch@gmail.com.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Oliceridine is a biased ligand at the μ-opioid receptor recently approved for the treatment of acute pain. In a thorough QT study, corrected QT (QTc) prolongation displayed peaks at 2.5 and 60 minutes after a supratherapeutic dose. The mean plasma concentration peaked at 5 minutes, declining rapidly thereafter. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the basis for the delayed effect of oliceridine to prolong the QTc interval. METHODS: Repolarization parameters and tissue accumulation of oliceridine were evaluated in rabbit left ventricular wedge preparations over a period of 5 hours. The effects of oliceridine on ion channel currents were evaluated in human embryonic kidney and Chinese hamster ovary cells. Quinidine was used as a control. RESULTS: Oliceridine and quinidine produced a progressive prolongation of the QTc interval and action potential duration over a period of 5 hours, paralleling slow progressive tissue uptake of the drugs. Oliceridine caused modest prolongation of these parameters, whereas quinidine produced a prominent prolongation of action potential duration and QTc interval as well as development of early afterdepolarization (after 2 hours), resulting in a high torsades de pointes score. The 50% inhibitory concentration values for the oliceridine inhibition of the rapidly activating delayed rectifier current (human ether a-go-go current) and late sodium channel current were 2.2 and 3.45 μM when assessed after traditional acute exposure but much lower after 3 hours of drug exposure. CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that a gradual increase of intracellular access of drugs to the hERG channels as a result of their intracellular uptake and accumulation can significantly delay effects on repolarization, thus confounding the assessment of QT interval prolongation and arrhythmic risk when studied acutely. The multi-ion channel effects of oliceridine, late sodium channel current inhibition in particular, point to a low risk of devloping torsades de pointes.
BACKGROUND: Oliceridine is a biased ligand at the μ-opioid receptor recently approved for the treatment of acute pain. In a thorough QT study, corrected QT (QTc) prolongation displayed peaks at 2.5 and 60 minutes after a supratherapeutic dose. The mean plasma concentration peaked at 5 minutes, declining rapidly thereafter. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the basis for the delayed effect of oliceridine to prolong the QTc interval. METHODS: Repolarization parameters and tissue accumulation of oliceridine were evaluated in rabbit left ventricular wedge preparations over a period of 5 hours. The effects of oliceridine on ion channel currents were evaluated in human embryonic kidney and Chinese hamster ovary cells. Quinidine was used as a control. RESULTS: Oliceridine and quinidine produced a progressive prolongation of the QTc interval and action potential duration over a period of 5 hours, paralleling slow progressive tissue uptake of the drugs. Oliceridine caused modest prolongation of these parameters, whereas quinidine produced a prominent prolongation of action potential duration and QTc interval as well as development of early afterdepolarization (after 2 hours), resulting in a high torsades de pointes score. The 50% inhibitory concentration values for the oliceridine inhibition of the rapidly activating delayed rectifier current (human ether a-go-go current) and late sodium channel current were 2.2 and 3.45 μM when assessed after traditional acute exposure but much lower after 3 hours of drug exposure. CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that a gradual increase of intracellular access of drugs to the hERG channels as a result of their intracellular uptake and accumulation can significantly delay effects on repolarization, thus confounding the assessment of QT interval prolongation and arrhythmic risk when studied acutely. The multi-ion channel effects of oliceridine, late sodium channel current inhibition in particular, point to a low risk of devloping torsades de pointes.
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