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Feng, Xiaodong_ Xie, Hong-Guang - Applying pharmacogenomics in therapeutics-CRC Press (2016)

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Drug Therapy of Cardiovascular Diseases

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Cardiovascular drugs

Hypertension

Hyperlipidemia

(statins)

Antiarrhythmics

(quinidine)

Heart failure

(metoprolol,

carvedilol)

ACS

(warfarin,

clopidogrel,

heparin, aspirin)

ACEIs

(perindopril)

ARBs

(losartan)

CCBs

(verapamil)

Thiazide

diuretics

FIGURE 7.1 Cardiovascular disorders that reflect sources of pharmacogenomics variability.

ACS, acute coronary syndrome; ACEIs, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; ARBs,

angiotensin receptor blockers; CCBs, calcium channel blockers.

associated with commonly used cardiovascular medications including warfarin,

clopidogrel, and simvastatin. The data on warfarin, clopidogrel, and simvastatin

were found to be sufficient, well replicated, and clinically important. There are now

examples of clinical application of pharmacogenetic data of these drugs to guide therapy.

Other cardiovascular drug classes covered in this chapter that may be closest to

clinical application of pharmacogenetics are the β-blockers, angiotensin-converting

enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs), angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs), diuretics, and

antiarrhythmic drugs. Examples of cardiovascular drugs with evidence of relationship

between genetics and efficacy or toxicity are summarized in Table 7.1.

WARFARIN

The oral anticoagulant, warfarin, is prescribed for the long-term treatment and prevention

of thromboembolic events. It has a very narrow and highly variable therapeutic

range. The dose requirement and risk of bleeding are influenced by intake of

vitamin K, illness, age, gender, concurrent medication, body surface, and genetics.

In addition to the possible or demonstrated influence of a large number of genes, 2

warfarin’s effect is influenced by two major genes: one involved in its biotransformation

(CYP2C9) and the other involved in its mechanism of action (VKORC1).

Warfarin is administered as a racemic mixture of the R and S stereoisomers.

(S)-warfarin is two to five times more potent than (R)-warfarin and is mainly

metabolized by CYP2C9. (R)-warfarin is mainly metabolized via CYP3A4, with

involvement of several other cytochrome P450 enzymes. 3 An investigation of the

pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetic properties of warfarin showed the additive

involvement of two genes to determine its dosage. One of these genes encodes

CYP2C9, which is responsible for approximately 80% of the metabolic clearance

of the pharmacologically potent S-enantiomer of warfarin. There are three

allele types: CYP2C9*1, *2, and *3, and both CYP2C*2 and *3 cause a reduction

in warfarin clearance. A 10-fold difference in warfarin clearance was observed

between groups of individuals having the genotype of the highest metabolizer

(CYPC9*1 homozygote) and lowest metabolizer (CYP2C9*3/*3). 4

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