COVID-19 Vaccines and the Virus: Impact on Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics

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  • McColl, Eliza R.
    • Other Affiliation: University of Toronto
  • Croyle, Maria A.
    • Other Affiliation: University of Texas at Austin
  • Zamboni, William C.
    • Affiliation: Eshelman School of Pharmacy
  • Honer, William G.
    • Other Affiliation: University of British Columbia
  • Heise, Mark
    • Affiliation: School of Medicine, Department of Genetics
  • Piquette-Miller, Micheline
    • Other Affiliation: University of Toronto
  • Goralski, Kerry B.
    • Other Affiliation: Dalhousie University
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  • This article reports on an American Society of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Division of Drug Metabolism and Disposition symposium held at Experimental Biology on April 2nd, 2022, in Philadelphia. As of July 2022, over 500 million people have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 (the virus causing COVID-19) and over 12,000,000,000 vaccine doses have been administered. Clinically significant interactions between viral infections and hepatic drug metabolism were first recognized over 40 years ago during a cluster of pediatric theophylline toxicity cases attributed to reduced hepatic drug metabolism amidst an influenza B outbreak. Today, a substantive body of research supports that the activated innate immune response generally decreases hepatic cytochrome P450 (CYP) activity. The interactions extend to drug transporters and other organs and have the potential to impact drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME). Based on this knowledge, altered ADME is predicted with SARS-CoV-2 infection or vaccination. The report begins with a clinical case exploring the possibility of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination increasing clozapine levels. This is followed by discussions of how SARS-CoV-2 infection or vaccines alter the metabolism and disposition of complex drugs, such as nanoparticles and biologics and small molecule therapies. The review concludes with a discussion of the effects of viral infections on placental amino acid transport and their potential to impact fetal development. The session improved our understanding of the impact of emerging viral infections and vaccine technologies on drug metabolism and disposition, which will help mitigate drug toxicity and improve drug and vaccine safety and effectiveness. Significance Statement Altered pharmacokinetics of small molecule and complex molecule drugs and fetal brain distribution of amino acids following SARS-CoV-2 infection or immunization are possible. The proposed mechanisms involve decreased liver CYP metabolism of small molecules, enhanced innate immune system metabolism of complex molecules and altered placental and fetal blood-brain barrier amino acid transport, respectively. Future research is needed to understand the effects of these interactions on adverse drug responses, drug and vaccine safety and effectiveness and fetal neurodevelopment.
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  • Drug Metabolism and Disposition: The Biological Fate of Chemicals
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  • 1521-009X

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