CYP51A1 polymorphism and voriconazoleassociated hepatotoxicity in children undergoing hematopoietic cell transplant

Takuto Takahashi, Angela R. Smith, Pamala A. Jacobson, Abeer F. Alharbi, James Fisher, Nathan T. Rubin, Mark N. Kirstein

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Abstract

Fungal CYP51A (14α-sterol demethylase) is the target of an azole antifungal, voriconazole (VCZ), which also partially inhibits human CYP51A1. Hepatotoxicity is a common adverse effect of azoles, which is reported to be caused by altered gene expressions secondary to cholesterol synthesis inhibition by azoles. This is a posthoc analysis of a previously conducted phase 1 dose-finding study of prophylactic VCZ in 56 pediatric hematopoietic cell transplant recipients. We explored an association between variants in human CYP51A1 (rs2282976 and rs6465348) and VCZ-induced hepatotoxicity. Genotype A/G or G/G in rs6465348 showed lower odds of hepatotoxicity after adjusting for VCZ area-under-the-curve (OR: 0.10, 95% CI: 0.01 - 0.79, vs. A/A).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)442-446
Number of pages5
JournalInternational Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Volume59
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1 2021

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Keywords

  • CYP51A
  • Hepatotoxicity
  • Pharmacogenomics
  • Voriconazole

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