KINETIC MODELING APPROACH TO IN VIVO INTERACTIONS OF CURCUMIN AND CURCUMINOID-PIPERINE MIXTURE WITH QUETIAPINE
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.24193/subbchem.2025.2.02Keywords:
kinetic modeling, quetiapine, norquetiapine, curcumin, curcuminoids, drug interactionsAbstract
This study aimed to develop kinetic models that describe the preclinical drug interaction data between quetiapine, an atypical antipsychotic, and bioactive compounds derived from turmeric rhizome. The potential risk of interaction between these substances could alter the disposition of quetiapine and impact its efficacy. During the development of the kinetic models, first-order kinetic processes were assumed, and several hypotheses were evaluated, including the number of compartments for distribution, the presence of lag time in quetiapine absorption, the presystemic formation of its metabolite, and the relative bioavailability between the study groups. The most accurate models suggest that interactions between quetiapine and curcumin occur primarily at the intestinal level, as the systemic metabolism constant remained unaltered. Conversely, coadministration with curcuminoids and piperine markedly affected systemic metabolism, likely due to hepatic enzyme inhibition, resulting in a 59.6% increase in the relative bioavailability of quetiapine. The developed models successfully integrated data for quetiapine and norquetiapine, both as standalone administration and in combination with curcumin or curcuminoid-piperine bioactive compounds, capturing their disposition within the framework of pharmacokinetic interactions.
References
1. Maan JS, Ershadi M, Khan I, et al. Quetiapine. [Updated 2023 Aug 28]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan-. Available online: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK459145/ (accessed on 12 Feb 2024).
2. DeVane, C.L.; Nemeroff, C.B. Clinical pharmacokinetics of quetiapine: an atypical antipsychotic. Clin Pharmacokinet 2001, 40, 509-522, doi:10.2165/00003088-200140070-00003.
3. Mauri, M.C.; Paletta, S.; Di Pace, C.; Reggiori, A.; Cirnigliaro, G.; Valli, I.; Altamura, A.C. Clinical Pharmacokinetics of Atypical Antipsychotics: An Update. Clinical Pharmacokinetics 2018, 57, 1493-1528, doi:10.1007/s40262-018-0664-3
4. Bakken, G.V.; Molden, E.; Hermann, M. Impact of genetic variability in CYP2D6, CYP3A5, and ABCB1 on serum concentrations of quetiapine and N-desalkylquetiapine in psychiatric patients. Ther Drug Monit 2015, 37, 256-261, doi:10.1097/ftd.0000000000000135.
5. López-Muñoz, F.; Alamo, C. Active metabolites as antidepressant drugs: the role of norquetiapine in the mechanism of action of quetiapine in the treatment of mood disorders. Front Psychiatry 2013, 4, 102, doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2013.00102.
6. Goswami, S.; Saxena, S.; Yadav, S.; Goswami, D.; Brahmachari, K.; Karmakar, S.; Pramanik, B.; Brahmachari, S. Review of Curcumin and Its Different Formulations: Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Interactions. OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine 2022, 07, 057, doi:10.21926/obm.icm.2204057.
7. Shamsi, S.; Tran, H.; Tan, R.S.J.; Tan, Z.J.; Lim, L.Y. Curcumin, Piperine, and Capsaicin: A Comparative Study of Spice-Mediated Inhibition of Human Cytochrome P450 Isozyme Activities. Drug Metabolism and Disposition 2017, 45, 49-55, doi:10.1124/dmd.116.073213.
8. Kucukgoncu, S.; Guloksuz, S.; Tek, C. Effects of Curcumin on Cognitive Functioning and Inflammatory State in Schizophrenia: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Trial. J Clin Psychopharmacol 2019, 39, 182-184, doi:10.1097/jcp.0000000000001012.
9. Byers, J.P.; Sarver, J.G. Chapter 10 - Pharmacokinetic Modeling. In Pharmacology, Hacker, M., Messer, W., Bachmann, K., Eds.; Academic Press: San Diego, 2009; pp. 201-277.
10. Ahmad, A.M. Recent advances in pharmacokinetic modeling. Biopharmaceutics & Drug Disposition 2007, 28, 135-143, doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/bdd.540.
11. Methaneethorn, J. Factors Influencing Quetiapine Pharmacokinetic Variability: A Review of Population Pharmacokinetics. Current Psychiatry Research and Reviews Formerly: Current Psychiatry Reviews 2024, 20, 94-105.
12. Elkomy, M.H. Changing the Drug Delivery System: Does it Add to Non-Compliance Ramifications Control? A Simulation Study on the Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Atypical Antipsychotic Drug. Pharmaceutics 2020, 12, doi:10.3390/pharmaceutics12040297.
13. Shilbayeh, S.A.; Sy, S.K.; Melhem, M.; Zmeili, R.; Derendorf, H. Quantitation of the impact of CYP3A5 A6986G polymorphism on quetiapine pharmacokinetics by simulation of target attainment. Clin Pharmacol Drug Dev 2015, 4, 387-394, doi:10.1002/cpdd.172.
14. Ciocotișan, I.-M.; Muntean, D.M.; Gherman, L.-M.; Vlase, L. The influence of multiple-dose oxcarbazepine on the metabolism of single-dose quetiapine. In vivo experiment in rats. Acta Marisiensis - Seria Medica 2025, 71, 53-59, doi:10.2478/amma-2025-0010.
15. Ciocotișan, I.-M.; Muntean, D.M.; Vlase, L. Bupropion Increased More than Five Times the Systemic Exposure to Aripiprazole: An In Vivo Study in Wistar albino Rats. Metabolites 2024, 14, doi:10.3390/metabo14110588.
16. Gabrielsson, J.; Weiner, D. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic data analysis: concepts and applications. 3rd ed. Stockholm: Swedish Pharmaceutical Press; 2001.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2025 Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Chemia

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.