TV-1380 attenuates cocaine-induced changes in cardiodynamic parameters in monkeys and reduces the formation of cocaethylene
Date
2018-01-11
Authors
Shemesh-Darvish, Liron
Shinar, Doron
Hallak, Hussein
Gross, Aviva
Rosenstock, Moti
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Elsevier
Abstract
Background: TV-1380 is a rationally mutated, human BChE fused to human serum albumin that has high hydrolytic
enzymatic activity against cocaine and as well as an extended elimination half-life.
Objective: The present studies examined the safety of TV-1380 and its protective effect when given to monkeys
alone or concomitantly with cocaine and ethanol.
Methods: A set of studies was conducted in monkeys with TV-1380. The parameters tested included telemetric
assessment of cardiovascular parameters, clinical pathology, plasma analysis of cardiac troponin I, ex-vivo
analyses of cocaethylene and PK analysis of serum concentrations of TV-1380, cocaine and its metabolites, and
histopathological examinations.
Results: TV-1380 treatment in monkeys was well tolerated. TV-1380 pretreatment prior to cocaine significantly
attenuated the cardiac effects of cocaine and reduced cocaine-induced elevations in serum cardiac troponin I.
TV-1380 changed the metabolic fate of cocaine resulting in decreased exposure to benzoylecgonine, while increasing
the exposure to ecgonine methyl ester in plasma.TV-1380 reduced the plasma levels of the toxic metabolite
cocaethylene formed after co-administration of ethanol and cocaine.
Conclusion: The results of this study demonstrate that TV-1380 not only accelerates the elimination of cocaine,
but also protects the treated animal from the cardiac effects of cocaine, and inhibits the formation of the toxic
cocaethylene metabolite when cocaine is given together with ethanol, supporting further clinical development of
modified BChE products as possible treatments for cocaine abuse.
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Keywords
Addiction , Butycholinesterase , Cardiac troponin I , Cocaethylene , Cocaine , TV-1380
Citation
TY - JOUR AU - Shemesh-Darvish, Liron AU - Shinar, Doron AU - Hallak, Hussein AU - Gross, Aviva AU - Rosenstock, Moti PY - 2018/03/01 SP - T1 - TV-1380 attenuates cocaine-induced changes in cardiodynamic parameters in monkeys and reduces the formation of cocaethylene VL - 188 DO - 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.01.033 JO - Drug and Alcohol Dependence ER -