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ArticleJournal of clinical pharmacology2025

Examining the Impact of Diet-and-Exercise-Induced Weight Loss on Drug Metabolism and Gastric Emptying in Patients with Obesity.

Shuhan Liu, Lu Wang, Nicole Miller, Andrea Waltje, Mohamed Abdelnabi, Hao-Jie Zhu, Duxin Sun, Amy E Rothberg, Manjunath P Pai

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Shuhan LiuDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6627-4843
Lu WangDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.ORCID 0009-0007-8928-0326
Nicole MillerMichigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3446-3911
Andrea WaltjeMichigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5311-1925
Mohamed AbdelnabiDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0414-8507
Hao-Jie ZhuDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2248-4419
Duxin SunPharmaceutical Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6406-2126
Amy E RothbergMichigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0243-9135
Manjunath P PaiDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7119-5034

Funding

PUBLIC HEALTH DEMONSTRATIONP60DK020572 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI MYERS, MARTIN G · 1985 to 2012
$26.5M
Regional Pilot And Feasibility Study Grants ProgramP30DK020572 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Mehboob A Hussain · 2013 to 2026
$24.3M
Pilot and Feasibility (P and F) ProgramP30DK089503 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Joyce Lee · 2010 to 2026
$20.3M
Michigan Diabetes Research Center, University of Michigan NIH Grant P30-DK020572NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK020572NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK089503NIDDK NIH HHS P60 DK020572
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Abstract

Obesity significantly influences drug pharmacokinetics (PK), which challenges optimal dosing. This study examines the effects of diet-and-exercise-induced weight loss on key drug-metabolizing enzymes and gastric emptying in patients with obesity, who frequently require medications for comorbidities. Participants followed a structured weight management program promoting weight loss over 3-6 months and were not concomitantly on potential CYP inducers or inhibitors. Using a drug cocktail of acetaminophen, caffeine, omeprazole, and midazolam, we assessed UGT1A1, CYP1A2, CYP2C19, and CYP3A4 enzyme activities before and after weight loss, respectively, by measuring parent and metabolite concentrations. The time to maximum acetaminophen plasma concentrations reflected the gastric emptying time. PK profiles were compared across two phases: baseline (Phase 1) and post-weight loss (Phase 2). Twenty-four participants enrolled, 21 completed Phase 1 and 12 completed both phases. Statistically significant (N = 12, P < .05) gains in CYP2C19 and CYP3A4 activity were observed after weight loss of 7.6% to 26.2%, with a median [25th, 75th percentile] increase in activity of 90.5 [15.0, 194.3] % and 43.0 [7.5, 68.0] %, respectively. A 2- or 3-h single plasma sample-based ratio of the metabolite to parent concentration strongly correlated with the respective AUC ratio for the drug metabolism phenotype (N = 21). Our findings provide provisional data for evaluation of the effects of non-pharmacologically and non-surgically induced weight loss on gastric emptying and drug metabolism for future physiologically based PK models. Development of mechanistic models to optimize drug dosing in obesity are necessary since weight and body composition shifts are expected with emerging new treatments.

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ExerciseGastric EmptyingObesityWeight LossAcetaminophenAdultCaffeineCytochrome P-450 CYP3AFemaleHumansMaleMidazolamMiddle AgedOmeprazoleAcetaminophenCaffeineCytochrome P-450 CYP3AMidazolamOmeprazolemetabolismobesitypharmacokineticsweight loss

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PMID39840538
PMCPMC12202197

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