Ceylon cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum)
Mechanisms of Herb-Drug Interactions Involving Cinnamon and CYP2A6: Focus on Time-Dependent Inhibition by Cinnamaldehyde and 2-Methoxycinnamaldehyde
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Information is scarce regarding pharmacokinetic-based herb-drug interactions (HDI) with trans-cinnamaldehyde (CA) and 2-methoxycinnamaldehyde (MCA), components of cinnamon. Given the presence of cinnamon in food and herbal treatments for various diseases, HDIs involving the CYP2A6 substrates nicotine and letrozole with MCA (KS = 1.58 µM; Hill slope = 1.16) and CA were investigated. The time-dependent inhibition (TDI) by MCA and CA of CYP2A6-mediated nicotine metabolism is a complex process involving multiple mechanisms. Molecular dynamic simulations showed that CYP2A6's active site accommodates two dynamic ligands. The preferred binding orientations for MCA and CA were consistent with the observed metabolism: epoxidation, O-demethylation, and aromatic hydroxylation of MCA and cinnamic acid formation from CA. The percent remaining activity plots for TDI by MCA and CA were curved, and they were analyzed with a numerical method using models of varying complexity. The best-fit models support multiple inactivator binding, inhibitor depletion, and partial inactivation. Deconvoluted mass spectra indicated that MCA and CA modified CYP2A6 apoprotein with mass additions of 156.79 (142.54-171.04) and 132.67 (123.37-141.98), respectively, and it was unaffected by glutathione. Heme degradation was observed in the presence of MCA (48.5% ± 13.4% loss; detected by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry). In the absence of clinical data, HDI predictions were made for nicotine and letrozole using inhibition parameters from the best-fit TDI models and parameters scaled from rats. Predicted area under the concentration-time curve fold changes were 4.29 (CA-nicotine), 4.92 (CA-letrozole), 4.35 (MCA-nicotine), and 5.00 (MCA-letrozole). These findings suggest that extensive exposure to cinnamon (corresponding to ≈ 275 mg CA) would lead to noteworthy interactions. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: Human exposure to cinnamon is common because of its presence in food and cinnamon-based herbal treatments. Little is known about the risk for cinnamaldehyde and methoxycinnamaldehyde, two components of cinnamon, to interact with drugs that are eliminated by CYP2A6-mediated metabolism. The interactions with CYP2A6 are complex, involving multiple-ligand binding, time-dependent inhibition of nicotine metabolism, heme degradation, and apoprotein modification. An herb-drug interaction prediction suggests that extensive exposure to cinnamon would lead to noteworthy interactions with nicotine.
1 . Evaluation of Time Dependent Inhibition of CYP2A6 by 2-methoxycinnamaldehyde (Model 1) (id=NPDI-isPUmQ)
In Vitro Enzyme Inhibition Experiment
Inhibition was detected. Cutoff used —
No cutoff was mentioned by the research organization.
- CYP2A6 4309826
Cell fraction Pooled human liver microsomes -7999662
This experiment refers to the MIC-M-IL Model 1 in Table 3.
Results
*not specified in paper whether geometric or arithmetic mean was used - assumed geometric
| Sample | Compound measured | Value | Measurement | Study sequence | Additional information | N replicates |
|---|
Experimental Conditions
1 uM
Commercially available
10 uL
0-90 min
NADPH regenerating system
Not available
Not available
75 uM
No NADPH with precipitant
190 uL
10 min
0, 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 250 uM
2 . Evaluation of Time Dependent Inhibition of CYP2A6 by 2-methoxycinnamaldehyde (Model 2) (id=NPDI-kBkbaw)
In Vitro Enzyme Inhibition Experiment
Inhibition was detected. Cutoff used —
No cutoff was mentioned by the research organization.
- CYP2A6 4309826
Cell fraction Pooled human liver microsomes -7999662
This experiment refers to the PI-M-IL Model 2 in Table 3.
