Drug General Information (ID: DDIG4HF15Y)
  Drug Name Dicoumarol Drug Info Aprepitant Drug Info
  Drug Type Small molecule Small molecule
  Therapeutic Class Anticoagulants Antiemetics
  Structure

 Mechanism of Dicoumarol-Aprepitant Interaction (Severity Level: Moderate)
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      Drug Name Dicoumarol Aprepitant
      Mechanism CYP450 2C9 substrate CYP450 2C9 inducer
      Key Mechanism Factor 1
Factor Name Cytochrome P450 2C9
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Structure Sequence
MDSLVVLVLCLSCLLLLSLWRQSSGRGKLPPGPTPLPVIGNILQIGIKDISKSLTNLSKVYGPVFTLYFGLKPIVVLHGYEAVKEALIDLGEEFSGRGIFPLAERANRGFGIVFSNGKKWKEIRRFSLMTLRNFGMGKRSIEDRVQEEARCLVEELRKTKASPCDPTFILGCAPCNVICSIIFHKRFDYKDQQFLNLMEKLNENIKILSSPWIQICNNFSPIIDYFPGTHNKLLKNVAFMKSYILEKVKEHQESMDMNNPQDFIDCFLMKMEKEKHNQPSEFTIESLENTAVDLFGAGTETTSTTLRYALLLLLKHPEVTAKVQEEIERVIGRNRSPCMQDRSHMPYTDAVVHEVQRYIDLLPTSLPHAVTCDIKFRNYLIPKGTTILISLTSVLHDNKEFPNPEMFDPHHFLDEGGNFKKSKYFMPFSAGKRICVGEALAGMELFLFLTSILQNFNLKSLVDPKNLDTTPVVNGFASVPPFYQLCFIPV
Gene Name CYP2C9
Uniprot ID CP2C9_HUMAN
KEGG Pathway hsa:1559
Protein Family Cytochrome P450 family
Protein Function
A cytochrome P450 monooxygenase involved in the metabolism of various endogenous substrates, including fatty acids and steroids (PubMed:7574697, PubMed:9866708, PubMed:9435160, PubMed:12865317, PubMed:15766564, PubMed:19965576, PubMed:21576599). Mechanistically, uses molecular oxygen inserting one oxygen atom into a substrate, and reducing the second into a water molecule, with two electrons provided by NADPH via cytochrome P450 reductase (NADPH--hemoprotein reductase) (PubMed:7574697, PubMed:9866708, PubMed:9435160, PubMed:12865317, PubMed:15766564, PubMed:19965576, PubMed:21576599). Catalyzes the epoxidation of double bonds of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) (PubMed:7574697, PubMed:15766564, PubMed:19965576, PubMed:9866708). Catalyzes the hydroxylation of carbon-hydrogen bonds. Metabolizes cholesterol toward 25-hydroxycholesterol, a physiological regulator of cellular cholesterol homeostasis (PubMed:21576599). Exhibits low catalytic activity for the formation of catechol estrogens from 17beta-estradiol (E2) and estrone (E1), namely 2-hydroxy E1 and E2 (PubMed:12865317). Catalyzes bisallylic hydroxylation and hydroxylation with double-bond migration of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) (PubMed:9866708, PubMed:9435160). Also metabolizes plant monoterpenes such as limonene. Oxygenates (R)- and (S)-limonene to produce carveol and perillyl alcohol (PubMed:11950794). Contributes to the wide pharmacokinetics variability of the metabolism of drugs such as S-warfarin, diclofenac, phenytoin, tolbutamide and losartan (PubMed:25994031).
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      Mechanism Description
  • Increased metabolism of Dicoumarol caused by Aprepitant mediated induction of CYP450 enzyme

Recommended Action
      Management In patients treated with warfarin, the INR should be closely monitored in the 2-week period, particularly at 7 to 10 days, following initiation of the 3-day regimen of aprepitant or fosaprepitant with each chemotherapy cycle or following a single 40 mg dose of aprepitant for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting. The same precaution may be applicable during therapy with other oral anticoagulants, although clinical data are lacking.

References
1 Hermans JJ, Thijssen HH "Human liver microsomal metabolism of the enantiomers of warfarin and acenocoumarol: P450 isozyme diversity determines the differences in their pharmacokinetics." Br J Pharmacol 110 (1993): 482-90. [PMID: 8220911]
2 Hermida J, Zarza J, Alberca I, et al. "Differential effects of 2C9*3 and 2C9*2 variants of cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 on sensitivity to acenocoumarol." Blood 99 (2002): 4237-9. [PMID: 12010835]
3 Thijssen HH, Flinois JP, Beaune PH "Cytochrome P4502C9 is the principal catalyst of racemic acenocoumarol hydroxylation reactions in human liver microsomes." Drug Metab Disposition 28 (2000): 1284-90. [PMID: 11038154]