The Effect of Aging on the Relationship between the Cytochrome P450 2C19 Genotype and Omeprazole Pharmacokinetics

The metabolic activity of cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2C19 is genetically determined, and the pharmacokinetics of omeprazole, a substrate for CYP2C19, are dependent on the CYP2C19 genotype. However, a discrepancy between the CYP2C19 genotype and omeprazole pharmacokinetics was reported in patients with liver disease or advanced cancer. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of aging on the relationship between the CYP2C19 genotype and its phenotype.

Twenty-eight elderly and 23 young Japanese volunteers were enrolled after being genotyped. Each subject received a single intravenous dose of omeprazole (10mg and 20mg for the elderly and the young groups, respectively) and blood samples were obtained up to 6 hours after dose administration to determine the plasma concentrations of omeprazole and its metabolites, 5-hydroxyomeprazole and omeprazole sulfone. Pharmacokinetic parameters were obtained by noncompartmental analysis. Linear regression models were used to examine the joint effects of covariates such as genotype, age, etc., on the pharmacokinetic parameters, and the pharmacokinetic parameters showing statistical significance were compared by ANOVA.

There were significant differences between genotypes in the area under the plasma concentration-time curve of the young group and the elderly group. The number of mutation alleles and age were significant covariates for systemic clearance (CL), but age was the only significant covariate for volume of distribution at steady state (V_ss). There were significant age- and genotype-related differences and a significant age × genotype interaction in CL (20.6 ± 11.0/12.7 ± 4.0/3.2 ± 1.0 and 5.4 ± 4.0/3.7 ± 1.4/2.1 ± 0.7 L/h for homozygous extensive metabolisers [EMs]/heterozygous EMs/poor metabolisers [PMs] of the young and the elderly groups, respectively). In V_ss, a significant difference was found between the young and the elderly groups (219 ± 115 and 107 ± 44.5 mL/kg, respectively), but not between three genotypes (178 ± 142, 173 ± 79 and 110 ± 51 mL/kg for homozygous EMs, heterozygous EMs and PMs, respectively).