Results
*not specified in paper whether geometric or arithmetic mean was used - assumed geometric
| Sample | Compound measured | Value | Measurement | Study sequence | Additional information | N replicates |
|---|
Experimental Conditions
1 uM
Commercially available
10 uL
0-90 min
NADPH regenerating system
Not available
Not available
75 uM
No NADPH with precipitant
190 uL
10 min
0, 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 250 uM
3 . Evaluation of Time Dependent Inhibition of CYP2A6 by 2-methoxycinnamaldehyde (Model 3) (id=NPDI-Uh2rZw)
In Vitro Enzyme Inhibition Experiment
Inhibition was detected. Cutoff used —
No cutoff was mentioned by the research organization.
- CYP2A6 4309826
Cell fraction Pooled human liver microsomes -7999662
This experiment refers to the EII-PI-M-IL Model 3 in Table 3.
Results
*not specified in paper whether geometric or arithmetic mean was used - assumed geometric
| Sample | Compound measured | Value | Measurement | Study sequence | Additional information | N replicates |
|---|
Experimental Conditions
1 uM
Commercially available
10 uL
0-90 min
NADPH regenerating system
Not available
Not available
75 uM
No NADPH with precipitant
190 uL
10 min
0, 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 250 uM
4 . Evaluation of Time Dependent Inhibition of CYP2A6 by trans-cinnamic aldehyde (Model 1) (id=NPDI-94wcMQ)
In Vitro Enzyme Inhibition Experiment
Inhibition was detected. Cutoff used —
No cutoff was mentioned by the research organization.
- CYP2A6 4309826
Cell fraction Pooled human liver microsomes -7999662
This experiment refers to EII-MIC-M-IL Model 1 in Table 2.
Results
*not specified in paper whether geometric or arithmetic mean was used - assumed geometric
| Sample | Compound measured | Value | Measurement | Study sequence | Additional information | N replicates |
|---|
Experimental Conditions
1 uM
Commercially available
10 uL
0-90 min
NADPH regenerating system
Not available
Not available
75 uM
No NADPH with precipitant
190 uL
10 min
0, 12.5, 25, 50, 100, 150, 175, 200, 250, 500, 750, 1000 uM
5 . Evaluation of Time Dependent Inhibition of CYP2A6 by trans-cinnamic aldehyde (Model 2) (id=NPDI-cowZsg)
In Vitro Enzyme Inhibition Experiment
Inhibition was detected. Cutoff used —
No cutoff was mentioned by the research organization.
- CYP2A6 4309826
Cell fraction Pooled human liver microsomes -7999662
This experiment refers to EII-MIC-M-IL Model 2 in Table 2.
Results
*not specified in paper whether geometric or arithmetic mean was used - assumed geometric
| Sample | Compound measured | Value | Measurement | Study sequence | Additional information | N replicates |
|---|
Experimental Conditions
1 uM
Commercially available
10 uL
0-90 min
NADPH regenerating system
Not available
Not available
75 uM
No NADPH with precipitant
190 uL
10 min
0, 12.5, 25, 50, 100, 150, 175, 200, 250, 500, 750, 1000 uM
6 . Evaluation of Time Dependent Inhibition of CYP2A6 by trans-cinnamic aldehyde (Model 3) (id=NPDI-BawDOA)
In Vitro Enzyme Inhibition Experiment
Inhibition was detected. Cutoff used —
No cutoff was mentioned by the research organization.
- CYP2A6 4309826
Cell fraction Pooled human liver microsomes -7999662
This experiment refers to PI-M-IL Model 3 in Table 2.
Results
*not specified in paper whether geometric or arithmetic mean was used - assumed geometric
| Sample | Compound measured | Value | Measurement | Study sequence | Additional information | N replicates |
|---|
Experimental Conditions
1 uM
Commercially available
10 uL
0-90 min
NADPH regenerating system
Not available
Not available
75 uM
No NADPH with precipitant
190 uL
10 min
0, 12.5, 25, 50, 100, 150, 175, 200, 250, 500, 750, 1000 uM