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