代谢
阿片类药物3-甲基芬太尼,是一种强力并具有滥用潜力的芬太尼类设计药物,因此被《管制物质法》列管。为了规避这一规定,另一种设计型芬太尼——异芬太尼,在秘密实验室中合成并被德国警方查获。本研究的目的在于识别在大鼠尿液中3-甲基芬太尼和异芬太尼的I相和II相代谢物,确定参与它们初步代谢步骤的细胞色素P450(CYP)同工酶,并最终测试它们在尿液中的可检测性。利用液相色谱(LC)-线性离子阱-质谱(MS(n))技术,可以识别出3-甲基芬太尼的9个I相代谢物和5个II相代谢物,以及异芬太尼的11个I相代谢物和4个II相代谢物。可以假设两种药物都经历了以下代谢步骤:N-脱烷基化随后是烷基和芳基部分的羟基化,丙酰胺侧链的羟基化随后氧化为相应的羧酸,最后是苯甲基部分的羟基化随后甲基化。此外,还可以观察到异芬太尼的N-氧化。所有羟基代谢物部分以葡萄糖苷酸形式排出。使用重组人同工酶,发现CYP2C19、CYP2D6、CYP3A4和CYP3A5参与了初步代谢步骤。我们的LC-MS(n)筛查方法允许在掺有尿液中检测到0.01 mg/L的3-甲基芬太尼和异芬太尼。然而,在大鼠给予疑似娱乐剂量后,尿液中无法检测到母药,但可以检测到它们的共同代谢物,因此这应该是尿液筛查的目标。
The opioid 3-methylfentanyl, a designer drug of the fentanyl type, was scheduled by the Controlled Substance Act due to its high potency and abuse potential. To overcome this regulation, isofentanyl, another designer fentanyl, was synthesized in a clandestine laboratory and seized by the German police. The aims of the presented study were to identify the phase I and phase II metabolites of 3-methylfentanyl and isofentanyl in rat urine, to identify the cytochrome P450 (CYP) isoenzymes involved in their initial metabolic steps, and, finally, to test their detectability in urine. Using liquid chromatography (LC)-linear ion trap-mass spectrometry (MS(n)), nine phase I and five phase II metabolites of 3-methylfentanyl and 11 phase I and four phase II metabolites of isofentanyl could be identified. The following metabolic steps could be postulated for both drugs: N-dealkylation followed by hydroxylation of the alkyl and aryl moiety, hydroxylation of the propanamide side chain followed by oxidation to the corresponding carboxylic acid, and, finally, hydroxylation of the benzyl moiety followed by methylation. In addition, N-oxidation of isofentanyl could also be observed. All hydroxy metabolites were partly excreted as glucuronides. Using recombinant human isoenzymes, CYP2C19, CYP2D6, CYP3A4, and CYP3A5 were found to be involved in the initial metabolic steps. Our LC-MS(n) screening approach allowed the detection of 0.01 mg/L of 3-methylfentanyl and isofentanyl in spiked urine. However, in urine of rats after the administration of suspected recreational doses, the parent drugs could not be detected, but their common nor metabolite, which should therefore be the target for urine screening.
来源:Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)